1881 census county

Lancashire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Lancashire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

24,168 surnames are listed for Lancashire, covering 3,135,361 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Gerrity, with 60 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Lancashire

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
4601	Gerrity	60	0.000%	4.67x
4602	Goodison	60	0.000%	0.85x
4603	Hamson	60	0.000%	1.11x
4604	Hansford	60	0.000%	0.35x
4605	Jay	60	0.000%	0.20x
4606	Kersley	60	0.000%	1.50x
4607	Laxton	60	0.000%	0.57x
4608	Ledward	60	0.000%	3.00x
4609	Lett	60	0.000%	1.30x
4610	Linacre	60	0.000%	3.32x
4611	Meacock	60	0.000%	1.28x
4612	Merritt	60	0.000%	0.25x
4613	Millor	60	0.000%	4.11x
4614	Moulson	60	0.000%	0.88x
4615	Moxon	60	0.000%	0.31x
4616	Mullard	60	0.000%	1.05x
4617	Naden	60	0.000%	1.20x
4618	Perrins	60	0.000%	0.57x
4619	Perris	60	0.000%	1.33x
4620	Peter	60	0.000%	0.49x
4621	Pettigrew	60	0.000%	0.36x
4622	Philip	60	0.000%	0.26x
4623	Rains	60	0.000%	1.02x
4624	Rimmington	60	0.000%	0.85x
4625	Sill	60	0.000%	1.46x
4626	Sinnett	60	0.000%	2.02x
4627	Smythe	60	0.000%	0.89x
4628	Speake	60	0.000%	1.14x
4629	Statter	60	0.000%	6.48x
4630	Symonds	60	0.000%	0.14x
4631	Threadgold	60	0.000%	1.02x
4632	Tims	60	0.000%	0.79x
4633	Wayne	60	0.000%	1.68x
4634	Wittaker	60	0.000%	2.18x
4635	Wolf	60	0.000%	0.89x
4636	Yorke	60	0.000%	0.54x
4637	Aaron	59	0.000%	1.09x
4638	Beaton	59	0.000%	0.15x
4639	Beveridge	59	0.000%	0.16x
4640	Biddulph	59	0.000%	0.76x
4641	Billings	59	0.000%	0.35x
4642	Bocock	59	0.000%	1.40x
4643	Boughey	59	0.000%	0.77x
4644	Button	59	0.000%	0.14x
4645	Byrns	59	0.000%	6.00x
4646	Cape	59	0.000%	0.67x
4647	Chell	59	0.000%	0.76x
4648	Chrimes	59	0.000%	2.39x
4649	Connoley	59	0.000%	3.44x
4650	Connolley	59	0.000%	3.23x
4651	Craik	59	0.000%	0.56x
4652	Daintith	59	0.000%	6.00x
4653	Delamere	59	0.000%	4.32x
4654	Dorman	59	0.000%	0.53x
4655	Dowler	59	0.000%	0.93x
4656	Down	59	0.000%	0.14x
4657	Earley	59	0.000%	0.82x
4658	Earp	59	0.000%	0.47x
4659	Fisk	59	0.000%	0.32x
4660	Frier	59	0.000%	0.85x
4661	Goldthorpe	59	0.000%	0.69x
4662	Hadwen	59	0.000%	4.14x
4663	Ham	59	0.000%	0.23x
4664	Haskayne	59	0.000%	7.96x
4665	Hayworth	59	0.000%	2.59x
4666	Hedges	59	0.000%	0.15x
4667	Hollinshead	59	0.000%	0.66x
4668	Holliwell	59	0.000%	3.75x
4669	Hyams	59	0.000%	0.86x
4670	Ives	59	0.000%	0.15x
4671	Leck	59	0.000%	1.50x
4672	Manders	59	0.000%	0.85x
4673	Mathias	59	0.000%	0.28x
4674	Mcgregor	59	0.000%	1.29x
4675	Moorehouse	59	0.000%	2.37x
4676	Mossman	59	0.000%	0.95x
4677	Mullock	59	0.000%	1.72x
4678	Newham	59	0.000%	0.46x
4679	Pace	59	0.000%	0.38x
4680	Pagan	59	0.000%	1.09x
4681	Pimbley	59	0.000%	5.60x
4682	Pimblott	59	0.000%	2.40x
4683	Plews	59	0.000%	0.71x
4684	Poulson	59	0.000%	0.71x
4685	Roocroft	59	0.000%	8.50x
4686	Rukin	59	0.000%	5.37x
4687	Sisson	59	0.000%	0.65x
4688	Steven	59	0.000%	0.22x
4689	Sweet	59	0.000%	0.19x
4690	Tonks	59	0.000%	0.32x
4691	Warne	59	0.000%	0.23x
4692	Watters	59	0.000%	0.53x
4693	Weatherall	59	0.000%	0.88x
4694	Wigan	59	0.000%	2.46x
4695	Wilby	59	0.000%	0.29x
4696	Wiles	59	0.000%	0.20x
4697	Abbey	58	0.000%	0.46x
4698	Bassnett	58	0.000%	4.25x
4699	Bertram	58	0.000%	0.35x
4700	Bissell	58	0.000%	0.56x