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 Arnfield, with 51 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
5101	Arnfield	51	0.000%	1.69x
5102	Askey	51	0.000%	0.62x
5103	Barrell	51	0.000%	0.39x
5104	Bellingham	51	0.000%	0.40x
5105	Blane	51	0.000%	0.76x
5106	Boss	51	0.000%	1.16x
5107	Brickles	51	0.000%	4.54x
5108	Bridgeman	51	0.000%	0.40x
5109	Burne	51	0.000%	0.96x
5110	Candlish	51	0.000%	1.26x
5111	Carman	51	0.000%	0.44x
5112	Carton	51	0.000%	2.65x
5113	Cassin	51	0.000%	3.97x
5114	Commins	51	0.000%	1.47x
5115	Crosdale	51	0.000%	6.12x
5116	Dallas	51	0.000%	0.39x
5117	Dickins	51	0.000%	0.40x
5118	Dockray	51	0.000%	1.25x
5119	Donaghue	51	0.000%	1.28x
5120	Elias	51	0.000%	0.45x
5121	Errington	51	0.000%	0.26x
5122	Fergusson	51	0.000%	0.29x
5123	Ferrier	51	0.000%	0.25x
5124	Fogerty	51	0.000%	2.69x
5125	Golland	51	0.000%	2.13x
5126	Greyson	51	0.000%	3.58x
5127	Hendrick	51	0.000%	1.63x
5128	Ivison	51	0.000%	1.09x
5129	Kerns	51	0.000%	3.50x
5130	Kevill	51	0.000%	5.37x
5131	Lannon	51	0.000%	4.01x
5132	Lawrie	51	0.000%	0.15x
5133	Livesay	51	0.000%	2.39x
5134	Lonergan	51	0.000%	2.84x
5135	Meachin	51	0.000%	2.46x
5136	Mearns	51	0.000%	0.46x
5137	Merriman	51	0.000%	0.40x
5138	Mostyn	51	0.000%	1.95x
5139	Ohagan	51	0.000%	2.70x
5140	Oliphant	51	0.000%	0.38x
5141	Plunket	51	0.000%	2.34x
5142	Rafter	51	0.000%	2.27x
5143	Raine	51	0.000%	0.18x
5144	Rainey	51	0.000%	0.93x
5145	Rhind	51	0.000%	0.62x
5146	Rorke	51	0.000%	1.66x
5147	Sibbald	51	0.000%	0.55x
5148	Simkin	51	0.000%	0.70x
5149	Singer	51	0.000%	0.37x
5150	Smitton	51	0.000%	2.72x
5151	Sproston	51	0.000%	0.77x
5152	Thew	51	0.000%	1.11x
5153	Thornborough	51	0.000%	2.84x
5154	Thornby	51	0.000%	2.79x
5155	Towey	51	0.000%	2.28x
5156	Tricket	51	0.000%	4.50x
5157	Viney	51	0.000%	0.39x
5158	Whitford	51	0.000%	0.47x
5159	Woolfe	51	0.000%	1.91x
5160	Annis	50	0.000%	0.88x
5161	Bebb	50	0.000%	0.74x
5162	Beddard	50	0.000%	1.17x
5163	Bellhouse	50	0.000%	1.35x
5164	Bigland	50	0.000%	1.83x
5165	Bolsover	50	0.000%	1.52x
5166	Brownlee	50	0.000%	0.42x
5167	Burnside	50	0.000%	0.41x
5168	Challender	50	0.000%	4.15x
5169	Cleaton	50	0.000%	1.78x
5170	Collard	50	0.000%	0.24x
5171	Coonan	50	0.000%	4.04x
5172	Cowman	50	0.000%	1.72x
5173	Cronan	50	0.000%	1.88x
5174	Daft	50	0.000%	0.59x
5175	Devanny	50	0.000%	4.41x
5176	Dexter	50	0.000%	0.20x
5177	Drennan	50	0.000%	1.07x
5178	Dulson	50	0.000%	1.58x
5179	Dunbavin	50	0.000%	7.20x
5180	Eames	50	0.000%	0.21x
5181	Foot	50	0.000%	0.15x
5182	Gafney	50	0.000%	2.39x
5183	Hallewell	50	0.000%	1.71x
5184	Hallwell	50	0.000%	6.86x
5185	Hanly	50	0.000%	2.82x
5186	Harney	50	0.000%	2.45x
5187	Harrocks	50	0.000%	7.72x
5188	Hartle	50	0.000%	0.95x
5189	Hebblethwaite	50	0.000%	0.87x
5190	Hickling	50	0.000%	0.27x
5191	Joice	50	0.000%	0.71x
5192	Kinney	50	0.000%	1.77x
5193	Linch	50	0.000%	1.28x
5194	Longford	50	0.000%	0.86x
5195	Luckman	50	0.000%	0.99x
5196	Macarty	50	0.000%	3.63x
5197	Maccabe	50	0.000%	2.94x
5198	Mair	50	0.000%	0.16x
5199	Maker	50	0.000%	0.92x
5200	Molineaux	50	0.000%	2.67x