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 Noel, with 50 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
5201	Noel	50	0.000%	0.53x
5202	Osullivan	50	0.000%	1.42x
5203	Oxton	50	0.000%	2.54x
5204	Rabbitt	50	0.000%	2.19x
5205	Readett	50	0.000%	6.97x
5206	Sangster	50	0.000%	0.30x
5207	Saunderson	50	0.000%	0.62x
5208	Shearman	50	0.000%	0.35x
5209	Stinson	50	0.000%	1.34x
5210	Walford	50	0.000%	0.23x
5211	Warrall	50	0.000%	1.91x
5212	Whitelaw	50	0.000%	0.24x
5213	Ashforth	49	0.000%	0.81x
5214	Beddow	49	0.000%	0.52x
5215	Bliss	49	0.000%	0.23x
5216	Boffey	49	0.000%	0.98x
5217	Bryon	49	0.000%	1.43x
5218	Catton	49	0.000%	0.44x
5219	Clemson	49	0.000%	0.99x
5220	Coops	49	0.000%	3.59x
5221	Corbitt	49	0.000%	1.63x
5222	Culkin	49	0.000%	4.46x
5223	Daws	49	0.000%	0.28x
5224	Deardon	49	0.000%	3.47x
5225	Develin	49	0.000%	1.67x
5226	Dimond	49	0.000%	0.48x
5227	Donaghy	49	0.000%	1.36x
5228	Donlon	49	0.000%	3.59x
5229	Duxberry	49	0.000%	4.03x
5230	Elmer	49	0.000%	0.42x
5231	Elwood	49	0.000%	0.76x
5232	Enion	49	0.000%	5.57x
5233	Feilden	49	0.000%	5.29x
5234	Fennel	49	0.000%	1.82x
5235	Galligan	49	0.000%	3.05x
5236	Gavaghan	49	0.000%	5.36x
5237	Gawne	49	0.000%	1.19x
5238	Ginty	49	0.000%	3.44x
5239	Goldthorp	49	0.000%	0.93x
5240	Goodyear	49	0.000%	0.27x
5241	Graney	49	0.000%	2.54x
5242	Hanney	49	0.000%	0.88x
5243	Heavyside	49	0.000%	4.60x
5244	Henstock	49	0.000%	1.16x
5245	Hugh	49	0.000%	0.53x
5246	Hulm	49	0.000%	3.16x
5247	Hyam	49	0.000%	0.90x
5248	Jevons	49	0.000%	0.80x
5249	Keyes	49	0.000%	1.33x
5250	Killingbeck	49	0.000%	1.92x
5251	Lay	49	0.000%	0.19x
5252	Leese	49	0.000%	0.32x
5253	Lockyer	49	0.000%	0.18x
5254	Maughan	49	0.000%	0.25x
5255	Mckie	49	0.000%	2.66x
5256	Mcneil	49	0.000%	2.41x
5257	Mosedale	49	0.000%	1.46x
5258	Oultram	49	0.000%	4.60x
5259	Perfect	49	0.000%	0.63x
5260	Phelps	49	0.000%	0.14x
5261	Prenton	49	0.000%	8.14x
5262	Purslow	49	0.000%	0.92x
5263	Rabbit	49	0.000%	3.21x
5264	Redding	49	0.000%	0.34x
5265	Rosbotham	49	0.000%	7.70x
5266	Royden	49	0.000%	3.59x
5267	Royse	49	0.000%	4.46x
5268	Ruth	49	0.000%	1.19x
5269	Scarborough	49	0.000%	0.50x
5270	Somerset	49	0.000%	1.04x
5271	Spark	49	0.000%	0.32x
5272	Strachan	49	0.000%	0.08x
5273	Tompkinson	49	0.000%	2.36x
5274	Toms	49	0.000%	0.18x
5275	Underhill	49	0.000%	0.20x
5276	Waggett	49	0.000%	1.70x
5277	Wentworth	49	0.000%	0.75x
5278	Wishart	49	0.000%	0.18x
5279	Abernethy	48	0.000%	0.60x
5280	Addis	48	0.000%	0.40x
5281	Barstow	48	0.000%	0.80x
5282	Beecham	48	0.000%	0.52x
5283	Bigley	48	0.000%	1.45x
5284	Blackman	48	0.000%	0.11x
5285	Burnet	48	0.000%	0.38x
5286	Causer	48	0.000%	0.93x
5287	Cawson	48	0.000%	2.69x
5288	Chetham	48	0.000%	4.51x
5289	Cleghorn	48	0.000%	0.50x
5290	Clerk	48	0.000%	0.54x
5291	Coombe	48	0.000%	0.26x
5292	Crosfield	48	0.000%	3.49x
5293	Crotty	48	0.000%	2.53x
5294	Currey	48	0.000%	0.67x
5295	Delve	48	0.000%	1.05x
5296	Devany	48	0.000%	2.80x
5297	Digby	48	0.000%	0.27x
5298	Doncaster	48	0.000%	0.86x
5299	Duck	48	0.000%	0.26x
5300	Dunkley	48	0.000%	0.17x