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 Bolshaw, with 45 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
5501	Bolshaw	45	0.000%	2.21x
5502	Brennon	45	0.000%	2.97x
5503	Bristol	45	0.000%	1.74x
5504	Bullivant	45	0.000%	0.50x
5505	Burford	45	0.000%	0.23x
5506	Burks	45	0.000%	1.05x
5507	Burnley	45	0.000%	0.62x
5508	Cantwell	45	0.000%	1.13x
5509	Cathcart	45	0.000%	0.85x
5510	Corden	45	0.000%	0.79x
5511	Cray	45	0.000%	0.67x
5512	Cregan	45	0.000%	2.25x
5513	Curly	45	0.000%	2.23x
5514	Dart	45	0.000%	0.28x
5515	Darwent	45	0.000%	1.26x
5516	Delooze	45	0.000%	6.95x
5517	Dermott	45	0.000%	2.27x
5518	Deveney	45	0.000%	3.29x
5519	Dumphy	45	0.000%	3.16x
5520	Eadie	45	0.000%	0.27x
5521	Eley	45	0.000%	0.21x
5522	Eva	45	0.000%	0.62x
5523	Faraday	45	0.000%	2.80x
5524	Grunday	45	0.000%	4.86x
5525	Hacket	45	0.000%	1.04x
5526	Hagerty	45	0.000%	1.53x
5527	Haggerty	45	0.000%	0.70x
5528	Herrity	45	0.000%	5.05x
5529	Heston	45	0.000%	2.99x
5530	Hilliard	45	0.000%	0.48x
5531	Horley	45	0.000%	0.55x
5532	House	45	0.000%	0.10x
5533	Jakeman	45	0.000%	0.47x
5534	Kevan	45	0.000%	1.52x
5535	Kimber	45	0.000%	0.14x
5536	Kinlock	45	0.000%	4.14x
5537	Mcewen	45	0.000%	2.78x
5538	Melloy	45	0.000%	3.97x
5539	Millet	45	0.000%	1.96x
5540	More	45	0.000%	0.17x
5541	Morran	45	0.000%	1.04x
5542	Myler	45	0.000%	5.63x
5543	Navin	45	0.000%	2.63x
5544	Niblock	45	0.000%	2.56x
5545	Northall	45	0.000%	1.92x
5546	Nutall	45	0.000%	4.42x
5547	Ollerhead	45	0.000%	2.16x
5548	Oxendale	45	0.000%	3.35x
5549	Packer	45	0.000%	0.12x
5550	Pardoe	45	0.000%	0.26x
5551	Powel	45	0.000%	0.51x
5552	Prestwick	45	0.000%	4.09x
5553	Quinton	45	0.000%	0.28x
5554	Rickards	45	0.000%	0.50x
5555	Robey	45	0.000%	0.77x
5556	Rowling	45	0.000%	0.66x
5557	Rudden	45	0.000%	5.26x
5558	Rumney	45	0.000%	0.83x
5559	Shann	45	0.000%	1.40x
5560	Siddell	45	0.000%	2.14x
5561	Slone	45	0.000%	2.72x
5562	Stern	45	0.000%	1.36x
5563	Swithenbank	45	0.000%	1.02x
5564	Teece	45	0.000%	0.99x
5565	Thistlewaite	45	0.000%	4.09x
5566	Tumilty	45	0.000%	4.47x
5567	Venn	45	0.000%	0.29x
5568	Wilkenson	45	0.000%	2.39x
5569	Winson	45	0.000%	0.65x
5570	Alder	44	0.000%	0.18x
5571	Allcroft	44	0.000%	1.67x
5572	Bakewell	44	0.000%	0.45x
5573	Barge	44	0.000%	0.94x
5574	Bickerdike	44	0.000%	0.71x
5575	Birchwood	44	0.000%	4.58x
5576	Birtle	44	0.000%	2.08x
5577	Boast	44	0.000%	0.63x
5578	Bouchier	44	0.000%	3.42x
5579	Brookshaw	44	0.000%	1.84x
5580	Carran	44	0.000%	2.14x
5581	Cockett	44	0.000%	0.98x
5582	Cowden	44	0.000%	1.61x
5583	Croasdell	44	0.000%	5.59x
5584	Cull	44	0.000%	0.25x
5585	Dauson	44	0.000%	3.02x
5586	Ellinson	44	0.000%	5.67x
5587	Gagan	44	0.000%	3.69x
5588	Gaskel	44	0.000%	6.56x
5589	Guilford	44	0.000%	1.56x
5590	Hanratty	44	0.000%	2.30x
5591	Hawthornthwaite	44	0.000%	5.14x
5592	Henney	44	0.000%	0.91x
5593	Horrigan	44	0.000%	2.26x
5594	Howie	44	0.000%	0.13x
5595	Hubberstey	44	0.000%	8.45x
5596	Ley	44	0.000%	0.29x
5597	Litton	44	0.000%	1.08x
5598	Longmore	44	0.000%	0.52x
5599	Lycett	44	0.000%	0.62x
5600	Lydon	44	0.000%	1.51x