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 Man, with 44 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
5601	Man	44	0.000%	0.69x
5602	Maugham	44	0.000%	0.87x
5603	Melrose	44	0.000%	0.33x
5604	Monagan	44	0.000%	3.66x
5605	Money	44	0.000%	0.21x
5606	Mortimore	44	0.000%	0.34x
5607	Moulsdale	44	0.000%	4.37x
5608	Nott	44	0.000%	0.18x
5609	Nye	44	0.000%	0.20x
5610	Odonnel	44	0.000%	1.97x
5611	Oniell	44	0.000%	3.33x
5612	Paling	44	0.000%	0.56x
5613	Penman	44	0.000%	0.19x
5614	Prickett	44	0.000%	0.47x
5615	Pym	44	0.000%	0.51x
5616	Sandwell	44	0.000%	1.58x
5617	Schoefield	44	0.000%	3.96x
5618	Shee	44	0.000%	1.75x
5619	Sigley	44	0.000%	1.48x
5620	Skitt	44	0.000%	0.96x
5621	Spry	44	0.000%	0.43x
5622	Stenson	44	0.000%	0.69x
5623	Steventon	44	0.000%	0.52x
5624	Streets	44	0.000%	0.93x
5625	Summerton	44	0.000%	0.88x
5626	Topliss	44	0.000%	0.78x
5627	Toy	44	0.000%	0.34x
5628	Younghusband	44	0.000%	1.05x
5629	Acker	43	0.000%	3.71x
5630	Ashburn	43	0.000%	1.58x
5631	Asher	43	0.000%	0.29x
5632	Askin	43	0.000%	1.49x
5633	Barke	43	0.000%	1.89x
5634	Beal	43	0.000%	0.13x
5635	Bewsher	43	0.000%	1.87x
5636	Blackie	43	0.000%	0.30x
5637	Brabbin	43	0.000%	3.54x
5638	Broomhall	43	0.000%	0.92x
5639	Burd	43	0.000%	1.28x
5640	Care	43	0.000%	0.56x
5641	Casement	43	0.000%	3.38x
5642	Chapple	43	0.000%	0.18x
5643	Clint	43	0.000%	1.70x
5644	Clubb	43	0.000%	0.71x
5645	Cowle	43	0.000%	1.07x
5646	Crilley	43	0.000%	3.71x
5647	Decker	43	0.000%	2.16x
5648	Dibb	43	0.000%	0.59x
5649	Dowey	43	0.000%	1.96x
5650	Eckersly	43	0.000%	7.43x
5651	Edington	43	0.000%	0.70x
5652	Elkin	43	0.000%	0.61x
5653	Ellerbeck	43	0.000%	2.90x
5654	Enwright	43	0.000%	2.44x
5655	Gilmartin	43	0.000%	1.92x
5656	Greig	43	0.000%	0.08x
5657	Hannen	43	0.000%	1.57x
5658	Hartwell	43	0.000%	0.30x
5659	Hassett	43	0.000%	2.03x
5660	Hedgcock	43	0.000%	1.76x
5661	Herford	43	0.000%	3.12x
5662	Hodgekinson	43	0.000%	4.04x
5663	Hodskinson	43	0.000%	4.64x
5664	Horabin	43	0.000%	3.75x
5665	Kyffin	43	0.000%	2.86x
5666	Lavan	43	0.000%	2.97x
5667	Leason	43	0.000%	1.23x
5668	Ledsham	43	0.000%	1.35x
5669	Lott	43	0.000%	0.32x
5670	Lowrie	43	0.000%	0.36x
5671	Lowthian	43	0.000%	1.50x
5672	Mander	43	0.000%	0.37x
5673	Mccall	43	0.000%	2.20x
5674	Mcguinness	43	0.000%	3.02x
5675	Meaden	43	0.000%	0.77x
5676	Mealor	43	0.000%	2.19x
5677	Miley	43	0.000%	3.41x
5678	Morse	43	0.000%	0.14x
5679	Musk	43	0.000%	0.54x
5680	Newns	43	0.000%	1.08x
5681	Nicklin	43	0.000%	0.31x
5682	Paget	43	0.000%	0.23x
5683	Pashley	43	0.000%	0.34x
5684	Pickerill	43	0.000%	1.10x
5685	Pierson	43	0.000%	0.58x
5686	Povah	43	0.000%	2.06x
5687	Ryden	43	0.000%	3.57x
5688	Rye	43	0.000%	0.32x
5689	Sarsfield	43	0.000%	2.75x
5690	Scrivens	43	0.000%	0.42x
5691	Shay	43	0.000%	1.19x
5692	Shillito	43	0.000%	0.51x
5693	Shipton	43	0.000%	0.30x
5694	Sidley	43	0.000%	1.97x
5695	Snodgrass	43	0.000%	1.37x
5696	Soloman	43	0.000%	0.57x
5697	Thackeray	43	0.000%	0.85x
5698	Tiffin	43	0.000%	0.70x
5699	Tooley	43	0.000%	0.36x
5700	Toothill	43	0.000%	0.98x