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 Waiting, with 43 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
5701	Waiting	43	0.000%	3.38x
5702	Wardman	43	0.000%	0.48x
5703	Whiteway	43	0.000%	0.89x
5704	Winsor	43	0.000%	0.41x
5705	Withnall	43	0.000%	2.31x
5706	Woodside	43	0.000%	2.27x
5707	Aykroyd	42	0.000%	3.21x
5708	Bannerman	42	0.000%	0.35x
5709	Barrie	42	0.000%	0.17x
5710	Bayne	42	0.000%	0.33x
5711	Beahan	42	0.000%	6.72x
5712	Bellfield	42	0.000%	1.22x
5713	Bissett	42	0.000%	0.51x
5714	Blackham	42	0.000%	0.51x
5715	Bladon	42	0.000%	0.68x
5716	Blundle	42	0.000%	5.50x
5717	Bourn	42	0.000%	0.55x
5718	Buckland	42	0.000%	0.11x
5719	Carbery	42	0.000%	2.71x
5720	Carling	42	0.000%	0.48x
5721	Cartlidge	42	0.000%	0.42x
5722	Chant	42	0.000%	0.29x
5723	Conboy	42	0.000%	3.70x
5724	Cree	42	0.000%	0.41x
5725	Devereaux	42	0.000%	2.19x
5726	Dobinson	42	0.000%	0.46x
5727	Doogan	42	0.000%	3.24x
5728	Eggleston	42	0.000%	0.52x
5729	Erlam	42	0.000%	3.39x
5730	Everington	42	0.000%	2.09x
5731	Ferry	42	0.000%	0.38x
5732	Finny	42	0.000%	3.86x
5733	Gillis	42	0.000%	0.60x
5734	Goodhead	42	0.000%	1.05x
5735	Grimley	42	0.000%	0.57x
5736	Grimwood	42	0.000%	0.29x
5737	Hagen	42	0.000%	1.26x
5738	Hamlin	42	0.000%	0.42x
5739	Hanvey	42	0.000%	4.48x
5740	Heighway	42	0.000%	1.37x
5741	Hodkin	42	0.000%	1.12x
5742	Hurstfield	42	0.000%	5.26x
5743	Irons	42	0.000%	0.22x
5744	Israel	42	0.000%	0.92x
5745	Jenning	42	0.000%	1.17x
5746	Jennison	42	0.000%	0.69x
5747	Jensen	42	0.000%	1.87x
5748	Keys	42	0.000%	0.24x
5749	Killoran	42	0.000%	2.86x
5750	Kyte	42	0.000%	0.71x
5751	Leaming	42	0.000%	2.34x
5752	Levens	42	0.000%	1.52x
5753	Lewty	42	0.000%	3.59x
5754	Loughton	42	0.000%	0.85x
5755	Luby	42	0.000%	2.79x
5756	Macgregor	42	0.000%	0.29x
5757	Male	42	0.000%	0.20x
5758	Malkin	42	0.000%	0.37x
5759	Mays	42	0.000%	0.21x
5760	Mcquade	42	0.000%	4.71x
5761	Nary	42	0.000%	2.77x
5762	Newson	42	0.000%	0.19x
5763	Nyland	42	0.000%	3.63x
5764	Oboyle	42	0.000%	3.49x
5765	Orchard	42	0.000%	0.11x
5766	Oversby	42	0.000%	2.15x
5767	Peek	42	0.000%	0.46x
5768	Sheilds	42	0.000%	1.24x
5769	Sherliker	42	0.000%	7.89x
5770	Sherridan	42	0.000%	2.34x
5771	Smaley	42	0.000%	6.48x
5772	Sneyd	42	0.000%	1.23x
5773	Stanistreet	42	0.000%	5.50x
5774	Stowe	42	0.000%	0.41x
5775	Straw	42	0.000%	0.35x
5776	Tapley	42	0.000%	0.63x
5777	Tiller	42	0.000%	0.46x
5778	Tweedy	42	0.000%	0.59x
5779	Vickerman	42	0.000%	0.68x
5780	Watton	42	0.000%	0.33x
5781	Weber	42	0.000%	0.95x
5782	Wike	42	0.000%	3.82x
5783	Adkin	41	0.000%	0.56x
5784	Adlard	41	0.000%	1.18x
5785	Adlington	41	0.000%	0.73x
5786	Allsup	41	0.000%	4.85x
5787	Ardron	41	0.000%	1.66x
5788	Arundel	41	0.000%	0.60x
5789	Banning	41	0.000%	0.82x
5790	Behrens	41	0.000%	2.49x
5791	Bigg	41	0.000%	0.38x
5792	Birchell	41	0.000%	2.93x
5793	Blything	41	0.000%	3.16x
5794	Bones	41	0.000%	0.40x
5795	Britt	41	0.000%	0.66x
5796	Britten	41	0.000%	0.30x
5797	Broadie	41	0.000%	3.08x
5798	Burnell	41	0.000%	0.20x
5799	Cardiff	41	0.000%	5.62x
5800	Carnes	41	0.000%	2.32x