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 Cuthbertson, with 40 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
5901	Cuthbertson	40	0.000%	0.15x
5902	Dicks	40	0.000%	0.24x
5903	Diskin	40	0.000%	3.76x
5904	Dixson	40	0.000%	1.25x
5905	Dobbins	40	0.000%	0.64x
5906	Dolby	40	0.000%	0.31x
5907	Dooly	40	0.000%	2.81x
5908	Dunston	40	0.000%	0.85x
5909	Earlam	40	0.000%	1.76x
5910	Etchels	40	0.000%	5.49x
5911	Evers	40	0.000%	0.72x
5912	Finchett	40	0.000%	3.46x
5913	Frawley	40	0.000%	2.74x
5914	Furguson	40	0.000%	1.45x
5915	Gascoyne	40	0.000%	0.50x
5916	Gillott	40	0.000%	0.32x
5917	Glegg	40	0.000%	1.40x
5918	Goad	40	0.000%	0.57x
5919	Graley	40	0.000%	2.74x
5920	Greathead	40	0.000%	0.77x
5921	Harrold	40	0.000%	0.26x
5922	Hasker	40	0.000%	2.93x
5923	Hefferman	40	0.000%	1.64x
5924	Herod	40	0.000%	1.17x
5925	Hibbs	40	0.000%	0.33x
5926	Hindmarsh	40	0.000%	0.29x
5927	Hockey	40	0.000%	0.38x
5928	Holstead	40	0.000%	1.88x
5929	Horgan	40	0.000%	1.95x
5930	Jago	40	0.000%	0.30x
5931	Keary	40	0.000%	1.94x
5932	Lanyon	40	0.000%	0.71x
5933	Lazarus	40	0.000%	0.48x
5934	Leddon	40	0.000%	4.16x
5935	Lisle	40	0.000%	0.46x
5936	Maddick	40	0.000%	1.08x
5937	Malam	40	0.000%	1.31x
5938	Mchale	40	0.000%	2.62x
5939	Meaney	40	0.000%	3.97x
5940	Minnis	40	0.000%	1.93x
5941	Minns	40	0.000%	0.26x
5942	Neaves	40	0.000%	0.76x
5943	Noakes	40	0.000%	0.16x
5944	Paddock	40	0.000%	0.45x
5945	Padley	40	0.000%	0.43x
5946	Phillip	40	0.000%	0.23x
5947	Philpot	40	0.000%	0.17x
5948	Pointer	40	0.000%	0.27x
5949	Rickerby	40	0.000%	1.29x
5950	Rimner	40	0.000%	7.20x
5951	Ringland	40	0.000%	3.76x
5952	Rippon	40	0.000%	0.33x
5953	Rix	40	0.000%	0.21x
5954	Robotham	40	0.000%	0.62x
5955	Rouke	40	0.000%	3.64x
5956	Rudkin	40	0.000%	0.29x
5957	Shimwell	40	0.000%	1.49x
5958	Skilling	40	0.000%	1.15x
5959	Smirk	40	0.000%	4.02x
5960	Spriggs	40	0.000%	0.23x
5961	Stamford	40	0.000%	0.56x
5962	Staples	40	0.000%	0.12x
5963	Stenhouse	40	0.000%	0.28x
5964	Sweetlove	40	0.000%	2.01x
5965	Tatlow	40	0.000%	1.31x
5966	Tittle	40	0.000%	2.09x
5967	Wakeham	40	0.000%	0.30x
5968	Waterfield	40	0.000%	0.28x
5969	Whisker	40	0.000%	1.21x
5970	Willott	40	0.000%	1.50x
5971	Woodley	40	0.000%	0.13x
5972	Allington	39	0.000%	0.65x
5973	Bankes	39	0.000%	1.77x
5974	Basterfield	39	0.000%	2.01x
5975	Beamish	39	0.000%	0.73x
5976	Benison	39	0.000%	2.23x
5977	Bisset	39	0.000%	0.14x
5978	Boone	39	0.000%	0.95x
5979	Brownell	39	0.000%	2.65x
5980	Busher	39	0.000%	1.86x
5981	Conelly	39	0.000%	1.55x
5982	Courtenay	39	0.000%	0.96x
5983	Cousin	39	0.000%	0.57x
5984	Danks	39	0.000%	0.26x
5985	Demaine	39	0.000%	1.28x
5986	Denwood	39	0.000%	2.12x
5987	Dolman	39	0.000%	0.26x
5988	Drane	39	0.000%	0.55x
5989	Elleray	39	0.000%	2.44x
5990	Foulks	39	0.000%	1.12x
5991	Gracey	39	0.000%	1.46x
5992	Gracie	39	0.000%	0.54x
5993	Greetham	39	0.000%	0.95x
5994	Guile	39	0.000%	1.51x
5995	Hayne	39	0.000%	0.45x
5996	Hidden	39	0.000%	2.78x
5997	Hobbins	39	0.000%	0.69x
5998	Honey	39	0.000%	0.18x
5999	Huck	39	0.000%	1.14x
6000	Hyatt	39	0.000%	0.34x