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 Jane, with 39 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
6001	Jane	39	0.000%	0.39x
6002	Jenson	39	0.000%	1.37x
6003	Ker	39	0.000%	0.54x
6004	Kingham	39	0.000%	0.31x
6005	Lander	39	0.000%	0.16x
6006	Liversage	39	0.000%	1.22x
6007	Mangham	39	0.000%	1.54x
6008	Marden	39	0.000%	0.52x
6009	Mcgarry	39	0.000%	2.48x
6010	Mcgill	39	0.000%	1.13x
6011	Mellett	39	0.000%	3.04x
6012	Melton	39	0.000%	0.32x
6013	Morrall	39	0.000%	0.64x
6014	Much	39	0.000%	2.53x
6015	Mulvany	39	0.000%	2.70x
6016	Nanson	39	0.000%	1.43x
6017	Neile	39	0.000%	3.62x
6018	Nevison	39	0.000%	0.98x
6019	Niven	39	0.000%	0.16x
6020	Nock	39	0.000%	0.25x
6021	Part	39	0.000%	2.81x
6022	Pealing	39	0.000%	4.01x
6023	Pelling	39	0.000%	0.43x
6024	Pick	39	0.000%	0.18x
6025	Picken	39	0.000%	0.27x
6026	Pursell	39	0.000%	0.90x
6027	Raftery	39	0.000%	1.94x
6028	Reaney	39	0.000%	0.66x
6029	Rolls	39	0.000%	0.25x
6030	Savill	39	0.000%	0.24x
6031	Sherrat	39	0.000%	3.51x
6032	Slaven	39	0.000%	0.77x
6033	Speke	39	0.000%	2.88x
6034	Stiff	39	0.000%	0.32x
6035	Stitt	39	0.000%	0.80x
6036	Teale	39	0.000%	0.30x
6037	Tibbs	39	0.000%	0.51x
6038	Tilsley	39	0.000%	0.92x
6039	Tookey	39	0.000%	0.87x
6040	Tweddle	39	0.000%	0.33x
6041	Voss	39	0.000%	0.46x
6042	Wedgewood	39	0.000%	1.23x
6043	Weight	39	0.000%	0.50x
6044	Whiston	39	0.000%	0.43x
6045	Whiteoak	39	0.000%	0.94x
6046	Woodfine	39	0.000%	1.26x
6047	Woodrow	39	0.000%	0.18x
6048	Yare	39	0.000%	2.13x
6049	Ahern	38	0.000%	1.03x
6050	Aiken	38	0.000%	0.68x
6051	Airy	38	0.000%	3.28x
6052	Alger	38	0.000%	0.48x
6053	Allin	38	0.000%	0.48x
6054	Ashman	38	0.000%	0.17x
6055	Astles	38	0.000%	1.33x
6056	Ballantine	38	0.000%	0.36x
6057	Bartram	38	0.000%	0.22x
6058	Beadle	38	0.000%	0.16x
6059	Beddall	38	0.000%	0.84x
6060	Behan	38	0.000%	3.16x
6061	Birdsall	38	0.000%	0.60x
6062	Boddington	38	0.000%	0.39x
6063	Bogg	38	0.000%	0.77x
6064	Bonsall	38	0.000%	0.59x
6065	Brewerton	38	0.000%	1.09x
6066	Burman	38	0.000%	0.28x
6067	Carrell	38	0.000%	1.18x
6068	Cato	38	0.000%	0.81x
6069	Cowap	38	0.000%	1.56x
6070	Craggs	38	0.000%	0.21x
6071	Cranny	38	0.000%	4.26x
6072	Crean	38	0.000%	3.28x
6073	Cretney	38	0.000%	1.97x
6074	Croker	38	0.000%	0.37x
6075	Dales	38	0.000%	0.35x
6076	Deluce	38	0.000%	8.21x
6077	Desmond	38	0.000%	0.59x
6078	Digman	38	0.000%	2.63x
6079	Dingwall	38	0.000%	0.28x
6080	Dobell	38	0.000%	0.86x
6081	Dunlavey	38	0.000%	4.10x
6082	Eddy	38	0.000%	0.18x
6083	Etchell	38	0.000%	4.05x
6084	Eve	38	0.000%	0.29x
6085	Faulkener	38	0.000%	0.92x
6086	Fielder	38	0.000%	0.18x
6087	Filton	38	0.000%	3.77x
6088	Flack	38	0.000%	0.16x
6089	Flavell	38	0.000%	0.37x
6090	Frear	38	0.000%	1.02x
6091	Gathercole	38	0.000%	0.54x
6092	Gettins	38	0.000%	2.36x
6093	Glasgow	38	0.000%	0.50x
6094	Glassey	38	0.000%	2.03x
6095	Goodburn	38	0.000%	1.07x
6096	Goulbourne	38	0.000%	6.70x
6097	Gourley	38	0.000%	0.61x
6098	Gower	38	0.000%	0.10x
6099	Harrigan	38	0.000%	0.79x
6100	Hazelden	38	0.000%	1.33x