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 Louth, with 37 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
6201	Louth	37	0.000%	0.89x
6202	Luce	37	0.000%	0.61x
6203	Mallet	37	0.000%	0.53x
6204	Mcclelland	37	0.000%	3.13x
6205	Mcintosh	37	0.000%	1.05x
6206	Meridith	37	0.000%	1.84x
6207	Mollard	37	0.000%	1.97x
6208	Mordaunt	37	0.000%	2.33x
6209	Murton	37	0.000%	0.32x
6210	Niland	37	0.000%	3.51x
6211	Nilson	37	0.000%	1.37x
6212	Noone	37	0.000%	2.69x
6213	Norwood	37	0.000%	0.26x
6214	Opie	37	0.000%	0.39x
6215	Osbourne	37	0.000%	0.29x
6216	Patteson	37	0.000%	1.72x
6217	Pickstock	37	0.000%	1.13x
6218	Pyatt	37	0.000%	0.56x
6219	Rendall	37	0.000%	0.20x
6220	Rennison	37	0.000%	0.45x
6221	Reynold	37	0.000%	0.77x
6222	Ridgard	37	0.000%	1.93x
6223	Riely	37	0.000%	2.20x
6224	Rosser	37	0.000%	0.15x
6225	Rustage	37	0.000%	3.59x
6226	Shoreman	37	0.000%	8.00x
6227	Southgate	37	0.000%	0.14x
6228	Spain	37	0.000%	0.42x
6229	Spilsbury	37	0.000%	0.55x
6230	Sproat	37	0.000%	0.54x
6231	Tullis	37	0.000%	1.15x
6232	Tyas	37	0.000%	0.45x
6233	Wamsley	37	0.000%	2.39x
6234	Welby	37	0.000%	1.07x
6235	Weller	37	0.000%	0.07x
6236	Whiteford	37	0.000%	0.40x
6237	Adkins	36	0.000%	0.16x
6238	Ainsley	36	0.000%	0.37x
6239	Allport	36	0.000%	0.43x
6240	Bambridge	36	0.000%	0.48x
6241	Bealey	36	0.000%	1.16x
6242	Birkby	36	0.000%	0.92x
6243	Blanchflower	36	0.000%	1.43x
6244	Boam	36	0.000%	0.82x
6245	Boughton	36	0.000%	0.25x
6246	Braun	36	0.000%	1.59x
6247	Butson	36	0.000%	1.17x
6248	Carry	36	0.000%	1.37x
6249	Chinn	36	0.000%	0.31x
6250	Churm	36	0.000%	1.21x
6251	Churnside	36	0.000%	2.88x
6252	Clunie	36	0.000%	0.71x
6253	Coney	36	0.000%	0.37x
6254	Corr	36	0.000%	1.30x
6255	Cowel	36	0.000%	3.05x
6256	Cowlishaw	36	0.000%	0.60x
6257	Crispin	36	0.000%	0.48x
6258	Crossman	36	0.000%	0.32x
6259	Crosson	36	0.000%	2.06x
6260	Cunniff	36	0.000%	3.34x
6261	Curtin	36	0.000%	1.33x
6262	Doubleday	36	0.000%	0.50x
6263	Dowson	36	0.000%	0.19x
6264	Eddowes	36	0.000%	1.36x
6265	Elliss	36	0.000%	0.32x
6266	Emmet	36	0.000%	1.67x
6267	Fairley	36	0.000%	0.21x
6268	Fawley	36	0.000%	1.51x
6269	Fernie	36	0.000%	0.35x
6270	Fowkes	36	0.000%	0.35x
6271	Gallery	36	0.000%	3.46x
6272	Galt	36	0.000%	0.46x
6273	Galway	36	0.000%	2.15x
6274	Golightly	36	0.000%	0.47x
6275	Goodlad	36	0.000%	0.61x
6276	Grocock	36	0.000%	0.68x
6277	Guinness	36	0.000%	3.57x
6278	Hadcock	36	0.000%	2.53x
6279	Harries	36	0.000%	0.06x
6280	Hartles	36	0.000%	2.19x
6281	Haseldine	36	0.000%	1.16x
6282	Haslop	36	0.000%	1.46x
6283	Havard	36	0.000%	0.40x
6284	Haward	36	0.000%	0.76x
6285	Heatherington	36	0.000%	1.16x
6286	Heenan	36	0.000%	1.30x
6287	Honan	36	0.000%	5.18x
6288	Howland	36	0.000%	0.30x
6289	Jewsbury	36	0.000%	1.61x
6290	Joinson	36	0.000%	1.39x
6291	Kearton	36	0.000%	1.06x
6292	Kirkup	36	0.000%	0.43x
6293	Lassey	36	0.000%	1.22x
6294	Laughlin	36	0.000%	0.66x
6295	Longdon	36	0.000%	0.52x
6296	Losh	36	0.000%	4.71x
6297	Manly	36	0.000%	0.70x
6298	Manwaring	36	0.000%	0.66x
6299	Marples	36	0.000%	0.39x
6300	Marsdon	36	0.000%	1.94x