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 Ransom, with 35 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
6401	Ransom	35	0.000%	0.19x
6402	Reiley	35	0.000%	1.80x
6403	Rosenthal	35	0.000%	1.04x
6404	Ruston	35	0.000%	0.35x
6405	Scot	35	0.000%	0.92x
6406	Slatter	35	0.000%	0.25x
6407	Smithers	35	0.000%	0.19x
6408	Spivey	35	0.000%	0.46x
6409	Standeven	35	0.000%	1.13x
6410	Stannard	35	0.000%	0.14x
6411	Stiles	35	0.000%	0.18x
6412	Strahan	35	0.000%	2.09x
6413	Sturzaker	35	0.000%	7.75x
6414	Summerville	35	0.000%	1.65x
6415	Surr	35	0.000%	1.68x
6416	Thompstone	35	0.000%	2.42x
6417	Tolley	35	0.000%	0.19x
6418	Tompkins	35	0.000%	0.12x
6419	Treanor	35	0.000%	3.69x
6420	Tremble	35	0.000%	1.03x
6421	Tripp	35	0.000%	0.21x
6422	Tute	35	0.000%	3.88x
6423	Tyers	35	0.000%	0.32x
6424	Uren	35	0.000%	0.27x
6425	Vallance	35	0.000%	0.22x
6426	Veal	35	0.000%	0.17x
6427	Wallington	35	0.000%	0.32x
6428	Walthew	35	0.000%	3.12x
6429	Wigham	35	0.000%	0.58x
6430	Willetts	35	0.000%	0.18x
6431	Woolford	35	0.000%	0.28x
6432	Abson	34	0.000%	0.86x
6433	Ager	34	0.000%	0.25x
6434	Asworth	34	0.000%	5.34x
6435	Batters	34	0.000%	1.02x
6436	Bembridge	34	0.000%	0.80x
6437	Bennetts	34	0.000%	0.26x
6438	Blount	34	0.000%	0.29x
6439	Bohan	34	0.000%	3.30x
6440	Bowland	34	0.000%	1.49x
6441	Bromelow	34	0.000%	8.16x
6442	Brownsword	34	0.000%	1.39x
6443	Bruton	34	0.000%	0.29x
6444	Carrie	34	0.000%	0.58x
6445	Cassells	34	0.000%	0.60x
6446	Catlin	34	0.000%	0.41x
6447	Challiner	34	0.000%	1.97x
6448	Chapel	34	0.000%	0.76x
6449	Cheney	34	0.000%	0.32x
6450	Chubb	34	0.000%	0.18x
6451	Counsel	34	0.000%	5.25x
6452	Crews	34	0.000%	0.56x
6453	Cribbin	34	0.000%	3.42x
6454	Croxton	34	0.000%	1.00x
6455	Desilva	34	0.000%	6.12x
6456	Dever	34	0.000%	4.02x
6457	Devon	34	0.000%	1.06x
6458	Donally	34	0.000%	2.29x
6459	Donkin	34	0.000%	0.26x
6460	Dorney	34	0.000%	1.97x
6461	Drain	34	0.000%	0.56x
6462	Drakeford	34	0.000%	1.02x
6463	Dunbabin	34	0.000%	4.20x
6464	Dunleavy	34	0.000%	3.16x
6465	Eagle	34	0.000%	0.18x
6466	Ellerton	34	0.000%	0.54x
6467	Fernandez	34	0.000%	2.37x
6468	Flockhart	34	0.000%	0.52x
6469	Forde	34	0.000%	1.24x
6470	Gildart	34	0.000%	4.59x
6471	Gildea	34	0.000%	2.80x
6472	Gillbanks	34	0.000%	2.53x
6473	Gladwell	34	0.000%	0.36x
6474	Goulder	34	0.000%	0.70x
6475	Graydon	34	0.000%	1.08x
6476	Greenhouse	34	0.000%	1.06x
6477	Greenless	34	0.000%	4.59x
6478	Gresswell	34	0.000%	1.37x
6479	Grieves	34	0.000%	0.39x
6480	Hackin	34	0.000%	6.83x
6481	Hallard	34	0.000%	1.43x
6482	Halloway	34	0.000%	2.75x
6483	Harkins	34	0.000%	0.43x
6484	Haw	34	0.000%	0.30x
6485	Hollywood	34	0.000%	1.36x
6486	Innis	34	0.000%	1.10x
6487	Ireton	34	0.000%	3.23x
6488	Irish	34	0.000%	0.34x
6489	Ismay	34	0.000%	0.94x
6490	Kennelly	34	0.000%	1.79x
6491	Killian	34	0.000%	4.14x
6492	Kilmartin	34	0.000%	1.51x
6493	Knighton	34	0.000%	0.28x
6494	Knowls	34	0.000%	2.35x
6495	Liles	34	0.000%	1.09x
6496	Limbert	34	0.000%	0.88x
6497	Linsey	34	0.000%	1.10x
6498	Littleton	34	0.000%	0.55x
6499	Lockhead	34	0.000%	1.37x
6500	Logue	34	0.000%	1.30x