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 Karran, with 32 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
6701	Karran	32	0.000%	1.87x
6702	Keeton	32	0.000%	0.56x
6703	Kerby	32	0.000%	0.51x
6704	Kidson	32	0.000%	0.77x
6705	Lafferty	32	0.000%	0.40x
6706	Lanceley	32	0.000%	2.05x
6707	Leack	32	0.000%	7.47x
6708	Ledgard	32	0.000%	0.60x
6709	Lobb	32	0.000%	0.19x
6710	Lovick	32	0.000%	0.70x
6711	Lusk	32	0.000%	1.01x
6712	Lyness	32	0.000%	3.33x
6713	Macleod	32	0.000%	0.07x
6714	Mallison	32	0.000%	0.90x
6715	Marson	32	0.000%	0.20x
6716	Maw	32	0.000%	0.25x
6717	Mccartney	32	0.000%	2.49x
6718	Meal	32	0.000%	1.05x
6719	Mellors	32	0.000%	0.30x
6720	Merrin	32	0.000%	1.15x
6721	Messer	32	0.000%	0.31x
6722	Moorhead	32	0.000%	1.11x
6723	Morrin	32	0.000%	1.68x
6724	Mosscrop	32	0.000%	4.39x
6725	Moulds	32	0.000%	0.53x
6726	Palethorpe	32	0.000%	0.62x
6727	Pearl	32	0.000%	0.44x
6728	Pickin	32	0.000%	0.50x
6729	Pilcher	32	0.000%	0.18x
6730	Poston	32	0.000%	1.31x
6731	Pound	32	0.000%	0.19x
6732	Press	32	0.000%	0.32x
6733	Ride	32	0.000%	1.03x
6734	Riggs	32	0.000%	0.28x
6735	Rundle	32	0.000%	0.15x
6736	Ryle	32	0.000%	0.99x
6737	Seeley	32	0.000%	0.30x
6738	Service	32	0.000%	0.38x
6739	Shipman	32	0.000%	0.25x
6740	Shoosmith	32	0.000%	1.69x
6741	Sissons	32	0.000%	0.30x
6742	Soley	32	0.000%	1.07x
6743	Stedman	32	0.000%	0.15x
6744	Strettle	32	0.000%	7.09x
6745	Strongitharm	32	0.000%	4.69x
6746	Studholme	32	0.000%	0.85x
6747	Swinglehurst	32	0.000%	4.46x
6748	Tarney	32	0.000%	2.61x
6749	Tidyman	32	0.000%	2.27x
6750	Toohey	32	0.000%	2.45x
6751	Townsley	32	0.000%	0.47x
6752	Trayner	32	0.000%	0.97x
6753	Tyre	32	0.000%	1.03x
6754	Vost	32	0.000%	2.08x
6755	Warrender	32	0.000%	0.58x
6756	Whiley	32	0.000%	0.58x
6757	Wibberley	32	0.000%	0.64x
6758	Willows	32	0.000%	0.42x
6759	Wilman	32	0.000%	0.46x
6760	Wilmot	32	0.000%	0.14x
6761	Wolff	32	0.000%	0.84x
6762	Yeardley	32	0.000%	0.88x
6763	Abbatt	31	0.000%	3.72x
6764	Attenborough	31	0.000%	0.43x
6765	Bantoft	31	0.000%	2.53x
6766	Benett	31	0.000%	1.13x
6767	Betney	31	0.000%	2.25x
6768	Bilton	31	0.000%	0.21x
6769	Bithel	31	0.000%	1.85x
6770	Blow	31	0.000%	0.24x
6771	Bodell	31	0.000%	1.17x
6772	Bogan	31	0.000%	1.50x
6773	Bousfield	31	0.000%	0.46x
6774	Burges	31	0.000%	0.36x
6775	Burney	31	0.000%	0.67x
6776	Cassiday	31	0.000%	1.38x
6777	Cattrell	31	0.000%	3.39x
6778	Chesney	31	0.000%	0.70x
6779	Chicken	31	0.000%	0.64x
6780	Chidgey	31	0.000%	0.64x
6781	Coldbeck	31	0.000%	2.48x
6782	Coltart	31	0.000%	0.77x
6783	Corkish	31	0.000%	1.33x
6784	Costella	31	0.000%	2.37x
6785	Crop	31	0.000%	1.33x
6786	Diver	31	0.000%	0.48x
6787	Donnison	31	0.000%	0.65x
6788	Dovey	31	0.000%	0.23x
6789	Ede	31	0.000%	0.16x
6790	Everard	31	0.000%	0.29x
6791	Eyles	31	0.000%	0.19x
6792	Ezard	31	0.000%	1.26x
6793	Gadsby	31	0.000%	0.22x
6794	Gillgrass	31	0.000%	3.77x
6795	Gillin	31	0.000%	1.75x
6796	Gillingham	31	0.000%	0.20x
6797	Gouldson	31	0.000%	1.54x
6798	Grealy	31	0.000%	3.67x
6799	Halbert	31	0.000%	0.69x
6800	Hallowell	31	0.000%	1.23x