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 Dornan, with 27 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
7401	Dornan	27	0.000%	1.41x
7402	Doswell	27	0.000%	1.02x
7403	Dunwoody	27	0.000%	3.43x
7404	Elcock	27	0.000%	0.36x
7405	Everitt	27	0.000%	0.09x
7406	Eveson	27	0.000%	0.92x
7407	Evitt	27	0.000%	1.78x
7408	Eyes	27	0.000%	2.38x
7409	Fergie	27	0.000%	1.65x
7410	Flight	27	0.000%	0.45x
7411	Fotheringham	27	0.000%	0.19x
7412	Frayne	27	0.000%	1.12x
7413	Freer	27	0.000%	0.14x
7414	Gahagan	27	0.000%	2.08x
7415	Gallie	27	0.000%	0.60x
7416	Gilfoyle	27	0.000%	2.56x
7417	Gittings	27	0.000%	0.41x
7418	Goodenough	27	0.000%	0.27x
7419	Gooding	27	0.000%	0.09x
7420	Greatrex	27	0.000%	0.64x
7421	Hacker	27	0.000%	0.21x
7422	Hartshorne	27	0.000%	0.51x
7423	Hazel	27	0.000%	0.24x
7424	Heartley	27	0.000%	2.20x
7425	Hollinsworth	27	0.000%	1.69x
7426	Horsburgh	27	0.000%	0.32x
7427	Inskip	27	0.000%	0.44x
7428	Jorden	27	0.000%	0.51x
7429	Keef	27	0.000%	1.72x
7430	Kendell	27	0.000%	0.55x
7431	Kewn	27	0.000%	7.29x
7432	Kilvington	27	0.000%	0.42x
7433	Kimberley	27	0.000%	0.21x
7434	Kinsman	27	0.000%	0.39x
7435	Kite	27	0.000%	0.14x
7436	Kitto	27	0.000%	0.50x
7437	Ladley	27	0.000%	1.24x
7438	Lange	27	0.000%	0.93x
7439	Lax	27	0.000%	0.41x
7440	Leddy	27	0.000%	1.74x
7441	Leman	27	0.000%	0.51x
7442	Levey	27	0.000%	0.61x
7443	Lofts	27	0.000%	0.34x
7444	Longland	27	0.000%	0.49x
7445	Loose	27	0.000%	0.78x
7446	Lynas	27	0.000%	0.98x
7447	Lythe	27	0.000%	1.43x
7448	Makins	27	0.000%	0.76x
7449	Mannix	27	0.000%	2.95x
7450	Mapleston	27	0.000%	2.68x
7451	Markin	27	0.000%	1.48x
7452	Marner	27	0.000%	0.91x
7453	Marrin	27	0.000%	3.15x
7454	Masser	27	0.000%	1.01x
7455	Mcclean	27	0.000%	3.29x
7456	Mccue	27	0.000%	3.43x
7457	Mechan	27	0.000%	0.71x
7458	Medlock	27	0.000%	0.50x
7459	Millman	27	0.000%	0.28x
7460	Mogg	27	0.000%	0.33x
7461	Moncur	27	0.000%	0.40x
7462	Morrish	27	0.000%	0.20x
7463	Mosses	27	0.000%	3.64x
7464	Munton	27	0.000%	0.31x
7465	Napper	27	0.000%	0.25x
7466	Nixson	27	0.000%	2.74x
7467	Ogg	27	0.000%	0.24x
7468	Ohanlon	27	0.000%	2.84x
7469	Omally	27	0.000%	3.89x
7470	Ordish	27	0.000%	0.93x
7471	Ostler	27	0.000%	0.37x
7472	Otley	27	0.000%	0.46x
7473	Padfield	27	0.000%	0.30x
7474	Parratt	27	0.000%	0.38x
7475	Parrish	27	0.000%	0.22x
7476	Paulson	27	0.000%	0.70x
7477	Pearcy	27	0.000%	0.41x
7478	Pease	27	0.000%	0.21x
7479	Peeling	27	0.000%	1.26x
7480	Pilgrim	27	0.000%	0.14x
7481	Pimm	27	0.000%	0.41x
7482	Rand	27	0.000%	0.20x
7483	Rivers	27	0.000%	0.13x
7484	Roundell	27	0.000%	1.87x
7485	Rowcliffe	27	0.000%	1.18x
7486	Ryall	27	0.000%	0.23x
7487	Sarginson	27	0.000%	0.88x
7488	Seery	27	0.000%	2.12x
7489	Severn	27	0.000%	0.26x
7490	Shacklock	27	0.000%	0.88x
7491	Shevlin	27	0.000%	3.24x
7492	Siddon	27	0.000%	1.56x
7493	Sime	27	0.000%	0.19x
7494	Stoll	27	0.000%	3.33x
7495	Tabiner	27	0.000%	3.76x
7496	Taffe	27	0.000%	2.18x
7497	Tarleton	27	0.000%	1.63x
7498	Tates	27	0.000%	4.58x
7499	Thirsk	27	0.000%	0.93x
7500	Thurston	27	0.000%	0.11x