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 Beckley, with 24 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
7901	Beckley	24	0.000%	0.27x
7902	Beckton	24	0.000%	1.63x
7903	Bees	24	0.000%	0.44x
7904	Bindloss	24	0.000%	2.69x
7905	Binney	24	0.000%	0.45x
7906	Blenkhorn	24	0.000%	1.26x
7907	Boothe	24	0.000%	1.56x
7908	Breakwell	24	0.000%	0.48x
7909	Brearly	24	0.000%	1.39x
7910	Bretherick	24	0.000%	0.83x
7911	Brewin	24	0.000%	0.19x
7912	Bullard	24	0.000%	0.23x
7913	Cambridge	24	0.000%	0.23x
7914	Carew	24	0.000%	0.74x
7915	Carolan	24	0.000%	2.21x
7916	Casserley	24	0.000%	2.69x
7917	Chamley	24	0.000%	2.16x
7918	Chesterman	24	0.000%	0.40x
7919	Clelland	24	0.000%	0.25x
7920	Cloke	24	0.000%	0.35x
7921	Clover	24	0.000%	0.24x
7922	Coleshill	24	0.000%	1.79x
7923	Connelley	24	0.000%	2.63x
7924	Conning	24	0.000%	0.93x
7925	Convey	24	0.000%	2.21x
7926	Coole	24	0.000%	0.48x
7927	Corby	24	0.000%	0.20x
7928	Cordall	24	0.000%	2.38x
7929	Cranford	24	0.000%	0.98x
7930	Crowden	24	0.000%	0.79x
7931	Culbert	24	0.000%	0.91x
7932	Dack	24	0.000%	0.23x
7933	Daggett	24	0.000%	1.20x
7934	Dallow	24	0.000%	0.55x
7935	Daugherty	24	0.000%	1.85x
7936	Dignum	24	0.000%	2.38x
7937	Ditton	24	0.000%	1.05x
7938	Dod	24	0.000%	1.15x
7939	Driffield	24	0.000%	0.84x
7940	Drought	24	0.000%	3.84x
7941	Duty	24	0.000%	3.64x
7942	Eddison	24	0.000%	0.48x
7943	Eldridge	24	0.000%	0.06x
7944	Ellen	24	0.000%	0.32x
7945	Faith	24	0.000%	0.75x
7946	Faley	24	0.000%	2.21x
7947	Farnhill	24	0.000%	1.18x
7948	Fetton	24	0.000%	3.09x
7949	Fitzharris	24	0.000%	3.84x
7950	Flewitt	24	0.000%	1.46x
7951	Forkin	24	0.000%	2.25x
7952	Fosbrooke	24	0.000%	2.28x
7953	Foxen	24	0.000%	1.88x
7954	Gain	24	0.000%	0.53x
7955	Game	24	0.000%	0.22x
7956	Ganderton	24	0.000%	0.61x
7957	Garden	24	0.000%	0.17x
7958	Gething	24	0.000%	0.43x
7959	Glanville	24	0.000%	0.17x
7960	Glenny	24	0.000%	1.09x
7961	Goggins	24	0.000%	3.09x
7962	Goulburn	24	0.000%	4.94x
7963	Gummerson	24	0.000%	2.14x
7964	Halling	24	0.000%	0.79x
7965	Hanning	24	0.000%	1.14x
7966	Harrinson	24	0.000%	2.14x
7967	Haseltine	24	0.000%	2.69x
7968	Hawkesworth	24	0.000%	0.87x
7969	Hazell	24	0.000%	0.09x
7970	Hedge	24	0.000%	0.29x
7971	Henny	24	0.000%	1.07x
7972	Hesson	24	0.000%	2.09x
7973	Heyden	24	0.000%	1.21x
7974	Hillyard	24	0.000%	0.27x
7975	Himsworth	24	0.000%	1.36x
7976	Hockin	24	0.000%	0.33x
7977	Hoffmann	24	0.000%	1.51x
7978	Houlston	24	0.000%	0.73x
7979	Housby	24	0.000%	2.12x
7980	Hullah	24	0.000%	0.49x
7981	Ivy	24	0.000%	1.70x
7982	Jarvey	24	0.000%	3.64x
7983	Jasper	24	0.000%	0.21x
7984	Jeans	24	0.000%	0.21x
7985	Jowitt	24	0.000%	0.37x
7986	Kelland	24	0.000%	0.39x
7987	Kenning	24	0.000%	0.44x
7988	Kirman	24	0.000%	0.78x
7989	Kitchingman	24	0.000%	0.71x
7990	Klein	24	0.000%	0.57x
7991	Knape	24	0.000%	5.61x
7992	Knapp	24	0.000%	0.10x
7993	Knapton	24	0.000%	0.24x
7994	Laffey	24	0.000%	1.87x
7995	Larmour	24	0.000%	2.80x
7996	Lathem	24	0.000%	2.12x
7997	Laughton	24	0.000%	0.14x
7998	Leaf	24	0.000%	0.41x
7999	Leggott	24	0.000%	0.64x
8000	Lenord	24	0.000%	1.82x