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 Kendrew, with 23 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
8201	Kendrew	23	0.000%	0.54x
8202	Kier	23	0.000%	1.49x
8203	Knaggs	23	0.000%	0.26x
8204	Kuhn	23	0.000%	2.37x
8205	Lannigan	23	0.000%	2.62x
8206	Leo	23	0.000%	1.44x
8207	Lightbody	23	0.000%	0.38x
8208	Lightbourn	23	0.000%	4.52x
8209	Loman	23	0.000%	1.68x
8210	Longthorn	23	0.000%	1.10x
8211	Lukey	23	0.000%	1.16x
8212	Macey	23	0.000%	0.12x
8213	Malcomson	23	0.000%	2.28x
8214	Mallalien	23	0.000%	4.73x
8215	Mally	23	0.000%	2.23x
8216	Mandsley	23	0.000%	3.98x
8217	Maran	23	0.000%	3.55x
8218	Martain	23	0.000%	1.22x
8219	Mccready	23	0.000%	3.43x
8220	Meekin	23	0.000%	1.41x
8221	Millers	23	0.000%	2.69x
8222	Morgans	23	0.000%	0.03x
8223	Morison	23	0.000%	0.13x
8224	Mottershaw	23	0.000%	1.44x
8225	Mounfield	23	0.000%	2.37x
8226	Mulgrew	23	0.000%	1.37x
8227	Mullarky	23	0.000%	3.10x
8228	Mulley	23	0.000%	0.32x
8229	Mulraney	23	0.000%	3.37x
8230	Narey	23	0.000%	1.17x
8231	Newsom	23	0.000%	0.70x
8232	Nicolson	23	0.000%	0.06x
8233	Niell	23	0.000%	2.09x
8234	Nokes	23	0.000%	0.30x
8235	Obryan	23	0.000%	1.52x
8236	Ovens	23	0.000%	0.26x
8237	Pegler	23	0.000%	0.26x
8238	Perch	23	0.000%	1.66x
8239	Pitcher	23	0.000%	0.09x
8240	Pryer	23	0.000%	0.33x
8241	Purdie	23	0.000%	0.16x
8242	Reddin	23	0.000%	1.56x
8243	Redington	23	0.000%	0.92x
8244	Ree	23	0.000%	1.12x
8245	Reynard	23	0.000%	0.40x
8246	Ried	23	0.000%	1.13x
8247	Ringrose	23	0.000%	0.27x
8248	Rood	23	0.000%	0.71x
8249	Sales	23	0.000%	0.11x
8250	Schorah	23	0.000%	1.87x
8251	Sellar	23	0.000%	0.28x
8252	Shearon	23	0.000%	5.52x
8253	Shepheard	23	0.000%	0.38x
8254	Skellern	23	0.000%	1.02x
8255	Spensley	23	0.000%	0.94x
8256	Squirrell	23	0.000%	0.52x
8257	Stepney	23	0.000%	0.47x
8258	Stoneley	23	0.000%	1.16x
8259	Stredder	23	0.000%	2.62x
8260	Suthern	23	0.000%	1.36x
8261	Tennent	23	0.000%	0.41x
8262	Thirlwall	23	0.000%	1.05x
8263	Thorton	23	0.000%	0.91x
8264	Throp	23	0.000%	0.88x
8265	Tidy	23	0.000%	0.18x
8266	Tinney	23	0.000%	0.61x
8267	Towell	23	0.000%	0.23x
8268	Towndrow	23	0.000%	1.06x
8269	Treadwell	23	0.000%	0.25x
8270	Tubb	23	0.000%	0.16x
8271	Twig	23	0.000%	3.68x
8272	Umpleby	23	0.000%	0.36x
8273	Verdon	23	0.000%	1.34x
8274	Walklett	23	0.000%	1.40x
8275	Wallbridge	23	0.000%	0.77x
8276	Webester	23	0.000%	1.03x
8277	Wheatly	23	0.000%	0.40x
8278	Whitlock	23	0.000%	0.11x
8279	Wintle	23	0.000%	0.23x
8280	Wisdom	23	0.000%	0.36x
8281	Wyman	23	0.000%	0.31x
8282	Yorston	23	0.000%	0.72x
8283	Youngman	23	0.000%	0.23x
8284	Zimmerman	23	0.000%	1.42x
8285	Abott	22	0.000%	2.11x
8286	Allam	22	0.000%	0.51x
8287	Ansell	22	0.000%	0.05x
8288	Armett	22	0.000%	2.47x
8289	Armytage	22	0.000%	1.44x
8290	Ashbury	22	0.000%	1.03x
8291	Attkinson	22	0.000%	4.42x
8292	Austwick	22	0.000%	0.75x
8293	Backley	22	0.000%	2.44x
8294	Ballantyne	22	0.000%	0.08x
8295	Banfield	22	0.000%	0.14x
8296	Barden	22	0.000%	0.17x
8297	Barnsdale	22	0.000%	0.91x
8298	Barras	22	0.000%	0.33x
8299	Beales	22	0.000%	0.15x
8300	Bellinger	22	0.000%	0.42x