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 Bellringer, with 22 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
8301	Bellringer	22	0.000%	0.71x
8302	Berrill	22	0.000%	0.48x
8303	Bielby	22	0.000%	0.41x
8304	Blackler	22	0.000%	0.33x
8305	Bloore	22	0.000%	0.55x
8306	Boles	22	0.000%	1.18x
8307	Bollington	22	0.000%	1.20x
8308	Bore	22	0.000%	0.84x
8309	Bosson	22	0.000%	0.78x
8310	Branston	22	0.000%	0.34x
8311	Brazil	22	0.000%	1.35x
8312	Bridden	22	0.000%	1.83x
8313	Brighton	22	0.000%	0.18x
8314	Brinson	22	0.000%	1.06x
8315	Brynes	22	0.000%	5.14x
8316	Burridge	22	0.000%	0.09x
8317	Butchard	22	0.000%	1.58x
8318	Buttle	22	0.000%	0.24x
8319	Callanan	22	0.000%	2.97x
8320	Carlon	22	0.000%	1.86x
8321	Caroll	22	0.000%	2.16x
8322	Catchpole	22	0.000%	0.10x
8323	Chadfield	22	0.000%	1.96x
8324	Clear	22	0.000%	0.30x
8325	Clemens	22	0.000%	0.31x
8326	Clemenson	22	0.000%	1.79x
8327	Clune	22	0.000%	3.59x
8328	Clynch	22	0.000%	3.07x
8329	Cockshot	22	0.000%	2.53x
8330	Conder	22	0.000%	0.72x
8331	Connley	22	0.000%	1.73x
8332	Conray	22	0.000%	3.33x
8333	Corser	22	0.000%	0.92x
8334	Cory	22	0.000%	0.18x
8335	Coslett	22	0.000%	1.40x
8336	Crangle	22	0.000%	3.28x
8337	Crebbin	22	0.000%	0.83x
8338	Cromwell	22	0.000%	0.64x
8339	Cruthers	22	0.000%	1.68x
8340	Danes	22	0.000%	0.41x
8341	Daxon	22	0.000%	5.14x
8342	Dempsy	22	0.000%	2.35x
8343	Devin	22	0.000%	2.02x
8344	Dickey	22	0.000%	1.57x
8345	Diffley	22	0.000%	7.31x
8346	Dockeray	22	0.000%	2.60x
8347	Donahoe	22	0.000%	3.07x
8348	Dougal	22	0.000%	0.35x
8349	Dovaston	22	0.000%	1.94x
8350	Duval	22	0.000%	0.79x
8351	Dykins	22	0.000%	1.70x
8352	Elkington	22	0.000%	0.17x
8353	Evett	22	0.000%	0.90x
8354	Fairbanks	22	0.000%	0.51x
8355	Falloon	22	0.000%	1.58x
8356	Fane	22	0.000%	0.61x
8357	Faster	22	0.000%	2.75x
8358	Faust	22	0.000%	3.22x
8359	Finnie	22	0.000%	0.18x
8360	Fitspatrick	22	0.000%	3.22x
8361	Flannaghan	22	0.000%	1.64x
8362	Flett	22	0.000%	0.15x
8363	Folkes	22	0.000%	0.44x
8364	Forwood	22	0.000%	1.88x
8365	Foye	22	0.000%	1.86x
8366	Frow	22	0.000%	0.61x
8367	Ganson	22	0.000%	1.13x
8368	Gately	22	0.000%	2.84x
8369	Gawthorne	22	0.000%	2.88x
8370	Gearing	22	0.000%	0.25x
8371	Gentle	22	0.000%	0.19x
8372	Gidley	22	0.000%	0.36x
8373	Gillings	22	0.000%	0.27x
8374	Gillman	22	0.000%	0.23x
8375	Girling	22	0.000%	0.10x
8376	Given	22	0.000%	0.77x
8377	Goldrick	22	0.000%	3.46x
8378	Goody	22	0.000%	0.22x
8379	Gorry	22	0.000%	1.07x
8380	Gowan	22	0.000%	0.42x
8381	Grannell	22	0.000%	5.28x
8382	Haggarth	22	0.000%	6.56x
8383	Haig	22	0.000%	0.16x
8384	Haimes	22	0.000%	1.11x
8385	Hainey	22	0.000%	1.33x
8386	Hallan	22	0.000%	2.00x
8387	Hammer	22	0.000%	0.84x
8388	Hammett	22	0.000%	0.19x
8389	Handly	22	0.000%	0.66x
8390	Hansbury	22	0.000%	3.17x
8391	Hanton	22	0.000%	0.36x
8392	Hardon	22	0.000%	1.98x
8393	Hartmann	22	0.000%	1.76x
8394	Hastwell	22	0.000%	2.02x
8395	Headley	22	0.000%	0.23x
8396	Hebron	22	0.000%	0.72x
8397	Hellier	22	0.000%	0.16x
8398	Hennesy	22	0.000%	1.29x
8399	Hennis	22	0.000%	3.12x
8400	Herne	22	0.000%	0.53x