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 Hodnett, 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
8401	Hodnett	22	0.000%	0.74x
8402	Holbert	22	0.000%	4.04x
8403	Holdham	22	0.000%	2.29x
8404	Hole	22	0.000%	0.07x
8405	Hollingshead	22	0.000%	0.54x
8406	Holloran	22	0.000%	3.33x
8407	Huband	22	0.000%	0.66x
8408	Hurrell	22	0.000%	0.11x
8409	Issott	22	0.000%	1.00x
8410	Jeffry	22	0.000%	0.55x
8411	Jess	22	0.000%	0.82x
8412	Jolleys	22	0.000%	8.26x
8413	Jon	22	0.000%	1.74x
8414	Jonson	22	0.000%	1.01x
8415	Keats	22	0.000%	0.29x
8416	Kempson	22	0.000%	0.29x
8417	Kruger	22	0.000%	1.76x
8418	Laffan	22	0.000%	2.75x
8419	Lambie	22	0.000%	0.19x
8420	Langthorne	22	0.000%	2.84x
8421	Laud	22	0.000%	0.68x
8422	Leader	22	0.000%	0.14x
8423	Ledder	22	0.000%	2.07x
8424	Letts	22	0.000%	0.19x
8425	Longfield	22	0.000%	0.66x
8426	Lumby	22	0.000%	0.47x
8427	Mabon	22	0.000%	0.53x
8428	Mager	22	0.000%	0.62x
8429	Mattley	22	0.000%	3.28x
8430	Mcalister	22	0.000%	2.97x
8431	Mcauley	22	0.000%	4.87x
8432	Mcmullin	22	0.000%	4.13x
8433	Mcqueen	22	0.000%	1.52x
8434	Medd	22	0.000%	0.35x
8435	Meer	22	0.000%	1.48x
8436	Mees	22	0.000%	0.48x
8437	Melin	22	0.000%	3.59x
8438	Melley	22	0.000%	1.79x
8439	Millen	22	0.000%	0.24x
8440	Moorey	22	0.000%	0.63x
8441	Mulhern	22	0.000%	0.98x
8442	Munden	22	0.000%	0.38x
8443	Nailor	22	0.000%	1.01x
8444	Needs	22	0.000%	0.43x
8445	Ogara	22	0.000%	3.02x
8446	Ogilvy	22	0.000%	0.28x
8447	Oke	22	0.000%	0.63x
8448	Olden	22	0.000%	0.79x
8449	Oldershaw	22	0.000%	0.46x
8450	Oneile	22	0.000%	4.04x
8451	Oriley	22	0.000%	2.97x
8452	Panting	22	0.000%	0.38x
8453	Parfitt	22	0.000%	0.09x
8454	Parrin	22	0.000%	2.04x
8455	Pasley	22	0.000%	0.94x
8456	Passey	22	0.000%	0.30x
8457	Pengelly	22	0.000%	0.15x
8458	Perdue	22	0.000%	1.37x
8459	Peterkin	22	0.000%	0.41x
8460	Pill	22	0.000%	0.34x
8461	Pinch	22	0.000%	0.38x
8462	Pinner	22	0.000%	0.26x
8463	Pirrie	22	0.000%	0.37x
8464	Plaskett	22	0.000%	0.85x
8465	Plowman	22	0.000%	0.12x
8466	Polson	22	0.000%	0.27x
8467	Postle	22	0.000%	0.54x
8468	Pritchett	22	0.000%	0.27x
8469	Quant	22	0.000%	1.37x
8470	Rackett	22	0.000%	1.26x
8471	Ranger	22	0.000%	0.19x
8472	Rattray	22	0.000%	0.13x
8473	Redwood	22	0.000%	0.23x
8474	Rideout	22	0.000%	0.45x
8475	Righton	22	0.000%	0.59x
8476	Roddick	22	0.000%	0.86x
8477	Rolling	22	0.000%	0.66x
8478	Ronayne	22	0.000%	3.52x
8479	Sample	22	0.000%	0.40x
8480	Saunder	22	0.000%	0.77x
8481	Seary	22	0.000%	1.20x
8482	Shadwell	22	0.000%	0.56x
8483	Sharmon	22	0.000%	1.79x
8484	Shedden	22	0.000%	0.37x
8485	Shortall	22	0.000%	4.53x
8486	Shortridge	22	0.000%	0.98x
8487	Showell	22	0.000%	0.62x
8488	Siddons	22	0.000%	0.32x
8489	Silverstone	22	0.000%	1.79x
8490	Solan	22	0.000%	2.47x
8491	Soul	22	0.000%	1.11x
8492	Spafford	22	0.000%	1.11x
8493	Stamforth	22	0.000%	2.24x
8494	Stanner	22	0.000%	1.45x
8495	Storrie	22	0.000%	0.39x
8496	Sumerfield	22	0.000%	2.64x
8497	Swalwell	22	0.000%	0.88x
8498	Sweetmore	22	0.000%	2.84x
8499	Symington	22	0.000%	0.23x
8500	Taplin	22	0.000%	0.18x