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 Doughan, with 21 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
8601	Doughan	21	0.000%	4.03x
8602	Dowker	21	0.000%	2.13x
8603	Dowse	21	0.000%	0.18x
8604	Dudgeon	21	0.000%	0.29x
8605	Eagleton	21	0.000%	0.50x
8606	Edney	21	0.000%	0.17x
8607	Fairchild	21	0.000%	0.27x
8608	Feehan	21	0.000%	3.56x
8609	Fentiman	21	0.000%	0.73x
8610	Fernyhough	21	0.000%	0.77x
8611	Finlow	21	0.000%	1.13x
8612	Fishburn	21	0.000%	0.50x
8613	Fitter	21	0.000%	0.44x
8614	Frail	21	0.000%	1.13x
8615	Frederick	21	0.000%	0.65x
8616	Freel	21	0.000%	1.10x
8617	Furney	21	0.000%	2.16x
8618	Garnall	21	0.000%	4.78x
8619	Garson	21	0.000%	0.71x
8620	Garston	21	0.000%	1.81x
8621	Gazey	21	0.000%	1.12x
8622	Gilfillan	21	0.000%	0.31x
8623	Girdlestone	21	0.000%	0.49x
8624	Glancey	21	0.000%	0.90x
8625	Gloag	21	0.000%	0.67x
8626	Godby	21	0.000%	0.86x
8627	Goldsworth	21	0.000%	2.36x
8628	Goodrick	21	0.000%	0.44x
8629	Goudie	21	0.000%	0.19x
8630	Greenlaw	21	0.000%	0.90x
8631	Greeves	21	0.000%	0.55x
8632	Guard	21	0.000%	0.46x
8633	Gwatkin	21	0.000%	0.95x
8634	Gwynn	21	0.000%	0.34x
8635	Hadland	21	0.000%	0.37x
8636	Hahn	21	0.000%	1.07x
8637	Hain	21	0.000%	0.44x
8638	Halhead	21	0.000%	3.42x
8639	Haliday	21	0.000%	0.67x
8640	Hanagan	21	0.000%	1.48x
8641	Hanes	21	0.000%	0.53x
8642	Harpin	21	0.000%	0.85x
8643	Harpur	21	0.000%	0.76x
8644	Hartigan	21	0.000%	1.61x
8645	Haskins	21	0.000%	0.22x
8646	Hasson	21	0.000%	0.93x
8647	Hazard	21	0.000%	0.35x
8648	Heatly	21	0.000%	1.24x
8649	Heaviside	21	0.000%	1.42x
8650	Heggie	21	0.000%	0.22x
8651	Herriott	21	0.000%	0.51x
8652	Hibbins	21	0.000%	0.74x
8653	Hipwell	21	0.000%	0.35x
8654	Hirsch	21	0.000%	1.26x
8655	Hockley	21	0.000%	0.11x
8656	Holly	21	0.000%	0.24x
8657	Huxham	21	0.000%	0.84x
8658	Iddison	21	0.000%	2.16x
8659	Iliffe	21	0.000%	0.25x
8660	Illing	21	0.000%	1.23x
8661	Jonathan	21	0.000%	1.05x
8662	Joynt	21	0.000%	2.36x
8663	Kenwick	21	0.000%	2.02x
8664	Keogan	21	0.000%	2.39x
8665	Kiddie	21	0.000%	0.60x
8666	Kipling	21	0.000%	0.25x
8667	Kissock	21	0.000%	1.50x
8668	Koch	21	0.000%	1.07x
8669	Laity	21	0.000%	0.39x
8670	Langstaff	21	0.000%	0.49x
8671	Lauderdale	21	0.000%	1.48x
8672	Lazonby	21	0.000%	1.78x
8673	Lemmon	21	0.000%	0.33x
8674	Leroy	21	0.000%	1.56x
8675	Leybourne	21	0.000%	0.94x
8676	Lolley	21	0.000%	2.24x
8677	Longrigg	21	0.000%	1.22x
8678	Loughman	21	0.000%	2.16x
8679	Lovelock	21	0.000%	0.14x
8680	Lowdon	21	0.000%	0.43x
8681	Lush	21	0.000%	0.15x
8682	Luther	21	0.000%	0.43x
8683	Lyndon	21	0.000%	0.61x
8684	Lysaght	21	0.000%	2.49x
8685	Macmahon	21	0.000%	1.34x
8686	Manville	21	0.000%	1.80x
8687	Maslen	21	0.000%	0.29x
8688	Matherson	21	0.000%	1.35x
8689	Meecham	21	0.000%	0.90x
8690	Milbourn	21	0.000%	1.11x
8691	Milns	21	0.000%	1.23x
8692	Mingins	21	0.000%	2.30x
8693	Mobbs	21	0.000%	0.16x
8694	Molesworth	21	0.000%	0.62x
8695	Mottley	21	0.000%	2.30x
8696	Mowatt	21	0.000%	0.39x
8697	Moyes	21	0.000%	0.14x
8698	Nealon	21	0.000%	2.67x
8699	Neve	21	0.000%	0.23x
8700	Newbrook	21	0.000%	0.98x