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 Night, 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
8701	Night	21	0.000%	1.21x
8702	Noke	21	0.000%	0.63x
8703	Odlum	21	0.000%	5.50x
8704	Odowd	21	0.000%	2.13x
8705	Ogorman	21	0.000%	3.24x
8706	Okeeffe	21	0.000%	2.33x
8707	Okill	21	0.000%	3.18x
8708	Orgill	21	0.000%	0.65x
8709	Ormiston	21	0.000%	0.21x
8710	Ormson	21	0.000%	2.11x
8711	Packwood	21	0.000%	0.30x
8712	Paddon	21	0.000%	0.25x
8713	Peckett	21	0.000%	0.44x
8714	Pelham	21	0.000%	0.42x
8715	Pennock	21	0.000%	0.38x
8716	Pettinger	21	0.000%	0.54x
8717	Phenix	21	0.000%	2.45x
8718	Philp	21	0.000%	0.09x
8719	Pinches	21	0.000%	0.34x
8720	Pink	21	0.000%	0.09x
8721	Pooler	21	0.000%	0.79x
8722	Postles	21	0.000%	1.28x
8723	Pridmore	21	0.000%	0.22x
8724	Printon	21	0.000%	6.26x
8725	Quirke	21	0.000%	3.94x
8726	Raleigh	21	0.000%	2.11x
8727	Ramskill	21	0.000%	1.35x
8728	Raney	21	0.000%	1.81x
8729	Ratledge	21	0.000%	1.95x
8730	Reding	21	0.000%	1.78x
8731	Reidy	21	0.000%	1.61x
8732	Rhead	21	0.000%	0.47x
8733	Ridpath	21	0.000%	1.45x
8734	Risby	21	0.000%	0.85x
8735	Ritter	21	0.000%	1.29x
8736	Rixon	21	0.000%	0.18x
8737	Roberton	21	0.000%	0.65x
8738	Robeson	21	0.000%	0.86x
8739	Routh	21	0.000%	0.41x
8740	Royce	21	0.000%	0.35x
8741	Ruffell	21	0.000%	0.30x
8742	Rumley	21	0.000%	0.86x
8743	Ruthven	21	0.000%	0.48x
8744	Sack	21	0.000%	1.20x
8745	Sander	21	0.000%	0.52x
8746	Sandon	21	0.000%	0.79x
8747	Scoles	21	0.000%	1.34x
8748	Scotton	21	0.000%	0.61x
8749	Secker	21	0.000%	0.27x
8750	Sedgley	21	0.000%	0.40x
8751	Septon	21	0.000%	4.43x
8752	Sermon	21	0.000%	1.27x
8753	Shakespere	21	0.000%	1.81x
8754	Sharrott	21	0.000%	1.73x
8755	Sheers	21	0.000%	1.58x
8756	Sidey	21	0.000%	0.57x
8757	Skyner	21	0.000%	8.64x
8758	Sloper	21	0.000%	0.34x
8759	Smithard	21	0.000%	1.07x
8760	Standley	21	0.000%	0.36x
8761	Staniford	21	0.000%	0.97x
8762	Stanly	21	0.000%	0.99x
8763	Stant	21	0.000%	1.32x
8764	Stilling	21	0.000%	1.76x
8765	Tabner	21	0.000%	2.09x
8766	Tidmarsh	21	0.000%	0.30x
8767	Tisdale	21	0.000%	0.82x
8768	Treble	21	0.000%	0.46x
8769	Trousdale	21	0.000%	1.34x
8770	Tubman	21	0.000%	1.32x
8771	Tuley	21	0.000%	1.40x
8772	Tunnicliff	21	0.000%	0.41x
8773	Verden	21	0.000%	3.56x
8774	Vesey	21	0.000%	0.73x
8775	Wakeman	21	0.000%	0.20x
8776	Walsby	21	0.000%	2.02x
8777	Wardrop	21	0.000%	0.27x
8778	Wasley	21	0.000%	0.41x
8779	Welford	21	0.000%	0.22x
8780	Whitbread	21	0.000%	0.15x
8781	Whittacker	21	0.000%	6.26x
8782	Wildsmith	21	0.000%	0.28x
8783	Willington	21	0.000%	0.51x
8784	Willmot	21	0.000%	0.41x
8785	Wint	21	0.000%	1.23x
8786	Abberley	20	0.000%	0.70x
8787	Ackland	20	0.000%	0.18x
8788	Akins	20	0.000%	2.24x
8789	Alexandra	20	0.000%	1.07x
8790	Alltree	20	0.000%	3.93x
8791	Alpin	20	0.000%	2.08x
8792	Ansley	20	0.000%	0.59x
8793	Armatage	20	0.000%	0.79x
8794	Arthurs	20	0.000%	0.38x
8795	Ashfield	20	0.000%	0.30x
8796	Aspenall	20	0.000%	3.32x
8797	Astill	20	0.000%	0.37x
8798	Athorn	20	0.000%	1.88x
8799	Balty	20	0.000%	3.68x
8800	Barwell	20	0.000%	0.19x