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 Shorthouse, with 19 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
9301	Shorthouse	19	0.000%	0.27x
9302	Siddal	19	0.000%	1.43x
9303	Sirett	19	0.000%	0.55x
9304	Skiffington	19	0.000%	2.65x
9305	Slinn	19	0.000%	0.35x
9306	Smally	19	0.000%	2.65x
9307	Smylie	19	0.000%	2.22x
9308	Staff	19	0.000%	0.22x
9309	Stammers	19	0.000%	0.20x
9310	Stein	19	0.000%	0.23x
9311	Stork	19	0.000%	0.33x
9312	Strauss	19	0.000%	1.32x
9313	Swale	19	0.000%	0.41x
9314	Swanton	19	0.000%	0.71x
9315	Swindle	19	0.000%	0.53x
9316	Tallis	19	0.000%	0.58x
9317	Tattersfield	19	0.000%	0.59x
9318	Templar	19	0.000%	0.91x
9319	Thorns	19	0.000%	0.57x
9320	Thyer	19	0.000%	0.68x
9321	Tibbles	19	0.000%	0.32x
9322	Timpany	19	0.000%	2.93x
9323	Toal	19	0.000%	1.36x
9324	Tonkin	19	0.000%	0.11x
9325	Touhey	19	0.000%	4.69x
9326	Towson	19	0.000%	1.84x
9327	Train	19	0.000%	0.24x
9328	Trench	19	0.000%	0.58x
9329	Trigger	19	0.000%	0.73x
9330	Trim	19	0.000%	0.18x
9331	Tuckett	19	0.000%	0.34x
9332	Tweed	19	0.000%	0.24x
9333	Usherwood	19	0.000%	0.51x
9334	Vann	19	0.000%	0.25x
9335	Vearncombe	19	0.000%	2.08x
9336	Vowles	19	0.000%	0.11x
9337	Wakeford	19	0.000%	0.16x
9338	Walkins	19	0.000%	1.58x
9339	Walson	19	0.000%	2.28x
9340	Weal	19	0.000%	0.64x
9341	Whaling	19	0.000%	2.65x
9342	Whitcomb	19	0.000%	0.52x
9343	Wigg	19	0.000%	0.20x
9344	Wiggan	19	0.000%	1.38x
9345	Wiggin	19	0.000%	0.45x
9346	Wilberforce	19	0.000%	1.08x
9347	Woodfin	19	0.000%	1.04x
9348	Woolcock	19	0.000%	0.19x
9349	Woolham	19	0.000%	2.45x
9350	Woolman	19	0.000%	0.82x
9351	Worn	19	0.000%	1.53x
9352	Abba	18	0.000%	1.83x
9353	Abbotts	18	0.000%	0.34x
9354	Airton	18	0.000%	1.04x
9355	Angles	18	0.000%	1.01x
9356	Armson	18	0.000%	0.58x
9357	Arnot	18	0.000%	0.17x
9358	Artis	18	0.000%	0.68x
9359	Asker	18	0.000%	0.82x
9360	Askham	18	0.000%	0.27x
9361	Bake	18	0.000%	0.92x
9362	Bales	18	0.000%	0.14x
9363	Balmford	18	0.000%	1.64x
9364	Barett	18	0.000%	1.92x
9365	Barnacle	18	0.000%	0.43x
9366	Bartlam	18	0.000%	0.48x
9367	Bearsley	18	0.000%	1.92x
9368	Beedle	18	0.000%	0.41x
9369	Beedles	18	0.000%	1.60x
9370	Bells	18	0.000%	1.01x
9371	Betham	18	0.000%	2.16x
9372	Bett	18	0.000%	0.22x
9373	Betteley	18	0.000%	1.33x
9374	Betton	18	0.000%	0.65x
9375	Bibbington	18	0.000%	5.02x
9376	Billows	18	0.000%	1.48x
9377	Blanshard	18	0.000%	0.43x
9378	Blayney	18	0.000%	0.60x
9379	Blunn	18	0.000%	0.67x
9380	Bonsell	18	0.000%	3.31x
9381	Bonsor	18	0.000%	0.44x
9382	Bowery	18	0.000%	0.98x
9383	Bradnock	18	0.000%	1.30x
9384	Braidwood	18	0.000%	0.36x
9385	Brakewell	18	0.000%	2.59x
9386	Brandt	18	0.000%	1.24x
9387	Branham	18	0.000%	1.92x
9388	Braniff	18	0.000%	2.83x
9389	Bratby	18	0.000%	0.86x
9390	Bretton	18	0.000%	0.79x
9391	Bridle	18	0.000%	0.12x
9392	Bristowe	18	0.000%	0.41x
9393	Brittlebank	18	0.000%	1.26x
9394	Brizell	18	0.000%	7.78x
9395	Brockwell	18	0.000%	0.27x
9396	Brundell	18	0.000%	0.81x
9397	Burcher	18	0.000%	0.64x
9398	Burry	18	0.000%	0.45x
9399	Buswell	18	0.000%	0.18x
9400	Byatt	18	0.000%	0.21x