1881 census place

Aughton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Aughton, Lancashire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the district or town. Frequency and index show whether the surname was unusually common locally.

Place summary

174 surnames are listed for Aughton, Lancashire, covering 1,609 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Prescott, with 72 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Aughton

Small places can have high concentration scores even when the raw count is modest. The index column helps separate genuinely local surnames from names that simply appear in large numbers everywhere.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1	Prescott	72	2.10%	148.70x
2	Rimmer	64	1.86%	116.72x
3	Hesketh	47	1.37%	143.07x
4	Ashcroft	43	1.25%	93.62x
5	Woodcock	42	1.22%	42.87x
6	Martland	40	1.17%	804.83x
7	Benson	37	1.08%	39.75x
8	Huyton	31	0.900%	736.34x
9	Sumner	31	0.900%	55.77x
10	Fazakerley	30	0.870%	983.61x
11	Hodge	30	0.870%	34.67x
12	Rothwell	30	0.870%	47.54x
13	Fairclough	26	0.760%	72.59x
14	Hale	26	0.760%	21.11x
15	Hardman	24	0.700%	34.75x
16	Macavoy	24	0.700%	5106.38x
17	Riding	24	0.700%	103.76x
18	Cropper	22	0.640%	106.38x
19	Mawdsley	21	0.610%	193.91x
20	Grayston	20	0.580%	409.84x
21	Seddon	20	0.580%	35.86x
22	Whalley	20	0.580%	37.01x
23	Winstanley	20	0.580%	57.99x
24	Draper	19	0.550%	23.50x
25	Pilkington	19	0.550%	30.80x
26	Lea	18	0.520%	26.56x
27	Moorcroft	17	0.500%	149.25x
28	Serjeant	17	0.500%	592.33x
29	Threlfall	17	0.500%	109.18x
30	Culshaw	16	0.470%	123.17x
31	Graves	16	0.470%	30.74x
32	Sephton	15	0.440%	167.97x
33	Alcock	14	0.410%	28.26x
34	Bold	14	0.410%	147.21x
35	Bullen	14	0.410%	38.45x
36	Croston	14	0.410%	215.05x
37	Leatherbarrow	14	0.410%	194.99x
38	Sherman	14	0.410%	72.16x
39	Blundell	13	0.380%	32.16x
40	Brighouse	13	0.380%	483.27x
41	Halton	13	0.380%	99.01x
42	Balmer	12	0.350%	92.38x
43	Halsall	12	0.350%	66.34x
44	Shacklady	12	0.350%	365.85x
45	Mordaunt	11	0.320%	700.64x
46	Tinsley	11	0.320%	52.76x
47	Westby	11	0.320%	287.21x
48	Wignall	11	0.320%	62.75x
49	Caddick	10	0.290%	84.03x
50	Fair	10	0.290%	83.19x
51	Halewood	10	0.290%	309.60x
52	Harpin	10	0.290%	409.84x
53	Kennady	10	0.290%	833.33x
54	Peet	10	0.290%	55.10x
55	Yellow	10	0.290%	1204.82x
56	Formby	9	0.260%	228.43x
57	Forshaw	9	0.260%	38.99x
58	Haskayne	9	0.260%	1232.88x
59	Mathes	9	0.260%	2195.12x
60	Quarrie	9	0.260%	1022.73x
61	Rockliffe	9	0.260%	357.14x
62	Whithead	9	0.260%	187.50x
63	Fazackerley	8	0.230%	211.64x
64	Grayson	8	0.230%	31.24x
65	Linford	8	0.230%	88.01x
66	Segar	8	0.230%	343.35x
67	Warbrick	8	0.230%	204.60x
68	Caunce	7	0.200%	138.89x
69	Dallimore	7	0.200%	131.83x
70	Ponsonby	7	0.200%	295.36x
71	Rasburn	7	0.200%	7000.00x
72	Roughley	7	0.200%	117.06x
73	Rylance	7	0.200%	136.99x
74	Trickett	7	0.200%	46.98x
75	Tyrer	7	0.200%	46.24x
76	Winrow	7	0.200%	154.53x
77	Withnell	7	0.200%	406.98x
78	Bentham	6	0.170%	38.24x
79	Berton	6	0.170%	689.66x
80	Constantine	6	0.170%	60.18x
81	Disley	6	0.170%	87.08x
82	Hignett	6	0.170%	86.83x
83	Holme	6	0.170%	37.71x
84	Molley	6	0.170%	560.75x
85	Pace	6	0.170%	39.27x
86	Skelland	6	0.170%	476.19x
87	Tunnicliff	6	0.170%	117.19x
88	Witter	6	0.170%	170.94x
89	Aspinwall	5	0.150%	146.20x
90	Chisnall	5	0.150%	81.70x
91	Coggins	5	0.150%	55.80x
92	Galligan	5	0.150%	314.47x
93	Horsburgh	5	0.150%	59.03x
94	Jump	5	0.150%	84.89x
95	Maugham	5	0.150%	100.00x
96	Meadow	5	0.150%	238.10x
97	Murrow	5	0.150%	340.14x
98	Sharrock	5	0.150%	46.69x
99	Sword	5	0.150%	73.53x
100	Vose	5	0.150%	90.25x