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1881 census place

Blackburn surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Blackburn, 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

2,377 surnames are listed for Blackburn, Lancashire, covering 75,841 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Howley, with 2 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Blackburn

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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
1901Howley21.01x
1902Humphres214.11x
1903Hurling26.25x
1904Jeff21.96x
1905Jennins26.91x
1906Jeyes24.74x
1907Jowell213.00x
1908Karran24.39x
1909Kegg24.92x
1910Killen21.56x
1911Kinsley22.00x
1912Kirwan23.61x
1913Kitcher22.23x
1914Know219.70x
1915Kyan250.00x
1916Lant23.26x
1917Lavelle22.79x
1918Lawrinson215.47x
1919Leed25.46x
1920Letton25.32x
1921Levi20.93x
1922Lewer22.67x
1923Lightbourn214.76x
1924Liversidge20.86x
1925Lucus25.70x
1926Lynam21.97x
1927Macdougall21.43x
1928Magnall25.65x
1929Maker21.39x
1930Malam22.47x
1931Malony22.42x
1932Manion21.53x
1933Marchbank21.54x
1934Marchington23.89x
1935Marian232.52x
1936Marquis21.25x
1937Mcallister23.42x
1938Mcfadden29.84x
1939Mclear2217.39x
1940Mcquirk227.06x
1941Mcvie2217.39x
1942Meakes28.78x
1943Mechan21.99x
1944Meeham211.20x
1945Meighan23.96x
1946Mellow22.95x
1947Meyers22.38x
1948Millet23.28x
1949Moat21.12x
1950Moffet23.73x
1951Mohan24.33x
1952Moloney22.01x
1953Mouser24.30x
1954Moxam210.15x
1955Moxey21.65x
1956Mullan21.20x
1957Mullard21.32x
1958Mulloy21.47x
1959Murtagh23.84x
1960Nighingale224.97x
1961Oniel22.49x
1962Pashby23.37x
1963Penswick27.38x
1964Pescod22.57x
1965Proffit25.04x
1966Rauson213.53x
1967Rearden22.86x
1968Roake22.69x
1969Ronan22.62x
1970Rounds27.73x
1971Rydings24.14x
1972Sames210.48x
1973Shearn21.88x
1974Sherridan24.19x
1975Sidebotham21.06x
1976Spellman21.85x
1977Spire28.22x
1978Staker25.37x
1979Stazicker220.94x
1980Stell21.36x
1981Swindles22.40x
1982Tinn25.28x
1983Titherington22.41x
1984Titmarsh25.60x
1985Toohey25.75x
1986Topley21.51x
1987Umpleby21.16x
1988Utley21.32x
1989Wainman21.74x
1990Weal22.55x
1991Whitehill22.68x
1992Wibberley21.49x
1993Withnell24.33x
1994Woodworth21.43x
1995Wych22.42x
1996Ainge10.80x
1997Akrigg13.78x
1998Aldersley11.14x
1999Aldrick15.91x
2000Alen13.38x