1881 census place
Denton surnames in the 1881 census
This page ranks surnames recorded in Denton, 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
277 surnames are listed for Denton, Lancashire, covering 3,562 people in the local records.
The leading surname here is Maude, with 9 people recorded in 1881.
Most common surnames in Denton
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 | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Maude | 9 | 30.83x |
| 102 | Mayers | 9 | 39.08x |
| 103 | Murry | 9 | 22.16x |
| 104 | Naish | 9 | 32.76x |
| 105 | Prestwich | 9 | 86.21x |
| 106 | Ramsbottom | 9 | 17.34x |
| 107 | Rowarth | 9 | 250.70x |
| 108 | Royds | 9 | 71.60x |
| 109 | Shufflebottom | 9 | 64.75x |
| 110 | Stenton | 9 | 64.01x |
| 111 | Woodall | 9 | 14.57x |
| 112 | Cranmer | 8 | 60.56x |
| 113 | Dodgson | 8 | 21.44x |
| 114 | Goodier | 8 | 29.12x |
| 115 | Higginbotham | 8 | 40.34x |
| 116 | Magson | 8 | 65.79x |
| 117 | Parkins | 8 | 19.33x |
| 118 | Rowbotham | 8 | 21.23x |
| 119 | Sidebotham | 8 | 51.12x |
| 120 | Smale | 8 | 15.81x |
| 121 | Smethurst | 8 | 13.60x |
| 122 | Snelson | 8 | 45.87x |
| 123 | Thrasher | 8 | 181.41x |
| 124 | Tunstall | 8 | 19.61x |
| 125 | Adshead | 7 | 20.95x |
| 126 | Brimelow | 7 | 113.64x |
| 127 | Calligan | 7 | 45.87x |
| 128 | Coburn | 7 | 48.14x |
| 129 | Etchells | 7 | 23.57x |
| 130 | Ibbotson | 7 | 13.28x |
| 131 | Keate | 7 | 309.73x |
| 132 | Marland | 7 | 26.19x |
| 133 | Rivers | 7 | 14.70x |
| 134 | Rostron | 7 | 15.29x |
| 135 | Shawcross | 7 | 27.48x |
| 136 | Shelmerdine | 7 | 55.47x |
| 137 | Swire | 7 | 91.26x |
| 138 | Threadgold | 7 | 53.72x |
| 139 | Whitehurst | 7 | 28.70x |
| 140 | Whyatt | 7 | 36.57x |
| 141 | Berresford | 6 | 41.41x |
| 142 | Boone | 6 | 66.08x |
| 143 | Bottomly | 6 | 85.35x |
| 144 | Callagan | 6 | 58.03x |
| 145 | Combes | 6 | 36.95x |
| 146 | Doodson | 6 | 86.96x |
| 147 | Goodyer | 6 | 34.05x |
| 148 | Greatorex | 6 | 25.48x |
| 149 | Hallows | 6 | 39.79x |
| 150 | Lingham | 6 | 88.24x |
| 151 | Longworth | 6 | 12.23x |
| 152 | Mitter | 6 | 1111.11x |
| 153 | Raper | 6 | 18.62x |
| 154 | Raworth | 6 | 131.29x |
| 155 | Ridler | 6 | 31.45x |
| 156 | Swindell | 6 | 32.35x |
| 157 | Wolfenden | 6 | 16.71x |
| 158 | Arundale | 5 | 69.16x |
| 159 | Birkby | 5 | 57.87x |
| 160 | Cooney | 5 | 15.68x |
| 161 | Corless | 5 | 23.13x |
| 162 | Cuttle | 5 | 100.40x |
| 163 | Danials | 5 | 1136.36x |
| 164 | Gillmore | 5 | 68.12x |
| 165 | Hallworth | 5 | 25.09x |
| 166 | Hockey | 5 | 21.38x |
| 167 | Kyme | 5 | 203.25x |
| 168 | Morten | 5 | 42.74x |
| 169 | Newham | 5 | 17.76x |
| 170 | Roby | 5 | 26.88x |
| 171 | Suter | 5 | 21.81x |
| 172 | Wagstaffe | 5 | 45.96x |
| 173 | Willamson | 5 | 476.19x |
| 174 | Allett | 4 | 81.30x |
| 175 | Arnfield | 4 | 59.97x |
| 176 | Ashfield | 4 | 27.51x |
| 177 | Bellringer | 4 | 57.97x |
| 178 | Blakeman | 4 | 17.72x |
| 179 | Cheetam | 4 | 347.83x |
| 180 | Coucill | 4 | 283.69x |
| 181 | Crellin | 4 | 19.79x |
| 182 | Elkin | 4 | 25.56x |
| 183 | Fairfield | 4 | 42.37x |
| 184 | Handcock | 4 | 22.43x |
| 185 | Hegginbotham | 4 | 400.00x |
| 186 | Horsefield | 4 | 30.05x |
| 187 | Ingleson | 4 | 68.97x |
| 188 | Kier | 4 | 117.30x |
| 189 | Langworth | 4 | 283.69x |
| 190 | Lusty | 4 | 27.08x |
| 191 | Mayson | 4 | 55.71x |
| 192 | Meade | 4 | 18.21x |
| 193 | Naughton | 4 | 26.04x |
| 194 | Parkinton | 4 | 380.95x |
| 195 | Skirving | 4 | 73.53x |
| 196 | Spilsbury | 4 | 26.76x |
| 197 | Sumerfield | 4 | 216.22x |
| 198 | Tatton | 4 | 20.02x |
| 199 | Tingle | 4 | 16.33x |
| 200 | Torr | 4 | 24.14x |