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1881 census place

Failsworth surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Failsworth, 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

266 surnames are listed for Failsworth, Lancashire, covering 3,595 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Poppleton, with 3 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Failsworth

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
201Poppleton321.58x
202Prenton3217.39x
203Ridyard326.04x
204Sprague316.30x
205Whewell320.52x
206Whitehill346.80x
207Wolstenhulme387.72x
208Worral344.58x
209Asman271.94x
210Avison217.44x
211Carabine287.72x
212Cavannagh295.69x
213Dearnley214.06x
214Farral281.97x
215Fowell216.60x
216Greave281.97x
217Hadcock261.35x
218Howles233.11x
219Hyam216.04x
220Kindley2109.29x
221Macbride2194.17x
222Mellard274.91x
223Moscrop216.78x
224Quilter215.41x
225Ryding218.52x
226Thornly2129.87x
227Towey239.14x
228Wike279.37x
229Willacy224.36x
230Altoft125.00x
231Badrock149.75x
232Barstow17.29x
233Blakeborough115.80x
234Carrall140.98x
235Clydesdale118.98x
236Colly123.58x
237Croydon116.08x
238Dood159.88x
239Duddle142.02x
240Farrand16.28x
241Feeny124.88x
242Fowden117.57x
243Gatley17.33x
244Gawthorpe110.85x
245Gillibrand16.21x
246Gordan118.25x
247Halkyard111.01x
248Halt137.04x
249Looney17.97x
250Marklew115.67x
251Melland157.14x
252Murchison112.50x
253Oniel114.47x
254Pollit129.07x
255Priestnall125.51x
256Ridger153.19x
257Rowbottam152.36x
258Shott122.08x
259Siddale1151.52x
260Standering1151.52x
261Suckley145.05x
262Summerscales110.49x
263Thetford124.51x
264Tuddenham112.38x
265Whately148.31x
266Wolstencroft13.22x