1881 census place

Horwich surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Horwich, 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

129 surnames are listed for Horwich, Lancashire, covering 1,661 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Dickinson, with 78 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Horwich

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	Dickinson	78	2.06%	48.30x
2	Rawlinson	55	1.45%	121.98x
3	Makinson	43	1.14%	397.41x
4	Abbott	41	1.08%	24.59x
5	Caldwell	40	1.06%	67.61x
6	Greenhalgh	37	0.980%	47.78x
7	Grimshaw	37	0.980%	58.58x
8	Farnworth	35	0.930%	179.86x
9	Pass	35	0.930%	189.60x
10	Hampson	33	0.870%	48.43x
11	Whalley	32	0.850%	53.76x
12	Bromilow	31	0.820%	591.60x
13	Simm	30	0.790%	205.06x
14	Crowther	28	0.740%	24.81x
15	Longworth	28	0.740%	115.94x
16	Thornley	28	0.740%	66.71x
17	Calderbank	27	0.710%	315.42x
18	Vause	27	0.710%	463.12x
19	Farrington	26	0.690%	80.05x
20	Stubbs	26	0.690%	26.04x
21	Kirkman	25	0.660%	103.48x
22	Latham	25	0.660%	32.48x
23	Settle	24	0.630%	184.76x
24	Brownlow	23	0.610%	201.75x
25	Grundy	23	0.610%	29.71x
26	Haslam	23	0.610%	40.05x
27	Valentine	23	0.610%	47.44x
28	Ainsworth	22	0.580%	29.38x
29	Whittle	22	0.580%	26.71x
30	Hodson	21	0.560%	26.84x
31	Dent	20	0.530%	27.77x
32	Fearnley	20	0.530%	86.99x
33	Hamer	20	0.530%	28.25x
34	Peak	20	0.530%	126.34x
35	Beddows	19	0.500%	260.27x
36	Livesey	19	0.500%	51.31x
37	Partington	19	0.500%	35.42x
38	Jolly	18	0.480%	33.59x
39	Pimbley	17	0.450%	1478.26x
40	Sharples	17	0.450%	25.72x
41	Stones	17	0.450%	37.80x
42	France	16	0.420%	27.83x
43	Riding	16	0.420%	62.79x
44	Sale	16	0.420%	64.23x
45	Bath	15	0.400%	52.87x
46	Isherwood	15	0.400%	34.29x
47	Pendlebury	15	0.400%	61.86x
48	Throp	13	0.340%	456.14x
49	Bretherton	12	0.320%	123.71x
50	Challender	12	0.320%	916.03x
51	Harter	12	0.320%	582.52x
52	Towler	12	0.320%	71.13x
53	Walkden	12	0.320%	70.51x
54	Bellerby	11	0.290%	172.96x
55	Cutler	11	0.290%	23.38x
56	Dootson	11	0.290%	201.83x
57	Livsey	11	0.290%	82.27x
58	Tonge	11	0.290%	45.68x
59	Crankshaw	9	0.240%	176.13x
60	Curren	9	0.240%	293.16x
61	Hindley	9	0.240%	28.92x
62	Keable	9	0.240%	182.19x
63	Bullough	8	0.210%	68.97x
64	Caunce	8	0.210%	143.88x
65	Lewthwaite	8	0.210%	137.69x
66	Molyneux	8	0.210%	27.71x
67	Ramwell	8	0.210%	441.99x
68	Winstanley	8	0.210%	21.06x
69	Curwen	7	0.190%	87.61x
70	Showell	7	0.190%	181.82x
71	Abbot	6	0.160%	33.61x
72	Blakeborough	6	0.160%	198.68x
73	Brogden	6	0.160%	48.04x
74	Bromiley	6	0.160%	122.20x
75	Chippendale	6	0.160%	73.35x
76	Mawdsley	6	0.160%	50.29x
77	Mullineux	6	0.160%	155.44x
78	Ryding	6	0.160%	116.50x
79	Rydings	6	0.160%	303.03x
80	Sandbach	6	0.160%	118.58x
81	Scholefield	6	0.160%	55.50x
82	Sidebottom	6	0.160%	27.66x
83	Bleasdale	5	0.130%	43.14x
84	Mayoh	5	0.130%	74.85x
85	Southworth	5	0.130%	25.81x
86	Ainscow	4	0.110%	89.69x
87	Aspden	4	0.110%	24.04x
88	Beardsworth	4	0.110%	58.22x
89	Cottrill	4	0.110%	52.84x
90	Hadcroft	4	0.110%	239.52x
91	Highfield	4	0.110%	37.91x
92	Ormston	4	0.110%	60.42x
93	Rawsthorn	4	0.110%	199.01x
94	Siddell	4	0.110%	173.91x
95	Waddicor	4	0.110%	150.38x
96	Amer	3	0.080%	80.86x
97	Blinkhorn	3	0.080%	59.76x
98	Creek	3	0.080%	43.04x
99	Cuerden	3	0.080%	133.33x
100	Markland	3	0.080%	35.46x