1881 census place

Leyland surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Leyland, 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

222 surnames are listed for Leyland, Lancashire, covering 3,038 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Bennett, with 102 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Leyland

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	Bennett	102	1.69%	10.29x
2	Sumner	101	1.67%	103.43x
3	Bamber	74	1.23%	159.00x
4	Banister	67	1.11%	266.83x
5	Berry	59	0.980%	12.33x
6	Bowling	58	0.960%	260.44x
7	Wilding	58	0.960%	81.79x
8	Walmsley	57	0.950%	45.67x
9	Bretherton	53	0.880%	342.60x
10	Catterall	53	0.880%	138.96x
11	Moss	48	0.800%	12.91x
12	Riding	47	0.780%	115.65x
13	Rigby	46	0.760%	26.29x
14	Crook	45	0.750%	25.98x
15	Norris	43	0.710%	16.60x
16	Blundell	42	0.700%	59.15x
17	Lancaster	39	0.650%	26.02x
18	Hesketh	37	0.610%	64.10x
19	Almond	33	0.550%	44.15x
20	Whittle	33	0.550%	25.11x
21	Cocker	32	0.530%	64.70x
22	Garstang	31	0.510%	369.93x
23	Brindle	30	0.500%	69.32x
24	Gregson	30	0.500%	35.95x
25	Longton	30	0.500%	351.29x
26	Watkinson	30	0.500%	42.46x
27	Ashcroft	28	0.460%	34.70x
28	Haydock	28	0.460%	147.29x
29	Marland	28	0.460%	133.46x
30	Swann	28	0.460%	42.55x
31	Snape	27	0.450%	48.56x
32	Baxendale	26	0.430%	84.61x
33	Higham	26	0.430%	42.30x
34	Coupe	25	0.410%	59.40x
35	Pilkington	25	0.410%	23.07x
36	Dawber	24	0.400%	179.51x
37	Hindle	24	0.400%	28.32x
38	Salisbury	23	0.380%	38.39x
39	Baron	22	0.360%	35.24x
40	Swan	22	0.360%	14.08x
41	Culshaw	21	0.350%	92.02x
42	Kellett	21	0.350%	40.03x
43	Weaver	21	0.350%	13.39x
44	Abram	20	0.330%	92.38x
45	Clitheroe	20	0.330%	214.59x
46	Deacon	20	0.330%	19.52x
47	Heywood	20	0.330%	16.67x
48	Smalley	20	0.330%	36.64x
49	Thornley	20	0.330%	29.88x
50	Withnell	20	0.330%	662.25x
51	Beardsworth	19	0.320%	173.36x
52	Pemberton	19	0.320%	24.80x
53	Fishwick	18	0.300%	59.82x
54	Mayor	18	0.300%	68.29x
55	Bannister	17	0.280%	16.32x
56	Cliffe	17	0.280%	44.90x
57	Cuerden	17	0.280%	474.86x
58	Monk	17	0.280%	13.42x
59	Waring	17	0.280%	22.44x
60	Worthington	17	0.280%	14.06x
61	Cottam	16	0.270%	43.61x
62	Moorcroft	16	0.270%	79.92x
63	Seddon	16	0.270%	16.33x
64	Swarbrick	16	0.270%	67.97x
65	Fazackerley	15	0.250%	225.56x
66	Iddon	15	0.250%	98.55x
67	Melling	15	0.250%	40.19x
68	Pickup	15	0.250%	19.24x
69	Tattersall	15	0.250%	17.91x
70	Tyrer	15	0.250%	56.39x
71	Astley	14	0.230%	35.01x
72	Blackledge	14	0.230%	86.15x
73	Clare	14	0.230%	16.04x
74	Holding	14	0.230%	26.18x
75	Livesey	14	0.230%	23.70x
76	Ryding	14	0.230%	170.32x
77	Threlfall	14	0.230%	51.19x
78	Whalley	14	0.230%	14.75x
79	Eastham	13	0.220%	42.22x
80	Rawcliffe	13	0.220%	53.92x
81	Wharton	13	0.220%	15.39x
82	Wiggans	13	0.220%	258.45x
83	Cookson	12	0.200%	16.88x
84	Lomax	12	0.200%	14.09x
85	Silcock	12	0.200%	47.52x
86	Ainscough	11	0.180%	67.78x
87	Caunce	11	0.180%	124.15x
88	Forshaw	11	0.180%	27.13x
89	Grass	11	0.180%	238.61x
90	Hays	11	0.180%	42.70x
91	Kerfoot	11	0.180%	92.44x
92	Langton	11	0.180%	22.99x
93	Mawdesley	11	0.180%	319.77x
94	Houlden	10	0.170%	84.60x
95	Malley	10	0.170%	57.14x
96	Moulding	10	0.170%	68.87x
97	Pincock	10	0.170%	584.80x
98	Southworth	10	0.170%	32.37x
99	Westhead	10	0.170%	71.33x
100	Winder	10	0.170%	25.26x