1881 census place

Oldham surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Oldham, 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

3,148 surnames are listed for Oldham, Lancashire, covering 92,791 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Stamford, with 7 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Oldham

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
1601	Stamford	7	0.010%	3.05x
1602	Standing	7	0.010%	0.98x
1603	Stanyer	7	0.010%	5.64x
1604	Stump	7	0.010%	9.91x
1605	Sudron	7	0.010%	34.08x
1606	Swinglehurst	7	0.010%	30.22x
1607	Swires	7	0.010%	13.98x
1608	Tatham	7	0.010%	1.85x
1609	Tidswell	7	0.010%	2.61x
1610	Tildsley	7	0.010%	8.84x
1611	Tilton	7	0.010%	27.56x
1612	Tooley	7	0.010%	1.81x
1613	Varey	7	0.010%	4.08x
1614	Walshaw	7	0.010%	2.34x
1615	Wardell	7	0.010%	1.57x
1616	Warrilow	7	0.010%	3.57x
1617	Welby	7	0.010%	6.29x
1618	Whaite	7	0.010%	14.87x
1619	Wibberley	7	0.010%	4.31x
1620	Widdop	7	0.010%	2.76x
1621	Withington	7	0.010%	2.37x
1622	Womack	7	0.010%	3.56x
1623	Wooller	7	0.010%	5.91x
1624	Worthy	7	0.010%	2.57x
1625	Yarwood	7	0.010%	1.54x
1626	Ainley	6	0.010%	1.35x
1627	Amey	6	0.010%	1.92x
1628	Ardron	6	0.010%	7.54x
1629	Askham	6	0.010%	2.75x
1630	Bagot	6	0.010%	3.83x
1631	Bakes	6	0.010%	9.91x
1632	Bann	6	0.010%	4.68x
1633	Barden	6	0.010%	1.40x
1634	Barrons	6	0.010%	13.61x
1635	Batey	6	0.010%	1.37x
1636	Batho	6	0.010%	5.18x
1637	Berwick	6	0.010%	1.33x
1638	Bethell	6	0.010%	1.45x
1639	Bickley	6	0.010%	1.29x
1640	Birtwhistle	6	0.010%	4.85x
1641	Blackburne	6	0.010%	7.80x
1642	Blackford	6	0.010%	1.49x
1643	Blackley	6	0.010%	1.98x
1644	Blackstock	6	0.010%	3.64x
1645	Bodden	6	0.010%	21.41x
1646	Boocock	6	0.010%	1.52x
1647	Boss	6	0.010%	4.23x
1648	Bradburn	6	0.010%	1.35x
1649	Brankin	6	0.010%	50.21x
1650	Bratt	6	0.010%	1.55x
1651	Brayshaw	6	0.010%	1.47x
1652	Brickell	6	0.010%	3.42x
1653	Brine	6	0.010%	1.76x
1654	Briscall	6	0.010%	19.59x
1655	Brogden	6	0.010%	1.62x
1656	Brooksbank	6	0.010%	1.64x
1657	Brownhill	6	0.010%	1.53x
1658	Burbridge	6	0.010%	1.55x
1659	Caldicott	6	0.010%	2.70x
1660	Cambell	6	0.010%	1.95x
1661	Camps	6	0.010%	4.97x
1662	Cassady	6	0.010%	13.39x
1663	Cassie	6	0.010%	3.19x
1664	Caveney	6	0.010%	10.04x
1665	Chantrey	6	0.010%	16.73x
1666	Charnock	6	0.010%	1.12x
1667	Churn	6	0.010%	14.21x
1668	Clapton	6	0.010%	2.91x
1669	Clee	6	0.010%	2.55x
1670	Cockram	6	0.010%	1.58x
1671	Cogley	6	0.010%	27.70x
1672	Coker	6	0.010%	1.14x
1673	Coldman	6	0.010%	9.13x
1674	Colleran	6	0.010%	55.40x
1675	Combs	6	0.010%	2.74x
1676	Conlon	6	0.010%	2.45x
1677	Connelley	6	0.010%	20.34x
1678	Conrey	6	0.010%	57.42x
1679	Constantine	6	0.010%	1.85x
1680	Coops	6	0.010%	13.61x
1681	Corden	6	0.010%	3.25x
1682	Corker	6	0.010%	2.19x
1683	Crain	6	0.010%	5.72x
1684	Cromwell	6	0.010%	5.37x
1685	Cubby	6	0.010%	22.00x
1686	Derham	6	0.010%	3.05x
1687	Donnellan	6	0.010%	26.77x
1688	Dowd	6	0.010%	1.71x
1689	Dunleavy	6	0.010%	17.27x
1690	Durden	6	0.010%	4.31x
1691	Embleton	6	0.010%	1.87x
1692	Fishwick	6	0.010%	1.07x
1693	Frain	6	0.010%	4.08x
1694	Frowde	6	0.010%	42.28x
1695	Furguson	6	0.010%	6.75x
1696	Gibbin	6	0.010%	6.92x
1697	Giddings	6	0.010%	1.18x
1698	Gilliatt	6	0.010%	11.55x
1699	Goodhead	6	0.010%	4.64x
1700	Gulley	6	0.010%	5.60x