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 Gunther, with 6 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
1701	Gunther	6	0.010%	15.90x
1702	Hackman	6	0.010%	5.44x
1703	Hamson	6	0.010%	3.45x
1704	Hanby	6	0.010%	4.09x
1705	Hartshorn	6	0.010%	1.24x
1706	Heathorn	6	0.010%	19.13x
1707	Holleran	6	0.010%	21.13x
1708	Houldsworth	6	0.010%	2.69x
1709	Houlston	6	0.010%	5.64x
1710	Howley	6	0.010%	2.49x
1711	Inskip	6	0.010%	3.02x
1712	Jordon	6	0.010%	1.19x
1713	Joynson	6	0.010%	2.31x
1714	Kennerley	6	0.010%	3.75x
1715	Kilpatrick	6	0.010%	1.04x
1716	Knaggs	6	0.010%	2.08x
1717	Lalley	6	0.010%	6.20x
1718	Landy	6	0.010%	11.81x
1719	Lapish	6	0.010%	12.85x
1720	Lawler	6	0.010%	1.19x
1721	Lawlor	6	0.010%	4.00x
1722	Layfield	6	0.010%	2.94x
1723	Lazenbury	6	0.010%	40.16x
1724	Linley	6	0.010%	1.51x
1725	Lloyds	6	0.010%	28.69x
1726	Longson	6	0.010%	4.78x
1727	Lowrey	6	0.010%	2.82x
1728	Lundy	6	0.010%	3.09x
1729	Macken	6	0.010%	12.65x
1730	Macleod	6	0.010%	0.38x
1731	Magee	6	0.010%	1.22x
1732	Malcomson	6	0.010%	18.46x
1733	Marney	6	0.010%	2.72x
1734	Mayers	6	0.010%	1.79x
1735	Mcquade	6	0.010%	20.86x
1736	Millett	6	0.010%	1.35x
1737	Millichamp	6	0.010%	6.50x
1738	Moulson	6	0.010%	2.72x
1739	Mullarkey	6	0.010%	20.59x
1740	Mullinger	6	0.010%	4.93x
1741	Norcliffe	6	0.010%	5.68x
1742	Oday	6	0.010%	21.13x
1743	Odea	6	0.010%	28.18x
1744	Pace	6	0.010%	1.20x
1745	Palliser	6	0.010%	4.58x
1746	Pedley	6	0.010%	1.06x
1747	Pendred	6	0.010%	9.23x
1748	Perigo	6	0.010%	13.50x
1749	Philipson	6	0.010%	1.92x
1750	Priestly	6	0.010%	2.28x
1751	Prime	6	0.010%	1.37x
1752	Printon	6	0.010%	55.40x
1753	Pullinger	6	0.010%	3.17x
1754	Punchard	6	0.010%	4.24x
1755	Reidy	6	0.010%	14.21x
1756	Relley	6	0.010%	57.42x
1757	Sear	6	0.010%	1.43x
1758	Sefton	6	0.010%	1.63x
1759	Sheridon	6	0.010%	20.07x
1760	Sidebotham	6	0.010%	2.63x
1761	Sigley	6	0.010%	6.25x
1762	Simpkin	6	0.010%	1.43x
1763	Skirrow	6	0.010%	3.93x
1764	Southam	6	0.010%	1.28x
1765	Standley	6	0.010%	3.16x
1766	Starns	6	0.010%	29.75x
1767	Stockham	6	0.010%	4.04x
1768	Stowell	6	0.010%	2.30x
1769	Stubbins	6	0.010%	3.25x
1770	Swithenbank	6	0.010%	4.20x
1771	Threlfall	6	0.010%	1.18x
1772	Tighe	6	0.010%	2.31x
1773	Tinley	6	0.010%	7.08x
1774	Tobin	6	0.010%	1.34x
1775	Toll	6	0.010%	3.05x
1776	Tool	6	0.010%	9.28x
1777	Toulson	6	0.010%	3.92x
1778	Treadwell	6	0.010%	2.06x
1779	Trickett	6	0.010%	1.24x
1780	Twiner	6	0.010%	10.36x
1781	Tyne	6	0.010%	7.87x
1782	Webberley	6	0.010%	10.78x
1783	Welsby	6	0.010%	2.09x
1784	Westhead	6	0.010%	2.31x
1785	Widdowson	6	0.010%	1.01x
1786	Wingate	6	0.010%	1.51x
1787	Woodard	6	0.010%	2.49x
1788	Wooler	6	0.010%	3.04x
1789	Woolmer	6	0.010%	3.31x
1790	Wrather	6	0.010%	22.94x
1791	Aitkin	5	0.000%	2.60x
1792	Anson	5	0.000%	1.21x
1793	Ashurst	5	0.000%	1.26x
1794	Bagg	5	0.000%	2.56x
1795	Bartlam	5	0.000%	4.14x
1796	Bayes	5	0.000%	1.50x
1797	Beels	5	0.000%	11.06x
1798	Bellringer	5	0.000%	4.98x
1799	Bently	5	0.000%	1.73x
1800	Berkley	5	0.000%	3.30x