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1881 census place

Westhoughton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Westhoughton, 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

273 surnames are listed for Westhoughton, Lancashire, covering 5,616 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Hardaker, with 4 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Westhoughton

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
201Hardaker412.52x
202Holcroft420.05x
203Markland419.32x
204Marrin4175.44x
205Pimblett444.35x
206Rhoden460.24x
207Sant421.66x
208Snailham474.49x
209Timperley419.42x
210Trezise446.57x
211Vance422.71x
212Birtwell334.80x
213Breakell337.08x
214Catteral3136.99x
215Cockrem3131.58x
216Coope316.32x
217Crank315.95x
218Crippin3100.00x
219Crooke324.10x
220Garvin336.36x
221Hodgen372.99x
222Lily368.34x
223Mayoh318.36x
224Noades3206.90x
225Ormesher350.08x
226Sedgewick324.33x
227Swire332.47x
228Alker211.73x
229Crankshaw215.99x
230Finigan213.93x
231Greenough28.57x
232Hutching237.45x
233Jealous256.82x
234Laithwaite225.48x
235Marrow213.90x
236Monger211.95x
237Mosscrop2102.56x
238Nabbs287.72x
239Ridyard214.88x
240Schoefield267.57x
241Sothern239.45x
242Towey233.56x
243Westby219.38x
244Aron152.36x
245Bowcock18.39x
246Bulcock16.37x
247Clemmett162.11x
248Cockshot143.10x
249Coulthurst19.38x
250Croxall115.80x
251Devany121.88x
252Edon166.23x
253Files114.01x
254Frow110.31x
255Gettings110.94x
256Goodram139.06x
257Grounds16.40x
258Hogden140.49x
259Hufton19.30x
260Marginson110.82x
261Myerscough17.26x
262Obrine135.97x
263Oloughlin1111.11x
264Rickhuss1125.00x
265Roffe19.23x
266Rydings120.62x
267Sharrocks19.20x
268Shorrocks18.22x
269Showell110.62x
270Sinkinson118.62x
271Sinnott110.21x
272Thorrington131.75x
273Winnard18.54x