1881 census place

Wigan surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Wigan, 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

1,668 surnames are listed for Wigan, Lancashire, covering 32,983 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Hammel, with 3 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Wigan

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
1201	Hammel	3	0.010%	21.82x
1202	Hammil	3	0.010%	19.32x
1203	Handly	3	0.010%	6.44x
1204	Hanratty	3	0.010%	11.24x
1205	Hard	3	0.010%	3.41x
1206	Haseltine	3	0.010%	24.10x
1207	Heapy	3	0.010%	8.35x
1208	Herford	3	0.010%	15.58x
1209	Highfield	3	0.010%	2.22x
1210	Hollywell	3	0.010%	21.08x
1211	Horrobin	3	0.010%	5.47x
1212	Hutchin	3	0.010%	5.33x
1213	Hyson	3	0.010%	14.49x
1214	Ilsley	3	0.010%	4.57x
1215	Ingman	3	0.010%	11.24x
1216	Kenedy	3	0.010%	4.71x
1217	Kenyan	3	0.010%	77.32x
1218	Kinsella	3	0.010%	4.16x
1219	Lanagan	3	0.010%	12.70x
1220	Larney	3	0.010%	24.10x
1221	Lenord	3	0.010%	16.27x
1222	Madgett	3	0.010%	18.01x
1223	Mangham	3	0.010%	8.47x
1224	Mapson	3	0.010%	12.62x
1225	Marcroft	3	0.010%	6.31x
1226	Meaden	3	0.010%	3.86x
1227	Meddows	3	0.010%	21.08x
1228	Meldon	3	0.010%	21.08x
1229	Melia	3	0.010%	2.58x
1230	Mercier	3	0.010%	22.35x
1231	Moulding	3	0.010%	2.57x
1232	Mulloy	3	0.010%	4.20x
1233	Noden	3	0.010%	3.57x
1234	Ohare	3	0.010%	2.52x
1235	Orrett	3	0.010%	16.86x
1236	Passant	3	0.010%	9.61x
1237	Penson	3	0.010%	4.35x
1238	Perrins	3	0.010%	2.04x
1239	Pickington	3	0.010%	186.34x
1240	Purse	3	0.010%	5.62x
1241	Quarmby	3	0.010%	2.34x
1242	Richie	3	0.010%	6.58x
1243	Rotheram	3	0.010%	8.79x
1244	Seagrave	3	0.010%	4.64x
1245	Sheedy	3	0.010%	13.25x
1246	Single	3	0.010%	9.92x
1247	Skeat	3	0.010%	23.18x
1248	Stack	3	0.010%	3.02x
1249	Starkie	3	0.010%	1.94x
1250	Stretch	3	0.010%	2.76x
1251	Symmonds	3	0.010%	8.39x
1252	Tegg	3	0.010%	7.05x
1253	Tillman	3	0.010%	6.02x
1254	Tohill	3	0.010%	142.86x
1255	Tushingham	3	0.010%	13.95x
1256	Weatherall	3	0.010%	3.19x
1257	Weedall	3	0.010%	9.87x
1258	Whitter	3	0.010%	8.39x
1259	Altree	2	0.000%	14.73x
1260	Axtell	2	0.000%	3.35x
1261	Ballin	2	0.000%	26.88x
1262	Bardon	2	0.000%	10.75x
1263	Bealey	2	0.000%	4.60x
1264	Beardman	2	0.000%	12.49x
1265	Beddard	2	0.000%	3.34x
1266	Benison	2	0.000%	8.19x
1267	Berchall	2	0.000%	68.73x
1268	Berrington	2	0.000%	2.28x
1269	Bertie	2	0.000%	5.07x
1270	Bevington	2	0.000%	2.95x
1271	Bigham	2	0.000%	7.98x
1272	Blackham	2	0.000%	1.72x
1273	Bollard	2	0.000%	3.48x
1274	Boss	2	0.000%	3.25x
1275	Breman	2	0.000%	11.45x
1276	Brimelow	2	0.000%	5.15x
1277	Britain	2	0.000%	6.95x
1278	Brittian	2	0.000%	4.56x
1279	Brophy	2	0.000%	3.08x
1280	Bullin	2	0.000%	5.24x
1281	Bunning	2	0.000%	3.91x
1282	Burdock	2	0.000%	5.35x
1283	Burne	2	0.000%	2.70x
1284	Byer	2	0.000%	24.72x
1285	Cairus	2	0.000%	49.51x
1286	Calligan	2	0.000%	2.08x
1287	Carlow	2	0.000%	4.43x
1288	Chapham	2	0.000%	30.91x
1289	Chislett	2	0.000%	3.74x
1290	Churchouse	2	0.000%	7.88x
1291	Coalman	2	0.000%	11.24x
1292	Coan	2	0.000%	6.87x
1293	Coffee	2	0.000%	3.31x
1294	Coleclough	2	0.000%	7.98x
1295	Crippen	2	0.000%	11.04x
1296	Croston	2	0.000%	2.18x
1297	Cruise	2	0.000%	4.25x
1298	Cullin	2	0.000%	5.75x
1299	Cuningham	2	0.000%	5.81x
1300	Cunniff	2	0.000%	13.30x