Top surnames from the 1881 census in Croston, Lancashire

Croston is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Lancashire

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
WHITTLE764.2434194.77
DALTON653.6293158.11
WATKINSON633.5176300.29
ALMOND603.3501270.27
SMITH553.07092.17
NORRIS553.070971.49
TRAFFORD522.9034724.23
RIGBY362.010169.30
COTTOM362.01011,168.83
WALSH291.619230.41
CRITCHLEY291.6192181.70
HOLDING291.6192182.62
BANISTER281.5634375.34
TAYLOR251.39592.18
DUCKWORTH241.340069.32
HIGHFIELD231.2842460.00
HIGHAM221.2284120.55
FOY221.2284148.75
CHADWICK221.228428.09
DITCHFIELD201.1167326.80
YATES201.116716.25
EASTHAM191.0609207.88
WRIGHT191.06093.31
PYE191.060970.95
FARRINGTON191.0609123.46
SUMNER181.005062.07
MILLER181.00505.62
WORTHINGTON181.005050.13
BULLEN170.949289.52
HOUGH160.893451.88
WALMSLEY160.893443.17
WALTON150.837511.90
WIGNALL140.7817153.17
HUNTER140.78177.61
CROSTON140.7817411.76
MOON140.781737.06
DAWSON120.67006.08
BANKS120.670013.06
MORTON110.614211.49
SINGLETON110.614231.07
HODSON110.614229.67
GREGSON110.614244.39
FORSHAW110.614291.36
BOLTON100.558312.97
JACKSON100.55832.00
SPENCER100.55836.12
HEYS90.502568.75
PARKER90.50252.64
BLACKSTONE90.5025666.67
BROMLEY90.502532.63

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BANET1.791,7913750.0000
GOMES1.791,7911923.0769
DORRILL1.791,7911212.1212
COTTOM1.791,7911168.8312
LEDDON1.791,7911000.0000
TRAFFORD1.791,791724.2340
BLACKSTONE1.791,791666.6667
HIGHFIELD1.791,791460.0000
CROSTON1.791,791411.7647
BANISTER1.791,791375.3351
DITCHFIELD1.791,791326.7974
WATKINSON1.791,791300.2860
ALMOND1.791,791270.2703
EASTHAM1.791,791207.8775
WHITTLE1.791,791194.7719
HOLDING1.791,791182.6196
CRITCHLEY1.791,791181.7043
JUMP1.791,791162.8664
DALTON1.791,791158.1124
WIGNALL1.791,791153.1729
FOY1.791,791148.7492
AINSCOUGH1.791,791145.2282
WAINMAN1.791,791133.9286
FARRINGTON1.791,791123.4568
HIGHAM1.791,791120.5479
FOREST1.791,791116.7315
DAWBER1.791,791100.7557
ALTY1.791,79191.4634
FORSHAW1.791,79191.3621
BULLEN1.791,79189.5208
RAINFORD1.791,79177.0713
BALMER1.791,79173.7463
NORRIS1.791,79171.4936
PYE1.791,79170.9485
DUCKWORTH1.791,79169.3241
RIGBY1.791,79169.2974
HEYS1.791,79168.7548
SUMNER1.791,79162.0690
HOUGH1.791,79151.8807
MOORCROFT1.791,79150.5051
WORTHINGTON1.791,79150.1253
WALLEY1.791,79147.4496
HIGGINSON1.791,79144.6180
GREGSON1.791,79144.3906
WALMSLEY1.791,79143.1732
LAYTON1.791,79141.8702
MOON1.791,79137.0566
VARLEY1.791,79136.5705
GASKELL1.791,79132.6797
BROMLEY1.791,79132.6323

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1,791 people called BANET in Croston at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, a frequency of 3750.0000 in Croston means that 3750.0000% of the people in Croston on census day were called BANET.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BANET in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole. An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same probability of picking someone called BANET as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called BANET here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find someone called BANET here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1.79 in Croston means that you are 1.79 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BANET in Croston than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Croston in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

ABRAHAM (1)  ACKROYD (1)  AINCOUGH (4)  AINSCOUGH (7)  AINSWORTH (1)  ALMOND (60)  ALTRY (2)  ALTY (3)  ANDERSON (1)  ANGLEZARK (2)  ASCROFT (14)  ASHTON (7)  ASHWORTH (2)  ATOTT (7)  AUGHTON (5)  BALMER (5)  BANET (3)  BANETT (1)  BANKS (12)  BANON (6)  BANISTER (28)  BARRON (1)  BATTERSBY (1)  BENNETT (2)  BIBBY (1)  BLACKBURN (4)  BLACKSTONE (9)  BLEASDALE (1)  BLYTON (1)  BOLTON (10)  BOUN (2)  BOYD (1)  BRADSHAW (1)  BRETHERTON (2)  BRIDGE (2)  BROMLEY (9)  O'BRIAN (1)  BUCK (4)  BULLEN (17)  BULLING (1)  BONNEY (1)  BARROW (1)  BUTTLER (1)  CARTER (2)  CATTERALL (23)  CATERALL (2)  CAUNCE (9)  CHADWICK (22)  CHASE (1)  CHEW (1)  CLARKSON (8)  CLAYTON (4)  COTTOM (36)  COTTAM (3)  COTTON (8)  COOTON (1)  CRITCHLEY (29)  CROSTON (14)  CULSHAW (7)  DALTON (65)  DAWBER (4)  DAWSON (12)  DENTON (3)  DICKINSON (2)  DITCHFIELD (20)  DIXION (1)  DOBSON (1)  DORRILL (4)  DUCKWORTH (24)  EARLE (1)  EASTHAM (19)  EDMONDS (1)  EDWARDS (1)  FARRINGTON (19)  FAZACKERLEY (8)  FISH (3)  FOREST (6)  FORSHAW (11)  FOY (22)  GALLAGHER (1)  GASKELL (6)  GIBBONS (1)  GLOVER (8)  GOMES (5)  GORE (3)  GRAHAM (2)  GREGSON (11)  GRUNES (2)  HACKFORTH (5)  HALE (7)  HALLIWELL (1)  HAMES (1)  HAMILTON (1)  HANMAN (1)  HAMPSON (2)  HARRISON (4)  HEYS (9)  HIGGINSON (8)  HIGHAM (22)  HIGHFIELD (23)  HIGHGHAM (3)  HILL (1)  HILTON (3)  HOBBOROW (2)  HODGE (4)  HODSON (11)  HOLDING (29)  HOLDEN (1)  HOLMSEWORTH (2)  HOUGH (16)  HOUGHTON (2)  HUDSON (1)  HUGHES (1)  HUNTER (14)  IDDON (47)  JACKSON (10)  JESSOP (3)  JOLLY (1)  JONES (2)  JUMP (5)  CARA (1)  KERSHAW (8)  KINGSLEY (1)  KIRKAM (2)  LANGTREE (10)  LAW (1)  LEDDON (5)  LAYTON (6)  LINTALL (6)  LIVESEY (5)  LOWE (1)  LYDDIAH (1)  LYON (5)  MARSH (1)  MASTERFIELD (2)  MASTERS (1)  MCDONELL (1)  MACKINTOSH (1)  MEALEY (1)  MILES (1)  MILLER (18)  MITCHELL (4)  MONK (9)  MOON (14)  MOORCROFT (3)  MORRIS (2)  MORTON (11)  MOSS (1)  MOSTGIN (1)  MAYOR (1)  NELSON (8)  NORRIS (55)  PAGE (6)  PARKER (9)  PAIN (1)  PETERS (1)  POLLARD (1)  PRESTON (6)  PYE (19)  RAINFORD (4)  RIGBY (36)  RIMMER (2)  ROBINSON (3)  ROGERSON (1)  ROSKELL (3)  RUTTER (1)  SHARROCK (1)  SHAW (1)  SHININGTON (3)  SHUTLEWORTH (1)  SILCOCK (22)  SINGLETON (11)  SLOW (10)  SMITH (55)  SNAITHAM (1)  SPENCER (10)  SPIBY (15)  STAZAIKER (4)  STAZIKER (23)  SUMNER (18)  TAYLOR (25)  THEAKSTON (1)  THORNTON (4)  TRELFALL (1)  TODD (1)  TOPING (1)  TRAFFORD (52)  DE TRAFFORD (2)  TURNER (3)  TUSON (6)  VALENTINE (5)  VARLEY (9)  WANE (5)  WALLEY (4)  WALMSLEY (16)  WALMESLEY (4)  WALSH (29)  WALTON (15)  WARD (7)  WATKINSON (63)  WATSON (2)  WAINMAN (3)  WHITE (1)  WHITTLE (76)  WIGNALL (14)  WILDING (2)  WOOLFE (1)  WOODS (4)  WORTHINGTON (18)  WRIGHT (19)  YATES (20)