Top surnames from the 1881 census in Lostock, Lancashire

Lostock 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
PARTINGTON263.3248234.23
SHAW263.324818.10
SMITH253.19692.26
HOLDEN253.196958.37
CROMPTON243.0691182.37
AINSCOUGH162.0460761.90
WINWARD162.04601,927.71
BRINDLE151.9182267.38
EDGE151.9182111.36
BOWLING151.9182519.03
HOWARTH141.790337.25
RATCLIFFE121.534555.56
YATES111.406620.47
ROSCOE111.4066226.80
MARSH111.406619.72
HORROCKS111.4066114.46
COOP101.2788390.63
RAMSDALE101.2788534.76
BUCKLEY91.150921.14
SNAPE91.1509124.83
BARDSLEY81.0230135.14
LATHAM81.023050.25
CRITCHLEY81.0230114.78
BOARDMAN81.023063.75
HILTON70.895126.04
REES70.895110.29
HARTLEY70.895114.28
BLACKWELL70.895149.12
MULLEN70.895193.58
WALKER70.89512.67
BAMBER70.8951116.09
ROBERTS70.89512.38
DOOTSON70.8951619.47
HAMILTON60.767310.23
TONG60.7673217.39
SHARPE60.767326.03
HIBBERT60.767352.36
JONES60.76730.68
RALPHS60.7673291.26
SEDDON60.767347.24
DIXON60.76737.00
GREEN60.76732.72
ARTHURS60.7673504.20
HARRISON60.76733.46
LEVER60.767385.11
ROSCOW50.6394476.19
CROSTON50.6394337.84
LOVETT50.639469.93
FURGUSON50.6394806.45
SIXSMITH50.6394381.68

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
WINWARD0.787821927.7108
FURGUSON0.78782806.4516
AINSCOUGH0.78782761.9048
DOOTSON0.78782619.4690
RAMSDALE0.78782534.7594
BOWLING0.78782519.0311
ARTHURS0.78782504.2017
ROSCOW0.78782476.1905
COOP0.78782390.6250
SIXSMITH0.78782381.6794
CROSTON0.78782337.8378
RIDDICK0.78782312.5000
RALPHS0.78782291.2621
BRINDLE0.78782267.3797
PARTINGTON0.78782234.2342
ROSCOE0.78782226.8041
CAFFERTY0.78782222.2222
TONG0.78782217.3913
CRANSHAW0.78782209.7902
CROMPTON0.78782182.3708
MARKLAND0.78782171.4286
BARDSLEY0.78782135.1351
SNAPE0.78782124.8266
BAMBER0.78782116.0862
CRITCHLEY0.78782114.7776
HORROCKS0.78782114.4641
EDGE0.78782111.3586
RABY0.78782106.6667
LONGWORTH0.78782100.0000
WITHINGTON0.7878296.6184
MULLEN0.7878293.5829
LEVER0.7878285.1064
LEYLAND0.7878283.6820
KIRKMAN0.7878280.0000
FRAY0.7878275.7576
LOVETT0.7878269.9301
WITHAM0.7878263.8978
BOARDMAN0.7878263.7450
HOLDEN0.7878258.3703
RIDINGS0.7878257.4713
RATCLIFFE0.7878255.5556
BURTENSHAW0.7878254.9451
HIBBERT0.7878252.3560
LATHAM0.7878250.2513
BLACKWELL0.7878249.1228
SEDDON0.7878247.2441
MAKIN0.7878244.6429
PINDER0.7878242.4628
BATESON0.7878240.8998
HOWARTH0.7878237.2539

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 782 people called WINWARD in Lostock 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 1927.7108 in Lostock means that 1927.7108% of the people in Lostock on census day were called WINWARD.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called WINWARD 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 WINWARD 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 WINWARD 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 WINWARD here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.78 in Lostock means that you are 0.78 times as likely to find someone with the surname of WINWARD in Lostock than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Lostock in 1881

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

AINSCOUGH (16)  ARTHURS (6)  BAMBER (7)  BARDSLEY (8)  BARNES (2)  BATES (2)  BATESON (2)  BERRY (3)  BLACKWELL (7)  BOARDMAN (8)  BOWDEN (1)  BOWEN (1)  BOWLING (15)  BOYDELL (18)  BRADLEY (1)  BRINDLE (15)  BROMILOW (22)  BROOKS (5)  BUCKLEY (9)  BULLOUGH (4)  BURTENSHAW (1)  BURTON (1)  BUTTERWORTH (3)  CALDERLEY (7)  CARLISLE (1)  CLARE (1)  CLAYTON (1)  CLEMMETT (1)  COOP (10)  CRANSHAW (3)  CRITCHLEY (8)  CROMPTON (24)  CROSTON (5)  DIGGLE (1)  DIXON (6)  DODD (1)  DOOTSON (7)  EDGE (15)  FURGUSON (5)  FLETCHER (4)  FRANCE (2)  FRAY (1)  GALLAGHER (1)  GERRARD (1)  MC GOWN (2)  GRANT (1)  GREEN (6)  HAGUE (1)  HAMILTON (6)  HAMPSON (1)  HARGREAVES (2)  HARRISON (6)  HART (4)  HARTLEY (7)  HAYES (3)  HEYES (1)  HEATON (4)  HENRY (1)  HIBBERT (6)  HILTON (7)  HODKINSON (1)  HOLDEN (25)  HOLT (5)  HOPKINSON (2)  HOPLEY (4)  HORROCKS (11)  HOSKER (2)  HOWARTH (14)  HOWCROFT (6)  HUGHES (1)  HUNT (5)  HIRST (3)  IZAT (3)  JONES (6)  KIRKMAN (4)  KNOWLES (3)  LATHAM (8)  LAWLER (1)  LEE (5)  LEONARD (2)  LEVER (6)  LEYLAND (4)  LIVESEY (1)  LOMAX (1)  LONGWORTH (5)  LOVETT (5)  LOWE (2)  LYTHGOE (5)  MAKIN (3)  MARKLAND (3)  MARSH (11)  MASSEY (1)  CAFFERTY (1)  MILLER (1)  MOLINEUX (2)  MORRIS (3)  MULLEN (7)  NICHOLSON (1)  NORRIS (3)  OPENSHAW (1)  ORGAIN (1)  ORMROD (8)  PARKER (1)  PARTINGTON (26)  PASQUILL (1)  PICKERING (4)  PILKINGTON (2)  PINDER (4)  PLANT (1)  PRESTON (2)  RABY (4)  RAMSAY (1)  RAMSDALE (10)  RATCLIFFE (12)  REES (7)  RENNISON (1)  REYNOLDS (1)  RIDINGS (1)  ROBERTS (7)  RALPHS (6)  ROSCOE (11)  ROSCOW (5)  ROSTRON (1)  RIDDICK (4)  SEDDON (6)  SHARPE (6)  SHAW (26)  SIMPSON (1)  SIXSMITH (5)  SMITH (25)  SNAPE (9)  SWARBRICK (1)  SWIFT (2)  SWINDLEY (2)  TAYLOR (5)  THORNLEY (1)  TONG (6)  TURNER (1)  WALKER (7)  WOMERSLEY (5)  WARBURTON (3)  WATERHOUSE (1)  WHEWELL (1)  WITHAM (2)  WHITTLE (4)  WILKINSON (1)  WILLIAMSON (4)  WINWARD (16)  WITHINGTON (2)  WOODS (5)  WOODHEAD (3)  WORTHINGTON (3)  YATES (11)