Lancaster Name Meaning: Originates from the town in Lascashire which is named after the river 'Lune' and also comprises of the Anglo-Saxon 'ceaster' meaning 'Roman settlement/fort'.
Taken from the place name Lancaster, given to someone who came from this place or had ancestry their.
Discover how your Lancaster ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 149 |
| Buckinghamshire | 34 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 35 |
| Channel Islands | 20 |
| Cheshire | 260 |
| Cornwall | 14 |
| Cumberland | 393 |
| Derbyshire | 105 |
| Devon | 45 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 223 |
| Essex | 159 |
| Gloucestershire | 42 |
| Hampshire | 134 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 26 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 12 |
| Kent | 141 |
| Lancashire | 1,923 |
| Leicestershire | 26 |
| Lincolnshire | 210 |
| London | 684 |
| Middlesex | 97 |
| Northumberland | 48 |
| Norfolk | 76 |
| Northamptonshire | 27 |
| Nottinghamshire | 58 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 61 |
| Somerset | 67 |
| Surrey | 82 |
| Sussex | 118 |
| Staffordshire | 223 |
| Warwickshire | 245 |
| Westmorland | 149 |
| Wiltshire | 49 |
| Worcestershire | 59 |
| Yorkshire | 1,378 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 21 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 6 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,292 |
| Cotton Weaver | 170 |
| General Labourer | 96 |
| Coal Miner | 85 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 78 |
| Farmer | 69 |
| Domestic Servant | 61 |
| Dress Maker | 61 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 52 |
| General Servant | 51 |
| Living On Own Means | 48 |
| Labourer | 43 |
| Farm Servant | 42 |
| General Servant Domestic | 38 |
| House Keeper | 38 |
| Farm Labourer | 32 |
| Cotton Spinner | 31 |
| Grocer | 24 |
| Cotton Winder | 23 |
| Laundress | 22 |
| Joiner | 22 |
| Clerk | 20 |
| Carter | 20 |
| Errand Boy | 17 |
| Tailoress | 17 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Lancaster | 3,898 |
| John Lancaster | 3,808 |
| William Lancaster | 3,630 |
| Elizabeth Lancaster | 2,488 |
| Thomas Lancaster | 2,351 |
| Sarah Lancaster | 1,917 |
| James Lancaster | 1,794 |
| George Lancaster | 1,697 |
| Joseph Lancaster | 1,344 |
| Ann Lancaster | 1,287 |
| Jane Lancaster | 1,214 |
| Margaret Lancaster | 1,004 |
| Charles Lancaster | 954 |
| Alice Lancaster | 923 |
| Henry Lancaster | 922 |
| Robert Lancaster | 840 |
| Ellen Lancaster | 758 |
| Hannah Lancaster | 735 |
| Annie Lancaster | 684 |
| Edward Lancaster | 623 |
| Eliza Lancaster | 593 |
| Emma Lancaster | 592 |
| Frederick Lancaster | 531 |
| Martha Lancaster | 505 |
| Emily Lancaster | 476 |