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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 29 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 45 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 177 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 425 |
| Derbyshire | 43 |
| Devon | 24 |
| Dorset | 13 |
| Durham | 79 |
| Essex | 61 |
| Gloucestershire | 32 |
| Hampshire | 129 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 11 |
| Kent | 79 |
| Lancashire | 1,428 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 157 |
| London | 499 |
| Middlesex | 57 |
| Northumberland | 26 |
| Norfolk | 99 |
| Northamptonshire | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 29 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 55 |
| Somerset | 45 |
| Surrey | 35 |
| Sussex | 64 |
| Staffordshire | 168 |
| Warwickshire | 159 |
| Westmorland | 193 |
| Wiltshire | 49 |
| Worcestershire | 23 |
| Yorkshire | 1,012 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 9 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 906 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 187 |
| House Servant | 69 |
| Cotton Weaver | 67 |
| House Keeper | 56 |
| Labourer | 55 |
| Dress Maker | 47 |
| General Servant | 41 |
| Carter | 40 |
| Coal Miner | 37 |
| Servant | 34 |
| Wife Of Above | 31 |
| Laundress | 28 |
| Power Loom Cotton Weaver | 25 |
| House Maid | 22 |
| Tailor | 22 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 19 |
| Potter | 19 |
| Farm Labourer | 18 |
| Lacemaker | 17 |
| Farm Servant | 17 |
| Joiner | 17 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 16 |
| Shoe Maker | 15 |
| Butcher | 14 |
| 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 |