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 | 169 |
| Buckinghamshire | 38 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 51 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 271 |
| Cornwall | 9 |
| Cumberland | 461 |
| Derbyshire | 139 |
| Devon | 59 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 279 |
| Essex | 212 |
| Gloucestershire | 77 |
| Hampshire | 166 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 41 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 18 |
| Kent | 153 |
| Lancashire | 2,117 |
| Leicestershire | 40 |
| Lincolnshire | 247 |
| London | 795 |
| Middlesex | 164 |
| Northumberland | 154 |
| Norfolk | 89 |
| Northamptonshire | 64 |
| Nottinghamshire | 57 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 25 |
| Suffolk | 59 |
| Somerset | 61 |
| Surrey | 80 |
| Sussex | 101 |
| Staffordshire | 300 |
| Warwickshire | 287 |
| Westmorland | 147 |
| Wiltshire | 43 |
| Worcestershire | 85 |
| Yorkshire | 1,644 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 27 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 173 |
| Living On Own Means | 95 |
| General Labourer | 92 |
| General Servant Domestic | 81 |
| Farmer | 76 |
| Dress Maker | 73 |
| Scholar | 64 |
| Cook Domestic | 38 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 31 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 30 |
| Domestic Servant | 29 |
| Blacksmith | 24 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 21 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 21 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 20 |
| Laundress Wash | 20 |
| Bricklayer | 19 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Dressmaker | 19 |
| Farmer's Son | 19 |
| Grocer | 18 |
| Servant Domestic | 18 |
| Cotton C Weaver | 18 |
| Tailor | 17 |
| Cotton Spinner | 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 |