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1881 census county

Cardiganshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Cardiganshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

1,004 surnames are listed for Cardiganshire, covering 67,021 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Hankin, with 1 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Cardiganshire

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#SurnameTotalIndex
801Hankin10.46x
802Harding10.02x
803Hart10.02x
804Harter12.58x
805Harwood10.05x
806Heatly12.88x
807Hemsley10.28x
808Hendry10.09x
809Hern10.77x
810Higgins10.03x
811Hills10.05x
812Hird10.18x
813Hoffman10.66x
814Holding10.16x
815Holland10.02x
816Holt10.02x
817Hope10.04x
818Hopkin10.18x
819Hopper10.10x
820Howard10.01x
821Howland10.41x
822Hull10.07x
823Humpherson12.01x
824Hunkin11.38x
825Hunter10.01x
826Hutching12.43x
827Hyde10.05x
828Jeans10.42x
829Jennings10.03x
830Jerman10.94x
831Johnston10.02x
832Jonson12.24x
833Keeton10.86x
834Kendal10.36x
835Kennedy10.02x
836Kenrick11.36x
837Kett11.07x
838Kettle10.16x
839Killin12.11x
840Kinsey10.21x
841Kirkby10.25x
842Kirke12.04x
843Kirkley11.15x
844Knight10.01x
845Knox10.08x
846Lamb10.03x
847Lanfear12.07x
848Langhorn11.10x
849Larry17.78x
850Lear10.24x
851Leek10.29x
852Leighton10.13x
853Leon12.61x
854Little10.03x
855Locke10.16x
856Lockwood10.06x
857Lote14.42x
858Luckham11.90x
859Lunt10.22x
860Lynch10.05x
861Mackay10.04x
862Macklin10.50x
863Macqueen11.21x
864Magee10.32x
865Malins11.15x
866Manley10.13x
867Mann10.03x
868Mannion10.54x
869Mansbridge10.63x
870Mansell10.12x
871Mantle10.27x
872Marshall10.01x
873Mayers10.47x
874Maynard10.09x
875Mayo10.18x
876Mccarthy10.29x
877Meddows14.78x
878Mettam11.35x
879Michel11.64x
880Monday10.58x
881Monson12.80x
882Moreton10.19x
883Morse10.15x
884Morshead15.19x
885Morton10.03x
886Mound11.80x
887Munro10.03x
888Murrell10.20x
889Muspratt12.73x
890Nailor12.22x
891Naish10.39x
892Naughton10.70x
893Negus10.49x
894Newall10.24x
895Newland10.23x
896Nicklin10.35x
897Noone13.53x
898Nugent10.26x
899Obrian10.43x
900Oldbury11.56x