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1881 census county

Carmarthenshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Carmarthenshire 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

1,915 surnames are listed for Carmarthenshire, covering 114,937 people in the county records.

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

Most common surnames in Carmarthenshire

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.

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1401Brister10.70x
1402Broadribb12.64x
1403Brock10.07x
1404Brodribb12.80x
1405Brook10.02x
1406Brooker10.07x
1407Browing11.87x
1408Bruce10.02x
1409Brunett19.35x
1410Brunt10.12x
1411Bryden10.19x
1412Bucton17.37x
1413Buller10.25x
1414Bullin11.03x
1415Bulton14.35x
1416Bunton10.58x
1417Burchell10.18x
1418Burnet10.22x
1419Butterfield10.06x
1420Butts10.69x
1421Bythell13.04x
1422Cadogan11.13x
1423Callon10.89x
1424Campton13.08x
1425Canton11.22x
1426Carey10.04x
1427Carlton10.16x
1428Carolan12.59x
1429Carp12.27x
1430Caswell10.17x
1431Chad12.67x
1432Chatham10.51x
1433Chedzoy12.01x
1434Cheeseman10.10x
1435Cheyney12.64x
1436Chidlow10.74x
1437Chiles10.84x
1438Chipman11.63x
1439Chisholm10.06x
1440Clare10.06x
1441Clegg10.02x
1442Clive10.66x
1443Coalman12.21x
1444Coates10.02x
1445Cockburn10.06x
1446Codd10.19x
1447Coleman10.02x
1448Colman10.09x
1449Common10.37x
1450Compton10.08x
1451Connelly10.09x
1452Connor10.03x
1453Conolly10.27x
1454Conway10.04x
1455Coole10.56x
1456Copp10.25x
1457Corbett10.04x
1458Corrigall11.20x
1459Corrin10.36x
1460Cosker12.83x
1461Couch10.14x
1462Coulson10.05x
1463Coulthard10.15x
1464Cowen10.15x
1465Cranney13.08x
1466Crease10.58x
1467Crews10.46x
1468Cripwell11.57x
1469Critchley10.09x
1470Crosswell11.03x
1471Crow10.05x
1472Crowder10.20x
1473Cumberland10.32x
1474Cundy10.31x
1475Daily10.31x
1476Dale10.02x
1477Dalgleish10.18x
1478Daly10.08x
1479Darcey11.16x
1480Darling10.08x
1481Daves10.94x
1482Deeble11.12x
1483Dempster10.12x
1484Derry10.18x
1485Dews10.35x
1486Dey10.45x
1487Dier13.43x
1488Dobbs10.12x
1489Dockett14.42x
1490Dockrell11.98x
1491Doman10.88x
1492Donely11.74x
1493Dorward10.44x
1494Douglas10.02x
1495Dowdall10.98x
1496Dowell10.16x
1497Dowman10.69x
1498Downe11.15x
1499Downey10.11x
1500Draper10.03x