1881 census county

Cornwall surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Cornwall 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

6,446 surnames are listed for Cornwall, covering 295,915 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Manley, with 62 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Cornwall

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.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
901	Manley	62	0.020%	1.67x
902	Martins	62	0.020%	11.46x
903	Tretheway	62	0.020%	42.54x
904	Wedge	62	0.020%	6.34x
905	Blackmore	61	0.020%	1.28x
906	Bonney	61	0.020%	7.35x
907	Chambers	61	0.020%	0.32x
908	Docking	61	0.020%	21.75x
909	Goss	61	0.020%	2.12x
910	Goudge	61	0.020%	22.55x
911	Noy	61	0.020%	20.92x
912	Penney	61	0.020%	3.34x
913	Sammels	61	0.020%	77.83x
914	Trelease	61	0.020%	51.15x
915	Tresise	61	0.020%	62.78x
916	Barkle	60	0.020%	68.80x
917	Buddle	60	0.020%	15.30x
918	Cobbledick	60	0.020%	31.78x
919	Foot	60	0.020%	1.83x
920	Grills	60	0.020%	17.87x
921	Hawes	60	0.020%	1.47x
922	Lake	60	0.020%	0.82x
923	Leach	60	0.020%	0.44x
924	Levers	60	0.020%	17.70x
925	Lower	60	0.020%	9.57x
926	Lyle	60	0.020%	3.88x
927	Pentecost	60	0.020%	17.87x
928	Polkinghorn	60	0.020%	36.72x
929	Pote	60	0.020%	39.95x
930	Seldon	60	0.020%	10.06x
931	Wallace	60	0.020%	0.26x
932	Brabyn	59	0.020%	54.52x
933	Hatch	59	0.020%	2.08x
934	Penwarden	59	0.020%	23.03x
935	Stocker	59	0.020%	3.32x
936	Tremaine	59	0.020%	30.19x
937	Ware	59	0.020%	1.09x
938	Barbary	58	0.020%	70.03x
939	Bottrell	58	0.020%	37.52x
940	Charles	58	0.020%	0.85x
941	Hammill	58	0.020%	16.94x
942	Hotten	58	0.020%	44.14x
943	Jope	58	0.020%	27.64x
944	Jury	58	0.020%	5.45x
945	Ridge	58	0.020%	2.51x
946	Shephard	58	0.020%	1.83x
947	Sherman	58	0.020%	3.10x
948	Smeeth	58	0.020%	26.93x
949	Squire	58	0.020%	1.48x
950	Westaway	58	0.020%	7.96x
951	Woodley	58	0.020%	1.97x
952	Blackler	57	0.020%	9.09x
953	Bowhay	57	0.020%	31.28x
954	Cowl	57	0.020%	28.52x
955	Elliot	57	0.020%	0.68x
956	Folley	57	0.020%	8.04x
957	Hewett	57	0.020%	1.48x
958	Lawer	57	0.020%	45.28x
959	Mollard	57	0.020%	31.86x
960	Peake	57	0.020%	1.79x
961	Rooke	57	0.020%	2.34x
962	Watkins	57	0.020%	0.28x
963	Axford	56	0.020%	6.92x
964	Dumble	56	0.020%	23.37x
965	Gard	56	0.020%	6.60x
966	Glanvill	56	0.020%	20.12x
967	Keen	56	0.020%	0.85x
968	Nile	56	0.020%	34.98x
969	Strong	56	0.020%	1.13x
970	Badge	55	0.020%	35.32x
971	Bant	55	0.020%	20.84x
972	Curry	55	0.020%	1.16x
973	Donald	55	0.020%	0.83x
974	Goard	55	0.020%	42.94x
975	Golly	55	0.020%	77.82x
976	Jenking	55	0.020%	41.16x
977	Jewel	55	0.020%	22.04x
978	Ladner	55	0.020%	60.73x
979	Love	55	0.020%	0.70x
980	Mullis	55	0.020%	8.63x
981	Pentreath	55	0.020%	54.13x
982	Prynne	55	0.020%	54.13x
983	Rabey	55	0.020%	28.79x
984	Toll	55	0.020%	9.45x
985	Wall	55	0.020%	0.48x
986	Bamfield	54	0.020%	17.34x
987	Boyns	54	0.020%	44.45x
988	Farley	54	0.020%	1.30x
989	Foss	54	0.020%	8.33x
990	Freethy	54	0.020%	43.27x
991	Greenslade	54	0.020%	2.80x
992	Griffiths	54	0.020%	0.10x
993	Hewitt	54	0.020%	0.34x
994	Hubber	54	0.020%	42.16x
995	Hunn	54	0.020%	11.75x
996	Lukey	54	0.020%	28.43x
997	Menhinick	54	0.020%	62.70x
998	Nott	54	0.020%	2.31x
999	Petherick	54	0.020%	9.63x
1000	Serpell	54	0.020%	58.92x