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 Roskelly, with 41 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
1201	Roskelly	41	0.010%	51.57x
1202	Simpson	41	0.010%	0.07x
1203	Timmins	41	0.010%	1.54x
1204	Tozer	41	0.010%	2.07x
1205	Veall	41	0.010%	21.97x
1206	Wakem	41	0.010%	34.70x
1207	Whiting	41	0.010%	0.64x
1208	Amy	40	0.010%	7.10x
1209	Binney	40	0.010%	7.82x
1210	Holland	40	0.010%	0.17x
1211	Lock	40	0.010%	0.42x
1212	Luscombe	40	0.010%	2.36x
1213	Luxton	40	0.010%	2.73x
1214	Noye	40	0.010%	44.17x
1215	Reep	40	0.010%	41.63x
1216	Shugg	40	0.010%	72.46x
1217	Skelton	40	0.010%	0.83x
1218	Stanbury	40	0.010%	4.58x
1219	Tellam	40	0.010%	90.60x
1220	Trenwith	40	0.010%	37.74x
1221	Copplestone	39	0.010%	16.98x
1222	Cottell	39	0.010%	14.78x
1223	Dobb	39	0.010%	9.03x
1224	Hayman	39	0.010%	1.55x
1225	Hooker	39	0.010%	1.38x
1226	Horrill	39	0.010%	28.26x
1227	Monk	39	0.010%	0.56x
1228	Murphy	39	0.010%	0.15x
1229	Murt	39	0.010%	64.23x
1230	Panter	39	0.010%	3.48x
1231	Penfound	39	0.010%	26.16x
1232	Percy	39	0.010%	1.26x
1233	Pond	39	0.010%	2.43x
1234	Sambell	39	0.010%	32.70x
1235	Savage	39	0.010%	0.31x
1236	Scholar	39	0.010%	46.48x
1237	Southcott	39	0.010%	6.83x
1238	Walter	39	0.010%	0.77x
1239	Birch	38	0.010%	0.28x
1240	Burge	38	0.010%	1.59x
1241	Buse	38	0.010%	20.48x
1242	Day	38	0.010%	0.12x
1243	Driscoll	38	0.010%	1.03x
1244	Fletcher	38	0.010%	0.10x
1245	Geen	38	0.010%	10.62x
1246	Hoyle	38	0.010%	0.50x
1247	Lakeman	38	0.010%	7.89x
1248	Manuel	38	0.010%	3.81x
1249	Merifield	38	0.010%	35.11x
1250	Nicholl	38	0.010%	2.20x
1251	Rail	38	0.010%	50.61x
1252	Stanlake	38	0.010%	20.01x
1253	Tank	38	0.010%	37.40x
1254	Trembeth	38	0.010%	81.95x
1255	Apps	37	0.010%	2.49x
1256	Bellringer	37	0.010%	12.46x
1257	Boney	37	0.010%	31.32x
1258	Burgoyne	37	0.010%	2.56x
1259	Butters	37	0.010%	2.28x
1260	Cadwell	37	0.010%	11.13x
1261	Chudleigh	37	0.010%	14.57x
1262	Courtney	37	0.010%	1.56x
1263	Drown	37	0.010%	40.37x
1264	Farr	37	0.010%	0.75x
1265	Grey	37	0.010%	0.52x
1266	Guard	37	0.010%	8.46x
1267	Joyce	37	0.010%	0.46x
1268	Lillicrap	37	0.010%	12.60x
1269	Lilly	37	0.010%	1.84x
1270	Moyses	37	0.010%	20.56x
1271	Nicholson	37	0.010%	0.16x
1272	Pridham	37	0.010%	7.04x
1273	Stenlake	37	0.010%	32.85x
1274	Biscombe	36	0.010%	33.62x
1275	Blewitt	36	0.010%	4.85x
1276	Bradford	36	0.010%	0.56x
1277	Chiswell	36	0.010%	8.81x
1278	Commins	36	0.010%	10.87x
1279	Earle	36	0.010%	1.75x
1280	Found	36	0.010%	9.76x
1281	Gimblett	36	0.010%	17.43x
1282	Gosling	36	0.010%	0.70x
1283	Hallett	36	0.010%	0.88x
1284	Hawking	36	0.010%	9.64x
1285	Kestell	36	0.010%	34.32x
1286	Milford	36	0.010%	3.89x
1287	Newman	36	0.010%	0.15x
1288	Olliver	36	0.010%	5.27x
1289	Prime	36	0.010%	2.77x
1290	Prouse	36	0.010%	6.51x
1291	Rawle	36	0.010%	5.51x
1292	Rodgers	36	0.010%	0.40x
1293	Sambells	36	0.010%	40.75x
1294	Stacy	36	0.010%	3.74x
1295	Summerfield	36	0.010%	1.68x
1296	Treseder	36	0.010%	66.53x
1297	Atkins	35	0.010%	0.28x
1298	Bennet	35	0.010%	0.77x
1299	Bersey	35	0.010%	51.98x
1300	Chipman	35	0.010%	21.27x