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 Clyma, with 35 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
1301	Clyma	35	0.010%	51.12x
1302	Halse	35	0.010%	7.09x
1303	Handcock	35	0.010%	4.56x
1304	Laundry	35	0.010%	72.05x
1305	Light	35	0.010%	1.15x
1306	Lovell	35	0.010%	0.51x
1307	Owen	35	0.010%	0.09x
1308	Saltern	35	0.010%	31.08x
1309	Trevillion	35	0.010%	40.13x
1310	Wilcock	35	0.010%	0.74x
1311	Wivell	35	0.010%	31.69x
1312	Beale	34	0.010%	0.81x
1313	Booth	34	0.010%	0.10x
1314	Botterell	34	0.010%	28.25x
1315	Copp	34	0.010%	3.22x
1316	Friend	34	0.010%	0.91x
1317	Glover	34	0.010%	0.24x
1318	Govett	34	0.010%	17.11x
1319	Hawker	34	0.010%	1.34x
1320	Hawkin	34	0.010%	4.77x
1321	Hebbard	34	0.010%	24.83x
1322	Hennah	34	0.010%	38.49x
1323	Hodder	34	0.010%	2.10x
1324	Humphreys	34	0.010%	0.29x
1325	Jonas	34	0.010%	5.98x
1326	Metherell	34	0.010%	12.03x
1327	Northam	34	0.010%	5.62x
1328	Paige	34	0.010%	5.77x
1329	Risdon	34	0.010%	10.47x
1330	Rowell	34	0.010%	1.18x
1331	Tregidgo	34	0.010%	64.18x
1332	Yates	34	0.010%	0.15x
1333	Arnall	33	0.010%	12.77x
1334	Ayres	33	0.010%	0.72x
1335	Buckett	33	0.010%	5.06x
1336	Bullmore	33	0.010%	33.20x
1337	Burleigh	33	0.010%	7.88x
1338	Charleston	33	0.010%	14.51x
1339	Courtenay	33	0.010%	8.54x
1340	Dabb	33	0.010%	25.11x
1341	Haddy	33	0.010%	17.89x
1342	Hitchins	33	0.010%	4.84x
1343	Lashbrook	33	0.010%	16.15x
1344	Leah	33	0.010%	2.82x
1345	Lowe	33	0.010%	0.13x
1346	Nodder	33	0.010%	16.79x
1347	Oram	33	0.010%	1.28x
1348	Sprague	33	0.010%	4.30x
1349	Spur	33	0.010%	25.54x
1350	Tickell	33	0.010%	10.87x
1351	Tong	33	0.010%	2.83x
1352	Anderson	32	0.010%	0.05x
1353	Anstey	32	0.010%	3.39x
1354	Armstrong	32	0.010%	0.13x
1355	Aunger	32	0.010%	40.25x
1356	Bellamy	32	0.010%	0.66x
1357	Burgan	32	0.010%	19.19x
1358	Coffin	32	0.010%	3.97x
1359	Grubb	32	0.010%	1.56x
1360	Hammett	32	0.010%	2.91x
1361	Hockaday	32	0.010%	7.55x
1362	Kelley	32	0.010%	0.83x
1363	Morse	32	0.010%	1.05x
1364	Murray	32	0.010%	0.08x
1365	Parish	32	0.010%	0.63x
1366	Plint	32	0.010%	46.01x
1367	Pratt	32	0.010%	0.17x
1368	Renowden	32	0.010%	39.17x
1369	Sherris	32	0.010%	33.31x
1370	Skews	32	0.010%	27.60x
1371	Tink	32	0.010%	28.69x
1372	Wear	32	0.010%	3.09x
1373	Wilmot	32	0.010%	1.45x
1374	Barry	31	0.010%	0.52x
1375	Cloak	31	0.010%	24.84x
1376	Coade	31	0.010%	36.00x
1377	Collier	31	0.010%	0.28x
1378	Coombs	31	0.010%	0.55x
1379	Eggins	31	0.010%	28.07x
1380	Ellicott	31	0.010%	8.23x
1381	England	31	0.010%	0.45x
1382	Facey	31	0.010%	4.82x
1383	Finch	31	0.010%	0.28x
1384	Freathy	31	0.010%	34.66x
1385	Harriss	31	0.010%	1.43x
1386	Hobb	31	0.010%	14.93x
1387	Howe	31	0.010%	0.24x
1388	Jolliffe	31	0.010%	2.08x
1389	Morshead	31	0.010%	34.66x
1390	Ripper	31	0.010%	14.40x
1391	Scown	31	0.010%	31.19x
1392	Wells	31	0.010%	0.11x
1393	Battin	30	0.010%	19.41x
1394	Collicott	30	0.010%	21.91x
1395	Finnamore	30	0.010%	43.13x
1396	Golley	30	0.010%	43.13x
1397	Hole	30	0.010%	1.06x
1398	Hutchinson	30	0.010%	0.16x
1399	Kite	30	0.010%	1.60x
1400	Matthew	30	0.010%	1.20x