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 Minors, with 30 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
1401	Minors	30	0.010%	17.87x
1402	Olive	30	0.010%	2.52x
1403	Parson	30	0.010%	2.02x
1404	Partridge	30	0.010%	0.35x
1405	Rendell	30	0.010%	2.17x
1406	Sheer	30	0.010%	24.93x
1407	Small	30	0.010%	0.36x
1408	Spray	30	0.010%	3.03x
1409	Stanley	30	0.010%	0.24x
1410	Stratton	30	0.010%	1.05x
1411	Tickle	30	0.010%	2.03x
1412	Victor	30	0.010%	25.39x
1413	Baily	29	0.010%	1.39x
1414	Blowey	29	0.010%	33.67x
1415	Blythe	29	0.010%	1.15x
1416	Brendon	29	0.010%	23.24x
1417	Cavill	29	0.010%	2.75x
1418	Crowther	29	0.010%	0.29x
1419	Dalley	29	0.010%	3.52x
1420	Dan	29	0.010%	14.75x
1421	Dart	29	0.010%	1.89x
1422	Eley	29	0.010%	1.42x
1423	Every	29	0.010%	5.86x
1424	Harries	29	0.010%	0.47x
1425	Heddon	29	0.010%	12.10x
1426	Morton	29	0.010%	0.16x
1427	Niles	29	0.010%	25.75x
1428	Oaten	29	0.010%	8.64x
1429	Paine	29	0.010%	0.64x
1430	Prophet	29	0.010%	7.66x
1431	Robbins	29	0.010%	0.56x
1432	Sands	29	0.010%	0.78x
1433	Skin	29	0.010%	41.70x
1434	Stafford	29	0.010%	0.41x
1435	Stoddern	29	0.010%	90.57x
1436	Swan	29	0.010%	0.34x
1437	Warring	29	0.010%	16.94x
1438	Bazeley	28	0.010%	8.48x
1439	Beal	28	0.010%	0.90x
1440	Bevan	28	0.010%	0.35x
1441	Cary	28	0.010%	3.47x
1442	Chester	28	0.010%	0.69x
1443	Coode	28	0.010%	26.15x
1444	Creber	28	0.010%	7.97x
1445	Derry	28	0.010%	1.92x
1446	Fleming	28	0.010%	0.20x
1447	Hannaford	28	0.010%	1.84x
1448	Holten	28	0.010%	28.17x
1449	Hopper	28	0.010%	0.59x
1450	Hoyte	28	0.010%	26.98x
1451	Jackman	28	0.010%	0.91x
1452	Sedgeman	28	0.010%	90.64x
1453	Stark	28	0.010%	0.62x
1454	Summers	28	0.010%	0.30x
1455	Axworthy	27	0.010%	11.43x
1456	Barton	27	0.010%	0.15x
1457	Burn	27	0.010%	0.61x
1458	Cayzer	27	0.010%	24.45x
1459	Cliff	27	0.010%	0.93x
1460	Coward	27	0.010%	0.71x
1461	Ferrett	27	0.010%	9.86x
1462	Gall	27	0.010%	1.27x
1463	Gribbin	27	0.010%	7.48x
1464	Hamilton	27	0.010%	0.11x
1465	Lamb	27	0.010%	0.15x
1466	Liddell	27	0.010%	0.89x
1467	Lovering	27	0.010%	4.77x
1468	Mallet	27	0.010%	4.02x
1469	Manaton	27	0.010%	24.45x
1470	Negus	27	0.010%	2.86x
1471	Pomroy	27	0.010%	11.22x
1472	Pyne	27	0.010%	2.15x
1473	Randle	27	0.010%	0.97x
1474	Shear	27	0.010%	16.63x
1475	Stuart	27	0.010%	0.34x
1476	Tadd	27	0.010%	12.80x
1477	Wearn	27	0.010%	10.96x
1478	Yeoman	27	0.010%	1.29x
1479	Banks	26	0.010%	0.15x
1480	Betty	26	0.010%	6.42x
1481	Bligh	26	0.010%	4.64x
1482	Campbell	26	0.010%	0.05x
1483	Coplin	26	0.010%	29.43x
1484	Daniels	26	0.010%	0.25x
1485	Durant	26	0.010%	2.26x
1486	Forward	26	0.010%	2.81x
1487	Gaved	26	0.010%	42.82x
1488	German	26	0.010%	1.69x
1489	Gillbard	26	0.010%	90.56x
1490	Hare	26	0.010%	0.51x
1491	Hawk	26	0.010%	15.00x
1492	Hurden	26	0.010%	20.30x
1493	Lawn	26	0.010%	3.12x
1494	Locke	26	0.010%	0.88x
1495	Madron	26	0.010%	67.31x
1496	Matta	26	0.010%	49.08x
1497	Mortimer	26	0.010%	0.38x
1498	Mortimore	26	0.010%	2.09x
1499	Norton	26	0.010%	0.24x
1500	Owens	26	0.010%	0.16x