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 Santo, with 26 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
1501	Santo	26	0.010%	56.07x
1502	Smyth	26	0.010%	0.84x
1503	Stevenson	26	0.010%	0.11x
1504	Talling	26	0.010%	45.28x
1505	Tilley	26	0.010%	0.60x
1506	Trathan	26	0.010%	63.65x
1507	Wakefield	26	0.010%	0.44x
1508	Warwick	26	0.010%	0.57x
1509	Weary	26	0.010%	30.99x
1510	Woods	26	0.010%	0.12x
1511	Barriball	25	0.010%	22.20x
1512	Borlace	25	0.010%	29.03x
1513	Bramble	25	0.010%	4.03x
1514	Breen	25	0.010%	2.68x
1515	Cater	25	0.010%	1.58x
1516	Colwell	25	0.010%	2.33x
1517	Corder	25	0.010%	4.37x
1518	Ely	25	0.010%	1.44x
1519	Fuller	25	0.010%	0.19x
1520	Gutheridge	25	0.010%	26.96x
1521	Isbell	25	0.010%	14.61x
1522	Michael	25	0.010%	1.41x
1523	Morrison	25	0.010%	0.10x
1524	Mules	25	0.010%	11.38x
1525	Penter	25	0.010%	48.18x
1526	Rubery	25	0.010%	8.26x
1527	Vinicombe	25	0.010%	18.87x
1528	Vinson	25	0.010%	7.65x
1529	Weekes	25	0.010%	2.98x
1530	Wescott	25	0.010%	8.61x
1531	Battershill	24	0.010%	14.11x
1532	Boucher	24	0.010%	1.38x
1533	Carn	24	0.010%	8.94x
1534	Chin	24	0.010%	36.84x
1535	Cogan	24	0.010%	3.57x
1536	Dingley	24	0.010%	2.41x
1537	Dugdale	24	0.010%	1.05x
1538	Duke	24	0.010%	0.62x
1539	Edgcombe	24	0.010%	11.69x
1540	Ferrell	24	0.010%	12.14x
1541	Gent	24	0.010%	0.85x
1542	Godfrey	24	0.010%	0.24x
1543	Haimes	24	0.010%	12.71x
1544	Heller	24	0.010%	14.79x
1545	Hendry	24	0.010%	0.46x
1546	Heyden	24	0.010%	12.64x
1547	Hopkins	24	0.010%	0.12x
1548	Horn	24	0.010%	0.32x
1549	Hurley	24	0.010%	0.62x
1550	Kennard	24	0.010%	1.49x
1551	Lloyd	24	0.010%	0.06x
1552	Matters	24	0.010%	17.67x
1553	Medlen	24	0.010%	23.62x
1554	Moody	24	0.010%	0.28x
1555	Muchmore	24	0.010%	26.84x
1556	Oldham	24	0.010%	0.41x
1557	Pearson	24	0.010%	0.06x
1558	Pickard	24	0.010%	0.52x
1559	Pitts	24	0.010%	0.71x
1560	Reid	24	0.010%	0.07x
1561	Repper	24	0.010%	36.84x
1562	Sargeant	24	0.010%	0.92x
1563	Shapcott	24	0.010%	5.81x
1564	Stancombe	24	0.010%	9.97x
1565	Swiggs	24	0.010%	72.49x
1566	Weymouth	24	0.010%	4.61x
1567	Allin	23	0.010%	3.07x
1568	Binny	23	0.010%	23.14x
1569	Butland	23	0.010%	6.22x
1570	Chapel	23	0.010%	5.42x
1571	Church	23	0.010%	0.32x
1572	Connor	23	0.010%	0.24x
1573	Coram	23	0.010%	5.51x
1574	Crispin	23	0.010%	3.21x
1575	Deason	23	0.010%	10.74x
1576	Fishley	23	0.010%	25.10x
1577	Gardner	23	0.010%	0.10x
1578	Good	23	0.010%	0.56x
1579	Gourd	23	0.010%	17.96x
1580	Hankins	23	0.010%	3.65x
1581	Hanson	23	0.010%	0.22x
1582	Hares	23	0.010%	3.29x
1583	Harrison	23	0.010%	0.03x
1584	Heal	23	0.010%	1.31x
1585	Holmes	23	0.010%	0.06x
1586	Horwood	23	0.010%	1.47x
1587	Howell	23	0.010%	0.17x
1588	Jorey	23	0.010%	47.34x
1589	Lance	23	0.010%	4.92x
1590	Mark	23	0.010%	1.38x
1591	Maslin	23	0.010%	3.28x
1592	Mather	23	0.010%	0.28x
1593	North	23	0.010%	0.21x
1594	Organ	23	0.010%	1.74x
1595	Pauling	23	0.010%	8.33x
1596	Peardon	23	0.010%	21.48x
1597	Pethybridge	23	0.010%	14.77x
1598	Plomer	23	0.010%	24.80x
1599	Prinn	23	0.010%	17.96x
1600	Reardon	23	0.010%	1.59x