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 Renfrey, with 23 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
1601	Renfrey	23	0.010%	27.41x
1602	Sharp	23	0.010%	0.08x
1603	Slee	23	0.010%	1.78x
1604	Snowdon	23	0.010%	0.93x
1605	Speare	23	0.010%	15.66x
1606	Trenbath	23	0.010%	33.07x
1607	Way	23	0.010%	0.63x
1608	Winnan	23	0.010%	71.83x
1609	Wooldridge	23	0.010%	1.27x
1610	Allan	22	0.010%	0.11x
1611	Ancell	22	0.010%	8.30x
1612	Balkwill	22	0.010%	7.60x
1613	Bateman	22	0.010%	0.26x
1614	Bridgeman	22	0.010%	1.81x
1615	Buscombe	22	0.010%	52.46x
1616	Collom	22	0.010%	29.73x
1617	Duckham	22	0.010%	6.45x
1618	Eastman	22	0.010%	2.43x
1619	Essery	22	0.010%	6.85x
1620	Gibbons	22	0.010%	0.21x
1621	Gloyn	22	0.010%	8.34x
1622	Hayden	22	0.010%	0.85x
1623	Hickey	22	0.010%	1.07x
1624	Kempe	22	0.010%	9.01x
1625	Lavis	22	0.010%	3.45x
1626	Mansell	22	0.010%	0.57x
1627	Meek	22	0.010%	0.57x
1628	Metherall	22	0.010%	26.93x
1629	Nelson	22	0.010%	0.14x
1630	Normington	22	0.010%	2.64x
1631	Rapsey	22	0.010%	17.32x
1632	Rattenbury	22	0.010%	4.63x
1633	Rough	22	0.010%	2.95x
1634	Rowlings	22	0.010%	15.09x
1635	Sibly	22	0.010%	15.21x
1636	Sowell	22	0.010%	34.95x
1637	Stephans	22	0.010%	26.56x
1638	Watling	22	0.010%	1.28x
1639	Wearing	22	0.010%	2.17x
1640	Winter	22	0.010%	0.19x
1641	Babbage	21	0.010%	4.00x
1642	Bale	21	0.010%	0.84x
1643	Bartley	21	0.010%	1.32x
1644	Baskerville	21	0.010%	2.69x
1645	Bembow	21	0.010%	18.11x
1646	Benson	21	0.010%	0.23x
1647	Bonds	21	0.010%	13.68x
1648	Bounsall	21	0.010%	38.81x
1649	Bowcher	21	0.010%	26.41x
1650	Boyle	21	0.010%	0.24x
1651	Bright	21	0.010%	0.31x
1652	Bush	21	0.010%	0.26x
1653	Capel	21	0.010%	2.14x
1654	Crook	21	0.010%	0.22x
1655	Dark	21	0.010%	1.76x
1656	Dorrington	21	0.010%	2.01x
1657	Dowdle	21	0.010%	12.19x
1658	Edgcumbe	21	0.010%	26.41x
1659	Edgecombe	21	0.010%	4.30x
1660	Featherstone	21	0.010%	0.71x
1661	Fulford	21	0.010%	1.90x
1662	Gifford	21	0.010%	0.73x
1663	Hamlyn	21	0.010%	2.67x
1664	Holloway	21	0.010%	0.21x
1665	Hudson	21	0.010%	0.08x
1666	Kerslake	21	0.010%	1.90x
1667	Mahoney	21	0.010%	0.59x
1668	Milton	21	0.010%	0.46x
1669	Minards	21	0.010%	13.02x
1670	Poole	21	0.010%	0.13x
1671	Profitt	21	0.010%	32.80x
1672	Pye	21	0.010%	0.42x
1673	Searl	21	0.010%	4.29x
1674	Sillifant	21	0.010%	11.96x
1675	Southwood	21	0.010%	2.19x
1676	Spare	21	0.010%	7.61x
1677	Spurr	21	0.010%	1.52x
1678	Tapper	21	0.010%	2.93x
1679	Tiltman	21	0.010%	11.89x
1680	Weaver	21	0.010%	0.24x
1681	Williamson	21	0.010%	0.07x
1682	Woodward	21	0.010%	0.13x
1683	Barkla	20	0.010%	50.31x
1684	Batchelor	20	0.010%	0.36x
1685	Bloye	20	0.010%	12.58x
1686	Borrows	20	0.010%	4.19x
1687	Canning	20	0.010%	0.85x
1688	Cawse	20	0.010%	9.15x
1689	Childs	20	0.010%	0.33x
1690	Coak	20	0.010%	45.30x
1691	Condy	20	0.010%	11.32x
1692	Courtier	20	0.010%	11.11x
1693	Easom	20	0.010%	9.19x
1694	Farrell	20	0.010%	0.32x
1695	Fine	20	0.010%	16.03x
1696	Fookes	20	0.010%	8.58x
1697	Fowell	20	0.010%	3.98x
1698	Furneaux	20	0.010%	4.55x
1699	Goddard	20	0.010%	0.15x
1700	Graham	20	0.010%	0.05x