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 Bullock, with 216 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
301	Bullock	216	0.070%	2.01x
302	Cleave	216	0.070%	22.43x
303	Craze	216	0.070%	56.37x
304	Gray	216	0.070%	0.46x
305	Miners	215	0.070%	52.34x
306	Guy	213	0.060%	2.94x
307	Kinsman	213	0.060%	31.93x
308	Orchard	213	0.060%	6.06x
309	Northcott	212	0.060%	14.14x
310	Elliott	211	0.060%	0.75x
311	Worth	211	0.060%	7.10x
312	Merrifield	210	0.060%	26.86x
313	Cory	209	0.060%	17.49x
314	Higman	209	0.060%	48.78x
315	Inch	207	0.060%	22.00x
316	Sowden	207	0.060%	11.07x
317	Pender	206	0.060%	19.17x
318	Veale	206	0.060%	14.45x
319	Benney	205	0.060%	54.28x
320	Watts	205	0.060%	0.74x
321	Angwin	203	0.060%	78.89x
322	Clemo	203	0.060%	62.10x
323	Prowse	203	0.060%	13.48x
324	Sargent	203	0.060%	3.99x
325	Bartle	202	0.060%	10.37x
326	Brokenshire	202	0.060%	65.56x
327	Hart	202	0.060%	0.72x
328	Letcher	201	0.060%	65.94x
329	Trewhella	201	0.060%	85.06x
330	Tremayne	200	0.060%	58.42x
331	Beer	199	0.060%	3.76x
332	Chinn	199	0.060%	17.70x
333	Simmons	199	0.060%	1.47x
334	Scott	198	0.060%	0.24x
335	Tabb	198	0.060%	45.27x
336	Lewis	196	0.060%	0.23x
337	Saunders	196	0.060%	0.65x
338	Andrews	195	0.060%	0.62x
339	Eustice	195	0.060%	68.18x
340	Annear	194	0.060%	63.42x
341	Jackson	194	0.060%	0.21x
342	Parkyn	194	0.060%	48.39x
343	Harding	193	0.060%	0.81x
344	Yeo	193	0.060%	11.08x
345	Crago	191	0.060%	60.26x
346	Polglase	190	0.060%	71.10x
347	Skewes	190	0.060%	73.84x
348	Daw	189	0.060%	8.25x
349	Lawrence	189	0.060%	0.88x
350	Cox	188	0.060%	0.38x
351	Chegwidden	187	0.060%	69.68x
352	Colwill	187	0.060%	26.50x
353	Cundy	186	0.060%	21.57x
354	Spry	186	0.060%	19.07x
355	Ede	185	0.060%	10.25x
356	Weeks	185	0.060%	2.61x
357	Rapson	183	0.060%	26.51x
358	Hunkin	182	0.060%	54.21x
359	Nankervis	182	0.060%	76.30x
360	Burley	181	0.050%	5.77x
361	Greet	181	0.050%	36.42x
362	Medlin	181	0.050%	79.57x
363	Trezise	181	0.050%	58.96x
364	Cann	180	0.050%	5.88x
365	Job	179	0.050%	17.91x
366	Tiddy	178	0.050%	59.92x
367	Trevena	178	0.050%	59.92x
368	Body	177	0.050%	15.64x
369	Powell	177	0.050%	0.43x
370	Gerry	176	0.050%	27.72x
371	Smale	176	0.050%	8.08x
372	Deacon	175	0.050%	3.12x
373	Pinch	175	0.050%	31.44x
374	Trevethan	175	0.050%	64.69x
375	Hocken	174	0.050%	53.05x
376	Olds	174	0.050%	42.24x
377	Venning	174	0.050%	32.09x
378	Banfield	173	0.050%	11.44x
379	Barnicoat	172	0.050%	73.82x
380	Dymond	172	0.050%	14.83x
381	Hendy	171	0.050%	10.25x
382	Carpenter	169	0.050%	1.49x
383	Dunstone	169	0.050%	42.39x
384	Garland	169	0.050%	3.86x
385	Vosper	169	0.050%	26.90x
386	Husband	168	0.050%	8.71x
387	Nettle	168	0.050%	48.60x
388	Winn	168	0.050%	5.23x
389	Hoare	167	0.050%	2.59x
390	Webster	167	0.050%	0.58x
391	Boase	165	0.050%	46.12x
392	Penna	165	0.050%	72.88x
393	Prideaux	165	0.050%	24.53x
394	Tremain	165	0.050%	39.11x
395	Hichens	164	0.050%	67.20x
396	Willey	164	0.050%	5.50x
397	Biddick	163	0.050%	63.62x
398	Morris	163	0.050%	0.22x
399	Newton	163	0.050%	0.64x
400	Strike	162	0.050%	29.64x