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 Crapp, with 159 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
401	Crapp	159	0.050%	49.48x
402	Pedlar	159	0.050%	44.30x
403	Puckey	159	0.050%	49.65x
404	Temby	159	0.050%	83.23x
405	Tyack	159	0.050%	55.80x
406	Badcock	158	0.050%	8.34x
407	Doidge	157	0.050%	16.61x
408	Simons	157	0.050%	3.60x
409	Benny	156	0.050%	39.35x
410	Edmonds	156	0.050%	2.47x
411	Magor	156	0.050%	45.57x
412	Parker	156	0.050%	0.25x
413	Truran	156	0.050%	63.07x
414	Westlake	156	0.050%	6.51x
415	Burton	155	0.050%	0.55x
416	Hugo	155	0.050%	35.72x
417	Perkin	155	0.050%	8.70x
418	Retallick	155	0.050%	65.59x
419	Trudgeon	155	0.050%	74.66x
420	Verran	155	0.050%	78.86x
421	Mann	153	0.050%	0.88x
422	Mill	153	0.050%	7.67x
423	Short	153	0.050%	1.18x
424	Sims	153	0.050%	1.54x
425	Scoble	151	0.050%	21.33x
426	Vercoe	151	0.050%	51.40x
427	Woodcock	151	0.050%	1.60x
428	Mallett	150	0.050%	5.09x
429	Medland	150	0.050%	20.06x
430	Worden	150	0.050%	16.02x
431	Borlase	149	0.050%	58.66x
432	Salmon	149	0.050%	1.98x
433	Stacey	149	0.050%	2.01x
434	Julyan	148	0.040%	51.35x
435	Payne	148	0.040%	0.50x
436	Rich	148	0.040%	3.57x
437	Sara	148	0.040%	67.35x
438	Young	148	0.040%	0.21x
439	Abbott	147	0.040%	1.01x
440	Dowrick	147	0.040%	79.24x
441	Kessell	147	0.040%	52.20x
442	Kitt	147	0.040%	32.47x
443	Ould	147	0.040%	42.80x
444	Carbis	145	0.040%	68.39x
445	Hendra	145	0.040%	52.94x
446	Tippet	145	0.040%	49.18x
447	Udy	145	0.040%	72.14x
448	Trevithick	144	0.040%	63.61x
449	Strongman	143	0.040%	59.95x
450	Treleaven	142	0.040%	44.34x
451	Beckerleg	141	0.040%	80.82x
452	Morrish	141	0.040%	10.74x
453	Runnalls	141	0.040%	63.84x
454	Corin	140	0.040%	51.96x
455	Mannell	140	0.040%	47.66x
456	Trethowan	140	0.040%	77.78x
457	Masters	139	0.040%	2.27x
458	Parnell	139	0.040%	4.35x
459	Wyatt	139	0.040%	1.43x
460	Cotton	138	0.040%	1.75x
461	Crabb	138	0.040%	4.02x
462	Bullen	137	0.040%	3.91x
463	Jolly	137	0.040%	2.92x
464	Triggs	137	0.040%	12.16x
465	Clift	136	0.040%	7.52x
466	Davy	136	0.040%	3.33x
467	Dower	136	0.040%	33.29x
468	Freeman	136	0.040%	0.64x
469	Keat	136	0.040%	43.98x
470	Key	136	0.040%	2.98x
471	Lyne	135	0.040%	9.32x
472	Penaluna	135	0.040%	70.67x
473	Watters	135	0.040%	12.80x
474	Chubb	134	0.040%	7.30x
475	Lang	133	0.040%	1.80x
476	Willoughby	133	0.040%	4.62x
477	Rice	132	0.040%	1.29x
478	Whear	132	0.040%	77.62x
479	Wood	132	0.040%	0.13x
480	Faull	131	0.040%	57.03x
481	Lawrey	131	0.040%	65.91x
482	Nichols	131	0.040%	1.22x
483	Retallack	131	0.040%	71.03x
484	Sincock	131	0.040%	66.27x
485	Slade	131	0.040%	1.99x
486	Brock	130	0.040%	3.38x
487	Budge	130	0.040%	7.71x
488	Littlejohns	130	0.040%	25.21x
489	Willcocks	130	0.040%	9.51x
490	Hawkins	129	0.040%	0.54x
491	Jacka	129	0.040%	81.12x
492	Fry	128	0.040%	1.21x
493	Rawlings	128	0.040%	2.65x
494	Rosewarne	128	0.040%	48.50x
495	Russell	128	0.040%	0.32x
496	Wherry	128	0.040%	46.37x
497	Avery	127	0.040%	2.29x
498	Bunney	127	0.040%	17.09x
499	Care	127	0.040%	17.29x
500	Hick	127	0.040%	8.24x