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 Maunder, with 127 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
501	Maunder	127	0.040%	8.51x
502	Noall	127	0.040%	58.37x
503	Down	126	0.040%	3.17x
504	Moyse	126	0.040%	16.14x
505	Wickett	126	0.040%	34.68x
506	Chappell	125	0.040%	2.24x
507	Endean	125	0.040%	47.96x
508	Millett	125	0.040%	9.52x
509	Stoneman	125	0.040%	9.26x
510	Trenerry	125	0.040%	73.03x
511	Fox	124	0.040%	0.40x
512	Greenaway	124	0.040%	5.98x
513	Trevarthen	124	0.040%	75.88x
514	Lamerton	123	0.040%	42.03x
515	Mayne	123	0.040%	6.29x
516	Ruse	123	0.040%	18.59x
517	Werry	123	0.040%	46.41x
518	Willcock	123	0.040%	10.23x
519	Murley	122	0.040%	27.28x
520	Wadge	122	0.040%	40.02x
521	Hutchings	121	0.040%	1.95x
522	Roskilly	121	0.040%	53.45x
523	Terrill	121	0.040%	41.35x
524	Thompson	121	0.040%	0.12x
525	Tregenza	121	0.040%	70.69x
526	Tripp	121	0.040%	7.49x
527	Clements	120	0.040%	1.09x
528	Gundry	120	0.040%	22.50x
529	Medlyn	120	0.040%	89.08x
530	Rowett	120	0.040%	48.08x
531	Boundy	119	0.040%	21.05x
532	Furse	119	0.040%	24.38x
533	Hobbs	119	0.040%	0.99x
534	Jordan	119	0.040%	0.81x
535	Mason	119	0.040%	0.27x
536	Prior	118	0.040%	1.54x
537	Rashleigh	118	0.040%	49.70x
538	Hunt	117	0.040%	0.27x
539	Knowles	117	0.040%	0.66x
540	Soady	117	0.040%	66.63x
541	Burnard	116	0.040%	20.84x
542	Haley	116	0.040%	2.94x
543	Legg	116	0.040%	2.12x
544	Littleton	116	0.040%	19.60x
545	Bickford	115	0.030%	18.53x
546	Bilkey	115	0.030%	80.12x
547	Neal	115	0.030%	1.18x
548	Sobey	115	0.030%	31.84x
549	Barber	114	0.030%	0.57x
550	Rouse	114	0.030%	2.40x
551	Chellew	113	0.030%	72.57x
552	Jelbert	113	0.030%	88.22x
553	Johnson	113	0.030%	0.10x
554	Lampshire	113	0.030%	79.94x
555	Jeffry	112	0.030%	29.23x
556	Tallack	112	0.030%	47.84x
557	Tredinnick	112	0.030%	58.97x
558	Beswetherick	111	0.030%	82.40x
559	Box	111	0.030%	4.14x
560	Christopher	111	0.030%	5.70x
561	Higgins	111	0.030%	0.66x
562	Trevaskis	111	0.030%	75.02x
563	Bosanko	110	0.030%	71.67x
564	Hamley	110	0.030%	26.21x
565	Jacobs	110	0.030%	1.39x
566	Lawrance	110	0.030%	5.09x
567	Noble	110	0.030%	0.80x
568	Chenoweth	109	0.030%	75.35x
569	Tregear	109	0.030%	67.15x
570	Fisher	108	0.030%	0.28x
571	Griffin	108	0.030%	0.69x
572	Mewton	108	0.030%	81.52x
573	Miller	108	0.030%	0.18x
574	Potter	108	0.030%	0.50x
575	Casley	107	0.030%	36.56x
576	Manhire	107	0.030%	71.24x
577	Maynard	107	0.030%	2.11x
578	Peter	107	0.030%	9.25x
579	Bastian	106	0.030%	58.18x
580	Burgess	106	0.030%	0.46x
581	Huddy	106	0.030%	34.40x
582	Mildren	106	0.030%	54.54x
583	Sandry	106	0.030%	73.28x
584	Buzza	105	0.030%	60.56x
585	Chappel	105	0.030%	7.21x
586	Hearle	105	0.030%	44.43x
587	Hender	105	0.030%	40.29x
588	Little	105	0.030%	0.67x
589	Paddy	105	0.030%	39.13x
590	Shepherd	105	0.030%	0.43x
591	Trengove	105	0.030%	74.88x
592	Honeychurch	104	0.030%	52.61x
593	Jenkyn	104	0.030%	64.07x
594	Kevern	104	0.030%	59.99x
595	Lowry	104	0.030%	7.79x
596	Parkin	104	0.030%	1.17x
597	Roseveare	104	0.030%	59.23x
598	Wilson	103	0.030%	0.07x
599	Ash	102	0.030%	1.87x
600	Barker	102	0.030%	0.24x