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 Alford, with 84 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
701	Alford	84	0.030%	2.98x
702	Anthony	84	0.030%	2.19x
703	Austin	84	0.030%	0.52x
704	Barratt	84	0.030%	1.25x
705	Date	84	0.030%	17.69x
706	Halls	84	0.030%	3.21x
707	Hellyar	84	0.030%	48.45x
708	Parnall	84	0.030%	31.17x
709	Uglow	84	0.030%	34.74x
710	Burns	83	0.030%	0.37x
711	Colenso	83	0.030%	58.27x
712	Dally	83	0.030%	12.70x
713	Henderson	83	0.030%	0.23x
714	Netherton	83	0.030%	26.46x
715	Rolling	83	0.030%	26.01x
716	Brooks	82	0.020%	0.25x
717	Carthew	82	0.020%	23.88x
718	Clemow	82	0.020%	66.31x
719	Hayne	82	0.020%	9.95x
720	John	82	0.020%	0.69x
721	Nicolls	82	0.020%	20.34x
722	Riddle	82	0.020%	2.99x
723	Semmons	82	0.020%	62.93x
724	Trounson	82	0.020%	68.13x
725	Venner	82	0.020%	12.58x
726	Carhart	81	0.020%	75.64x
727	Langman	81	0.020%	16.16x
728	Saundry	81	0.020%	80.61x
729	Trethewy	81	0.020%	69.20x
730	Vingoe	81	0.020%	61.64x
731	Chirgwin	80	0.020%	69.67x
732	Colmer	80	0.020%	21.00x
733	Cooper	80	0.020%	0.10x
734	Doble	80	0.020%	8.45x
735	Long	80	0.020%	0.37x
736	Rosewall	80	0.020%	66.47x
737	Rowland	80	0.020%	0.85x
738	Seymour	80	0.020%	1.18x
739	Bennets	79	0.020%	61.68x
740	Coumbe	79	0.020%	63.88x
741	Craddock	79	0.020%	2.84x
742	Cullis	79	0.020%	15.42x
743	Gluyas	79	0.020%	57.70x
744	Gummow	79	0.020%	74.53x
745	Kempthorne	79	0.020%	48.01x
746	Pool	79	0.020%	2.06x
747	Tyacke	79	0.020%	59.12x
748	Warn	79	0.020%	13.13x
749	Behenna	78	0.020%	48.38x
750	Brooking	78	0.020%	9.61x
751	Chesterfield	78	0.020%	25.59x
752	Ching	78	0.020%	14.59x
753	Chynoweth	78	0.020%	56.51x
754	Easterbrook	78	0.020%	8.29x
755	Hughes	78	0.020%	0.08x
756	Langford	78	0.020%	1.50x
757	Moor	78	0.020%	1.68x
758	Oppy	78	0.020%	87.22x
759	Rundell	78	0.020%	30.45x
760	Tamblin	78	0.020%	57.42x
761	Bettinson	77	0.020%	29.17x
762	Bettison	77	0.020%	19.05x
763	Crews	77	0.020%	13.26x
764	Dash	77	0.020%	12.17x
765	Knott	77	0.020%	1.17x
766	Lord	77	0.020%	0.50x
767	Lory	77	0.020%	48.77x
768	Babb	76	0.020%	8.46x
769	Beare	76	0.020%	12.51x
770	Bragg	76	0.020%	2.81x
771	Head	76	0.020%	0.94x
772	Tregonning	76	0.020%	67.48x
773	Treverton	76	0.020%	45.89x
774	Gunn	75	0.020%	0.93x
775	Howard	75	0.020%	0.23x
776	Juliff	75	0.020%	71.49x
777	Lavin	75	0.020%	12.91x
778	Moffatt	75	0.020%	3.52x
779	Rush	75	0.020%	2.11x
780	Stapleton	75	0.020%	2.26x
781	Trestrail	75	0.020%	67.92x
782	Walkey	75	0.020%	28.66x
783	Wonnacott	75	0.020%	16.98x
784	Blee	74	0.020%	39.65x
785	Cocks	74	0.020%	3.37x
786	Daniell	74	0.020%	8.04x
787	Kitchen	74	0.020%	1.31x
788	Mugford	74	0.020%	12.64x
789	Nottle	74	0.020%	58.27x
790	Pomery	74	0.020%	41.37x
791	Vague	74	0.020%	79.79x
792	Argall	73	0.020%	71.09x
793	Berry	73	0.020%	0.28x
794	Boaden	73	0.020%	33.55x
795	Clatworthy	73	0.020%	8.93x
796	Curgenven	73	0.020%	70.34x
797	Goodfellow	73	0.020%	2.50x
798	Heath	73	0.020%	0.44x
799	Kittow	73	0.020%	62.37x
800	Pomeroy	73	0.020%	7.95x