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 Rowling, with 73 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
801	Rowling	73	0.020%	11.20x
802	Strick	73	0.020%	34.43x
803	Woon	73	0.020%	50.46x
804	Bolt	72	0.020%	3.01x
805	Crossman	72	0.020%	6.61x
806	Philips	72	0.020%	1.18x
807	Porter	72	0.020%	0.29x
808	Sandy	72	0.020%	6.27x
809	Trudgian	72	0.020%	72.44x
810	Andrewartha	71	0.020%	55.43x
811	Gerrans	71	0.020%	61.83x
812	Hellings	71	0.020%	20.94x
813	Jackett	71	0.020%	52.27x
814	Major	71	0.020%	1.59x
815	Penhall	71	0.020%	49.46x
816	Prynn	71	0.020%	52.27x
817	Tambling	71	0.020%	53.14x
818	Wheeler	71	0.020%	0.36x
819	Bear	70	0.020%	7.98x
820	Burrow	70	0.020%	3.08x
821	Furze	70	0.020%	9.94x
822	Humphrys	70	0.020%	11.46x
823	Jay	70	0.020%	2.42x
824	Pawley	70	0.020%	7.43x
825	Robinson	70	0.020%	0.07x
826	Sandoe	70	0.020%	60.37x
827	Tom	70	0.020%	39.87x
828	Welsh	70	0.020%	0.53x
829	Wicks	70	0.020%	1.50x
830	Ashton	69	0.020%	0.43x
831	Banbury	69	0.020%	8.76x
832	Currah	69	0.020%	37.64x
833	Drake	69	0.020%	0.72x
834	Emmett	69	0.020%	2.49x
835	Meager	69	0.020%	15.17x
836	Mundy	69	0.020%	2.81x
837	Perrow	69	0.020%	45.28x
838	Pidwell	69	0.020%	41.11x
839	Smitham	69	0.020%	39.80x
840	Toman	69	0.020%	44.31x
841	Clemence	68	0.020%	23.77x
842	Cottle	68	0.020%	4.18x
843	Hillman	68	0.020%	2.39x
844	House	68	0.020%	1.58x
845	Hugh	68	0.020%	7.77x
846	Moss	68	0.020%	0.33x
847	Pellew	68	0.020%	47.74x
848	Pendray	68	0.020%	81.04x
849	Reseigh	68	0.020%	76.04x
850	Strout	68	0.020%	81.04x
851	Trounce	68	0.020%	47.74x
852	Warrick	68	0.020%	13.44x
853	Bodilly	67	0.020%	53.69x
854	Giddy	67	0.020%	20.02x
855	Kingdon	67	0.020%	6.49x
856	Menear	67	0.020%	56.71x
857	Steer	67	0.020%	1.73x
858	Tregilgas	67	0.020%	61.29x
859	Varker	67	0.020%	61.29x
860	Bridgman	66	0.020%	5.82x
861	Daddow	66	0.020%	89.20x
862	Landry	66	0.020%	39.58x
863	Nankivell	66	0.020%	41.50x
864	Penhaligon	66	0.020%	83.01x
865	Sedgman	66	0.020%	84.21x
866	Braddon	65	0.020%	26.52x
867	Cardell	65	0.020%	36.79x
868	Clymo	65	0.020%	72.68x
869	Cowls	65	0.020%	80.65x
870	Hearn	65	0.020%	1.49x
871	Jeffrey	65	0.020%	1.06x
872	Joll	65	0.020%	39.24x
873	Keam	65	0.020%	61.96x
874	Lewarne	65	0.020%	61.32x
875	Boulden	64	0.020%	19.51x
876	Braund	64	0.020%	9.23x
877	Hattam	64	0.020%	59.14x
878	Langsford	64	0.020%	44.93x
879	Male	64	0.020%	3.23x
880	Oatey	64	0.020%	62.99x
881	Sloggett	64	0.020%	23.56x
882	Tripcony	64	0.020%	77.28x
883	Butson	63	0.020%	21.45x
884	Cooke	63	0.020%	0.35x
885	Coombes	63	0.020%	1.78x
886	Courtis	63	0.020%	27.43x
887	Goad	63	0.020%	9.34x
888	Hambley	63	0.020%	21.86x
889	Heather	63	0.020%	3.59x
890	Lark	63	0.020%	8.72x
891	Mumford	63	0.020%	1.97x
892	Penhale	63	0.020%	32.79x
893	Perkins	63	0.020%	0.42x
894	Raby	63	0.020%	3.97x
895	Rodd	63	0.020%	12.16x
896	Stanaway	63	0.020%	37.53x
897	Vanstone	63	0.020%	6.63x
898	Bluett	62	0.020%	20.42x
899	Gale	62	0.020%	0.63x
900	Gould	62	0.020%	0.52x