1881 census county

Kent surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Kent 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

19,933 surnames are listed for Kent, covering 889,243 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Smith, with 14,641 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Kent

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
1	Smith	14,641	1.47%	1.04x
2	Brown	5,840	0.590%	0.89x
3	Taylor	5,348	0.540%	0.84x
4	Baker	5,131	0.510%	2.35x
5	Wood	5,079	0.510%	1.60x
6	Martin	4,991	0.500%	2.03x
7	Jones	4,193	0.420%	0.37x
8	White	3,926	0.390%	1.23x
9	Williams	3,669	0.370%	0.51x
10	Harris	3,597	0.360%	1.42x
11	King	3,501	0.350%	1.61x
12	Johnson	3,338	0.330%	1.00x
13	Clark	3,234	0.320%	1.08x
14	Chapman	3,015	0.300%	2.13x
15	Turner	2,938	0.290%	1.06x
16	Wilson	2,692	0.270%	0.59x
17	Collins	2,637	0.260%	1.84x
18	Davis	2,626	0.260%	1.20x
19	Russell	2,613	0.260%	2.15x
20	Young	2,590	0.260%	1.21x
21	Cooper	2,566	0.260%	1.06x
22	Webb	2,507	0.250%	1.86x
23	Allen	2,499	0.250%	1.33x
24	Cook	2,453	0.250%	1.24x
25	Edwards	2,415	0.240%	0.87x
26	Wright	2,335	0.230%	0.73x
27	Knight	2,315	0.230%	1.88x
28	Green	2,297	0.230%	0.82x
29	Stevens	2,247	0.230%	2.16x
30	Marsh	2,203	0.220%	3.10x
31	Hall	2,190	0.220%	0.75x
32	Wells	2,180	0.220%	2.63x
33	Moore	2,168	0.220%	1.09x
34	Hills	2,108	0.210%	7.65x
35	Carter	2,086	0.210%	1.25x
36	West	2,086	0.210%	2.17x
37	Thomas	2,030	0.200%	0.49x
38	Mills	2,003	0.200%	1.55x
39	Parker	1,996	0.200%	1.05x
40	Roberts	1,963	0.200%	0.52x
41	Thompson	1,947	0.200%	0.65x
42	Bennett	1,881	0.190%	1.15x
43	Adams	1,873	0.190%	1.28x
44	Miller	1,839	0.180%	1.03x
45	Ward	1,825	0.180%	0.84x
46	Robinson	1,798	0.180%	0.57x
47	Bailey	1,793	0.180%	1.19x
48	Day	1,782	0.180%	1.90x
49	Phillips	1,777	0.180%	1.00x
50	Walker	1,775	0.180%	0.53x
51	Andrews	1,771	0.180%	1.85x
52	Cox	1,766	0.180%	1.17x
53	Kemp	1,764	0.180%	3.19x
54	Palmer	1,764	0.180%	1.50x
55	Rogers	1,747	0.180%	1.35x
56	May	1,714	0.170%	2.70x
57	Skinner	1,666	0.170%	3.29x
58	Watson	1,658	0.170%	0.72x
59	Payne	1,647	0.170%	1.84x
60	Clarke	1,599	0.160%	0.79x
61	Barnes	1,595	0.160%	1.33x
62	Page	1,592	0.160%	2.00x
63	Mitchell	1,582	0.160%	0.78x
64	Hill	1,577	0.160%	0.62x
65	Scott	1,557	0.160%	0.62x
66	Evans	1,548	0.160%	0.36x
67	Jackson	1,543	0.150%	0.55x
68	Hunt	1,536	0.150%	1.16x
69	Morris	1,523	0.150%	0.69x
70	Lee	1,517	0.150%	0.93x
71	Saunders	1,512	0.150%	1.65x
72	Lewis	1,506	0.150%	0.57x
73	Fuller	1,485	0.150%	3.68x
74	Terry	1,481	0.150%	5.81x
75	Butler	1,480	0.150%	1.52x
76	Lawrence	1,475	0.150%	2.28x
77	Richardson	1,468	0.150%	0.87x
78	Foster	1,459	0.150%	1.09x
79	Hughes	1,456	0.150%	0.52x
80	Ellis	1,442	0.140%	1.00x
81	Miles	1,410	0.140%	2.40x
82	Marshall	1,370	0.140%	0.82x
83	Sutton	1,356	0.140%	2.14x
84	Waters	1,352	0.140%	3.38x
85	Gilbert	1,350	0.140%	2.38x
86	Harvey	1,349	0.140%	1.27x
87	Cole	1,343	0.130%	1.48x
88	Hammond	1,331	0.130%	2.35x
89	Stone	1,322	0.130%	1.83x
90	Price	1,308	0.130%	0.75x
91	Bishop	1,307	0.130%	1.88x
92	Simmons	1,288	0.130%	3.17x
93	Richards	1,274	0.130%	0.85x
94	Sharp	1,265	0.130%	1.52x
95	Reeves	1,248	0.130%	3.06x
96	Harrison	1,244	0.120%	0.56x
97	Anderson	1,239	0.120%	0.63x
98	Brooks	1,229	0.120%	1.26x
99	Austin	1,226	0.120%	2.52x
100	Reynolds	1,215	0.120%	1.41x