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 Rayfield, with 189 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
901	Rayfield	189	0.020%	19.58x
902	Crow	188	0.020%	1.25x
903	Morrison	188	0.020%	0.24x
904	Newport	188	0.020%	3.71x
905	Kingsland	187	0.020%	11.71x
906	Ludlow	187	0.020%	3.59x
907	Ayers	186	0.020%	3.11x
908	Cannon	186	0.020%	1.03x
909	Dadson	186	0.020%	20.55x
910	Ratcliffe	186	0.020%	0.68x
911	Stockwell	185	0.020%	3.14x
912	File	184	0.020%	24.14x
913	Harwood	184	0.020%	0.69x
914	Keeble	184	0.020%	2.69x
915	Mears	184	0.020%	1.96x
916	Pemble	184	0.020%	25.25x
917	Cock	183	0.020%	1.67x
918	Kingsford	183	0.020%	13.28x
919	Budd	182	0.020%	1.44x
920	Fairbrass	182	0.020%	18.35x
921	Greenaway	182	0.020%	2.91x
922	Hayman	182	0.020%	2.39x
923	Henry	182	0.020%	0.72x
924	Peckham	182	0.020%	4.89x
925	Ranger	182	0.020%	5.61x
926	Stoneham	182	0.020%	7.94x
927	Buckingham	181	0.020%	1.36x
928	Newnham	181	0.020%	4.25x
929	Brunger	180	0.020%	27.18x
930	Ferguson	180	0.020%	0.25x
931	Flood	180	0.020%	2.06x
932	Jeffries	180	0.020%	1.44x
933	Parr	180	0.020%	0.72x
934	Crump	179	0.020%	1.66x
935	Haywood	179	0.020%	0.86x
936	Hyde	179	0.020%	0.58x
937	Partridge	179	0.020%	0.69x
938	Spooner	179	0.020%	1.24x
939	Bullock	178	0.020%	0.55x
940	Busbridge	178	0.020%	20.18x
941	Friday	178	0.020%	10.89x
942	Howes	178	0.020%	1.02x
943	Penney	178	0.020%	3.23x
944	Stanton	178	0.020%	0.90x
945	Turk	178	0.020%	7.13x
946	Waite	178	0.020%	0.86x
947	Hoile	177	0.020%	18.60x
948	Marriott	177	0.020%	0.79x
949	Benge	176	0.020%	13.22x
950	Blackburn	176	0.020%	0.47x
951	Challis	176	0.020%	2.79x
952	Gillett	176	0.020%	1.67x
953	Kitney	176	0.020%	26.18x
954	Payn	176	0.020%	9.44x
955	Robbins	176	0.020%	1.13x
956	Bath	175	0.020%	2.34x
957	Cherry	175	0.020%	1.72x
958	Colegate	175	0.020%	18.01x
959	Hatton	175	0.020%	0.89x
960	Janes	175	0.020%	2.73x
961	Coombes	174	0.020%	1.63x
962	Milner	174	0.020%	0.76x
963	Tritton	174	0.020%	15.38x
964	Allard	173	0.020%	4.94x
965	Bodkin	173	0.020%	19.25x
966	Moat	173	0.020%	8.98x
967	Bax	172	0.020%	13.82x
968	Peirce	172	0.020%	5.12x
969	Selby	172	0.020%	1.45x
970	Buck	171	0.020%	0.80x
971	Ash	170	0.020%	1.03x
972	Clare	170	0.020%	1.18x
973	Dowle	170	0.020%	11.18x
974	Bonner	169	0.020%	1.93x
975	Bowers	169	0.020%	0.93x
976	Duke	169	0.020%	1.46x
977	Fleming	169	0.020%	0.41x
978	Goodchild	169	0.020%	1.74x
979	Hadaway	169	0.020%	14.47x
980	Higgs	169	0.020%	0.93x
981	Hollamby	169	0.020%	12.79x
982	Major	169	0.020%	1.26x
983	Gooding	168	0.020%	1.99x
984	Pittock	168	0.020%	12.59x
985	Wildish	168	0.020%	18.42x
986	Fenner	167	0.020%	3.95x
987	Gunner	167	0.020%	5.10x
988	Hearnden	167	0.020%	18.25x
989	Heathfield	167	0.020%	10.98x
990	Humphries	167	0.020%	0.74x
991	Woodman	167	0.020%	1.52x
992	Allan	166	0.020%	0.27x
993	Avis	166	0.020%	3.47x
994	Bone	166	0.020%	0.90x
995	Collyer	166	0.020%	2.69x
996	Crawford	166	0.020%	0.34x
997	Offen	166	0.020%	16.04x
998	Silk	166	0.020%	3.38x
999	Botten	165	0.020%	16.53x
1000	Buckley	165	0.020%	0.30x