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 Burley, with 165 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
1001	Burley	165	0.020%	1.74x
1002	Collings	165	0.020%	1.39x
1003	Dobson	165	0.020%	0.38x
1004	Greenfield	165	0.020%	1.49x
1005	Kelsey	165	0.020%	2.24x
1006	Levett	165	0.020%	3.77x
1007	Parkinson	165	0.020%	0.35x
1008	Steward	165	0.020%	1.29x
1009	Whibley	165	0.020%	16.20x
1010	Easton	164	0.020%	1.08x
1011	Streeter	164	0.020%	3.94x
1012	Jeal	163	0.020%	9.04x
1013	Tomkins	163	0.020%	1.58x
1014	Tumber	163	0.020%	24.86x
1015	Turnbull	163	0.020%	0.39x
1016	Barlow	162	0.020%	0.30x
1017	Cope	162	0.020%	0.72x
1018	Deane	162	0.020%	1.95x
1019	Foad	162	0.020%	27.50x
1020	Hare	162	0.020%	1.05x
1021	Joyce	162	0.020%	0.66x
1022	Laws	162	0.020%	1.46x
1023	Fuggle	161	0.020%	21.41x
1024	Kingston	161	0.020%	1.73x
1025	Barling	160	0.020%	10.80x
1026	Carlton	160	0.020%	3.13x
1027	Chatfield	160	0.020%	3.33x
1028	Hutson	160	0.020%	4.08x
1029	Perrin	160	0.020%	1.57x
1030	Thorp	160	0.020%	1.18x
1031	Crook	159	0.020%	0.56x
1032	Jupp	159	0.020%	2.86x
1033	Lancaster	159	0.020%	0.64x
1034	Steed	159	0.020%	3.32x
1035	Tree	159	0.020%	6.83x
1036	Wolfe	159	0.020%	3.06x
1037	Dane	158	0.020%	7.20x
1038	Pett	158	0.020%	5.78x
1039	Deacon	157	0.020%	0.93x
1040	Grey	157	0.020%	0.73x
1041	Larkins	157	0.020%	5.28x
1042	Lord	157	0.020%	0.34x
1043	Power	157	0.020%	1.18x
1044	Stead	157	0.020%	0.77x
1045	Dove	156	0.020%	1.37x
1046	Fairman	156	0.020%	7.21x
1047	Hards	156	0.020%	6.87x
1048	Pickering	156	0.020%	0.43x
1049	Roper	156	0.020%	0.75x
1050	Waghorne	156	0.020%	17.42x
1051	Wyborn	156	0.020%	20.03x
1052	Wyles	156	0.020%	6.20x
1053	Fright	155	0.020%	23.17x
1054	Hoad	155	0.020%	4.28x
1055	Sandford	155	0.020%	2.18x
1056	Startup	155	0.020%	19.65x
1057	Dyke	154	0.020%	1.56x
1058	Huckstep	154	0.020%	24.88x
1059	Hull	154	0.020%	0.74x
1060	Newington	154	0.020%	10.28x
1061	Parris	154	0.020%	5.79x
1062	Whittaker	154	0.020%	0.33x
1063	Crittenden	153	0.020%	16.48x
1064	Garner	153	0.020%	0.49x
1065	Good	153	0.020%	1.23x
1066	Oxley	153	0.020%	1.10x
1067	Pettit	153	0.020%	1.94x
1068	Pile	153	0.020%	3.33x
1069	Bloomfield	152	0.020%	1.20x
1070	Broughton	152	0.020%	0.82x
1071	Collison	152	0.020%	3.72x
1072	Danton	152	0.020%	19.52x
1073	Dungey	152	0.020%	12.94x
1074	Elvy	152	0.020%	23.07x
1075	Hillier	152	0.020%	1.13x
1076	Huggins	152	0.020%	1.81x
1077	Burvill	151	0.020%	27.50x
1078	Chaplin	151	0.020%	1.06x
1079	Elphick	151	0.020%	4.54x
1080	Guest	151	0.020%	0.71x
1081	Harnett	151	0.020%	8.13x
1082	Hatch	151	0.020%	1.76x
1083	Larking	151	0.020%	12.20x
1084	Murton	151	0.020%	4.47x
1085	Brigden	150	0.020%	8.28x
1086	Crawley	150	0.020%	1.16x
1087	Darling	150	0.020%	1.57x
1088	Forbes	150	0.020%	0.45x
1089	Hollis	150	0.020%	1.09x
1090	Judges	150	0.020%	22.42x
1091	Laslett	150	0.020%	19.59x
1092	Neville	150	0.020%	1.27x
1093	Stace	150	0.020%	7.41x
1094	Swaffer	150	0.020%	25.61x
1095	Bradshaw	149	0.010%	0.36x
1096	Penn	149	0.010%	1.66x
1097	Vickers	149	0.010%	0.58x
1098	Deal	148	0.010%	6.03x
1099	Gee	148	0.010%	0.58x
1100	Hartridge	148	0.010%	14.97x