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 Matson, with 148 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
1101	Matson	148	0.010%	6.07x
1102	Plummer	148	0.010%	1.11x
1103	Thorn	148	0.010%	0.99x
1104	Worsley	148	0.010%	1.70x
1105	Ashenden	147	0.010%	16.60x
1106	Cornish	147	0.010%	1.02x
1107	Fordham	147	0.010%	1.83x
1108	Rand	147	0.010%	3.77x
1109	Sandy	147	0.010%	4.25x
1110	Tapp	147	0.010%	3.44x
1111	Ashbee	146	0.010%	15.84x
1112	Beach	146	0.010%	1.54x
1113	Blackwell	146	0.010%	0.80x
1114	Doust	146	0.010%	12.64x
1115	Honess	146	0.010%	20.50x
1116	Tapsell	146	0.010%	16.87x
1117	Underhill	146	0.010%	2.09x
1118	Vane	146	0.010%	11.34x
1119	Westbrook	146	0.010%	3.14x
1120	Winder	146	0.010%	2.23x
1121	Burrell	145	0.010%	1.12x
1122	Case	145	0.010%	1.46x
1123	Goodban	145	0.010%	26.24x
1124	Harland	145	0.010%	1.75x
1125	Hilton	145	0.010%	0.42x
1126	Hoadley	145	0.010%	9.49x
1127	Hoar	145	0.010%	3.54x
1128	Houghton	145	0.010%	0.42x
1129	Pryer	145	0.010%	7.20x
1130	Sexton	145	0.010%	1.69x
1131	Southon	145	0.010%	12.04x
1132	Walkling	145	0.010%	18.00x
1133	Clement	144	0.010%	1.43x
1134	Coates	144	0.010%	0.39x
1135	Ridley	144	0.010%	0.75x
1136	Smitherman	144	0.010%	18.98x
1137	Snell	144	0.010%	0.76x
1138	Sole	144	0.010%	6.24x
1139	Bensted	143	0.010%	16.72x
1140	Eaton	143	0.010%	0.51x
1141	Hampshire	143	0.010%	2.53x
1142	Leary	143	0.010%	1.59x
1143	Peck	143	0.010%	0.85x
1144	Sutherland	143	0.010%	0.28x
1145	Tilley	143	0.010%	1.09x
1146	Dickson	142	0.010%	0.38x
1147	Fullager	142	0.010%	23.06x
1148	Garland	142	0.010%	1.07x
1149	Kember	142	0.010%	13.01x
1150	Laming	142	0.010%	6.93x
1151	Mumford	142	0.010%	1.48x
1152	Snow	142	0.010%	1.05x
1153	Twort	142	0.010%	22.34x
1154	Willard	142	0.010%	5.49x
1155	Bruce	141	0.010%	0.30x
1156	Hutton	141	0.010%	0.47x
1157	Joiner	141	0.010%	3.98x
1158	Quested	141	0.010%	21.73x
1159	Ramsden	141	0.010%	0.78x
1160	Sisley	141	0.010%	15.93x
1161	Churchill	140	0.010%	1.18x
1162	Streatfield	140	0.010%	13.48x
1163	Winn	140	0.010%	1.45x
1164	Boxall	139	0.010%	1.76x
1165	Cruttenden	139	0.010%	9.36x
1166	Deverson	139	0.010%	20.88x
1167	Hussey	139	0.010%	1.38x
1168	Sargeant	139	0.010%	1.77x
1169	Whiffen	139	0.010%	11.44x
1170	Sackett	138	0.010%	13.51x
1171	South	138	0.010%	1.47x
1172	Springate	138	0.010%	11.00x
1173	Whiffin	138	0.010%	9.73x
1174	Crayford	137	0.010%	20.28x
1175	Gurney	137	0.010%	1.32x
1176	Keys	137	0.010%	2.76x
1177	Oakley	137	0.010%	0.65x
1178	Ransley	137	0.010%	13.11x
1179	Sidders	137	0.010%	24.07x
1180	Wisdom	137	0.010%	7.38x
1181	Beerling	136	0.010%	27.99x
1182	Bowden	136	0.010%	0.47x
1183	Cozens	136	0.010%	3.10x
1184	Vine	136	0.010%	1.47x
1185	Wiseman	136	0.010%	0.99x
1186	Woodley	136	0.010%	1.53x
1187	Bigg	135	0.010%	4.31x
1188	Grigg	135	0.010%	2.07x
1189	Maple	135	0.010%	8.76x
1190	March	135	0.010%	1.26x
1191	Scudder	135	0.010%	13.84x
1192	Tomsett	135	0.010%	8.63x
1193	Willmott	135	0.010%	2.16x
1194	Bland	134	0.010%	0.65x
1195	Bowyer	134	0.010%	1.23x
1196	Daw	134	0.010%	1.94x
1197	Pink	134	0.010%	2.04x
1198	Rossiter	134	0.010%	2.13x
1199	Solley	134	0.010%	15.49x
1200	Strong	134	0.010%	0.90x