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 Wiltshire, with 122 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
1301	Wiltshire	122	0.010%	0.92x
1302	Ashley	121	0.010%	0.73x
1303	Boys	121	0.010%	3.09x
1304	Coley	121	0.010%	2.04x
1305	Coppard	121	0.010%	6.52x
1306	Crisp	121	0.010%	0.87x
1307	Gibbens	121	0.010%	8.93x
1308	Higham	121	0.010%	1.19x
1309	Jull	121	0.010%	18.84x
1310	Pettett	121	0.010%	11.19x
1311	Pound	121	0.010%	2.55x
1312	Silver	121	0.010%	2.12x
1313	Sinden	121	0.010%	5.59x
1314	Southgate	121	0.010%	1.55x
1315	Trigg	121	0.010%	2.16x
1316	Wimble	121	0.010%	15.47x
1317	Bedwell	120	0.010%	3.09x
1318	Kidd	120	0.010%	0.59x
1319	Merritt	120	0.010%	1.71x
1320	Obee	120	0.010%	18.49x
1321	Stockbridge	120	0.010%	7.43x
1322	Vinall	120	0.010%	7.31x
1323	Warden	120	0.010%	1.68x
1324	Whyman	120	0.010%	4.51x
1325	Beecher	119	0.010%	11.50x
1326	Boyd	119	0.010%	0.34x
1327	Dear	119	0.010%	1.61x
1328	Denny	119	0.010%	1.42x
1329	Farr	119	0.010%	0.80x
1330	Floyd	119	0.010%	1.26x
1331	Goodsell	119	0.010%	7.40x
1332	Groom	119	0.010%	0.85x
1333	Hawks	119	0.010%	4.57x
1334	Hayter	119	0.010%	1.62x
1335	Knowler	119	0.010%	12.82x
1336	Parrett	119	0.010%	5.88x
1337	Pool	119	0.010%	1.03x
1338	Pring	119	0.010%	2.61x
1339	Sparrow	119	0.010%	0.94x
1340	Treadwell	119	0.010%	4.58x
1341	Whitmore	119	0.010%	1.36x
1342	Wilks	119	0.010%	0.76x
1343	Cave	118	0.010%	0.83x
1344	Cowlard	118	0.010%	20.98x
1345	Geer	118	0.010%	10.37x
1346	Luxford	118	0.010%	5.64x
1347	Mayhew	118	0.010%	1.43x
1348	Philips	118	0.010%	0.64x
1349	Callow	117	0.010%	1.89x
1350	Carroll	117	0.010%	0.58x
1351	Impett	117	0.010%	25.66x
1352	Johns	117	0.010%	0.45x
1353	Sparkes	117	0.010%	1.60x
1354	Wain	117	0.010%	1.40x
1355	Wilmshurst	117	0.010%	8.23x
1356	Woodruff	117	0.010%	2.49x
1357	Burchett	116	0.010%	5.81x
1358	Dennett	116	0.010%	2.70x
1359	Gage	116	0.010%	2.07x
1360	Hutchins	116	0.010%	1.15x
1361	Legg	116	0.010%	0.70x
1362	Riches	116	0.010%	1.02x
1363	Ayres	115	0.010%	0.83x
1364	Benson	115	0.010%	0.43x
1365	Bowes	115	0.010%	1.26x
1366	Cheal	115	0.010%	6.90x
1367	Cuckow	115	0.010%	22.88x
1368	Dodge	115	0.010%	2.94x
1369	Doyle	115	0.010%	0.47x
1370	Hermitage	115	0.010%	14.28x
1371	Herring	115	0.010%	1.13x
1372	Jell	115	0.010%	18.78x
1373	Lavender	115	0.010%	1.83x
1374	Raven	115	0.010%	1.37x
1375	Wakeman	115	0.010%	3.81x
1376	Wenman	115	0.010%	11.56x
1377	Carden	114	0.010%	5.17x
1378	Eastwood	114	0.010%	0.48x
1379	Quick	114	0.010%	1.02x
1380	Sedgwick	114	0.010%	1.58x
1381	Smeed	114	0.010%	10.70x
1382	Barwick	113	0.010%	2.66x
1383	Broom	113	0.010%	0.92x
1384	Cuthbert	113	0.010%	0.79x
1385	Elliot	113	0.010%	0.44x
1386	Fullagar	113	0.010%	20.96x
1387	Jacob	113	0.010%	1.46x
1388	Pennell	113	0.010%	3.92x
1389	Roach	113	0.010%	0.77x
1390	Tunbridge	113	0.010%	6.87x
1391	Bills	112	0.010%	4.21x
1392	Butter	112	0.010%	2.36x
1393	Buxton	112	0.010%	0.75x
1394	Chadwick	112	0.010%	0.26x
1395	Clapson	112	0.010%	9.48x
1396	Cotton	112	0.010%	0.47x
1397	Hickson	112	0.010%	1.63x
1398	Hodson	112	0.010%	0.54x
1399	Mortley	112	0.010%	21.03x
1400	Santer	112	0.010%	15.09x