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 Fishenden, with 96 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
1601	Fishenden	96	0.010%	16.97x
1602	Heather	96	0.010%	1.81x
1603	Hogan	96	0.010%	0.96x
1604	Poynter	96	0.010%	4.48x
1605	Randell	96	0.010%	1.54x
1606	Sharman	96	0.010%	0.70x
1607	Shrubsall	96	0.010%	22.89x
1608	Tapley	96	0.010%	5.01x
1609	Bishopp	95	0.010%	14.87x
1610	Bliss	95	0.010%	1.56x
1611	Bower	95	0.010%	0.52x
1612	Britton	95	0.010%	0.54x
1613	Broadbridge	95	0.010%	5.84x
1614	Bugden	95	0.010%	7.12x
1615	Bunting	95	0.010%	0.85x
1616	Bussey	95	0.010%	2.81x
1617	Coward	95	0.010%	0.83x
1618	Eastland	95	0.010%	7.41x
1619	Ellender	95	0.010%	14.56x
1620	Etherington	95	0.010%	1.26x
1621	Fennell	95	0.010%	2.04x
1622	Halliday	95	0.010%	0.46x
1623	Luckett	95	0.010%	3.82x
1624	Lyon	95	0.010%	0.45x
1625	Sheen	95	0.010%	1.43x
1626	Stapleton	95	0.010%	0.95x
1627	Tate	95	0.010%	0.49x
1628	Andrew	94	0.010%	0.30x
1629	Baines	94	0.010%	0.49x
1630	Grainger	94	0.010%	0.61x
1631	Hemsley	94	0.010%	1.89x
1632	Iggulden	94	0.010%	14.48x
1633	Manwaring	94	0.010%	5.97x
1634	Millgate	94	0.010%	14.12x
1635	Olive	94	0.010%	2.62x
1636	Pearse	94	0.010%	0.89x
1637	Slaughter	94	0.010%	1.91x
1638	Steadman	94	0.010%	1.53x
1639	Turpin	94	0.010%	1.76x
1640	Unwin	94	0.010%	0.95x
1641	Woodhouse	94	0.010%	0.40x
1642	Bate	93	0.010%	0.55x
1643	Buddle	93	0.010%	7.87x
1644	Chidwick	93	0.010%	18.88x
1645	Crust	93	0.010%	9.28x
1646	Culmer	93	0.010%	13.31x
1647	Cummings	93	0.010%	0.61x
1648	Denham	93	0.010%	1.06x
1649	Gibbins	93	0.010%	1.22x
1650	Harley	93	0.010%	0.72x
1651	Henley	93	0.010%	1.22x
1652	Matcham	93	0.010%	7.92x
1653	Mudge	93	0.010%	3.07x
1654	Ramsey	93	0.010%	0.86x
1655	Ritchie	93	0.010%	0.27x
1656	Rule	93	0.010%	1.36x
1657	Sandwell	93	0.010%	11.59x
1658	Selves	93	0.010%	21.50x
1659	Smyth	93	0.010%	1.00x
1660	Thompsett	93	0.010%	16.34x
1661	Abnett	92	0.010%	19.75x
1662	Belcher	92	0.010%	0.77x
1663	Bones	92	0.010%	3.14x
1664	Bridgeland	92	0.010%	15.71x
1665	Dadswell	92	0.010%	6.91x
1666	Dell	92	0.010%	1.57x
1667	Flisher	92	0.010%	18.93x
1668	Lines	92	0.010%	0.87x
1669	Lockwood	92	0.010%	0.42x
1670	Maycock	92	0.010%	1.99x
1671	Rutherford	92	0.010%	0.38x
1672	Solomon	92	0.010%	1.36x
1673	Stagg	92	0.010%	1.39x
1674	Allcorn	91	0.010%	9.49x
1675	Beasley	91	0.010%	0.84x
1676	Bourner	91	0.010%	9.66x
1677	Bullen	91	0.010%	0.86x
1678	Casey	91	0.010%	0.62x
1679	Churcher	91	0.010%	2.61x
1680	Dines	91	0.010%	3.42x
1681	Hampton	91	0.010%	0.58x
1682	Holbrook	91	0.010%	1.27x
1683	Holding	91	0.010%	1.03x
1684	Inge	91	0.010%	11.30x
1685	Irons	91	0.010%	1.68x
1686	Mallion	91	0.010%	14.24x
1687	Perfect	91	0.010%	4.07x
1688	Piddock	91	0.010%	11.16x
1689	Rickard	91	0.010%	1.34x
1690	Saker	91	0.010%	11.39x
1691	Shelvey	91	0.010%	19.81x
1692	Steele	91	0.010%	0.34x
1693	Anscombe	90	0.010%	4.25x
1694	Baily	90	0.010%	1.43x
1695	Barrows	90	0.010%	3.60x
1696	Chitty	90	0.010%	2.36x
1697	Crowther	90	0.010%	0.30x
1698	Daley	90	0.010%	0.77x
1699	Dolding	90	0.010%	25.75x
1700	Duggan	90	0.010%	1.18x