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 Scrivens, with 85 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
1801	Scrivens	85	0.010%	2.85x
1802	Tribe	85	0.010%	2.52x
1803	Woolgar	85	0.010%	2.40x
1804	Clift	84	0.010%	1.54x
1805	Costin	84	0.010%	5.19x
1806	Dickenson	84	0.010%	0.56x
1807	Gamble	84	0.010%	0.59x
1808	Gulvin	84	0.010%	24.99x
1809	Heritage	84	0.010%	2.25x
1810	Hoath	84	0.010%	9.78x
1811	Holmwood	84	0.010%	7.65x
1812	Irwin	84	0.010%	1.00x
1813	Lowdell	84	0.010%	19.42x
1814	Newson	84	0.010%	1.33x
1815	Owens	84	0.010%	0.17x
1816	Piggott	84	0.010%	1.16x
1817	Pine	84	0.010%	2.83x
1818	Purcell	84	0.010%	1.21x
1819	Russel	84	0.010%	1.22x
1820	Shelley	84	0.010%	1.09x
1821	Spearpoint	84	0.010%	18.70x
1822	Stratford	84	0.010%	1.23x
1823	Swann	84	0.010%	0.77x
1824	Axon	83	0.010%	3.34x
1825	Balls	83	0.010%	0.65x
1826	Blaxland	83	0.010%	20.61x
1827	Brady	83	0.010%	0.47x
1828	Byrne	83	0.010%	0.60x
1829	Claringbold	83	0.010%	22.67x
1830	Cornell	83	0.010%	1.25x
1831	Cornwell	83	0.010%	1.44x
1832	Courtney	83	0.010%	1.16x
1833	Danes	83	0.010%	5.41x
1834	Goad	83	0.010%	4.08x
1835	Gunn	83	0.010%	0.34x
1836	Ingleton	83	0.010%	6.17x
1837	Nicholas	83	0.010%	0.43x
1838	Parham	83	0.010%	5.51x
1839	Tarrant	83	0.010%	1.18x
1840	Tillman	83	0.010%	8.10x
1841	Tompkins	83	0.010%	0.96x
1842	Whelan	83	0.010%	1.23x
1843	Almond	82	0.010%	0.66x
1844	Bunce	82	0.010%	1.10x
1845	Collar	82	0.010%	8.74x
1846	Constant	82	0.010%	8.21x
1847	Coulson	82	0.010%	0.46x
1848	Heaver	82	0.010%	6.05x
1849	Hockley	82	0.010%	1.53x
1850	Izzard	82	0.010%	2.75x
1851	Levy	82	0.010%	0.65x
1852	Locke	82	0.010%	0.92x
1853	Lynds	82	0.010%	28.65x
1854	Merchant	82	0.010%	1.22x
1855	Monday	82	0.010%	3.42x
1856	Neaves	82	0.010%	5.45x
1857	Pledge	82	0.010%	7.44x
1858	Stanger	82	0.010%	3.27x
1859	Swaisland	82	0.010%	21.61x
1860	Way	82	0.010%	0.75x
1861	Woollard	82	0.010%	2.34x
1862	Barnaby	81	0.010%	4.08x
1863	Bear	81	0.010%	3.07x
1864	Bedford	81	0.010%	0.34x
1865	Burridge	81	0.010%	1.20x
1866	Callaghan	81	0.010%	0.72x
1867	Coppen	81	0.010%	6.47x
1868	Crew	81	0.010%	1.29x
1869	Deadman	81	0.010%	2.08x
1870	Downing	81	0.010%	0.47x
1871	Dyson	81	0.010%	0.25x
1872	Hurrell	81	0.010%	1.37x
1873	Leeds	81	0.010%	4.22x
1874	Linkins	81	0.010%	28.98x
1875	Mackay	81	0.010%	0.22x
1876	Moseley	81	0.010%	0.89x
1877	Mundy	81	0.010%	1.10x
1878	Prickett	81	0.010%	2.98x
1879	Redsell	81	0.010%	22.96x
1880	Rofe	81	0.010%	9.40x
1881	Searles	81	0.010%	4.98x
1882	Stafford	81	0.010%	0.38x
1883	Stickles	81	0.010%	22.33x
1884	Sweeney	81	0.010%	0.61x
1885	Weeden	81	0.010%	3.94x
1886	Alderton	80	0.010%	1.80x
1887	Balcombe	80	0.010%	5.26x
1888	Blogg	80	0.010%	4.35x
1889	Boulton	80	0.010%	0.45x
1890	Brandon	80	0.010%	1.58x
1891	Campion	80	0.010%	1.15x
1892	Cracknell	80	0.010%	1.16x
1893	Daly	80	0.010%	0.81x
1894	Doe	80	0.010%	1.68x
1895	Geering	80	0.010%	6.29x
1896	Gibb	80	0.010%	0.45x
1897	Hayden	80	0.010%	1.03x
1898	Inwood	80	0.010%	3.39x
1899	Leney	80	0.010%	12.39x
1900	Mould	80	0.010%	0.94x