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 Poulter, with 80 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
1901	Poulter	80	0.010%	1.08x
1902	Skilton	80	0.010%	3.02x
1903	Smoker	80	0.010%	13.35x
1904	Spinks	80	0.010%	1.19x
1905	Tuck	80	0.010%	0.63x
1906	Wooley	80	0.010%	1.25x
1907	Buggs	79	0.010%	12.11x
1908	Godwin	79	0.010%	0.61x
1909	Goodburn	79	0.010%	7.76x
1910	Hadley	79	0.010%	0.58x
1911	Harbour	79	0.010%	3.07x
1912	Hodder	79	0.010%	1.62x
1913	Irving	79	0.010%	0.36x
1914	Kerr	79	0.010%	0.15x
1915	Linkin	79	0.010%	26.98x
1916	Macdonald	79	0.010%	0.20x
1917	Mutton	79	0.010%	2.14x
1918	Shephard	79	0.010%	0.83x
1919	Steers	79	0.010%	4.34x
1920	Wigley	79	0.010%	1.25x
1921	Witherden	79	0.010%	18.26x
1922	Alcock	78	0.010%	0.54x
1923	Batten	78	0.010%	0.85x
1924	Boyle	78	0.010%	0.30x
1925	Brightman	78	0.010%	3.28x
1926	Dillon	78	0.010%	0.79x
1927	Ellard	78	0.010%	4.52x
1928	Freed	78	0.010%	18.17x
1929	Glass	78	0.010%	0.76x
1930	Grimes	78	0.010%	0.68x
1931	Hines	78	0.010%	0.92x
1932	Horlock	78	0.010%	4.38x
1933	Knock	78	0.010%	4.12x
1934	Lemar	78	0.010%	24.94x
1935	Lilly	78	0.010%	1.29x
1936	Millington	78	0.010%	0.52x
1937	Nixon	78	0.010%	0.26x
1938	Overton	78	0.010%	0.81x
1939	Smithson	78	0.010%	0.82x
1940	Stanbridge	78	0.010%	2.74x
1941	Sumner	78	0.010%	0.48x
1942	Tracey	78	0.010%	1.23x
1943	Woodham	78	0.010%	2.33x
1944	Ayling	77	0.010%	1.07x
1945	Batty	77	0.010%	0.51x
1946	Boswell	77	0.010%	0.82x
1947	Bunyard	77	0.010%	14.55x
1948	Burchell	77	0.010%	1.74x
1949	Callaway	77	0.010%	2.83x
1950	Carrick	77	0.010%	1.07x
1951	Denyer	77	0.010%	1.90x
1952	Firth	77	0.010%	0.23x
1953	Goatham	77	0.010%	28.92x
1954	Hastings	77	0.010%	0.61x
1955	Haylor	77	0.010%	10.28x
1956	Henson	77	0.010%	0.66x
1957	Hobson	77	0.010%	0.30x
1958	Hone	77	0.010%	2.27x
1959	Montague	77	0.010%	1.54x
1960	Scales	77	0.010%	1.30x
1961	Sheepwash	77	0.010%	23.37x
1962	Stickings	77	0.010%	26.59x
1963	Stupple	77	0.010%	22.69x
1964	Tindall	77	0.010%	1.28x
1965	Tomkin	77	0.010%	8.41x
1966	Walden	77	0.010%	1.05x
1967	Whitebread	77	0.010%	10.81x
1968	Whittington	77	0.010%	1.10x
1969	Bignell	76	0.010%	1.90x
1970	Dunkin	76	0.010%	7.90x
1971	Foot	76	0.010%	0.77x
1972	Goodall	76	0.010%	0.36x
1973	Hay	76	0.010%	0.21x
1974	Hewlett	76	0.010%	1.22x
1975	Hobden	76	0.010%	3.24x
1976	Jessop	76	0.010%	0.64x
1977	Jolly	76	0.010%	0.54x
1978	Keating	76	0.010%	1.54x
1979	Lang	76	0.010%	0.34x
1980	Lingham	76	0.010%	8.62x
1981	Saddleton	76	0.010%	21.75x
1982	Sivyer	76	0.010%	11.03x
1983	Stupples	76	0.010%	27.52x
1984	Tomlinson	76	0.010%	0.17x
1985	Whybrow	76	0.010%	3.92x
1986	Woodford	76	0.010%	1.10x
1987	Woodrow	76	0.010%	1.23x
1988	Ansley	75	0.010%	7.69x
1989	Billinghurst	75	0.010%	6.07x
1990	Blunden	75	0.010%	2.25x
1991	Burn	75	0.010%	0.56x
1992	Burney	75	0.010%	5.61x
1993	Caller	75	0.010%	10.78x
1994	Claydon	75	0.010%	1.19x
1995	Clover	75	0.010%	2.63x
1996	Compton	75	0.010%	0.78x
1997	Dorrington	75	0.010%	2.39x
1998	Dungate	75	0.010%	7.49x
1999	Gearing	75	0.010%	2.95x
2000	Gorman	75	0.010%	0.62x