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 Paris, with 71 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
2101	Paris	71	0.010%	2.25x
2102	Playfoot	71	0.010%	12.77x
2103	Poulton	71	0.010%	0.89x
2104	Pryor	71	0.010%	1.07x
2105	Saxton	71	0.010%	1.21x
2106	Whitehouse	71	0.010%	0.27x
2107	Bodiam	70	0.010%	28.05x
2108	Brakefield	70	0.010%	26.63x
2109	Busby	70	0.010%	0.67x
2110	Clegg	70	0.010%	0.21x
2111	Crothall	70	0.010%	20.83x
2112	Dance	70	0.010%	0.88x
2113	Daws	70	0.010%	1.37x
2114	Dicker	70	0.010%	1.79x
2115	Frazer	70	0.010%	0.91x
2116	Fremlin	70	0.010%	20.42x
2117	Fullman	70	0.010%	18.45x
2118	Gatehouse	70	0.010%	3.17x
2119	Goodbourn	70	0.010%	22.38x
2120	Goodger	70	0.010%	3.55x
2121	Hand	70	0.010%	0.59x
2122	Hinge	70	0.010%	9.97x
2123	Jamieson	70	0.010%	0.25x
2124	Lees	70	0.010%	0.16x
2125	Mackenzie	70	0.010%	0.25x
2126	Moriarty	70	0.010%	6.04x
2127	Quinn	70	0.010%	0.37x
2128	Radford	70	0.010%	0.37x
2129	Sweeting	70	0.010%	1.75x
2130	Vickery	70	0.010%	0.97x
2131	Whitewood	70	0.010%	7.38x
2132	Worsell	70	0.010%	12.98x
2133	Armitage	69	0.010%	0.27x
2134	Ashford	69	0.010%	0.70x
2135	Bevis	69	0.010%	2.00x
2136	Birt	69	0.010%	1.63x
2137	Bloxham	69	0.010%	2.12x
2138	Bubb	69	0.010%	2.65x
2139	Christmas	69	0.010%	1.28x
2140	Clothier	69	0.010%	3.33x
2141	Cullum	69	0.010%	1.76x
2142	Doran	69	0.010%	0.83x
2143	Hemmings	69	0.010%	0.81x
2144	Henty	69	0.010%	5.66x
2145	Hickey	69	0.010%	1.11x
2146	Hind	69	0.010%	0.55x
2147	Jewell	69	0.010%	0.66x
2148	Keefe	69	0.010%	1.60x
2149	Kibble	69	0.010%	2.30x
2150	Levitt	69	0.010%	2.07x
2151	Oxford	69	0.010%	2.00x
2152	Plumb	69	0.010%	0.86x
2153	Prosser	69	0.010%	0.44x
2154	Reading	69	0.010%	0.90x
2155	Reece	69	0.010%	0.79x
2156	Row	69	0.010%	1.35x
2157	Saffery	69	0.010%	18.51x
2158	Smale	69	0.010%	1.05x
2159	Aylett	68	0.010%	3.11x
2160	Bardoe	68	0.010%	25.54x
2161	Brewster	68	0.010%	0.70x
2162	Britcher	68	0.010%	11.68x
2163	Cann	68	0.010%	0.74x
2164	Cassell	68	0.010%	2.96x
2165	Checksfield	68	0.010%	24.04x
2166	Dalby	68	0.010%	0.84x
2167	Dennison	68	0.010%	0.88x
2168	Diamond	68	0.010%	1.47x
2169	Dorman	68	0.010%	2.12x
2170	Duff	68	0.010%	0.38x
2171	Eames	68	0.010%	0.99x
2172	Freshwater	68	0.010%	3.02x
2173	Handley	68	0.010%	0.40x
2174	Jameson	68	0.010%	0.62x
2175	Jordon	68	0.010%	1.52x
2176	Lefevre	68	0.010%	8.69x
2177	Millar	68	0.010%	0.19x
2178	Moir	68	0.010%	0.50x
2179	Pentecost	68	0.010%	6.72x
2180	Rapley	68	0.010%	2.19x
2181	Redwood	68	0.010%	2.53x
2182	Rudland	68	0.010%	4.12x
2183	Skelton	68	0.010%	0.47x
2184	Spence	68	0.010%	0.21x
2185	Thurlow	68	0.010%	1.42x
2186	Watling	68	0.010%	1.32x
2187	Wharton	68	0.010%	0.49x
2188	Whittingham	68	0.010%	0.91x
2189	Abrahams	67	0.010%	0.89x
2190	Allingham	67	0.010%	4.52x
2191	Benjamin	67	0.010%	1.28x
2192	Caselton	67	0.010%	16.11x
2193	Cowland	67	0.010%	5.34x
2194	Crundwell	67	0.010%	17.50x
2195	Dence	67	0.010%	20.54x
2196	Etheridge	67	0.010%	1.13x
2197	Eversfield	67	0.010%	16.64x
2198	Forman	67	0.010%	1.31x
2199	Gillespie	67	0.010%	0.42x
2200	Hammon	67	0.010%	6.18x