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 Sedge, with 60 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
2401	Sedge	60	0.010%	23.41x
2402	Shersby	60	0.010%	26.13x
2403	Starr	60	0.010%	1.22x
2404	Sutch	60	0.010%	6.03x
2405	Sweet	60	0.010%	0.67x
2406	Vile	60	0.010%	3.50x
2407	Whitbread	60	0.010%	1.51x
2408	Argent	59	0.010%	1.25x
2409	Blythe	59	0.010%	0.78x
2410	Conner	59	0.010%	0.77x
2411	Cottrell	59	0.010%	0.66x
2412	Cowie	59	0.010%	0.49x
2413	Coy	59	0.010%	1.90x
2414	Early	59	0.010%	1.59x
2415	Eley	59	0.010%	0.96x
2416	Fisk	59	0.010%	1.12x
2417	Gosby	59	0.010%	15.28x
2418	Hazell	59	0.010%	0.76x
2419	Kelley	59	0.010%	0.51x
2420	Key	59	0.010%	0.43x
2421	Langdon	59	0.010%	0.76x
2422	Layton	59	0.010%	0.74x
2423	Leslie	59	0.010%	0.36x
2424	Mackelden	59	0.010%	29.07x
2425	Maylam	59	0.010%	21.36x
2426	Mccarthy	59	0.010%	1.23x
2427	Merrett	59	0.010%	0.97x
2428	Meyer	59	0.010%	1.82x
2429	Morriss	59	0.010%	0.97x
2430	Neves	59	0.010%	15.15x
2431	Nolan	59	0.010%	0.43x
2432	Ogilvie	59	0.010%	0.61x
2433	Orr	59	0.010%	0.35x
2434	Outram	59	0.010%	2.02x
2435	Punnett	59	0.010%	14.41x
2436	Rolls	59	0.010%	1.33x
2437	Rutland	59	0.010%	1.94x
2438	Strevens	59	0.010%	15.55x
2439	Warnett	59	0.010%	11.08x
2440	Whatman	59	0.010%	12.14x
2441	Amies	58	0.010%	3.53x
2442	Bramley	58	0.010%	0.64x
2443	Burkin	58	0.010%	7.06x
2444	Butchers	58	0.010%	5.64x
2445	Chilton	58	0.010%	0.72x
2446	Cleveland	58	0.010%	2.99x
2447	Conley	58	0.010%	1.61x
2448	Couch	58	0.010%	0.98x
2449	Dadds	58	0.010%	10.89x
2450	Everson	58	0.010%	1.79x
2451	Gambrell	58	0.010%	15.99x
2452	Garwood	58	0.010%	1.19x
2453	Hearne	58	0.010%	1.74x
2454	Henniker	58	0.010%	13.83x
2455	Hibben	58	0.010%	25.63x
2456	Hollaway	58	0.010%	6.45x
2457	Lander	58	0.010%	0.85x
2458	Mayne	58	0.010%	0.98x
2459	Metcalfe	58	0.010%	0.25x
2460	Montgomery	58	0.010%	0.37x
2461	Oakes	58	0.010%	0.40x
2462	Outred	58	0.010%	22.07x
2463	Painter	58	0.010%	0.42x
2464	Rumley	58	0.010%	8.26x
2465	Shelton	58	0.010%	0.49x
2466	Southwell	58	0.010%	0.93x
2467	Starkey	58	0.010%	0.59x
2468	Tamsett	58	0.010%	24.21x
2469	Thrift	58	0.010%	4.77x
2470	Waldron	58	0.010%	0.66x
2471	Wilkes	58	0.010%	0.34x
2472	Baldry	57	0.010%	1.22x
2473	Barns	57	0.010%	0.89x
2474	Benham	57	0.010%	1.07x
2475	Borer	57	0.010%	7.51x
2476	Brace	57	0.010%	1.00x
2477	Brookman	57	0.010%	2.31x
2478	Bunn	57	0.010%	0.59x
2479	Burford	57	0.010%	1.02x
2480	Calver	57	0.010%	1.28x
2481	Chalk	57	0.010%	0.87x
2482	Chard	57	0.010%	1.01x
2483	Coombe	57	0.010%	1.06x
2484	Corner	57	0.010%	0.79x
2485	Edmeads	57	0.010%	19.03x
2486	Feltham	57	0.010%	1.30x
2487	Flower	57	0.010%	0.59x
2488	Gallagher	57	0.010%	0.38x
2489	Hassell	57	0.010%	1.81x
2490	Holiday	57	0.010%	2.04x
2491	Holley	57	0.010%	1.55x
2492	Holtum	57	0.010%	19.92x
2493	Iddenden	57	0.010%	28.55x
2494	Jezard	57	0.010%	28.55x
2495	Madden	57	0.010%	0.66x
2496	Marden	57	0.010%	2.63x
2497	Parkin	57	0.010%	0.21x
2498	Pucknell	57	0.010%	22.54x
2499	Pyle	57	0.010%	1.40x
2500	Scrivener	57	0.010%	1.31x