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 Smallwood, with 49 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
2801	Smallwood	49	0.000%	0.53x
2802	Stark	49	0.000%	0.36x
2803	Stubberfield	49	0.000%	5.60x
2804	Sturt	49	0.000%	2.17x
2805	Vernon	49	0.000%	0.30x
2806	Warrener	49	0.000%	2.86x
2807	Whiddett	49	0.000%	13.38x
2808	Wigg	49	0.000%	1.78x
2809	Witham	49	0.000%	1.23x
2810	Woolford	49	0.000%	1.36x
2811	Backhouse	48	0.000%	0.65x
2812	Bishenden	48	0.000%	20.61x
2813	Body	48	0.000%	1.41x
2814	Botley	48	0.000%	9.19x
2815	Bourn	48	0.000%	2.20x
2816	Brind	48	0.000%	3.23x
2817	Butts	48	0.000%	4.11x
2818	Cockerell	48	0.000%	3.90x
2819	Dandridge	48	0.000%	6.24x
2820	Deveson	48	0.000%	14.28x
2821	Dibley	48	0.000%	3.55x
2822	Foy	48	0.000%	0.58x
2823	Fricker	48	0.000%	1.45x
2824	Garratt	48	0.000%	0.47x
2825	Hillyer	48	0.000%	1.67x
2826	Isted	48	0.000%	3.04x
2827	Iverson	48	0.000%	9.24x
2828	Jago	48	0.000%	1.26x
2829	Lay	48	0.000%	0.65x
2830	Leggatt	48	0.000%	1.67x
2831	Mcdonald	48	0.000%	0.59x
2832	Musgrave	48	0.000%	0.80x
2833	Nickolls	48	0.000%	3.76x
2834	Over	48	0.000%	2.05x
2835	Roser	48	0.000%	4.70x
2836	Rowell	48	0.000%	0.55x
2837	Seagar	48	0.000%	9.49x
2838	Tippett	48	0.000%	1.37x
2839	Tipping	48	0.000%	0.84x
2840	Tovey	48	0.000%	0.82x
2841	Wates	48	0.000%	9.62x
2842	Welfare	48	0.000%	3.14x
2843	Wellsted	48	0.000%	13.87x
2844	Westover	48	0.000%	9.01x
2845	Wire	48	0.000%	8.15x
2846	Woolnough	48	0.000%	1.55x
2847	Alder	47	0.000%	0.66x
2848	Bamford	47	0.000%	0.31x
2849	Batch	47	0.000%	5.58x
2850	Booty	47	0.000%	2.91x
2851	Boreham	47	0.000%	1.19x
2852	Brittain	47	0.000%	0.61x
2853	Buckmaster	47	0.000%	3.72x
2854	Carnell	47	0.000%	1.56x
2855	Chacksfield	47	0.000%	18.34x
2856	Chipperfield	47	0.000%	1.83x
2857	Craker	47	0.000%	9.00x
2858	Crush	47	0.000%	7.21x
2859	Elcombe	47	0.000%	9.48x
2860	Eldred	47	0.000%	1.60x
2861	Farnham	47	0.000%	2.33x
2862	Felton	47	0.000%	0.69x
2863	Flack	47	0.000%	0.67x
2864	Flemming	47	0.000%	1.17x
2865	Furley	47	0.000%	4.71x
2866	Gains	47	0.000%	3.70x
2867	Hanley	47	0.000%	0.57x
2868	Headley	47	0.000%	1.75x
2869	Holmans	47	0.000%	18.83x
2870	Howick	47	0.000%	3.58x
2871	Lambeth	47	0.000%	2.61x
2872	Lennard	47	0.000%	2.09x
2873	Maplesden	47	0.000%	11.67x
2874	Mark	47	0.000%	0.94x
2875	Morsley	47	0.000%	10.62x
2876	Newbury	47	0.000%	0.78x
2877	Peak	47	0.000%	1.13x
2878	Prentis	47	0.000%	6.06x
2879	Procter	47	0.000%	0.36x
2880	Rayment	47	0.000%	1.06x
2881	Sergeant	47	0.000%	0.99x
2882	Tayler	47	0.000%	0.86x
2883	Tinker	47	0.000%	0.93x
2884	Tozer	47	0.000%	0.79x
2885	Tubb	47	0.000%	1.14x
2886	Washford	47	0.000%	18.11x
2887	Whorlow	47	0.000%	21.08x
2888	Wickings	47	0.000%	15.52x
2889	Abraham	46	0.000%	0.47x
2890	Adamson	46	0.000%	0.17x
2891	Angus	46	0.000%	0.32x
2892	Beacham	46	0.000%	1.65x
2893	Bignall	46	0.000%	2.78x
2894	Bowler	46	0.000%	0.38x
2895	Buckle	46	0.000%	0.42x
2896	Buckwell	46	0.000%	3.75x
2897	Burge	46	0.000%	0.64x
2898	Burtenshaw	46	0.000%	1.98x
2899	Castleton	46	0.000%	5.44x
2900	Covell	46	0.000%	2.88x