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 Denness, with 46 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
2901	Denness	46	0.000%	6.52x
2902	Dunham	46	0.000%	0.91x
2903	Fancett	46	0.000%	24.69x
2904	Feast	46	0.000%	2.90x
2905	Ferrier	46	0.000%	0.79x
2906	Flinn	46	0.000%	0.76x
2907	Germany	46	0.000%	5.91x
2908	Gillis	46	0.000%	2.30x
2909	Gladdish	46	0.000%	20.33x
2910	Goring	46	0.000%	1.55x
2911	Homan	46	0.000%	3.87x
2912	Huxley	46	0.000%	1.02x
2913	Kavanagh	46	0.000%	1.19x
2914	Kenny	46	0.000%	0.39x
2915	Kipps	46	0.000%	7.72x
2916	Kitchen	46	0.000%	0.27x
2917	Lansdell	46	0.000%	5.44x
2918	Laver	46	0.000%	1.20x
2919	Makey	46	0.000%	6.88x
2920	Mayatt	46	0.000%	23.43x
2921	Mays	46	0.000%	0.81x
2922	Morford	46	0.000%	15.53x
2923	Newble	46	0.000%	20.95x
2924	Nobbs	46	0.000%	1.11x
2925	Nutter	46	0.000%	0.61x
2926	Pelling	46	0.000%	1.77x
2927	Podger	46	0.000%	4.67x
2928	Pollington	46	0.000%	5.96x
2929	Puttock	46	0.000%	1.97x
2930	Romney	46	0.000%	9.34x
2931	Rust	46	0.000%	0.87x
2932	Savill	46	0.000%	0.97x
2933	Scamp	46	0.000%	8.58x
2934	Sheaff	46	0.000%	21.60x
2935	Smythe	46	0.000%	2.38x
2936	Stoakes	46	0.000%	5.86x
2937	Stride	46	0.000%	1.31x
2938	Symes	46	0.000%	0.63x
2939	Tandy	46	0.000%	0.97x
2940	Vidgen	46	0.000%	23.84x
2941	Vince	46	0.000%	0.76x
2942	Want	46	0.000%	2.25x
2943	Beattie	45	0.000%	0.21x
2944	Billings	45	0.000%	0.94x
2945	Bootes	45	0.000%	15.37x
2946	Burling	45	0.000%	2.45x
2947	Bushnell	45	0.000%	1.86x
2948	Carrier	45	0.000%	2.80x
2949	Chalmers	45	0.000%	0.19x
2950	Cliff	45	0.000%	0.52x
2951	Colebrook	45	0.000%	3.64x
2952	Donaldson	45	0.000%	0.16x
2953	Downer	45	0.000%	1.18x
2954	Dunlop	45	0.000%	0.28x
2955	Dunstall	45	0.000%	7.43x
2956	Durban	45	0.000%	6.50x
2957	Eagle	45	0.000%	0.82x
2958	Elliss	45	0.000%	1.38x
2959	Elvery	45	0.000%	17.80x
2960	Enfield	45	0.000%	7.39x
2961	Essex	45	0.000%	1.41x
2962	Faucett	45	0.000%	7.55x
2963	Fife	45	0.000%	1.70x
2964	Fitness	45	0.000%	11.27x
2965	Gear	45	0.000%	1.21x
2966	Gorringe	45	0.000%	2.82x
2967	Greenway	45	0.000%	0.61x
2968	Gun	45	0.000%	6.63x
2969	Hague	45	0.000%	0.29x
2970	Henham	45	0.000%	13.26x
2971	Higgens	45	0.000%	6.01x
2972	Inman	45	0.000%	0.66x
2973	Isaac	45	0.000%	0.36x
2974	Juniper	45	0.000%	2.38x
2975	Knowlden	45	0.000%	10.24x
2976	Lovett	45	0.000%	0.49x
2977	Lunn	45	0.000%	0.35x
2978	Maitland	45	0.000%	0.70x
2979	Manger	45	0.000%	3.68x
2980	Murdoch	45	0.000%	0.27x
2981	Neil	45	0.000%	0.34x
2982	Norfolk	45	0.000%	1.63x
2983	Onions	45	0.000%	0.81x
2984	Onslow	45	0.000%	3.03x
2985	Parson	45	0.000%	1.01x
2986	Pittman	45	0.000%	1.84x
2987	Prall	45	0.000%	14.86x
2988	Richard	45	0.000%	0.52x
2989	Rider	45	0.000%	0.46x
2990	Rigby	45	0.000%	0.16x
2991	Sacre	45	0.000%	13.94x
2992	Sturgess	45	0.000%	0.79x
2993	Tait	45	0.000%	0.15x
2994	Varney	45	0.000%	0.86x
2995	Viner	45	0.000%	1.39x
2996	Wakelin	45	0.000%	1.23x
2997	Wyman	45	0.000%	2.09x
2998	Attwater	44	0.000%	5.29x
2999	Bale	44	0.000%	0.59x
3000	Barman	44	0.000%	10.17x