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 Turvey, with 38 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
3401	Turvey	38	0.000%	0.81x
3402	Vye	38	0.000%	5.46x
3403	Wilkie	38	0.000%	0.27x
3404	Wingrove	38	0.000%	1.30x
3405	Woodhead	38	0.000%	0.20x
3406	Alsford	37	0.000%	5.59x
3407	Amon	37	0.000%	8.42x
3408	Banham	37	0.000%	0.73x
3409	Barnet	37	0.000%	0.77x
3410	Biddle	37	0.000%	0.52x
3411	Bonds	37	0.000%	8.00x
3412	Boxer	37	0.000%	7.13x
3413	Boyles	37	0.000%	1.91x
3414	Britter	37	0.000%	20.59x
3415	Burdett	37	0.000%	0.53x
3416	Calton	37	0.000%	2.96x
3417	Chase	37	0.000%	0.66x
3418	Cheetham	37	0.000%	0.24x
3419	Cockett	37	0.000%	2.87x
3420	Crippen	37	0.000%	9.93x
3421	Crosswell	37	0.000%	4.69x
3422	Dapson	37	0.000%	24.17x
3423	Devine	37	0.000%	0.37x
3424	Dewey	37	0.000%	0.88x
3425	Dick	37	0.000%	0.17x
3426	Dicks	37	0.000%	0.76x
3427	Dolphin	37	0.000%	1.00x
3428	Duvall	37	0.000%	9.04x
3429	Earney	37	0.000%	6.70x
3430	Elcomb	37	0.000%	18.23x
3431	Elmes	37	0.000%	1.62x
3432	Erridge	37	0.000%	8.55x
3433	Farrer	37	0.000%	0.56x
3434	Fellows	37	0.000%	0.27x
3435	Flaherty	37	0.000%	1.21x
3436	Freestone	37	0.000%	0.86x
3437	Frend	37	0.000%	14.44x
3438	Gallop	37	0.000%	1.17x
3439	Gent	37	0.000%	0.43x
3440	Haley	37	0.000%	0.31x
3441	Hirst	37	0.000%	0.11x
3442	Hobart	37	0.000%	3.15x
3443	Horscroft	37	0.000%	7.17x
3444	Jack	37	0.000%	0.17x
3445	Lockhart	37	0.000%	0.53x
3446	Lovejoy	37	0.000%	1.69x
3447	Mackins	37	0.000%	18.84x
3448	Manners	37	0.000%	0.75x
3449	Markwick	37	0.000%	2.56x
3450	Medcalf	37	0.000%	0.95x
3451	Missing	37	0.000%	15.44x
3452	Morse	37	0.000%	0.40x
3453	Murdock	37	0.000%	1.03x
3454	Murrey	37	0.000%	1.37x
3455	Olley	37	0.000%	1.14x
3456	Picton	37	0.000%	1.09x
3457	Potten	37	0.000%	5.24x
3458	Redding	37	0.000%	0.88x
3459	Rushton	37	0.000%	0.18x
3460	Senior	37	0.000%	0.16x
3461	Sheehan	37	0.000%	1.51x
3462	Sheffield	37	0.000%	0.71x
3463	Shipman	37	0.000%	1.00x
3464	Slender	37	0.000%	16.11x
3465	Statham	37	0.000%	0.64x
3466	Stocks	37	0.000%	0.34x
3467	Stretton	37	0.000%	0.82x
3468	Tooley	37	0.000%	1.07x
3469	Tranter	37	0.000%	0.50x
3470	Trotman	37	0.000%	0.88x
3471	Twiner	37	0.000%	7.17x
3472	Wake	37	0.000%	0.46x
3473	Willes	37	0.000%	3.12x
3474	Abbot	36	0.000%	0.76x
3475	Aldrich	36	0.000%	2.23x
3476	Allsworth	36	0.000%	7.73x
3477	Auger	36	0.000%	2.00x
3478	Barwell	36	0.000%	1.16x
3479	Bent	36	0.000%	0.50x
3480	Blatcher	36	0.000%	12.16x
3481	Blown	36	0.000%	18.33x
3482	Brister	36	0.000%	3.11x
3483	Brothers	36	0.000%	1.88x
3484	Brownfield	36	0.000%	10.11x
3485	Bruin	36	0.000%	7.41x
3486	Bye	36	0.000%	0.72x
3487	Byron	36	0.000%	0.99x
3488	Cantwell	36	0.000%	3.14x
3489	Catling	36	0.000%	1.52x
3490	Chalcraft	36	0.000%	3.62x
3491	Cheel	36	0.000%	12.02x
3492	Coker	36	0.000%	0.77x
3493	Colls	36	0.000%	3.15x
3494	Combes	36	0.000%	1.71x
3495	Crossley	36	0.000%	0.13x
3496	David	36	0.000%	0.35x
3497	Dedman	36	0.000%	1.90x
3498	Delo	36	0.000%	18.03x
3499	Dempsey	36	0.000%	0.58x
3500	Denby	36	0.000%	0.87x