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 Dolden, with 36 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
3501	Dolden	36	0.000%	20.42x
3502	Dumbrell	36	0.000%	4.77x
3503	Ellingham	36	0.000%	2.23x
3504	Elsdon	36	0.000%	1.97x
3505	Galvin	36	0.000%	1.68x
3506	Gillam	36	0.000%	0.94x
3507	Ginger	36	0.000%	1.97x
3508	Gravener	36	0.000%	11.76x
3509	Haddaway	36	0.000%	12.73x
3510	Hopson	36	0.000%	1.37x
3511	Hukins	36	0.000%	17.45x
3512	Ing	36	0.000%	2.19x
3513	Kentish	36	0.000%	3.24x
3514	Kirkby	36	0.000%	0.64x
3515	Ladds	36	0.000%	3.51x
3516	Laurance	36	0.000%	1.37x
3517	Livett	36	0.000%	5.23x
3518	Maclean	36	0.000%	0.33x
3519	Mattocks	36	0.000%	2.75x
3520	Meade	36	0.000%	1.26x
3521	Melville	36	0.000%	0.34x
3522	Merrall	36	0.000%	4.83x
3523	Millham	36	0.000%	9.49x
3524	Moran	36	0.000%	0.20x
3525	Mountford	36	0.000%	0.41x
3526	Myhill	36	0.000%	1.68x
3527	Neate	36	0.000%	1.30x
3528	Newberry	36	0.000%	0.88x
3529	Nicol	36	0.000%	0.17x
3530	Oates	36	0.000%	0.23x
3531	Orman	36	0.000%	2.68x
3532	Orton	36	0.000%	0.38x
3533	Paxton	36	0.000%	0.45x
3534	Peek	36	0.000%	1.37x
3535	Phillis	36	0.000%	4.42x
3536	Prime	36	0.000%	0.92x
3537	Pringle	36	0.000%	0.23x
3538	Quint	36	0.000%	9.75x
3539	Rabson	36	0.000%	11.89x
3540	Rance	36	0.000%	0.97x
3541	Rushbrook	36	0.000%	2.24x
3542	Shorey	36	0.000%	3.50x
3543	Shove	36	0.000%	8.07x
3544	Skiggs	36	0.000%	9.17x
3545	Spark	36	0.000%	0.82x
3546	Storr	36	0.000%	1.04x
3547	Studd	36	0.000%	2.10x
3548	Swallow	36	0.000%	0.36x
3549	Thirkell	36	0.000%	2.71x
3550	Tiltman	36	0.000%	6.76x
3551	Upson	36	0.000%	1.68x
3552	Urry	36	0.000%	2.06x
3553	Wadlow	36	0.000%	5.30x
3554	Wardell	36	0.000%	0.91x
3555	Wigan	36	0.000%	5.23x
3556	Wooldridge	36	0.000%	0.66x
3557	Wykes	36	0.000%	1.04x
3558	Alcorn	35	0.000%	4.49x
3559	Alderson	35	0.000%	0.25x
3560	Anson	35	0.000%	0.95x
3561	Barley	35	0.000%	0.63x
3562	Beake	35	0.000%	5.11x
3563	Boast	35	0.000%	1.75x
3564	Bragg	35	0.000%	0.43x
3565	Buckhurst	35	0.000%	10.52x
3566	Budden	35	0.000%	0.91x
3567	Burfield	35	0.000%	2.92x
3568	Chuter	35	0.000%	2.75x
3569	Cleaves	35	0.000%	6.87x
3570	Cobley	35	0.000%	0.96x
3571	Coster	35	0.000%	1.19x
3572	Cousens	35	0.000%	1.42x
3573	Cowan	35	0.000%	0.17x
3574	Crews	35	0.000%	2.00x
3575	Dack	35	0.000%	1.14x
3576	Delaney	35	0.000%	0.55x
3577	Dewar	35	0.000%	0.27x
3578	Dowley	35	0.000%	3.91x
3579	Edgington	35	0.000%	1.29x
3580	Elkington	35	0.000%	0.93x
3581	Fairweather	35	0.000%	0.45x
3582	Fender	35	0.000%	2.30x
3583	Forder	35	0.000%	1.00x
3584	Forest	35	0.000%	1.22x
3585	Forester	35	0.000%	1.22x
3586	Forth	35	0.000%	1.43x
3587	Gandy	35	0.000%	0.87x
3588	Gilby	35	0.000%	0.94x
3589	Greaves	35	0.000%	0.12x
3590	Haine	35	0.000%	2.47x
3591	Halsey	35	0.000%	0.82x
3592	Hardiman	35	0.000%	1.19x
3593	Horsey	35	0.000%	1.92x
3594	Hudd	35	0.000%	1.60x
3595	Illman	35	0.000%	4.38x
3596	Joslin	35	0.000%	0.91x
3597	Leeves	35	0.000%	7.57x
3598	Litchfield	35	0.000%	0.86x
3599	Mepsted	35	0.000%	23.90x
3600	Merry	35	0.000%	0.47x