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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 Raine, with 34 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.

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3701Raine340.41x
3702Rawlins340.59x
3703Renshaw340.36x
3704Rickett341.13x
3705Robert340.70x
3706Round340.37x
3707Salisbury340.34x
3708Samuels340.81x
3709Seddon340.21x
3710Seward340.62x
3711Shearing341.41x
3712Smedley340.42x
3713Southey341.80x
3714Sparke342.03x
3715Steptoe341.94x
3716Stjohn343.00x
3717Stott340.11x
3718Streeting349.55x
3719Strover3415.72x
3720Sturgeon340.84x
3721Tennant340.32x
3722Vaughn341.14x
3723Windle340.60x
3724Wootten341.44x
3725Amer333.37x
3726Arnott330.39x
3727Axtell332.69x
3728Balding331.78x
3729Beamish332.15x
3730Bertram330.69x
3731Blagden333.52x
3732Blanch331.72x
3733Blanks332.65x
3734Bolt330.46x
3735Bolten338.55x
3736Borrett332.23x
3737Bown330.60x
3738Brasier332.83x
3739Briscoe330.52x
3740Bushel333.57x
3741Calder330.24x
3742Clancy331.14x
3743Colquhoun330.56x
3744Colson331.74x
3745Colvin330.96x
3746Cooker336.40x
3747Costello330.54x
3748Crafter339.01x
3749Daynes332.12x
3750Deeks331.03x
3751Dunning330.39x
3752Earnshaw330.27x
3753Eyers331.71x
3754Garnett330.27x
3755Gilman331.11x
3756Gladman331.80x
3757Godding332.35x
3758Godman333.01x
3759Gubbins331.94x
3760Heaysman3311.67x
3761Hewson330.41x
3762Hide330.86x
3763Higginson330.33x
3764Hitchman331.01x
3765Holgate330.40x
3766Howarth330.07x
3767Howse330.86x
3768Ironmonger331.82x
3769Jeavons331.27x
3770Jolley330.63x
3771Jorden332.16x
3772Kersey331.73x
3773Ladbrook333.17x
3774Lanyon332.05x
3775Lawford331.48x
3776Lucking331.98x
3777Male330.55x
3778Matthew330.44x
3779Metcalf330.16x
3780Midhurst3313.59x
3781Morgans330.15x
3782Newbery331.15x
3783Nowell330.71x
3784Pantony3330.07x
3785Peal333.90x
3786Piddlesden3313.77x
3787Pilkington330.18x
3788Pinnock331.05x
3789Pledger331.35x
3790Polhill336.48x
3791Pulling332.01x
3792Quin330.31x
3793Radley330.57x
3794Reynold332.39x
3795Sabine333.55x
3796Sandom339.54x
3797Sanham3319.84x
3798Sansom330.49x
3799Savery332.09x
3800Sherry330.94x