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 Adlington, with 23 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
4801	Adlington	23	0.000%	1.43x
4802	Algar	23	0.000%	0.90x
4803	Alston	23	0.000%	0.35x
4804	Amner	23	0.000%	7.77x
4805	Anning	23	0.000%	1.35x
4806	Atkin	23	0.000%	0.17x
4807	Baddeley	23	0.000%	1.04x
4808	Balsom	23	0.000%	3.42x
4809	Banes	23	0.000%	2.26x
4810	Barfield	23	0.000%	1.14x
4811	Barford	23	0.000%	0.90x
4812	Barringer	23	0.000%	2.29x
4813	Batley	23	0.000%	0.53x
4814	Beaton	23	0.000%	0.20x
4815	Beven	23	0.000%	3.35x
4816	Bill	23	0.000%	0.65x
4817	Bissell	23	0.000%	0.78x
4818	Blackney	23	0.000%	6.23x
4819	Blanchett	23	0.000%	5.01x
4820	Blows	23	0.000%	2.13x
4821	Bookham	23	0.000%	6.01x
4822	Bottom	23	0.000%	0.86x
4823	Bottomley	23	0.000%	0.14x
4824	Bournes	23	0.000%	7.13x
4825	Brandley	23	0.000%	18.68x
4826	Branton	23	0.000%	1.29x
4827	Bravery	23	0.000%	4.24x
4828	Breeze	23	0.000%	0.37x
4829	Brookwell	23	0.000%	8.97x
4830	Caldwell	23	0.000%	0.15x
4831	Cambell	23	0.000%	0.84x
4832	Caulfield	23	0.000%	1.33x
4833	Channing	23	0.000%	1.18x
4834	Chilvers	23	0.000%	0.59x
4835	Coade	23	0.000%	8.86x
4836	Cockerton	23	0.000%	1.38x
4837	Colston	23	0.000%	1.26x
4838	Cossey	23	0.000%	1.66x
4839	Crockett	23	0.000%	0.49x
4840	Cutress	23	0.000%	11.52x
4841	Cutts	23	0.000%	0.29x
4842	Davidge	23	0.000%	1.34x
4843	Derry	23	0.000%	0.52x
4844	Deville	23	0.000%	3.46x
4845	Dix	23	0.000%	0.23x
4846	Dods	23	0.000%	1.38x
4847	Dodsworth	23	0.000%	0.55x
4848	Donelly	23	0.000%	1.00x
4849	Donoghue	23	0.000%	0.70x
4850	Drapper	23	0.000%	8.97x
4851	Drinkwater	23	0.000%	0.23x
4852	Duffett	23	0.000%	2.24x
4853	Elcome	23	0.000%	8.33x
4854	Elson	23	0.000%	0.37x
4855	Emary	23	0.000%	10.47x
4856	Erskine	23	0.000%	0.37x
4857	Eustace	23	0.000%	0.82x
4858	Everet	23	0.000%	5.01x
4859	Exall	23	0.000%	3.54x
4860	Fathers	23	0.000%	1.71x
4861	Flatman	23	0.000%	1.50x
4862	Fowles	23	0.000%	0.47x
4863	Fray	23	0.000%	1.37x
4864	Freind	23	0.000%	12.57x
4865	Fullbrook	23	0.000%	2.52x
4866	Gash	23	0.000%	1.12x
4867	Gedge	23	0.000%	1.18x
4868	Giddings	23	0.000%	0.51x
4869	Giffard	23	0.000%	2.73x
4870	Gilchrist	23	0.000%	0.16x
4871	Glen	23	0.000%	0.23x
4872	Grindley	23	0.000%	0.83x
4873	Gulliver	23	0.000%	0.68x
4874	Guyer	23	0.000%	6.06x
4875	Hagell	23	0.000%	14.40x
4876	Harrop	23	0.000%	0.20x
4877	Harsant	23	0.000%	4.11x
4878	Hayton	23	0.000%	0.47x
4879	Heale	23	0.000%	0.96x
4880	Heppell	23	0.000%	1.46x
4881	Hesketh	23	0.000%	0.24x
4882	Hitching	23	0.000%	2.18x
4883	Horan	23	0.000%	0.79x
4884	Hoyle	23	0.000%	0.10x
4885	Jenks	23	0.000%	0.68x
4886	Jenson	23	0.000%	2.81x
4887	Jupe	23	0.000%	2.37x
4888	Keates	23	0.000%	0.71x
4889	Keer	23	0.000%	3.37x
4890	Kellaway	23	0.000%	1.08x
4891	Kenway	23	0.000%	3.44x
4892	Kern	23	0.000%	5.04x
4893	Lack	23	0.000%	0.68x
4894	Leaman	23	0.000%	1.08x
4895	Licence	23	0.000%	3.88x
4896	Liffen	23	0.000%	5.86x
4897	Lindfield	23	0.000%	1.85x
4898	Luther	23	0.000%	1.64x
4899	Lyell	23	0.000%	3.40x
4900	Macartney	23	0.000%	3.56x