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 Branford, with 21 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
5101	Branford	21	0.000%	2.40x
5102	Broadhurst	21	0.000%	0.21x
5103	Bromly	21	0.000%	4.47x
5104	Bryce	21	0.000%	0.21x
5105	Buckett	21	0.000%	1.07x
5106	Calloway	21	0.000%	1.29x
5107	Camber	21	0.000%	12.14x
5108	Carmichael	21	0.000%	0.15x
5109	Cast	21	0.000%	4.04x
5110	Chalkley	21	0.000%	0.68x
5111	Chappel	21	0.000%	0.48x
5112	Chennell	21	0.000%	2.68x
5113	Combs	21	0.000%	1.08x
5114	Corder	21	0.000%	1.22x
5115	Corley	21	0.000%	1.38x
5116	Cottington	21	0.000%	3.80x
5117	Coventry	21	0.000%	0.53x
5118	Crozier	21	0.000%	0.45x
5119	Cuff	21	0.000%	0.54x
5120	Dealey	21	0.000%	3.56x
5121	Dive	21	0.000%	6.86x
5122	Diver	21	0.000%	1.13x
5123	Donavon	21	0.000%	4.21x
5124	Dorey	21	0.000%	0.61x
5125	Douse	21	0.000%	1.74x
5126	Dovey	21	0.000%	0.55x
5127	Ducker	21	0.000%	0.90x
5128	Duncombe	21	0.000%	0.84x
5129	Elkin	21	0.000%	1.03x
5130	Elmer	21	0.000%	0.62x
5131	Elsegood	21	0.000%	4.21x
5132	Elstone	21	0.000%	1.95x
5133	Emmens	21	0.000%	4.51x
5134	Faith	21	0.000%	2.29x
5135	Folkes	21	0.000%	1.47x
5136	Forge	21	0.000%	2.35x
5137	Garside	21	0.000%	0.15x
5138	Gell	21	0.000%	0.80x
5139	Gloster	21	0.000%	3.14x
5140	Gorring	21	0.000%	8.41x
5141	Gossage	21	0.000%	2.32x
5142	Gostling	21	0.000%	1.58x
5143	Gregson	21	0.000%	0.15x
5144	Haddon	21	0.000%	0.31x
5145	Halstead	21	0.000%	0.25x
5146	Hanlon	21	0.000%	0.46x
5147	Hartman	21	0.000%	3.09x
5148	Hartnell	21	0.000%	0.88x
5149	Hatson	21	0.000%	6.25x
5150	Hawkett	21	0.000%	13.72x
5151	Helman	21	0.000%	4.12x
5152	Helmer	21	0.000%	6.71x
5153	Hilbert	21	0.000%	4.29x
5154	Hindes	21	0.000%	2.05x
5155	Hird	21	0.000%	0.27x
5156	Hollidge	21	0.000%	3.47x
5157	Hollins	21	0.000%	0.40x
5158	Hookey	21	0.000%	1.93x
5159	Hornsby	21	0.000%	0.32x
5160	Horsford	21	0.000%	2.03x
5161	Howett	21	0.000%	1.81x
5162	Hulme	21	0.000%	0.10x
5163	Hunn	21	0.000%	1.52x
5164	Hutchison	21	0.000%	0.13x
5165	Jepson	21	0.000%	0.22x
5166	Kearney	21	0.000%	0.45x
5167	Keegan	21	0.000%	0.63x
5168	Kelson	21	0.000%	2.10x
5169	Kelway	21	0.000%	4.64x
5170	Kemball	21	0.000%	6.57x
5171	Kenyon	21	0.000%	0.10x
5172	Ketley	21	0.000%	1.32x
5173	Kiddell	21	0.000%	3.78x
5174	Lanchester	21	0.000%	3.87x
5175	Leese	21	0.000%	0.48x
5176	Lefever	21	0.000%	3.94x
5177	Ley	21	0.000%	0.48x
5178	Longman	21	0.000%	0.42x
5179	Lumley	21	0.000%	0.35x
5180	Lyddon	21	0.000%	1.94x
5181	Malcolm	21	0.000%	0.16x
5182	Marx	21	0.000%	6.57x
5183	Mawby	21	0.000%	0.75x
5184	Message	21	0.000%	3.61x
5185	Millett	21	0.000%	0.53x
5186	Moxham	21	0.000%	1.17x
5187	Nisbet	21	0.000%	0.20x
5188	Noon	21	0.000%	0.29x
5189	Northover	21	0.000%	0.98x
5190	Oldman	21	0.000%	1.53x
5191	Oliff	21	0.000%	6.93x
5192	Onion	21	0.000%	1.08x
5193	Osbourn	21	0.000%	1.33x
5194	Padbury	21	0.000%	1.40x
5195	Parfett	21	0.000%	3.12x
5196	Peskett	21	0.000%	1.60x
5197	Pickford	21	0.000%	0.26x
5198	Pinkney	21	0.000%	0.54x
5199	Ponsford	21	0.000%	0.92x
5200	Poore	21	0.000%	1.14x