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 Alexander, with 330 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
501	Alexander	330	0.030%	0.63x
502	Harmer	330	0.030%	3.34x
503	Sparks	330	0.030%	2.19x
504	Stedman	330	0.030%	5.33x
505	Tomlin	330	0.030%	3.70x
506	Walters	330	0.030%	0.69x
507	Clifton	328	0.030%	2.33x
508	Constable	328	0.030%	2.97x
509	Dann	328	0.030%	5.22x
510	Small	328	0.030%	1.30x
511	Gilham	327	0.030%	11.24x
512	Jury	327	0.030%	10.20x
513	Weaver	327	0.030%	1.26x
514	Colyer	326	0.030%	12.59x
515	Booth	325	0.030%	0.33x
516	Hutchinson	325	0.030%	0.57x
517	Newing	325	0.030%	21.00x
518	Sawyer	325	0.030%	1.77x
519	Dyer	324	0.030%	0.84x
520	Horn	324	0.030%	1.43x
521	Fraser	323	0.030%	0.36x
522	Jacobs	320	0.030%	1.34x
523	Lockyer	320	0.030%	4.20x
524	Staples	320	0.030%	3.36x
525	Gardener	318	0.030%	1.78x
526	Button	317	0.030%	2.68x
527	Solly	317	0.030%	17.61x
528	Underdown	317	0.030%	15.98x
529	Robertson	316	0.030%	0.19x
530	Sage	316	0.030%	3.57x
531	Yates	315	0.030%	0.46x
532	Stringer	314	0.030%	1.58x
533	Woollett	313	0.030%	18.30x
534	Wade	312	0.030%	0.78x
535	Cripps	311	0.030%	3.21x
536	Town	311	0.030%	6.29x
537	Burden	310	0.030%	2.43x
538	Howell	310	0.030%	0.74x
539	Nichols	310	0.030%	0.95x
540	Goodman	309	0.030%	1.06x
541	Thornton	308	0.030%	0.61x
542	Kennard	307	0.030%	6.33x
543	Todd	307	0.030%	0.61x
544	Drake	306	0.030%	1.05x
545	Farley	305	0.030%	2.44x
546	Gould	305	0.030%	0.85x
547	Appleton	304	0.030%	1.95x
548	Kemsley	304	0.030%	20.71x
549	Goldsack	303	0.030%	23.28x
550	Prebble	303	0.030%	21.32x
551	Little	302	0.030%	0.64x
552	Baxter	301	0.030%	0.51x
553	Ryan	301	0.030%	0.97x
554	Stanford	301	0.030%	3.63x
555	Bingham	300	0.030%	2.05x
556	Davidson	300	0.030%	0.36x
557	Potts	299	0.030%	0.90x
558	Beard	298	0.030%	1.14x
559	Salmon	298	0.030%	1.31x
560	Still	298	0.030%	4.75x
561	Bateman	297	0.030%	1.15x
562	Sharpe	297	0.030%	1.01x
563	Honey	296	0.030%	4.84x
564	Keen	295	0.030%	1.48x
565	Phipps	295	0.030%	2.00x
566	Gordon	294	0.030%	0.47x
567	Haynes	294	0.030%	0.83x
568	Noble	294	0.030%	0.71x
569	Harper	293	0.030%	0.46x
570	Judge	293	0.030%	2.72x
571	Pierce	293	0.030%	2.00x
572	Slater	290	0.030%	0.48x
573	Walsh	290	0.030%	0.55x
574	Pocock	288	0.030%	2.74x
575	Woodgate	288	0.030%	6.15x
576	Beale	287	0.030%	2.27x
577	Sargent	287	0.030%	1.87x
578	Barrow	286	0.030%	1.35x
579	Burch	286	0.030%	3.80x
580	Mace	286	0.030%	3.25x
581	Moody	286	0.030%	1.10x
582	Stapley	285	0.030%	10.29x
583	Lawson	284	0.030%	0.48x
584	Noakes	284	0.030%	3.90x
585	Bentley	283	0.030%	0.67x
586	Neal	283	0.030%	0.96x
587	Curling	282	0.030%	18.10x
588	Horne	282	0.030%	1.30x
589	Champion	281	0.030%	2.69x
590	Holden	281	0.030%	0.51x
591	Lowe	280	0.030%	0.37x
592	Samson	280	0.030%	3.93x
593	Milton	279	0.030%	2.03x
594	Tanner	279	0.030%	1.25x
595	East	278	0.030%	1.79x
596	Faulkner	278	0.030%	1.03x
597	Gore	278	0.030%	2.47x
598	Hutchings	278	0.030%	1.48x
599	Blundell	277	0.030%	2.36x
600	Eves	277	0.030%	6.65x