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 Towner, with 277 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
601	Towner	277	0.030%	10.39x
602	Graves	275	0.030%	1.82x
603	Bayley	274	0.030%	1.71x
604	Bradford	274	0.030%	1.41x
605	Brice	274	0.030%	3.33x
606	Fryer	274	0.030%	1.48x
607	Welsh	274	0.030%	0.69x
608	Capon	273	0.030%	6.82x
609	Cowell	273	0.030%	1.91x
610	Emery	273	0.030%	1.25x
611	Burbridge	272	0.030%	7.90x
612	Finnis	272	0.030%	20.43x
613	Mantle	271	0.030%	5.20x
614	Redman	271	0.030%	2.07x
615	Wanstall	271	0.030%	19.39x
616	Beeching	270	0.030%	14.36x
617	Twyman	270	0.030%	18.27x
618	Wyatt	270	0.030%	0.92x
619	Beal	269	0.030%	2.87x
620	Reeve	269	0.030%	1.15x
621	Vincent	269	0.030%	0.87x
622	Brook	268	0.030%	0.70x
623	Ray	268	0.030%	1.36x
624	Bellingham	267	0.030%	7.27x
625	Driver	267	0.030%	1.45x
626	Mummery	267	0.030%	16.64x
627	Tester	267	0.030%	5.99x
628	Swift	266	0.030%	0.86x
629	Coppins	265	0.030%	20.84x
630	Funnell	265	0.030%	4.81x
631	Laker	265	0.030%	6.24x
632	Rhodes	265	0.030%	0.57x
633	Bray	264	0.030%	0.79x
634	Huggett	264	0.030%	5.79x
635	Tong	264	0.030%	7.50x
636	Aldridge	263	0.030%	1.36x
637	Cousins	262	0.030%	1.46x
638	Everett	262	0.030%	1.46x
639	Hambrook	262	0.030%	18.14x
640	Huntley	262	0.030%	3.73x
641	Mansfield	262	0.030%	1.40x
642	Woodhams	262	0.030%	10.58x
643	Bowen	261	0.030%	0.63x
644	Clayton	260	0.030%	0.48x
645	Gardiner	259	0.030%	0.90x
646	Hobday	259	0.030%	6.44x
647	Wakefield	259	0.030%	1.45x
648	Neale	258	0.030%	1.09x
649	Stacey	258	0.030%	1.15x
650	Hale	257	0.030%	0.72x
651	Large	257	0.030%	2.50x
652	Sherwood	257	0.030%	2.02x
653	Wenham	257	0.030%	7.78x
654	Woodcock	257	0.030%	0.90x
655	Burnett	256	0.030%	0.93x
656	Draper	256	0.030%	1.09x
657	Haines	256	0.030%	1.11x
658	Harrington	256	0.030%	1.35x
659	Packer	256	0.030%	2.44x
660	Prescott	256	0.030%	1.82x
661	Bacon	255	0.030%	1.02x
662	Beck	255	0.030%	1.09x
663	Chantler	255	0.030%	9.72x
664	Croft	255	0.030%	1.08x
665	Davison	255	0.030%	0.72x
666	Mead	255	0.030%	1.10x
667	Slade	255	0.030%	1.28x
668	Tutt	255	0.030%	8.90x
669	Wheatley	255	0.030%	1.26x
670	Cogger	254	0.030%	15.90x
671	Hogbin	254	0.030%	24.62x
672	Bing	253	0.030%	20.55x
673	Connor	253	0.030%	0.86x
674	Featherstone	253	0.030%	2.82x
675	Humphreys	253	0.030%	0.72x
676	Naylor	253	0.030%	0.67x
677	Webber	253	0.030%	0.83x
678	Mannering	252	0.030%	15.94x
679	Philpot	252	0.030%	3.77x
680	Curd	250	0.030%	10.72x
681	Harden	250	0.030%	6.38x
682	Kimber	250	0.030%	2.63x
683	Springett	250	0.030%	8.23x
684	Durling	249	0.030%	22.95x
685	Greenstreet	249	0.030%	20.44x
686	Nicholson	249	0.030%	0.35x
687	Wren	249	0.030%	2.31x
688	Barry	248	0.020%	1.38x
689	Hearn	248	0.020%	1.88x
690	Nelson	248	0.020%	0.51x
691	Seymour	248	0.020%	1.22x
692	Hewett	247	0.020%	2.13x
693	Leigh	247	0.020%	1.08x
694	Patterson	247	0.020%	0.71x
695	Snelling	247	0.020%	3.05x
696	Jarman	246	0.020%	2.59x
697	Ladd	246	0.020%	7.00x
698	Short	246	0.020%	0.63x
699	Brewer	245	0.020%	0.93x
700	Ledger	245	0.020%	3.59x