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 Uden, with 245 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
701	Uden	245	0.020%	25.38x
702	Fitzgerald	244	0.020%	1.40x
703	Pointer	244	0.020%	5.79x
704	Spratt	244	0.020%	4.40x
705	Bryan	243	0.020%	0.98x
706	Holdstock	243	0.020%	12.97x
707	Holt	243	0.020%	0.36x
708	Jeffrey	243	0.020%	1.32x
709	Brazier	242	0.020%	2.59x
710	Petts	242	0.020%	9.52x
711	Rowland	242	0.020%	0.85x
712	Wratten	242	0.020%	17.86x
713	Armstrong	241	0.020%	0.32x
714	Hatcher	241	0.020%	4.12x
715	Kingsnorth	241	0.020%	23.28x
716	Pullen	241	0.020%	1.84x
717	Chappell	240	0.020%	1.43x
718	Fowle	240	0.020%	9.73x
719	Salter	240	0.020%	1.05x
720	Wicks	240	0.020%	1.71x
721	Bowman	239	0.020%	0.92x
722	Bright	239	0.020%	1.19x
723	Cloke	239	0.020%	12.27x
724	Lester	239	0.020%	1.52x
725	Biggs	238	0.020%	1.27x
726	Dawes	238	0.020%	1.75x
727	Langford	238	0.020%	1.52x
728	Nightingale	238	0.020%	1.42x
729	Penny	238	0.020%	1.34x
730	Pike	238	0.020%	0.82x
731	Steer	238	0.020%	2.04x
732	Allchin	237	0.020%	17.50x
733	Ashton	237	0.020%	0.49x
734	Brand	237	0.020%	1.61x
735	Crane	237	0.020%	1.13x
736	Dunster	237	0.020%	8.83x
737	Sewell	237	0.020%	1.12x
738	Lacey	236	0.020%	1.28x
739	Lyons	236	0.020%	1.06x
740	Tassell	236	0.020%	13.85x
741	Browne	235	0.020%	1.29x
742	Coveney	235	0.020%	15.02x
743	Hawes	235	0.020%	1.91x
744	Thorne	235	0.020%	1.12x
745	Charlton	234	0.020%	0.82x
746	Jessup	234	0.020%	8.42x
747	Leach	234	0.020%	0.57x
748	Riley	234	0.020%	0.30x
749	Burke	233	0.020%	0.79x
750	Hyland	233	0.020%	5.91x
751	Warman	233	0.020%	4.99x
752	Hinds	232	0.020%	3.37x
753	Lynch	232	0.020%	0.88x
754	Sampson	232	0.020%	1.36x
755	Winch	232	0.020%	5.16x
756	Ambrose	231	0.020%	2.63x
757	Bridge	231	0.020%	1.14x
758	Elgar	230	0.020%	11.63x
759	Holliday	230	0.020%	1.76x
760	Spillett	230	0.020%	26.78x
761	Brisley	229	0.020%	22.86x
762	Clayson	229	0.020%	10.70x
763	Gosling	229	0.020%	1.47x
764	Hitchcock	229	0.020%	1.99x
765	Cramp	228	0.020%	5.19x
766	Judd	228	0.020%	1.76x
767	Ring	228	0.020%	5.63x
768	Thomson	228	0.020%	0.17x
769	Weekes	228	0.020%	9.01x
770	Batt	227	0.020%	3.36x
771	Denne	227	0.020%	17.05x
772	Usher	227	0.020%	2.06x
773	Corke	226	0.020%	7.47x
774	Goldup	226	0.020%	27.83x
775	Searle	226	0.020%	1.13x
776	Fielder	225	0.020%	3.65x
777	Edmonds	224	0.020%	1.18x
778	Rouse	224	0.020%	1.57x
779	Coombs	223	0.020%	1.32x
780	Denton	223	0.020%	1.22x
781	Shrubsole	223	0.020%	24.10x
782	Tickner	223	0.020%	5.17x
783	Boyce	222	0.020%	1.49x
784	Bridgland	222	0.020%	17.69x
785	Kite	222	0.020%	3.92x
786	Port	222	0.020%	7.91x
787	Preston	222	0.020%	0.45x
788	Bass	221	0.020%	1.96x
789	Brockman	221	0.020%	16.52x
790	Dawkins	221	0.020%	3.06x
791	Hilder	221	0.020%	9.50x
792	Knell	221	0.020%	14.56x
793	Hubble	220	0.020%	9.30x
794	Darby	219	0.020%	1.37x
795	Ottaway	219	0.020%	10.60x
796	Pack	219	0.020%	4.68x
797	Burns	218	0.020%	0.33x
798	Chamberlain	218	0.020%	0.80x
799	Pitcher	218	0.020%	2.82x
800	Theobald	218	0.020%	3.44x