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 Donovan, with 217 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
801	Donovan	217	0.020%	1.37x
802	Lake	217	0.020%	0.98x
803	Standing	217	0.020%	3.41x
804	Johncock	216	0.020%	24.68x
805	Trice	216	0.020%	19.91x
806	Bevan	215	0.020%	0.88x
807	Tidy	215	0.020%	5.97x
808	Blunt	214	0.020%	2.66x
809	Boakes	214	0.020%	23.38x
810	Leonard	214	0.020%	0.99x
811	Manser	214	0.020%	9.46x
812	Sayers	214	0.020%	1.94x
813	Fenn	213	0.020%	2.10x
814	Forster	213	0.020%	0.65x
815	Gambrill	213	0.020%	26.02x
816	Rice	213	0.020%	0.69x
817	Emptage	212	0.020%	24.40x
818	Bottle	211	0.020%	16.05x
819	Clinch	211	0.020%	7.33x
820	Pettman	211	0.020%	25.88x
821	Rich	211	0.020%	1.69x
822	Driscoll	210	0.020%	1.89x
823	Acott	209	0.020%	19.50x
824	Quinnell	209	0.020%	14.57x
825	Tappenden	209	0.020%	16.93x
826	Clout	208	0.020%	18.06x
827	Tye	208	0.020%	3.62x
828	Flint	207	0.020%	1.16x
829	Gorham	207	0.020%	10.35x
830	Smithers	207	0.020%	3.84x
831	Beaumont	206	0.020%	0.70x
832	Franks	206	0.020%	1.66x
833	Loft	206	0.020%	8.08x
834	Collier	205	0.020%	0.62x
835	English	205	0.020%	1.09x
836	Kennedy	205	0.020%	0.34x
837	Neve	205	0.020%	7.83x
838	Culver	204	0.020%	9.20x
839	Vousden	204	0.020%	24.13x
840	Childs	203	0.020%	1.11x
841	Ellen	203	0.020%	9.46x
842	Hodgson	203	0.020%	0.29x
843	Hoskins	203	0.020%	2.09x
844	Johnston	203	0.020%	0.25x
845	Cronk	202	0.020%	14.77x
846	North	202	0.020%	0.61x
847	Sellen	202	0.020%	22.56x
848	Akhurst	201	0.020%	19.23x
849	Morton	201	0.020%	0.38x
850	Ratcliff	201	0.020%	3.13x
851	Sladden	201	0.020%	19.67x
852	Douglas	200	0.020%	0.41x
853	Munday	200	0.020%	1.71x
854	Neame	200	0.020%	20.58x
855	Gale	199	0.020%	0.67x
856	Gifford	199	0.020%	2.30x
857	Holder	199	0.020%	1.49x
858	Lovell	199	0.020%	0.95x
859	Buckland	198	0.020%	1.88x
860	Coulter	198	0.020%	3.96x
861	Letchford	198	0.020%	18.36x
862	Revell	198	0.020%	3.43x
863	Trowell	198	0.020%	13.16x
864	Diprose	197	0.020%	17.99x
865	Pattenden	197	0.020%	8.40x
866	Shoebridge	197	0.020%	14.19x
867	Child	196	0.020%	1.16x
868	Daniel	196	0.020%	0.89x
869	Lott	196	0.020%	5.10x
870	Arthur	195	0.020%	0.90x
871	Nunn	195	0.020%	1.12x
872	Ruck	195	0.020%	7.63x
873	Sadler	195	0.020%	0.83x
874	Underwood	195	0.020%	0.72x
875	Gasson	194	0.020%	7.89x
876	Howlett	194	0.020%	1.45x
877	Kettle	194	0.020%	2.22x
878	Mahoney	194	0.020%	1.82x
879	Vidler	194	0.020%	6.47x
880	Creed	193	0.020%	3.48x
881	Excell	193	0.020%	15.59x
882	Farrier	193	0.020%	12.42x
883	Hinkley	193	0.020%	10.62x
884	Marks	193	0.020%	0.95x
885	Munns	193	0.020%	5.42x
886	Parry	193	0.020%	0.25x
887	Tompsett	193	0.020%	11.51x
888	Blackmore	192	0.020%	1.34x
889	Parish	192	0.020%	1.25x
890	Percival	192	0.020%	1.23x
891	Street	192	0.020%	0.82x
892	Ames	191	0.020%	2.78x
893	Ives	191	0.020%	1.64x
894	Lilley	191	0.020%	1.38x
895	Grace	190	0.020%	1.42x
896	Robson	190	0.020%	0.29x
897	Coe	189	0.020%	1.17x
898	Doughty	189	0.020%	1.49x
899	Downs	189	0.020%	1.07x
900	Greenwood	189	0.020%	0.24x