1881 census place

Ashford surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Ashford, Kent in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the district or town. Frequency and index show whether the surname was unusually common locally.

Place summary

570 surnames are listed for Ashford, Kent, covering 4,282 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Russell, with 71 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Ashford

Small places can have high concentration scores even when the raw count is modest. The index column helps separate genuinely local surnames from names that simply appear in large numbers everywhere.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1	Russell	71	0.730%	5.99x
2	Hills	66	0.680%	24.59x
3	Skinner	60	0.620%	12.18x
4	Howland	52	0.540%	156.82x
5	Luckhurst	48	0.490%	219.08x
6	Austen	42	0.430%	56.29x
7	Barton	41	0.420%	7.82x
8	Brenchley	39	0.400%	186.25x
9	Law	38	0.390%	8.65x
10	Slingsby	38	0.390%	139.76x
11	Tutt	34	0.350%	121.82x
12	Chittenden	33	0.340%	134.69x
13	Finn	33	0.340%	37.25x
14	Laker	33	0.340%	79.85x
15	Bourne	32	0.330%	17.00x
16	Cramp	32	0.330%	74.85x
17	Spicer	32	0.330%	24.51x
18	Goldsmith	31	0.320%	20.56x
19	Swaffer	31	0.320%	543.86x
20	Foord	30	0.310%	70.87x
21	Reeves	30	0.310%	7.55x
22	Tomsett	29	0.300%	190.41x
23	Butcher	28	0.290%	6.85x
24	Elgar	27	0.280%	140.26x
25	Kennett	27	0.280%	50.00x
26	Pilcher	27	0.280%	55.68x
27	Steddy	27	0.280%	1158.80x
28	Epps	26	0.270%	97.45x
29	Giles	26	0.270%	7.03x
30	Mummery	25	0.260%	160.05x
31	Pay	25	0.260%	77.59x
32	Tappenden	25	0.260%	207.81x
33	Thurston	25	0.260%	36.49x
34	Back	24	0.250%	46.28x
35	Head	23	0.240%	9.74x
36	Godden	22	0.230%	32.81x
37	Terry	22	0.230%	8.87x
38	Cobb	21	0.220%	15.22x
39	Down	21	0.220%	18.02x
40	Huckstepp	21	0.220%	1014.49x
41	Ottaway	21	0.220%	104.32x
42	Paine	21	0.220%	15.71x
43	Champion	20	0.210%	19.69x
44	Joy	20	0.210%	24.49x
45	Tolhurst	20	0.210%	94.47x
46	Hole	19	0.200%	22.82x
47	Millen	19	0.200%	74.77x
48	Boorman	18	0.190%	49.81x
49	Filmer	18	0.190%	83.26x
50	Holdstock	18	0.190%	98.63x
51	Hollands	18	0.190%	35.60x
52	Spain	18	0.190%	73.35x
53	Wraight	18	0.190%	71.94x
54	Ansell	17	0.180%	15.16x
55	Barling	17	0.180%	117.89x
56	Bean	17	0.180%	13.53x
57	Blackman	17	0.180%	14.40x
58	Dryland	17	0.180%	330.10x
59	Earl	17	0.180%	13.39x
60	Knott	17	0.180%	8.83x
61	Ashbee	16	0.160%	178.17x
62	Leggett	16	0.160%	20.97x
63	Brooker	15	0.150%	12.81x
64	Cloke	15	0.150%	79.11x
65	Penfold	15	0.150%	18.21x
66	Shorter	15	0.150%	33.24x
67	Ballard	14	0.140%	9.61x
68	Birchall	14	0.140%	14.70x
69	Crothall	14	0.140%	428.13x
70	Dane	14	0.140%	65.54x
71	Funnell	14	0.140%	26.11x
72	Homewood	14	0.140%	45.75x
73	Niven	14	0.140%	20.73x
74	Pledge	14	0.140%	130.48x
75	Usherwood	14	0.140%	132.95x
76	Walter	14	0.140%	9.41x
77	Adley	13	0.130%	175.91x
78	Barham	13	0.130%	21.66x
79	Breeds	13	0.130%	345.74x
80	Crouch	13	0.130%	9.99x
81	Furley	13	0.130%	133.74x
82	Hewison	13	0.130%	55.87x
83	Hockley	13	0.130%	24.83x
84	Hyder	13	0.130%	127.33x
85	Longley	13	0.130%	19.72x
86	Ovenden	13	0.130%	47.58x
87	Pentecost	13	0.130%	131.98x
88	Stace	13	0.130%	65.96x
89	Eastes	12	0.120%	352.94x
90	Everest	12	0.120%	36.16x
91	Excell	12	0.120%	99.50x
92	Friend	12	0.120%	10.91x
93	Hyland	12	0.120%	31.24x
94	Link	12	0.120%	68.18x
95	Prebble	12	0.120%	86.71x
96	Spice	12	0.120%	53.50x
97	Sweetman	12	0.120%	34.70x
98	Wickens	12	0.120%	19.63x
99	Baldock	11	0.110%	16.20x
100	Batt	11	0.110%	16.74x