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1881 census place

Maidstone surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Maidstone, 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

1,571 surnames are listed for Maidstone, Kent, covering 16,645 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Higgens, with 6 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Maidstone

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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
701Higgens626.89x
702Hobden68.58x
703Hunn614.55x
704Jefferys610.71x
705Jermyn630.26x
706Joslin65.25x
707Laver65.25x
708Leadbetter63.90x
709Legood651.72x
710Mackinder623.55x
711Mepsted6137.61x
712Neame620.73x
713Packham64.18x
714Pierson69.52x
715Puzey628.82x
716Rowles64.58x
717Rye65.20x
718Saveall663.03x
719Sheilds620.73x
720Shrubsall648.04x
721Sinden69.31x
722Slender687.72x
723Smethurst62.64x
724Smoker633.63x
725Stuffins685.23x
726Tadman629.96x
727Thorner638.31x
728Tow640.62x
729Tree68.66x
730Trill622.93x
731Tuff616.36x
732Viner66.22x
733Viney65.33x
734Waterfield64.91x
735Wightwick636.67x
736Agent548.03x
737Athens5314.47x
738Baggs57.27x
739Balston547.57x
740Boseley546.69x
741Bough510.33x
742Bourner517.83x
743Bovis552.52x
744Butchers516.32x
745Camfield516.87x
746Caselton540.36x
747Champ58.07x
748Copper510.36x
749Cording514.53x
750Coveney510.73x
751Curle514.58x
752Dainton514.33x
753Darragh541.02x
754Datson535.29x
755Dorsett512.48x
756Downer54.39x
757Drawbridge525.73x
758Dutnall545.05x
759Eagleton513.82x
760Ellen57.82x
761Figg57.06x
762Fulljames569.06x
763Furnell59.87x
764Geering513.20x
765Gravenell5314.47x
766Haisman570.03x
767Hammerton56.49x
768Hensby519.70x
769Hepton518.55x
770Hibbs54.86x
771Hobday54.17x
772Homewood55.34x
773Hubble57.09x
774Hum562.27x
775Hyles5157.73x
776Ingrams548.97x
777Kember515.38x
778Kentish515.10x
779Lagan559.31x
780Lampon5140.06x
781Lucia5140.06x
782Luckhurst57.46x
783Mabb531.73x
784Malins513.74x
785Matson56.89x
786Mccarthy53.51x
787Mellis510.53x
788Merrill55.86x
789Milliner518.01x
790Minto56.08x
791Moorcroft55.07x
792Morfey582.78x
793Morland56.00x
794Murton54.97x
795Nagle513.97x
796Older520.02x
797Parnham57.92x
798Peckham54.51x
799Petts56.60x
800Plackett514.17x