1881 census place

Murston surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Murston, 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

66 surnames are listed for Murston, Kent, covering 410 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Costen, with 21 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Murston

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	Costen	21	2.39%	3750.00x
2	Shilling	17	1.93%	794.39x
3	Wigg	17	1.93%	702.48x
4	Spice	14	1.59%	689.66x
5	Hyland	13	1.48%	373.56x
6	Jarrett	13	1.48%	161.09x
7	Rouse	13	1.48%	103.01x
8	Brenchley	12	1.36%	631.58x
9	Heathfield	12	1.36%	895.52x
10	Gauden	11	1.25%	3928.57x
11	Irons	11	1.25%	229.65x
12	Keeler	11	1.25%	423.08x
13	Mirams	11	1.25%	3548.39x
14	Beeching	10	1.14%	602.41x
15	Knock	10	1.14%	598.80x
16	Maylam	9	1.02%	3750.00x
17	Wiles	9	1.02%	117.96x
18	Attwater	8	0.910%	1095.89x
19	Bevis	8	0.910%	263.16x
20	Godden	8	0.910%	131.58x
21	Hannant	8	0.910%	650.41x
22	Medhurst	8	0.910%	236.69x
23	Tadman	8	0.910%	1355.93x
24	Vandepeer	8	0.910%	20000.00x
25	Friday	7	0.800%	486.11x
26	Jury	7	0.800%	247.35x
27	Rutland	7	0.800%	261.19x
28	Sivyer	7	0.800%	1147.54x
29	Feaver	6	0.680%	810.81x
30	German	6	0.680%	145.99x
31	Spillett	6	0.680%	789.47x
32	Bourn	5	0.570%	259.07x
33	Frid	5	0.570%	1428.57x
34	Greenstreet	5	0.570%	462.96x
35	Hallums	5	0.570%	4166.67x
36	Johncock	5	0.570%	649.35x
37	Wickins	5	0.570%	588.24x
38	Blagden	4	0.450%	481.93x
39	Costin	4	0.450%	279.72x
40	Curling	3	0.340%	217.39x
41	Farris	3	0.340%	517.24x
42	Rains	3	0.340%	200.00x
43	Starks	3	0.340%	394.74x
44	Underdown	3	0.340%	171.43x
45	Woollett	3	0.340%	198.68x
46	Beeney	2	0.230%	392.16x
47	Bottle	2	0.230%	172.41x
48	Boxley	2	0.230%	588.24x
49	Busbridge	2	0.230%	256.41x
50	Dive	2	0.230%	740.74x
51	Dumbell	2	0.230%	285.71x
52	Evenden	2	0.230%	123.46x
53	Feakins	2	0.230%	606.06x
54	Freeborn	2	0.230%	253.16x
55	Gawler	2	0.230%	327.87x
56	Kitney	2	0.230%	338.98x
57	Luckett	2	0.230%	90.91x
58	Mannering	2	0.230%	142.86x
59	Reel	2	0.230%	1428.57x
60	Rigden	2	0.230%	121.21x
61	Solly	2	0.230%	125.79x
62	Wildish	2	0.230%	246.91x
63	Delo	1	0.110%	555.56x
64	Neame	1	0.110%	116.28x
65	Smeed	1	0.110%	106.38x
66	Tiler	1	0.110%	500.00x