1881 census place

Redruth surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Redruth, Cornwall 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

431 surnames are listed for Redruth, Cornwall, covering 5,243 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Johns, with 160 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Redruth

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	Johns	160	1.71%	66.23x
2	Richards	112	1.20%	7.93x
3	Pearce	108	1.15%	12.57x
4	Stephens	93	0.990%	17.91x
5	Trevena	91	0.970%	1083.33x
6	Goldsworthy	88	0.940%	228.28x
7	Nicholls	87	0.930%	17.80x
8	Davey	83	0.890%	21.58x
9	Jenkin	79	0.840%	106.97x
10	Bray	76	0.810%	24.16x
11	Hicks	76	0.810%	19.41x
12	Michell	74	0.790%	166.11x
13	Reynolds	68	0.730%	8.39x
14	Hocking	66	0.710%	86.41x
15	George	64	0.680%	11.66x
16	Bawden	63	0.670%	134.36x
17	Hosking	51	0.550%	73.01x
18	Terrill	49	0.520%	591.79x
19	Pascoe	48	0.510%	45.28x
20	Uren	48	0.510%	135.48x
21	Opie	42	0.450%	164.58x
22	Annear	40	0.430%	462.43x
23	Polkinghorne	39	0.420%	325.00x
24	Wills	39	0.420%	13.94x
25	Harry	36	0.380%	53.11x
26	Hodge	36	0.380%	15.27x
27	Teague	36	0.380%	68.03x
28	Dunstan	35	0.370%	65.70x
29	Paull	34	0.360%	104.74x
30	Cock	33	0.350%	32.08x
31	Moyle	33	0.350%	73.20x
32	Odgers	33	0.350%	192.42x
33	Tonkin	33	0.350%	72.75x
34	Trestrail	33	0.350%	1057.69x
35	Vincent	33	0.350%	11.31x
36	Penrose	32	0.340%	89.06x
37	Launder	31	0.330%	453.22x
38	Wales	31	0.330%	40.90x
39	Rowett	30	0.320%	424.93x
40	Nettle	29	0.310%	296.52x
41	Pengelly	29	0.310%	72.57x
42	Pryor	29	0.310%	46.44x
43	Treloar	29	0.310%	160.04x
44	Dawe	28	0.300%	34.39x
45	Laity	28	0.300%	194.44x
46	Nancarrow	28	0.300%	205.58x
47	Nicholl	28	0.300%	57.24x
48	Trethowan	28	0.300%	550.10x
49	Hugo	27	0.290%	219.87x
50	Gribble	26	0.280%	77.20x
51	Treglown	25	0.270%	748.50x
52	Donnithorne	24	0.260%	609.14x
53	Morrish	24	0.260%	64.60x
54	Sleeman	24	0.260%	79.37x
55	Honeychurch	23	0.250%	411.45x
56	Spargo	23	0.250%	132.64x
57	Whitford	23	0.250%	78.74x
58	Cocking	22	0.240%	48.50x
59	Heyden	22	0.240%	409.68x
60	Jeffery	22	0.240%	10.83x
61	Scoble	22	0.240%	109.84x
62	Bodilly	21	0.220%	594.90x
63	Northey	21	0.220%	93.37x
64	Prisk	21	0.220%	276.68x
65	Sampson	21	0.220%	13.16x
66	Tippet	21	0.220%	251.80x
67	Willoughby	21	0.220%	25.80x
68	Clemo	20	0.210%	216.22x
69	Edmonds	20	0.210%	11.19x
70	Vivian	20	0.210%	46.09x
71	Wickett	20	0.210%	194.55x
72	Angove	19	0.200%	163.09x
73	Paul	19	0.200%	8.11x
74	Riddle	19	0.200%	24.48x
75	Toy	19	0.200%	55.14x
76	Woolcock	19	0.200%	71.97x
77	Cornish	18	0.190%	13.33x
78	Lawry	18	0.190%	101.24x
79	Lean	18	0.190%	66.15x
80	Rickard	18	0.190%	28.20x
81	Rodda	18	0.190%	76.40x
82	Sara	18	0.190%	289.39x
83	Skewes	18	0.190%	247.25x
84	Smitham	18	0.190%	367.35x
85	Treseder	18	0.190%	1176.47x
86	Ellery	17	0.180%	66.93x
87	Marks	17	0.180%	8.88x
88	Tippett	17	0.180%	51.58x
89	Tresidder	17	0.180%	120.65x
90	Eade	16	0.170%	35.52x
91	Eddy	16	0.170%	28.55x
92	Glasson	16	0.170%	84.39x
93	Holman	16	0.170%	12.05x
94	Rule	16	0.170%	24.93x
95	Symons	16	0.170%	12.44x
96	Tangye	16	0.170%	640.00x
97	Blight	15	0.160%	35.44x
98	Couch	15	0.160%	27.00x
99	Dower	15	0.160%	129.76x
100	Dunstone	15	0.160%	132.98x