1881 census place

Smeeth surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Smeeth, 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

44 surnames are listed for Smeeth, Kent, covering 277 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Langford, with 18 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Smeeth

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	Langford	18	2.90%	184.43x
2	Shorter	15	2.42%	519.03x
3	Ashman	14	2.25%	347.39x
4	Epps	13	2.09%	760.23x
5	Lilley	13	2.09%	151.16x
6	Vile	12	1.93%	1121.50x
7	Winder	12	1.93%	294.12x
8	Philpott	11	1.77%	231.09x
9	Ames	10	1.61%	233.64x
10	Cloke	10	1.61%	826.45x
11	Dryland	10	1.61%	3030.30x
12	Heathfield	9	1.45%	947.37x
13	Revel	9	1.45%	1525.42x
14	Colegate	8	1.29%	1311.48x
15	Mummery	8	1.29%	800.00x
16	Norrington	7	1.13%	1029.41x
17	Stickells	7	1.13%	4117.65x
18	Vant	7	1.13%	1707.32x
19	Wratten	7	1.13%	833.33x
20	Howland	6	0.970%	283.02x
21	Chittenden	5	0.810%	318.47x
22	Goldup	5	0.810%	980.39x
23	Hogbin	5	0.810%	781.25x
24	Lancefield	5	0.810%	2500.00x
25	Laslett	5	0.810%	1041.67x
26	Marden	5	0.810%	370.37x
27	Tutt	5	0.810%	279.33x
28	Clutton	4	0.640%	350.88x
29	Greenstreet	4	0.640%	526.32x
30	Inwood	4	0.640%	272.11x
31	Tritton	4	0.640%	563.38x
32	Thornby	3	0.480%	909.09x
33	Brenchley	2	0.320%	149.25x
34	Denness	2	0.320%	454.55x
35	Kennet	2	0.320%	714.29x
36	Tatt	2	0.320%	2000.00x
37	Trice	2	0.320%	294.12x
38	Hennesey	1	0.160%	188.68x
39	Huckstep	1	0.160%	256.41x
40	Kingsmill	1	0.160%	303.03x
41	Kingsnorth	1	0.160%	156.25x
42	Mate	1	0.160%	263.16x
43	Sidnell	1	0.160%	833.33x
44	Steddy	1	0.160%	666.67x