1881 census place

Whitstable surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Whitstable, 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

220 surnames are listed for Whitstable, Kent, covering 2,591 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Kemp, with 106 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Whitstable

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	Kemp	106	2.17%	39.09x
2	Rigden	104	2.13%	1137.86x
3	Browning	90	1.84%	90.45x
4	Rowden	90	1.84%	766.61x
5	Foreman	72	1.47%	112.66x
6	Nicholls	71	1.45%	27.81x
7	Gann	57	1.17%	1172.84x
8	Goldfinch	55	1.13%	622.88x
9	Waters	51	1.04%	25.96x
10	Camburn	46	0.940%	2200.96x
11	Foad	42	0.860%	1453.29x
12	Pout	40	0.820%	1550.39x
13	Appleton	39	0.800%	50.89x
14	Humphrey	38	0.780%	29.18x
15	Jutson	37	0.760%	1681.82x
16	Sandy	36	0.740%	212.01x
17	Stroud	36	0.740%	71.20x
18	Collar	33	0.680%	717.39x
19	Dale	33	0.680%	15.97x
20	Shilling	33	0.680%	277.78x
21	Coleman	31	0.630%	12.72x
22	Ashby	30	0.610%	36.58x
23	Hodges	28	0.570%	19.53x
24	Reeves	28	0.570%	13.98x
25	Joiner	25	0.510%	143.93x
26	Court	24	0.490%	38.60x
27	Uden	24	0.490%	507.40x
28	Whorlow	24	0.490%	2201.83x
29	Ruck	22	0.450%	175.44x
30	Clothier	21	0.430%	206.49x
31	Friend	21	0.430%	37.89x
32	Hadlow	21	0.430%	239.45x
33	Olive	21	0.430%	119.32x
34	Carlton	19	0.390%	75.73x
35	Humphry	19	0.390%	125.25x
36	Tilley	19	0.390%	29.60x
37	Lissenden	18	0.370%	1208.05x
38	Nutton	18	0.370%	290.79x
39	Bright	17	0.350%	17.20x
40	Carden	16	0.330%	148.01x
41	Coppins	16	0.330%	256.41x
42	Dyason	16	0.330%	1066.67x
43	Frend	16	0.330%	1269.84x
44	Holness	16	0.330%	190.25x
45	Maxted	16	0.330%	141.47x
46	Pettman	16	0.330%	400.00x
47	Philpott	16	0.330%	42.69x
48	Silk	16	0.330%	66.50x
49	Stupple	16	0.330%	963.86x
50	Harman	15	0.310%	20.55x
51	Luckhurst	15	0.310%	135.87x
52	Amos	14	0.290%	17.43x
53	Barden	14	0.290%	74.91x
54	Coller	14	0.290%	301.08x
55	Curling	14	0.290%	183.25x
56	Mount	14	0.290%	73.80x
57	Newing	14	0.290%	184.45x
58	Earle	13	0.270%	42.82x
59	Bushell	12	0.250%	25.34x
60	Cornhill	12	0.250%	315.79x
61	Digby	12	0.250%	47.36x
62	Harnett	12	0.250%	131.72x
63	Hogben	12	0.250%	72.73x
64	Lott	12	0.250%	63.63x
65	Mummery	12	0.250%	152.48x
66	Philpot	12	0.250%	36.57x
67	Wraight	12	0.250%	95.24x
68	Dive	11	0.230%	733.33x
69	Drapper	11	0.230%	873.02x
70	Gambrill	11	0.230%	273.63x
71	Harlow	11	0.230%	41.09x
72	Spratt	11	0.230%	40.44x
73	Weatherley	11	0.230%	118.03x
74	Weatherly	11	0.230%	179.74x
75	Hoult	10	0.200%	79.11x
76	How	10	0.200%	31.33x
77	Hulks	10	0.200%	352.11x
78	Inge	10	0.200%	253.16x
79	Jarman	10	0.200%	21.45x
80	Payton	10	0.200%	51.33x
81	Barling	9	0.180%	123.97x
82	Bedwell	9	0.180%	47.29x
83	Belson	9	0.180%	192.72x
84	Gibbens	9	0.180%	135.54x
85	Gisby	9	0.180%	298.01x
86	Merrell	9	0.180%	143.54x
87	Callingham	8	0.160%	186.92x
88	Colyer	8	0.160%	62.99x
89	Fogg	8	0.160%	28.16x
90	Hadler	8	0.160%	412.37x
91	Kelsey	8	0.160%	22.11x
92	Pentecost	8	0.160%	161.29x
93	Petman	8	0.160%	672.27x
94	Sell	8	0.160%	53.98x
95	Burniston	7	0.140%	203.49x
96	Carvell	7	0.140%	84.24x
97	Cruttenden	7	0.140%	96.15x
98	Evenden	7	0.140%	77.69x
99	Gaskin	7	0.140%	38.25x
100	Goldsack	7	0.140%	109.72x