1881 census place

Wye surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Wye, 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

87 surnames are listed for Wye, Kent, covering 726 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Allard, with 43 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Wye

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	Allard	43	2.79%	791.90x
2	Dodd	35	2.27%	55.78x
3	Goldup	34	2.20%	2698.41x
4	Amos	32	2.07%	126.23x
5	Foreman	23	1.49%	114.03x
6	Chittenden	18	1.17%	461.54x
7	Kennell	17	1.10%	1278.20x
8	Linkins	17	1.10%	3953.49x
9	Basson	16	1.04%	829.02x
10	Blackman	16	1.04%	85.24x
11	Epps	16	1.04%	377.36x
12	Punyer	16	1.04%	6153.85x
13	Rains	16	1.04%	610.69x
14	Vane	15	0.970%	753.77x
15	Brice	14	0.910%	109.98x
16	Knock	14	0.910%	477.82x
17	Lilley	14	0.910%	65.51x
18	Pilcher	14	0.910%	181.58x
19	Coulter	13	0.840%	167.74x
20	Nickolls	13	0.840%	656.57x
21	Croucher	12	0.780%	135.75x
22	Barham	11	0.710%	115.30x
23	Newport	11	0.710%	140.13x
24	Slaughter	11	0.710%	144.36x
25	Vidgen	11	0.710%	3666.67x
26	Darrell	9	0.580%	725.81x
27	Friar	9	0.580%	382.98x
28	Kennett	9	0.580%	104.90x
29	Ladd	9	0.580%	165.44x
30	Burchett	8	0.520%	258.90x
31	Dixson	8	0.520%	559.44x
32	Greenstreet	8	0.520%	423.28x
33	Huckstepp	8	0.520%	2424.24x
34	Knapp	8	0.520%	76.05x
35	Lepper	8	0.520%	672.27x
36	Queen	8	0.520%	126.58x
37	Tassell	8	0.520%	303.03x
38	Back	7	0.450%	84.95x
39	Lusted	7	0.450%	573.77x
40	Pemble	7	0.450%	619.47x
41	Southen	7	0.450%	1666.67x
42	Wratten	7	0.450%	333.33x
43	Brenchley	6	0.390%	180.18x
44	Cutress	6	0.390%	1935.48x
45	Divers	6	0.390%	382.17x
46	Gittings	6	0.390%	202.70x
47	Packman	6	0.390%	157.89x
48	Rumley	6	0.390%	550.46x
49	Sheaff	6	0.390%	1818.18x
50	Tamsett	6	0.390%	1621.62x
51	Tuff	6	0.390%	314.14x
52	Handcock	5	0.320%	139.66x
53	Mascoll	5	0.320%	7142.86x
54	Ruck	5	0.320%	126.26x
55	Wadhams	5	0.320%	595.24x
56	Ayliffe	4	0.260%	199.01x
57	Bartell	4	0.260%	754.72x
58	Chainey	4	0.260%	377.36x
59	Shilling	4	0.260%	106.67x
60	Akhurst	3	0.190%	185.19x
61	Allin	3	0.190%	85.71x
62	Bolden	3	0.190%	232.56x
63	Millgate	3	0.190%	291.26x
64	Osment	3	0.190%	422.54x
65	Ottaway	3	0.190%	93.75x
66	Quested	3	0.190%	300.00x
67	Blatcher	2	0.130%	434.78x
68	Goatham	2	0.130%	487.80x
69	Gordan	2	0.130%	186.92x
70	Setterfield	2	0.130%	97.09x
71	Steddy	2	0.130%	540.54x
72	Tabrett	2	0.130%	555.56x
73	Trice	2	0.130%	119.05x
74	Broadwell	1	0.060%	178.57x
75	Carew	1	0.060%	68.97x
76	Clayson	1	0.060%	30.21x
77	Dilnot	1	0.060%	188.68x
78	Ditcher	1	0.060%	277.78x
79	Gladding	1	0.060%	101.01x
80	Honeywood	1	0.060%	105.26x
81	Mepsted	1	0.060%	434.78x
82	Newington	1	0.060%	43.10x
83	Scudamore	1	0.060%	63.69x
84	Spike	1	0.060%	212.77x
85	Wacher	1	0.060%	277.78x
86	Whitewood	1	0.060%	68.03x
87	Wimble	1	0.060%	82.64x