Surnames
UK surnames beginning with C
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Coker | 1,412 | 2,735 |
| 202 | Corner | 2,184 | 2,727 |
| 203 | Clinton | 1,123 | 2,722 |
| 204 | Clowes | 1,667 | 2,719 |
| 205 | Campion | 2,096 | 2,718 |
| 206 | Curley | 1,036 | 2,713 |
| 207 | Chase | 1,668 | 2,703 |
| 208 | Cottam | 1,821 | 2,702 |
| 209 | Crozier | 1,410 | 2,694 |
| 210 | Claxton | 1,899 | 2,669 |
| 211 | Croucher | 1,704 | 2,656 |
| 212 | Cass | 2,120 | 2,651 |
| 213 | Cash | 1,984 | 2,628 |
| 214 | Caswell | 1,451 | 2,622 |
| 215 | Coupland | 1,897 | 2,603 |
| 216 | Cracknell | 2,065 | 2,599 |
| 217 | Carrick | 2,155 | 2,592 |
| 218 | Chalk | 1,970 | 2,552 |
| 219 | Cable | 1,501 | 2,540 |
| 220 | Crosbie | 1,539 | 2,540 |
| 221 | Carlton | 1,537 | 2,538 |
| 222 | Chohan | 2 | 2,531 |
| 223 | Coote | 1,471 | 2,524 |
| 224 | Clapham | 2,583 | 2,514 |
| 225 | Craggs | 1,542 | 2,500 |
| 226 | Colclough | 1,361 | 2,484 |
| 227 | Cliffe | 1,880 | 2,475 |
| 228 | Claridge | 1,745 | 2,462 |
| 229 | Cotter | 1,124 | 2,447 |
| 230 | Carty | 722 | 2,435 |
| 231 | Coughlan | 333 | 2,425 |
| 232 | Charman | 1,675 | 2,421 |
| 233 | Claydon | 1,889 | 2,405 |
| 234 | Clift | 1,622 | 2,378 |
| 235 | Cocker | 2,457 | 2,367 |
| 236 | Catchpole | 1,933 | 2,363 |
| 237 | Carlisle | 1,580 | 2,354 |
| 238 | Creed | 1,662 | 2,281 |
| 239 | Corfield | 1,688 | 2,267 |
| 240 | Coulthard | 1,679 | 2,260 |
| 241 | Cragg | 1,905 | 2,257 |
| 242 | Callow | 1,382 | 2,253 |
| 243 | Cowen | 1,621 | 2,248 |
| 244 | Caulfield | 517 | 2,245 |
| 245 | Collingwood | 1,648 | 2,243 |
| 246 | Coupe | 2,091 | 2,243 |
| 247 | Crombie | 1,697 | 2,240 |
| 248 | Cornell | 2,007 | 2,226 |
| 249 | Catterall | 1,890 | 2,220 |
| 250 | Crockett | 1,421 | 2,218 |
| 251 | Chana | 6 | 2,202 |
| 252 | Cardwell | 1,433 | 2,195 |
| 253 | Camp | 1,714 | 2,185 |
| 254 | Cargill | 1,187 | 2,182 |
| 255 | Charnock | 1,428 | 2,175 |
| 256 | Cork | 2,249 | 2,169 |
| 257 | Chick | 1,602 | 2,166 |
| 258 | Chard | 1,687 | 2,164 |
| 259 | Cartledge | 1,510 | 2,162 |
| 260 | Coull | 1,030 | 2,148 |
| 261 | Casson | 1,783 | 2,142 |
| 262 | Callan | 968 | 2,139 |
| 263 | Card | 1,750 | 2,139 |
| 264 | Cocks | 1,991 | 2,130 |
| 265 | Collyer | 1,852 | 2,130 |
| 266 | Coomber | 1,341 | 2,129 |
| 267 | Capper | 1,583 | 2,124 |
| 268 | Crawshaw | 2,335 | 2,123 |
| 269 | Creasey | 1,206 | 2,114 |
| 270 | Clews | 1,358 | 2,108 |
| 271 | Cutting | 1,527 | 2,100 |
| 272 | Creighton | 1,177 | 2,089 |
| 273 | Cheema | 0 | 2,085 |
| 274 | Cant | 1,868 | 2,083 |
| 275 | Conner | 2,306 | 2,079 |
| 276 | Chant | 1,234 | 2,065 |
| 277 | Crookes | 1,307 | 2,056 |
| 278 | Challinor | 1,057 | 2,055 |
| 279 | Chance | 1,385 | 2,053 |
| 280 | Culley | 1,267 | 2,037 |
| 281 | Cater | 1,442 | 2,020 |
| 282 | Cartlidge | 861 | 2,011 |
| 283 | Chilvers | 1,173 | 2,007 |
| 284 | Chatfield | 1,445 | 2,006 |
| 285 | Couch | 1,770 | 2,004 |
| 286 | Collard | 1,818 | 1,999 |
| 287 | Chapple | 2,014 | 1,998 |
| 288 | Cairney | 689 | 1,993 |
| 289 | Copland | 1,675 | 1,983 |
| 290 | Cropper | 1,810 | 1,980 |
| 291 | Crick | 1,788 | 1,977 |
| 292 | Crew | 1,887 | 1,968 |
| 293 | Cockerill | 1,447 | 1,956 |
| 294 | Crampton | 1,463 | 1,950 |
| 295 | Calver | 1,342 | 1,909 |
| 296 | Chatterton | 1,698 | 1,909 |
| 297 | Chew | 1,525 | 1,903 |
| 298 | Cornwall | 1,278 | 1,896 |
| 299 | Cull | 1,488 | 1,894 |
| 300 | Cane | 2,051 | 1,888 |