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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Caton | 1,436 | 1,884 |
| 302 | Cullum | 1,174 | 1,873 |
| 303 | Collin | 1,559 | 1,869 |
| 304 | Cozens | 1,322 | 1,867 |
| 305 | Canham | 1,332 | 1,853 |
| 306 | Crossan | 411 | 1,845 |
| 307 | Chahal | 0 | 1,840 |
| 308 | Caddick | 1,038 | 1,821 |
| 309 | Condon | 811 | 1,810 |
| 310 | Clack | 1,190 | 1,784 |
| 311 | Chopra | 0 | 1,772 |
| 312 | Copping | 1,194 | 1,750 |
| 313 | Chilcott | 883 | 1,743 |
| 314 | Canavan | 350 | 1,736 |
| 315 | Coburn | 571 | 1,708 |
| 316 | Charalambous | 0 | 1,704 |
| 317 | Connors | 475 | 1,704 |
| 318 | Constantinou | 0 | 1,697 |
| 319 | Carvalho | 24 | 1,694 |
| 320 | Corr | 242 | 1,693 |
| 321 | Clelland | 826 | 1,692 |
| 322 | Cornelius | 855 | 1,664 |
| 323 | Coventry | 1,182 | 1,658 |
| 324 | Charnley | 1,399 | 1,654 |
| 325 | Colvin | 993 | 1,651 |
| 326 | Cheesman | 1,534 | 1,643 |
| 327 | Chubb | 1,646 | 1,639 |
| 328 | Choudhry | 0 | 1,637 |
| 329 | Cashmore | 942 | 1,635 |
| 330 | Cattell | 833 | 1,627 |
| 331 | Capewell | 822 | 1,622 |
| 332 | Chong | 0 | 1,618 |
| 333 | Constantine | 866 | 1,606 |
| 334 | Cranston | 1,250 | 1,606 |
| 335 | Crewe | 761 | 1,603 |
| 336 | Cambridge | 916 | 1,598 |
| 337 | Colton | 1,017 | 1,594 |
| 338 | Crossman | 977 | 1,590 |
| 339 | Chow | 20 | 1,586 |
| 340 | Cotterell | 1,267 | 1,581 |
| 341 | Crowder | 1,196 | 1,579 |
| 342 | Christmas | 1,613 | 1,575 |
| 343 | Clamp | 916 | 1,569 |
| 344 | Comer | 769 | 1,562 |
| 345 | Cheyne | 994 | 1,551 |
| 346 | Conn | 824 | 1,551 |
| 347 | Cusack | 322 | 1,547 |
| 348 | Chand | 11 | 1,538 |
| 349 | Collinge | 2,005 | 1,534 |
| 350 | Cottle | 1,465 | 1,532 |
| 351 | Cawthorne | 826 | 1,529 |
| 352 | Cryer | 1,646 | 1,527 |
| 353 | Chesters | 864 | 1,519 |
| 354 | Chu | 2 | 1,518 |
| 355 | Collison | 1,234 | 1,515 |
| 356 | Chang | 8 | 1,511 |
| 357 | Chin | 57 | 1,511 |
| 358 | Cunnington | 1,232 | 1,508 |
| 359 | Caley | 922 | 1,504 |
| 360 | Coombe | 1,614 | 1,504 |
| 361 | Crowhurst | 1,404 | 1,501 |
| 362 | Codd | 1,282 | 1,500 |
| 363 | Critchlow | 777 | 1,496 |
| 364 | Crutchley | 812 | 1,494 |
| 365 | Capon | 1,206 | 1,477 |
| 366 | Crockford | 1,014 | 1,466 |
| 367 | Chalkley | 924 | 1,462 |
| 368 | Cannell | 682 | 1,461 |
| 369 | Cree | 895 | 1,461 |
| 370 | Colledge | 764 | 1,447 |
| 371 | Chaudhary | 0 | 1,442 |
| 372 | Carnell | 902 | 1,438 |
| 373 | Carswell | 1,098 | 1,431 |
| 374 | Christodoulou | 0 | 1,428 |
| 375 | Culshaw | 1,137 | 1,420 |
| 376 | Cockram | 1,017 | 1,418 |
| 377 | Cornes | 657 | 1,416 |
| 378 | Carman | 996 | 1,415 |
| 379 | Camm | 970 | 1,397 |
| 380 | Comerford | 229 | 1,388 |
| 381 | Carberry | 190 | 1,377 |
| 382 | Coggins | 789 | 1,367 |
| 383 | Cockayne | 897 | 1,358 |
| 384 | Couzens | 746 | 1,352 |
| 385 | Caddy | 858 | 1,344 |
| 386 | Carrigan | 578 | 1,333 |
| 387 | Cocking | 1,447 | 1,326 |
| 388 | Carnegie | 988 | 1,324 |
| 389 | Causer | 453 | 1,320 |
| 390 | Carden | 660 | 1,318 |
| 391 | Crighton | 1,203 | 1,318 |
| 392 | Corbin | 503 | 1,317 |
| 393 | Callaway | 798 | 1,307 |
| 394 | Carolan | 95 | 1,306 |
| 395 | Calderwood | 1,074 | 1,303 |
| 396 | Corby | 1,054 | 1,302 |
| 397 | Cruz | 3 | 1,299 |
| 398 | Cooksey | 683 | 1,293 |
| 399 | Colville | 1,018 | 1,291 |
| 400 | Coy | 943 | 1,291 |