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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Curnow | 1,031 | 1,291 |
| 402 | Cooley | 771 | 1,289 |
| 403 | Corlett | 568 | 1,287 |
| 404 | Cobley | 1,094 | 1,282 |
| 405 | Clapp | 1,110 | 1,278 |
| 406 | Cattermole | 795 | 1,276 |
| 407 | Cottingham | 797 | 1,274 |
| 408 | Caffrey | 357 | 1,273 |
| 409 | Curtin | 226 | 1,271 |
| 410 | Charters | 817 | 1,267 |
| 411 | Cooling | 1,007 | 1,265 |
| 412 | Capstick | 881 | 1,264 |
| 413 | Craft | 660 | 1,264 |
| 414 | Colbourne | 422 | 1,262 |
| 415 | Churcher | 1,039 | 1,261 |
| 416 | Coldwell | 1,311 | 1,259 |
| 417 | Callender | 608 | 1,256 |
| 418 | Codling | 1,052 | 1,254 |
| 419 | Coll | 230 | 1,252 |
| 420 | Cutter | 845 | 1,249 |
| 421 | Cartmell | 600 | 1,247 |
| 422 | Colwell | 973 | 1,247 |
| 423 | Cadwallader | 599 | 1,246 |
| 424 | Carling | 752 | 1,246 |
| 425 | Correia | 0 | 1,242 |
| 426 | Challenger | 598 | 1,237 |
| 427 | Chavda | 0 | 1,237 |
| 428 | Choudhary | 0 | 1,237 |
| 429 | Coulton | 1,050 | 1,235 |
| 430 | Cuff | 1,165 | 1,232 |
| 431 | Catt | 1,206 | 1,231 |
| 432 | Copp | 925 | 1,226 |
| 433 | Castro | 56 | 1,225 |
| 434 | Corke | 917 | 1,214 |
| 435 | Cruse | 869 | 1,207 |
| 436 | Cheney | 916 | 1,205 |
| 437 | Chitty | 1,147 | 1,203 |
| 438 | Cleland | 793 | 1,201 |
| 439 | Chater | 916 | 1,198 |
| 440 | Corney | 995 | 1,197 |
| 441 | Catton | 975 | 1,192 |
| 442 | Cardy | 452 | 1,190 |
| 443 | Choi | 2 | 1,189 |
| 444 | Channon | 762 | 1,186 |
| 445 | Corless | 843 | 1,183 |
| 446 | Cantwell | 344 | 1,181 |
| 447 | Chenery | 701 | 1,180 |
| 448 | Carvell | 507 | 1,179 |
| 449 | Coakley | 245 | 1,179 |
| 450 | Cavill | 959 | 1,173 |
| 451 | Cade | 932 | 1,172 |
| 452 | Coughlin | 485 | 1,170 |
| 453 | Croker | 893 | 1,168 |
| 454 | Chesworth | 671 | 1,164 |
| 455 | Chorley | 1,013 | 1,163 |
| 456 | Caines | 599 | 1,156 |
| 457 | Clutterbuck | 1,041 | 1,155 |
| 458 | Chudasama | 0 | 1,154 |
| 459 | Comley | 654 | 1,154 |
| 460 | Conley | 1,078 | 1,153 |
| 461 | Carlyle | 820 | 1,151 |
| 462 | Catling | 710 | 1,150 |
| 463 | Chinn | 1,023 | 1,147 |
| 464 | Cramp | 1,317 | 1,144 |
| 465 | Clover | 857 | 1,141 |
| 466 | Carless | 794 | 1,133 |
| 467 | Craigie | 933 | 1,124 |
| 468 | Catlin | 717 | 1,121 |
| 469 | Couper | 1,350 | 1,121 |
| 470 | Corry | 584 | 1,110 |
| 471 | Collie | 1,084 | 1,108 |
| 472 | Coppin | 930 | 1,105 |
| 473 | Cassell | 688 | 1,101 |
| 474 | Copson | 720 | 1,095 |
| 475 | Corrie | 683 | 1,092 |
| 476 | Calladine | 480 | 1,091 |
| 477 | Chown | 930 | 1,090 |
| 478 | Clayden | 939 | 1,086 |
| 479 | Corns | 838 | 1,083 |
| 480 | Coster | 883 | 1,079 |
| 481 | Clatworthy | 734 | 1,074 |
| 482 | Christou | 0 | 1,072 |
| 483 | Couchman | 979 | 1,071 |
| 484 | Curzon | 586 | 1,071 |
| 485 | Chell | 669 | 1,068 |
| 486 | Coverdale | 819 | 1,064 |
| 487 | Corker | 732 | 1,062 |
| 488 | Cody | 173 | 1,061 |
| 489 | Coltman | 838 | 1,056 |
| 490 | Cloke | 589 | 1,053 |
| 491 | Cranfield | 734 | 1,052 |
| 492 | Craik | 924 | 1,049 |
| 493 | Curwen | 632 | 1,049 |
| 494 | Cleverley | 353 | 1,048 |
| 495 | Cobbold | 656 | 1,046 |
| 496 | Cushing | 538 | 1,044 |
| 497 | Comber | 1,009 | 1,043 |
| 498 | Chisnall | 533 | 1,041 |
| 499 | Challoner | 728 | 1,038 |
| 500 | Clow | 905 | 1,037 |