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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Colwill | 633 | 1,036 |
| 502 | Coghlan | 549 | 1,032 |
| 503 | Counsell | 739 | 1,032 |
| 504 | Chaudry | 0 | 1,031 |
| 505 | Cowe | 807 | 1,029 |
| 506 | Chiu | 0 | 1,026 |
| 507 | Candy | 1,064 | 1,024 |
| 508 | Colgan | 245 | 1,021 |
| 509 | Croxford | 662 | 1,020 |
| 510 | Capel | 886 | 1,018 |
| 511 | Curd | 706 | 1,017 |
| 512 | Catherall | 547 | 1,010 |
| 513 | Conlin | 560 | 1,006 |
| 514 | Convery | 204 | 1,004 |
| 515 | Camilleri | 0 | 998 |
| 516 | Clinch | 861 | 996 |
| 517 | Cato | 404 | 995 |
| 518 | Clothier | 607 | 991 |
| 519 | Cannings | 472 | 989 |
| 520 | Conlan | 541 | 988 |
| 521 | Crumpton | 704 | 988 |
| 522 | Cordell | 657 | 985 |
| 523 | Copsey | 639 | 981 |
| 524 | Chaney | 624 | 980 |
| 525 | Cornforth | 683 | 978 |
| 526 | Callander | 609 | 976 |
| 527 | Cardoso | 0 | 976 |
| 528 | Cochran | 1,144 | 974 |
| 529 | Calderbank | 677 | 969 |
| 530 | Cathcart | 459 | 967 |
| 531 | Coop | 979 | 964 |
| 532 | Concannon | 216 | 962 |
| 533 | Chittenden | 755 | 956 |
| 534 | Cowper | 1,323 | 955 |
| 535 | Cowburn | 1,091 | 953 |
| 536 | Cubitt | 739 | 953 |
| 537 | Christensen | 77 | 951 |
| 538 | Channing | 575 | 945 |
| 539 | Cornford | 674 | 944 |
| 540 | Carne | 831 | 943 |
| 541 | Coats | 1,352 | 940 |
| 542 | Cordingley | 1,039 | 939 |
| 543 | Combe | 674 | 938 |
| 544 | Crone | 544 | 937 |
| 545 | Costin | 485 | 931 |
| 546 | Cory | 1,031 | 930 |
| 547 | Cruickshanks | 487 | 930 |
| 548 | Conteh | 0 | 929 |
| 549 | Corden | 496 | 929 |
| 550 | Chipperfield | 772 | 928 |
| 551 | Colyer | 775 | 927 |
| 552 | Churchman | 761 | 922 |
| 553 | Clee | 628 | 919 |
| 554 | Cashman | 269 | 918 |
| 555 | Carlile | 440 | 915 |
| 556 | Colling | 767 | 907 |
| 557 | Crabbe | 417 | 898 |
| 558 | Catley | 646 | 892 |
| 559 | Cordery | 713 | 889 |
| 560 | Chatwin | 688 | 887 |
| 561 | Cockcroft | 857 | 887 |
| 562 | Cove | 651 | 886 |
| 563 | Carrier | 487 | 884 |
| 564 | Coelho | 16 | 882 |
| 565 | Chippendale | 646 | 881 |
| 566 | Cawood | 712 | 878 |
| 567 | Cassells | 498 | 877 |
| 568 | Carnall | 559 | 875 |
| 569 | Clewes | 436 | 874 |
| 570 | Coney | 844 | 874 |
| 571 | Cheadle | 699 | 867 |
| 572 | Checkley | 551 | 867 |
| 573 | Creamer | 490 | 867 |
| 574 | Cridland | 510 | 867 |
| 575 | Coxhead | 651 | 862 |
| 576 | Copeman | 708 | 861 |
| 577 | Catlow | 1,234 | 855 |
| 578 | Cogan | 609 | 851 |
| 579 | Crellin | 306 | 848 |
| 580 | Comrie | 488 | 847 |
| 581 | Corley | 450 | 845 |
| 582 | Care | 677 | 843 |
| 583 | Crilly | 169 | 842 |
| 584 | Camara | 2 | 841 |
| 585 | Chadha | 0 | 841 |
| 586 | Coogan | 194 | 840 |
| 587 | Chantler | 785 | 835 |
| 588 | Cuthill | 591 | 829 |
| 589 | Carley | 670 | 828 |
| 590 | Coope | 597 | 828 |
| 591 | Cundy | 781 | 827 |
| 592 | Caldicott | 593 | 823 |
| 593 | Clutton | 552 | 818 |
| 594 | Cutmore | 498 | 812 |
| 595 | Crowson | 648 | 811 |
| 596 | Clayson | 644 | 810 |
| 597 | Coghill | 593 | 807 |
| 598 | Chorlton | 972 | 806 |
| 599 | Christy | 631 | 805 |
| 600 | Cowles | 726 | 804 |