Below is a list of the surnames that can be found in the 1880 Census of Letcher County (which includes part of what is now Knott County) and the
total number of households for each surname. If a surname is highlighted as a link, then click on it to take you to the individual listings for that surname. The following is a list of selected information that will be shown:
Individual's Name,
Age before June 1, 1880 or Month of Birth in census year,
State of Birth (for Head of Household and Spouse only), and
Notes.
This is only a selected portion of the actual information that can be found in the 1880 Census data. Click HERE for more information about the 1880 Federal Census.
Number of
Surname Households
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Adams 64
Ackmon, Aikmon 3
Allen 1
Amburgy, Amburgry 28
Anderson 4
Asher 1
Ashley 5
Back 11
Baker 2
Baley 1
Banks 12
Barnes 1
Bates 8
Bedwell 1
Begly, Begley 2
Bentley 24
Berry 1
Blair 16
Boggs 16
Bowhanon, Bohanon 1
Boling, Bowling, Bowlin 5
Bowens 5
Brashear 6
Branson 2
Breeding 15
Brey 1
Briant 1
Brown 11
Brumet 2
Burton 1
Calhoun 5
Callahan, Calihan, Callihan 7
Campbell 4
Caudill 53
Childers, Childres 3
Christian 6
Church 3
Cicero 1
Clay 3
Coburn 2
Cody 4
Collier 12
Collins 38
Combs 27
Cook 7
Cooley 1
Cornett 20
Cossle 1
Cox 2
Craft 28
Crase, Crace, Grace 5
Creech 1
Dale 1
Darnele 1
Davenport, Debenport 1
Davis 1
Day 19
Deen, Dean 1
Dempsey 1
Derebary 1
Dials 4
Dickenson 1
Dickson, Dixon 11
Dinges 1
Dire 1
Dishmon 1
Dotson 2
Draughon, Draughn 4
Duff 1
Duke 2
Edington 4
Edgison 1
Eldridge 7
Elkins 4
Elliott 2
Elswick 1
Everage, Everidge 7
Eversole 1
Fairchild 1
Fields 27
Fitzpatrick 2
Flanery 2
Fouch 5
Francis 8
Franklin 8
Frasier, Frazier 13
Fugate 1
Fuller 1
Gearhart 1
Ghent, Gent 3
Gipson, Gibson 12
Gillam 2
Gilley 7
Grace 1
Green 6
Greer, Greear 2
Hale 9
Hall 55
Hamilton 2
Hamons 2
Hampton 12
Haney 1
Hart, Hartt 3
Hawkens 1
Hayes, Hayse, Hays 8
Haynes, Hayns 2
Hensley 1
Hicks 1
Higgins 5
Hill 2
Hogg 13
Holbrook(s), Holebrook(s), Holebrick 15
Holcomb, Holecomb, Halcomb 20
Hollifield 1
Hollingsworth 2
Homes 1
Horn 1
Hubbard 1
Huff 4
Hughes, Hughs 6
Hundly 1
Hunneycutt 2
Huntsucker 1
Husten 1
Hylton 2
Ingram 9
Inmon 1
Isaacks 1
Ison, Isom, Isam 27
Jenkins, Jinkins 3
Justice, Jestic 1
Johnson 13
Jones 1
Keen 1
Kelley 3
Kincer 7
Kiser 3
Lee 3
Lewis 7
Logan 2
Long 1
Love 1
Lucas 4
Lusk 2
Madden 11
Maggard 31
Manel 1
Mann 1
Martin 2
Maynard 2
McCroy 1
McDaniel 1
McNight 1
Mc--more 1
McPeak, McPeek 2
Mead, Meade 6
Mers (?) 1
Middleton 1
Miles 2
Miller 3
Mitchell 2
Monroe 1
Moore 3
Morgan 3
Morton 4
Mullins 30
Neece, Neice, Niece 11
Newland 1
Newlow 1
Newsom 2
Nichel, Nichels 4
Pace 1
Parks 2
Parsons 2
Pendleton 1
Perkins 4
Phillips 1
Pigman 20
Plumer 1
Polly 12
Pordue 1
Potter 3
Pratt 3
Pridemore 3
Pritchard 1
Proffitt, Profitt 4
Quillen 7
Raleigh 4
Ratliff 2
Reynolds 9
Rice 1
Richardson 4
Richmond 2
Riddle 3
Risner 1
Roark 8
Roberds 1
Rutherfer, Rutherfor 2
Sanders 1
Sargent, Sergent 12
Scott 1
Server 1
Sexton 18
Shepherd 2
Shupe 1
Singleton 1
Slone 7
Smith 26
Spangler 1
Sparkman 6
Sparks 1
Stacy 3
Stallard, Stalard 4
Stamper 19
Standefer, Stonifer 2
Stephens 2
Sturgill 12
Stewart 1
Stidham 5
Stout 1
Strong 3
Sturdevant, Studavant 3
Sumner 1
Sumpter 2
Taghet 1
Taylor 9
Thacker 2
Thomas 8
Thompson 1
Tignor 1
Tilar, Tyler 1
Tilley 1
Toliver 1
Tolson 1
Tucker 1
Turner 1
Tyree 5
Vencill 1
Venters 2
Vermillion 3
Walker 1
Wallen 1
Warick, Warrick 2
Watts 13
Weaver 1
Webb 16
Wells 5
White 5
Whittaker, Whitteker 17
Williams 14
Wright 17
Yong 1
Yonts 11
