1881 census county

Devon surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Devon in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

12,739 surnames are listed for Devon, covering 543,572 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Harris, with 3,887 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Devon

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1	Harris	3,887	0.640%	2.52x
2	Williams	3,822	0.630%	0.87x
3	Tucker	3,578	0.590%	10.63x
4	Smith	3,418	0.560%	0.40x
5	Hill	3,263	0.540%	2.11x
6	Baker	2,942	0.480%	2.21x
7	White	2,734	0.450%	1.40x
8	Martin	2,645	0.430%	1.77x
9	Taylor	2,475	0.410%	0.64x
10	Webber	2,460	0.400%	13.24x
11	Richards	2,229	0.370%	2.43x
12	Brown	2,213	0.360%	0.55x
13	Cole	2,103	0.350%	3.80x
14	Davey	1,991	0.330%	7.96x
15	Ellis	1,914	0.310%	2.17x
16	Jones	1,886	0.310%	0.27x
17	Hooper	1,869	0.310%	7.26x
18	Bowden	1,867	0.310%	10.64x
19	Lee	1,788	0.290%	1.80x
20	Thomas	1,765	0.290%	0.70x
21	Phillips	1,751	0.290%	1.61x
22	Beer	1,730	0.280%	17.78x
23	Turner	1,711	0.280%	1.01x
24	Bennett	1,652	0.270%	1.65x
25	Ford	1,645	0.270%	2.78x
26	Adams	1,643	0.270%	1.83x
27	Moore	1,640	0.270%	1.35x
28	Wills	1,553	0.260%	8.54x
29	Palmer	1,542	0.250%	2.15x
30	Edwards	1,525	0.250%	0.90x
31	Mitchell	1,524	0.250%	1.24x
32	Clarke	1,500	0.250%	1.22x
33	Wood	1,469	0.240%	0.76x
34	Roberts	1,456	0.240%	0.64x
35	Skinner	1,434	0.240%	4.65x
36	Warren	1,404	0.230%	3.45x
37	May	1,362	0.220%	3.52x
38	Harvey	1,336	0.220%	2.06x
39	Davis	1,320	0.220%	0.99x
40	Andrews	1,316	0.220%	2.26x
41	Pearce	1,298	0.210%	2.32x
42	Stone	1,284	0.210%	2.92x
43	Rogers	1,283	0.210%	1.63x
44	Cox	1,258	0.210%	1.36x
45	Snell	1,251	0.210%	10.87x
46	Stevens	1,241	0.200%	1.95x
47	Evans	1,228	0.200%	0.46x
48	Hutchings	1,218	0.200%	10.66x
49	Parsons	1,204	0.200%	2.61x
50	Reed	1,195	0.200%	2.69x
51	Elliott	1,181	0.190%	2.29x
52	Johns	1,174	0.190%	7.48x
53	Blackmore	1,157	0.190%	13.21x
54	Down	1,143	0.190%	15.65x
55	Lewis	1,142	0.190%	0.71x
56	Knight	1,135	0.190%	1.51x
57	Carter	1,132	0.190%	1.11x
58	Salter	1,116	0.180%	8.02x
59	Symons	1,114	0.180%	13.33x
60	Crocker	1,111	0.180%	13.60x
61	Luscombe	1,098	0.180%	35.30x
62	Lock	1,097	0.180%	6.34x
63	Stephens	1,084	0.180%	3.21x
64	Hodge	1,082	0.180%	7.06x
65	Pike	1,081	0.180%	6.11x
66	Short	1,076	0.180%	4.53x
67	Harding	1,061	0.170%	2.41x
68	Cann	1,053	0.170%	18.69x
69	Hannaford	1,043	0.170%	37.19x
70	Bartlett	1,034	0.170%	3.88x
71	Bond	1,024	0.170%	3.18x
72	Gill	1,021	0.170%	2.37x
73	Cook	1,019	0.170%	0.84x
74	Matthews	1,016	0.170%	1.92x
75	Saunders	1,010	0.170%	1.81x
76	King	1,002	0.160%	0.76x
77	Miller	1,000	0.160%	0.92x
78	Ward	998	0.160%	0.75x
79	Hawkins	986	0.160%	2.24x
80	Clark	984	0.160%	0.54x
81	Lake	979	0.160%	7.26x
82	Jeffery	965	0.160%	7.31x
83	Weeks	956	0.160%	7.34x
84	Ball	955	0.160%	1.90x
85	Brooks	954	0.160%	1.60x
86	Searle	954	0.160%	7.81x
87	Smale	948	0.160%	23.66x
88	Berry	942	0.150%	1.95x
89	Parker	930	0.150%	0.80x
90	Collins	921	0.150%	1.06x
91	Steer	918	0.150%	12.93x
92	Pearse	903	0.150%	13.96x
93	Dyer	896	0.150%	3.80x
94	Rice	895	0.150%	4.74x
95	Squire	891	0.150%	12.36x
96	Thorne	890	0.150%	6.94x
97	Lang	884	0.150%	6.52x
98	Allen	878	0.140%	0.76x
99	Dunn	862	0.140%	1.70x
100	Wright	840	0.140%	0.43x