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 Truman, with 129 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
901	Truman	129	0.020%	3.41x
902	Upham	129	0.020%	16.12x
903	Aplin	128	0.020%	7.60x
904	Hyne	128	0.020%	23.43x
905	Joint	128	0.020%	30.31x
906	Keen	128	0.020%	1.05x
907	Mears	128	0.020%	2.23x
908	Pillar	128	0.020%	25.42x
909	Shaw	128	0.020%	0.11x
910	Tout	128	0.020%	12.48x
911	Inch	127	0.020%	7.34x
912	Morey	127	0.020%	6.35x
913	Gifford	126	0.020%	2.38x
914	Murrin	126	0.020%	34.67x
915	Quance	126	0.020%	31.34x
916	Barry	125	0.020%	1.14x
917	Bowerman	125	0.020%	6.96x
918	Hern	125	0.020%	11.23x
919	Horne	125	0.020%	0.94x
920	Wilkinson	125	0.020%	0.13x
921	Guscott	124	0.020%	35.30x
922	Hodges	124	0.020%	0.70x
923	Howell	124	0.020%	0.48x
924	Oxenham	124	0.020%	13.10x
925	Salway	124	0.020%	12.83x
926	Vallance	124	0.020%	4.52x
927	Widger	124	0.020%	33.19x
928	Youlden	124	0.020%	32.48x
929	How	123	0.020%	3.10x
930	Perriam	123	0.020%	32.74x
931	Worden	123	0.020%	7.14x
932	Bevan	122	0.020%	0.82x
933	Bickley	122	0.020%	4.84x
934	Cove	122	0.020%	9.30x
935	Geen	122	0.020%	18.55x
936	Gigg	122	0.020%	18.32x
937	Gunn	122	0.020%	0.82x
938	Stark	122	0.020%	1.47x
939	Wade	122	0.020%	0.50x
940	Bedford	121	0.020%	0.84x
941	Cawse	121	0.020%	30.10x
942	Eastman	121	0.020%	7.28x
943	Fuge	121	0.020%	17.03x
944	Leonard	121	0.020%	0.92x
945	Mitchel	121	0.020%	2.04x
946	Rodd	121	0.020%	12.71x
947	Trist	121	0.020%	24.93x
948	Cummings	120	0.020%	1.28x
949	Floyd	120	0.020%	2.08x
950	Puddicombe	120	0.020%	29.85x
951	Thornton	120	0.020%	0.39x
952	Vaughan	120	0.020%	0.58x
953	Banks	119	0.020%	0.38x
954	Husband	119	0.020%	3.36x
955	Philp	119	0.020%	2.87x
956	Reddaway	119	0.020%	43.42x
957	Walsh	119	0.020%	0.37x
958	Champion	118	0.020%	1.85x
959	Cuming	118	0.020%	16.01x
960	Harwood	118	0.020%	0.72x
961	Hawker	118	0.020%	2.53x
962	Hodder	118	0.020%	3.97x
963	Hook	118	0.020%	1.31x
964	Hortop	118	0.020%	35.66x
965	Lacey	118	0.020%	1.05x
966	Metters	118	0.020%	28.91x
967	Pyke	118	0.020%	5.62x
968	Reid	118	0.020%	0.18x
969	Shapley	118	0.020%	24.62x
970	Dodridge	117	0.020%	40.30x
971	Elliot	117	0.020%	0.75x
972	Rockey	117	0.020%	37.18x
973	Seymour	117	0.020%	0.94x
974	Blank	116	0.020%	20.40x
975	Budge	116	0.020%	3.74x
976	Lander	116	0.020%	2.79x
977	Monk	116	0.020%	0.91x
978	Newbury	116	0.020%	3.14x
979	Oke	116	0.020%	18.92x
980	Tanton	116	0.020%	18.37x
981	Underhay	116	0.020%	28.42x
982	Burrough	115	0.020%	8.74x
983	Bussell	115	0.020%	8.54x
984	Butcher	115	0.020%	0.45x
985	Coats	115	0.020%	4.19x
986	Higman	115	0.020%	14.60x
987	Randall	115	0.020%	0.60x
988	Welsh	115	0.020%	0.48x
989	Wise	115	0.020%	0.91x
990	Congdon	114	0.020%	9.34x
991	Eden	114	0.020%	1.85x
992	Kellaway	114	0.020%	8.74x
993	Latham	114	0.020%	0.92x
994	Rowell	114	0.020%	2.15x
995	Taverner	114	0.020%	10.30x
996	Venton	114	0.020%	20.05x
997	Walke	114	0.020%	31.02x
998	Brealey	113	0.020%	10.52x
999	Comer	113	0.020%	7.21x
1000	Dixon	113	0.020%	0.17x