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 Bath, with 112 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
1001	Bath	112	0.020%	2.45x
1002	Clode	112	0.020%	19.42x
1003	Cundy	112	0.020%	7.06x
1004	Farr	112	0.020%	1.24x
1005	Gully	112	0.020%	10.63x
1006	Hartnoll	112	0.020%	31.34x
1007	Jeffrey	112	0.020%	1.00x
1008	Stuart	112	0.020%	0.77x
1009	Tolman	112	0.020%	14.11x
1010	Voaden	112	0.020%	44.84x
1011	Anthony	111	0.020%	1.57x
1012	Beard	111	0.020%	0.69x
1013	Cosway	111	0.020%	26.67x
1014	Daniels	111	0.020%	0.58x
1015	Ellery	111	0.020%	6.72x
1016	Hawken	111	0.020%	7.04x
1017	Lott	111	0.020%	4.73x
1018	Mutter	111	0.020%	11.86x
1019	Painter	111	0.020%	1.33x
1020	Woodward	111	0.020%	0.37x
1021	Mugridge	110	0.020%	16.47x
1022	Norsworthy	110	0.020%	32.63x
1023	Rowden	110	0.020%	7.53x
1024	Seaward	110	0.020%	10.34x
1025	Stancombe	110	0.020%	24.85x
1026	Edgcombe	109	0.020%	28.86x
1027	Franks	109	0.020%	1.44x
1028	Little	109	0.020%	0.38x
1029	Spurrell	109	0.020%	19.96x
1030	Terry	109	0.020%	0.70x
1031	Treble	109	0.020%	13.62x
1032	Tully	109	0.020%	3.35x
1033	Chanter	108	0.020%	21.89x
1034	Curtice	108	0.020%	24.86x
1035	Dowell	108	0.020%	3.55x
1036	Kennard	108	0.020%	3.65x
1037	Lyne	108	0.020%	4.05x
1038	Moyse	108	0.020%	7.52x
1039	Perrin	108	0.020%	1.74x
1040	Rodgers	108	0.020%	0.65x
1041	Sandercock	108	0.020%	9.98x
1042	Shopland	108	0.020%	14.78x
1043	Wilkins	108	0.020%	0.40x
1044	Denner	107	0.020%	20.35x
1045	Gear	107	0.020%	4.71x
1046	Gullett	107	0.020%	33.36x
1047	Oatway	107	0.020%	20.67x
1048	Pedler	107	0.020%	19.16x
1049	Rawle	107	0.020%	8.90x
1050	Sobey	107	0.020%	16.11x
1051	Woodrow	107	0.020%	2.84x
1052	Atwill	106	0.020%	34.57x
1053	Barratt	106	0.020%	0.86x
1054	Hamlin	106	0.020%	5.99x
1055	Peek	106	0.020%	6.60x
1056	Pulman	106	0.020%	10.99x
1057	Reeve	106	0.020%	0.75x
1058	Barnett	105	0.020%	0.38x
1059	Barns	105	0.020%	2.68x
1060	Braddick	105	0.020%	18.34x
1061	Bridgeman	105	0.020%	4.70x
1062	Cutcliffe	105	0.020%	28.73x
1063	Ebdon	105	0.020%	15.86x
1064	Glanfield	105	0.020%	14.17x
1065	Herbert	105	0.020%	0.46x
1066	Macey	105	0.020%	3.14x
1067	Risdon	105	0.020%	17.59x
1068	Squance	105	0.020%	30.07x
1069	Branton	104	0.020%	9.57x
1070	Chave	104	0.020%	23.18x
1071	Hockridge	104	0.020%	34.15x
1072	Nicholas	104	0.020%	0.88x
1073	Rees	104	0.020%	0.20x
1074	Blackford	103	0.020%	4.71x
1075	Charles	103	0.020%	0.82x
1076	Cranch	103	0.020%	31.51x
1077	Dommett	103	0.020%	18.65x
1078	Horwill	103	0.020%	39.63x
1079	Hurley	103	0.020%	1.45x
1080	Jacobs	103	0.020%	0.71x
1081	Moxey	103	0.020%	12.87x
1082	Neale	103	0.020%	0.71x
1083	Tapley	103	0.020%	8.81x
1084	Bone	102	0.020%	0.90x
1085	Dewdney	102	0.020%	11.36x
1086	Fairchild	102	0.020%	7.43x
1087	Pinhey	102	0.020%	42.22x
1088	Randle	102	0.020%	2.00x
1089	Rossiter	102	0.020%	2.66x
1090	Sanford	102	0.020%	9.00x
1091	Shepheard	102	0.020%	9.70x
1092	Sillifant	102	0.020%	31.59x
1093	Sweetland	102	0.020%	13.08x
1094	Waller	102	0.020%	0.67x
1095	Chudleigh	101	0.020%	21.63x
1096	Hunter	101	0.020%	0.16x
1097	Jane	101	0.020%	5.76x
1098	Lamacraft	101	0.020%	39.48x
1099	Lynch	101	0.020%	0.63x
1100	Marchant	101	0.020%	1.07x