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 Tolcher, with 84 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
1301	Tolcher	84	0.010%	30.87x
1302	Toogood	84	0.010%	2.98x
1303	Wooldridge	84	0.010%	2.53x
1304	Woolway	84	0.010%	25.54x
1305	Challice	83	0.010%	13.76x
1306	Hale	83	0.010%	0.38x
1307	Ivey	83	0.010%	4.84x
1308	Lambert	83	0.010%	0.25x
1309	Maddaford	83	0.010%	44.43x
1310	Pidsley	83	0.010%	40.09x
1311	Rapson	83	0.010%	6.54x
1312	Shinner	83	0.010%	27.25x
1313	Simons	83	0.010%	1.03x
1314	Swain	83	0.010%	0.71x
1315	Tolchard	83	0.010%	38.93x
1316	Tooze	83	0.010%	14.00x
1317	Bealey	82	0.010%	15.01x
1318	Bradbeer	82	0.010%	15.77x
1319	Brend	82	0.010%	27.29x
1320	Joy	82	0.010%	1.60x
1321	Nicks	82	0.010%	20.09x
1322	Penrose	82	0.010%	3.51x
1323	Satterley	82	0.010%	36.06x
1324	Waycott	82	0.010%	34.82x
1325	Were	82	0.010%	23.08x
1326	Whiddon	82	0.010%	34.82x
1327	Wilcox	82	0.010%	0.72x
1328	Willing	82	0.010%	10.68x
1329	Woodland	82	0.010%	2.66x
1330	Boucher	81	0.010%	2.53x
1331	Browse	81	0.010%	18.91x
1332	Bullen	81	0.010%	1.26x
1333	Campion	81	0.010%	1.90x
1334	Conway	81	0.010%	0.71x
1335	Earl	81	0.010%	1.02x
1336	Gover	81	0.010%	5.18x
1337	Groves	81	0.010%	0.47x
1338	Hayne	81	0.010%	5.35x
1339	Herring	81	0.010%	1.30x
1340	Mill	81	0.010%	2.21x
1341	Narramore	81	0.010%	36.94x
1342	Netherton	81	0.010%	14.05x
1343	Ralph	81	0.010%	0.87x
1344	Ridler	81	0.010%	5.36x
1345	Talbot	81	0.010%	0.54x
1346	Tapscott	81	0.010%	18.13x
1347	Basten	80	0.010%	20.00x
1348	Beare	80	0.010%	7.16x
1349	Born	80	0.010%	18.16x
1350	Foss	80	0.010%	6.71x
1351	Granger	80	0.010%	1.29x
1352	Greenwood	80	0.010%	0.17x
1353	Hutchins	80	0.010%	1.30x
1354	Jope	80	0.010%	20.74x
1355	Lamb	80	0.010%	0.25x
1356	Molland	80	0.010%	26.80x
1357	Pethybridge	80	0.010%	27.94x
1358	Wannell	80	0.010%	31.52x
1359	Withycombe	80	0.010%	25.10x
1360	Cawley	79	0.010%	2.45x
1361	Challacombe	79	0.010%	30.88x
1362	Denford	79	0.010%	20.92x
1363	Kitt	79	0.010%	9.49x
1364	Lightfoot	79	0.010%	0.93x
1365	Lyons	79	0.010%	0.58x
1366	Paltridge	79	0.010%	38.53x
1367	Sharp	79	0.010%	0.16x
1368	Shephard	79	0.010%	1.35x
1369	Treby	79	0.010%	25.10x
1370	Troake	79	0.010%	22.36x
1371	Ashplant	78	0.010%	25.78x
1372	Bamsey	78	0.010%	32.28x
1373	Beale	78	0.010%	1.01x
1374	Ewings	78	0.010%	19.50x
1375	Hollett	78	0.010%	21.11x
1376	Main	78	0.010%	0.78x
1377	Morrison	78	0.010%	0.16x
1378	Mullins	78	0.010%	1.34x
1379	Neal	78	0.010%	0.43x
1380	Opie	78	0.010%	4.70x
1381	Pearn	78	0.010%	8.65x
1382	Spurway	78	0.010%	13.82x
1383	Stevenson	78	0.010%	0.18x
1384	Waterfield	78	0.010%	3.12x
1385	Whitlock	78	0.010%	2.15x
1386	Casely	77	0.010%	20.61x
1387	Casley	77	0.010%	14.31x
1388	Dolton	77	0.010%	7.88x
1389	Good	77	0.010%	1.02x
1390	Hartnell	77	0.010%	5.30x
1391	Heathman	77	0.010%	22.71x
1392	Kennedy	77	0.010%	0.21x
1393	Netherway	77	0.010%	32.14x
1394	Sloggett	77	0.010%	15.42x
1395	Stuckey	77	0.010%	5.58x
1396	Warn	77	0.010%	6.96x
1397	Acland	76	0.010%	20.45x
1398	Binmore	76	0.010%	41.14x
1399	Burden	76	0.010%	0.98x
1400	Chadder	76	0.010%	42.07x