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 Chamings, with 76 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
1401	Chamings	76	0.010%	46.22x
1402	Cruse	76	0.010%	4.32x
1403	Downey	76	0.010%	1.77x
1404	Eva	76	0.010%	5.96x
1405	Gitsham	76	0.010%	32.84x
1406	Havill	76	0.010%	20.57x
1407	Humphreys	76	0.010%	0.36x
1408	Letheren	76	0.010%	32.27x
1409	Luxon	76	0.010%	16.94x
1410	Mutton	76	0.010%	3.37x
1411	Owens	76	0.010%	0.25x
1412	Pitman	76	0.010%	1.37x
1413	Retter	76	0.010%	42.07x
1414	Ryall	76	0.010%	3.70x
1415	Shepperd	76	0.010%	2.88x
1416	Sherrell	76	0.010%	28.80x
1417	Stanley	76	0.010%	0.33x
1418	Steed	76	0.010%	2.60x
1419	Burley	75	0.010%	1.30x
1420	Caseley	75	0.010%	15.01x
1421	Denley	75	0.010%	11.51x
1422	Drewe	75	0.010%	21.48x
1423	Eastley	75	0.010%	27.57x
1424	Eastmond	75	0.010%	30.79x
1425	Halls	75	0.010%	1.56x
1426	Hare	75	0.010%	0.80x
1427	Johnstone	75	0.010%	0.27x
1428	Maker	75	0.010%	7.89x
1429	Needs	75	0.010%	8.43x
1430	Rooks	75	0.010%	5.72x
1431	Shore	75	0.010%	1.15x
1432	Stribling	75	0.010%	12.56x
1433	Stroud	75	0.010%	1.19x
1434	Tickle	75	0.010%	2.76x
1435	Wakely	75	0.010%	7.46x
1436	Walkey	75	0.010%	15.59x
1437	Coleridge	74	0.010%	19.92x
1438	Corney	74	0.010%	3.65x
1439	Gollop	74	0.010%	11.32x
1440	Hulland	74	0.010%	14.18x
1441	Loud	74	0.010%	13.40x
1442	Purse	74	0.010%	11.04x
1443	Tamlin	74	0.010%	25.49x
1444	Winser	74	0.010%	10.81x
1445	Algate	73	0.010%	35.60x
1446	Axford	73	0.010%	4.90x
1447	Bennet	73	0.010%	0.87x
1448	Bickell	73	0.010%	13.72x
1449	Brenton	73	0.010%	5.87x
1450	Buckland	73	0.010%	1.13x
1451	Cheriton	73	0.010%	30.47x
1452	Clist	73	0.010%	14.21x
1453	Cobbledick	73	0.010%	21.03x
1454	Driver	73	0.010%	0.65x
1455	Fairweather	73	0.010%	1.55x
1456	Horswill	73	0.010%	29.23x
1457	Lendon	73	0.010%	23.81x
1458	Mounce	73	0.010%	35.26x
1459	Napper	73	0.010%	3.90x
1460	Pedlar	73	0.010%	11.06x
1461	Pester	73	0.010%	10.61x
1462	Shilston	73	0.010%	28.53x
1463	Tidball	73	0.010%	14.73x
1464	Toby	73	0.010%	16.64x
1465	Trewin	73	0.010%	8.75x
1466	Uglow	73	0.010%	16.42x
1467	Welsford	73	0.010%	12.75x
1468	Abell	72	0.010%	3.83x
1469	Bastow	72	0.010%	3.59x
1470	Court	72	0.010%	0.93x
1471	Distin	72	0.010%	23.80x
1472	Isaacs	72	0.010%	1.37x
1473	Keast	72	0.010%	4.02x
1474	Priscott	72	0.010%	20.62x
1475	Seccombe	72	0.010%	14.13x
1476	Stanlake	72	0.010%	20.62x
1477	Trigger	72	0.010%	15.69x
1478	Waters	72	0.010%	0.29x
1479	Willcock	72	0.010%	3.26x
1480	Battershill	71	0.010%	22.71x
1481	Bovett	71	0.010%	35.33x
1482	Bowers	71	0.010%	0.64x
1483	Croft	71	0.010%	0.49x
1484	Dodge	71	0.010%	2.98x
1485	Farrell	71	0.010%	0.62x
1486	Heddon	71	0.010%	16.12x
1487	Helmore	71	0.010%	23.47x
1488	Holding	71	0.010%	1.32x
1489	Kneebone	71	0.010%	7.42x
1490	Nelson	71	0.010%	0.24x
1491	Rawlings	71	0.010%	0.80x
1492	Shortridge	71	0.010%	18.03x
1493	Warmington	71	0.010%	6.30x
1494	Banfield	70	0.010%	2.52x
1495	Carr	70	0.010%	0.16x
1496	Coldridge	70	0.010%	41.54x
1497	Colman	70	0.010%	1.24x
1498	Coram	70	0.010%	9.12x
1499	Crick	70	0.010%	1.92x
1500	Dilling	70	0.010%	27.15x