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 Hutton, with 58 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
1701	Hutton	58	0.010%	0.32x
1702	Leat	58	0.010%	9.49x
1703	Muxworthy	58	0.010%	21.64x
1704	Oates	58	0.010%	0.61x
1705	Organ	58	0.010%	2.39x
1706	Sellers	58	0.010%	1.24x
1707	Selly	58	0.010%	21.64x
1708	Trend	58	0.010%	25.28x
1709	Clift	57	0.010%	1.71x
1710	Davidson	57	0.010%	0.11x
1711	Dustan	57	0.010%	17.22x
1712	Eastcott	57	0.010%	25.52x
1713	Efford	57	0.010%	17.01x
1714	Helson	57	0.010%	22.46x
1715	Holberton	57	0.010%	38.99x
1716	Horwell	57	0.010%	12.26x
1717	Jasper	57	0.010%	2.88x
1718	Kidwell	57	0.010%	16.42x
1719	Ruby	57	0.010%	10.67x
1720	Seage	57	0.010%	37.95x
1721	Seager	57	0.010%	1.70x
1722	Sluman	57	0.010%	31.19x
1723	Speare	57	0.010%	21.11x
1724	Yendall	57	0.010%	16.61x
1725	Agland	56	0.010%	27.31x
1726	Beall	56	0.010%	6.60x
1727	Blamey	56	0.010%	6.81x
1728	Bryan	56	0.010%	0.37x
1729	Clifford	56	0.010%	0.45x
1730	Craze	56	0.010%	7.95x
1731	Dufty	56	0.010%	13.32x
1732	Gee	56	0.010%	0.36x
1733	Greening	56	0.010%	1.66x
1734	Hexter	56	0.010%	23.18x
1735	Hyde	56	0.010%	0.30x
1736	Leary	56	0.010%	1.02x
1737	Moist	56	0.010%	36.30x
1738	Obrien	56	0.010%	0.62x
1739	Punchard	56	0.010%	7.28x
1740	Sheriff	56	0.010%	3.30x
1741	Spurr	56	0.010%	2.20x
1742	Square	56	0.010%	17.46x
1743	Stear	56	0.010%	13.01x
1744	Walk	56	0.010%	23.58x
1745	William	56	0.010%	1.08x
1746	Winsborrow	56	0.010%	32.08x
1747	Woodgates	56	0.010%	26.02x
1748	Boyland	55	0.010%	10.15x
1749	Burrington	55	0.010%	23.76x
1750	Chorley	55	0.010%	2.67x
1751	Cloke	55	0.010%	4.63x
1752	Cridland	55	0.010%	5.25x
1753	Eastlake	55	0.010%	15.93x
1754	Flynn	55	0.010%	0.47x
1755	Follett	55	0.010%	3.94x
1756	Labdon	55	0.010%	27.37x
1757	Liverton	55	0.010%	40.43x
1758	Lyle	55	0.010%	1.93x
1759	Pannell	55	0.010%	3.03x
1760	Savery	55	0.010%	5.70x
1761	Wilmot	55	0.010%	1.36x
1762	Bentley	54	0.010%	0.21x
1763	Bess	54	0.010%	25.09x
1764	Bonner	54	0.010%	1.01x
1765	Clemo	54	0.010%	8.99x
1766	Cload	54	0.010%	23.75x
1767	Codner	54	0.010%	28.60x
1768	Dinnis	54	0.010%	13.37x
1769	Dunster	54	0.010%	3.30x
1770	Edmunds	54	0.010%	0.68x
1771	Honeywell	54	0.010%	15.20x
1772	Horner	54	0.010%	0.47x
1773	Kingsland	54	0.010%	5.54x
1774	Pain	54	0.010%	0.99x
1775	Pengilley	54	0.010%	27.71x
1776	Quantick	54	0.010%	38.00x
1777	Rhodes	54	0.010%	0.19x
1778	Rugg	54	0.010%	4.59x
1779	Toop	54	0.010%	4.98x
1780	Allan	53	0.010%	0.14x
1781	Booth	53	0.010%	0.09x
1782	Butchers	53	0.010%	8.45x
1783	Byrne	53	0.010%	0.62x
1784	Cruwys	53	0.010%	31.08x
1785	Daly	53	0.010%	0.88x
1786	Dear	53	0.010%	1.18x
1787	Fouracre	53	0.010%	8.59x
1788	Frayne	53	0.010%	12.49x
1789	Hucker	53	0.010%	5.54x
1790	Hugo	53	0.010%	6.64x
1791	Lockyear	53	0.010%	11.92x
1792	Longman	53	0.010%	1.72x
1793	Massey	53	0.010%	0.34x
1794	Oram	53	0.010%	1.12x
1795	Paull	53	0.010%	2.51x
1796	Pearcy	53	0.010%	4.60x
1797	Pullman	53	0.010%	8.94x
1798	Shorland	53	0.010%	14.42x
1799	Slater	53	0.010%	0.14x
1800	Strike	53	0.010%	5.27x