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 Studley, with 53 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
1801	Studley	53	0.010%	6.04x
1802	Till	53	0.010%	1.24x
1803	Todd	53	0.010%	0.17x
1804	Upton	53	0.010%	0.46x
1805	Atkinson	52	0.010%	0.09x
1806	Bendle	52	0.010%	7.93x
1807	Brimicombe	52	0.010%	42.00x
1808	Dillon	52	0.010%	0.86x
1809	Dolbear	52	0.010%	27.54x
1810	Dunstan	52	0.010%	1.50x
1811	Ewens	52	0.010%	4.69x
1812	Fice	52	0.010%	30.86x
1813	Force	52	0.010%	17.42x
1814	Fuller	52	0.010%	0.21x
1815	Gore	52	0.010%	0.76x
1816	Granville	52	0.010%	5.90x
1817	Hooker	52	0.010%	1.00x
1818	Jory	52	0.010%	6.69x
1819	Kessell	52	0.010%	10.04x
1820	Keys	52	0.010%	1.72x
1821	Laramy	52	0.010%	31.62x
1822	Morton	52	0.010%	0.16x
1823	Munday	52	0.010%	0.73x
1824	Munford	52	0.010%	5.82x
1825	Pinney	52	0.010%	6.13x
1826	Pitcher	52	0.010%	1.10x
1827	Proctor	52	0.010%	0.35x
1828	Quant	52	0.010%	18.42x
1829	Redmore	52	0.010%	17.54x
1830	Rowley	52	0.010%	0.33x
1831	Rule	52	0.010%	1.25x
1832	Saltern	52	0.010%	25.11x
1833	Shambrook	52	0.010%	7.23x
1834	Snowden	52	0.010%	0.96x
1835	Spearman	52	0.010%	5.40x
1836	Splatt	52	0.010%	25.87x
1837	Whitelock	52	0.010%	2.97x
1838	Woodbury	52	0.010%	9.70x
1839	Woolcock	52	0.010%	3.03x
1840	Bourne	51	0.010%	0.43x
1841	Came	51	0.010%	18.34x
1842	Clay	51	0.010%	0.41x
1843	Colmer	51	0.010%	7.28x
1844	Flew	51	0.010%	11.47x
1845	Galsworthy	51	0.010%	10.78x
1846	Gater	51	0.010%	3.27x
1847	Germon	51	0.010%	29.55x
1848	Goodwin	51	0.010%	0.16x
1849	Grabham	51	0.010%	6.73x
1850	Grose	51	0.010%	2.92x
1851	Hines	51	0.010%	0.98x
1852	Larkworthy	51	0.010%	28.54x
1853	Lipscombe	51	0.010%	3.12x
1854	Mahoney	51	0.010%	0.78x
1855	Mashford	51	0.010%	14.27x
1856	Morcombe	51	0.010%	15.70x
1857	Ramsey	51	0.010%	0.77x
1858	Sayer	51	0.010%	0.64x
1859	Stitson	51	0.010%	25.38x
1860	Tavener	51	0.010%	4.78x
1861	Valentine	51	0.010%	0.65x
1862	Waye	51	0.010%	27.91x
1863	Winnicott	51	0.010%	30.63x
1864	Anstis	50	0.010%	25.13x
1865	Brokenshire	50	0.010%	8.83x
1866	Broomfield	50	0.010%	1.22x
1867	Bunt	50	0.010%	4.65x
1868	Condy	50	0.010%	15.39x
1869	Ferguson	50	0.010%	0.12x
1870	Gibbins	50	0.010%	1.07x
1871	Greet	50	0.010%	5.47x
1872	Griffith	50	0.010%	0.25x
1873	Kenwood	50	0.010%	17.84x
1874	Kirby	50	0.010%	0.22x
1875	Kitson	50	0.010%	1.03x
1876	Lancaster	50	0.010%	0.33x
1877	Lean	50	0.010%	2.83x
1878	Littlejohn	50	0.010%	1.70x
1879	Matthew	50	0.010%	1.09x
1880	Pierce	50	0.010%	0.56x
1881	Restorick	50	0.010%	30.78x
1882	Riley	50	0.010%	0.10x
1883	Sclater	50	0.010%	8.02x
1884	Stidston	50	0.010%	39.72x
1885	Stooke	50	0.010%	16.42x
1886	Trivett	50	0.010%	6.92x
1887	Tyler	50	0.010%	0.28x
1888	Bateman	49	0.010%	0.31x
1889	Bristow	49	0.010%	0.60x
1890	Casey	49	0.010%	0.55x
1891	Cose	49	0.010%	10.49x
1892	Courtenay	49	0.010%	6.89x
1893	Hammacott	49	0.010%	33.52x
1894	Hatherly	49	0.010%	13.63x
1895	Helyer	49	0.010%	11.83x
1896	Hunkin	49	0.010%	7.94x
1897	Linscott	49	0.010%	16.42x
1898	Lugger	49	0.010%	42.34x
1899	Mabin	49	0.010%	26.23x
1900	Middlewick	49	0.010%	26.52x