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 Moody, with 49 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
1901	Moody	49	0.010%	0.31x
1902	Neck	49	0.010%	16.42x
1903	Ridgeway	49	0.010%	2.77x
1904	Selleck	49	0.010%	34.48x
1905	Tregale	49	0.010%	42.34x
1906	Werry	49	0.010%	10.06x
1907	Woolridge	49	0.010%	5.96x
1908	Armstrong	48	0.010%	0.10x
1909	Ashley	48	0.010%	0.47x
1910	Bament	48	0.010%	45.47x
1911	Baron	48	0.010%	0.76x
1912	Blewett	48	0.010%	2.95x
1913	Burner	48	0.010%	33.77x
1914	Butson	48	0.010%	8.89x
1915	Cavill	48	0.010%	2.47x
1916	Chase	48	0.010%	1.41x
1917	Cleverdon	48	0.010%	25.69x
1918	Colling	48	0.010%	3.10x
1919	Courtice	48	0.010%	22.30x
1920	Cowler	48	0.010%	19.07x
1921	Dew	48	0.010%	1.36x
1922	Diamond	48	0.010%	1.70x
1923	Ede	48	0.010%	1.45x
1924	Elms	48	0.010%	2.07x
1925	Hepper	48	0.010%	10.55x
1926	Hussell	48	0.010%	22.10x
1927	Hutchinson	48	0.010%	0.14x
1928	Legassick	48	0.010%	26.57x
1929	Penhale	48	0.010%	13.59x
1930	Physick	48	0.010%	17.64x
1931	Piller	48	0.010%	14.33x
1932	Stonelake	48	0.010%	21.89x
1933	Stranger	48	0.010%	10.32x
1934	Tickell	48	0.010%	8.60x
1935	Whittle	48	0.010%	0.36x
1936	Yendell	48	0.010%	16.65x
1937	Alsop	47	0.010%	1.73x
1938	Barlow	47	0.010%	0.14x
1939	Bidder	47	0.010%	10.20x
1940	Chaff	47	0.010%	35.08x
1941	Colwell	47	0.010%	2.38x
1942	Crees	47	0.010%	5.05x
1943	Derges	47	0.010%	46.31x
1944	Durham	47	0.010%	0.90x
1945	Fishley	47	0.010%	27.89x
1946	Grist	47	0.010%	1.60x
1947	Guppy	47	0.010%	2.93x
1948	Hard	47	0.010%	4.25x
1949	Jerred	47	0.010%	25.44x
1950	Knapp	47	0.010%	1.13x
1951	Lakey	47	0.010%	7.59x
1952	Laurence	47	0.010%	0.54x
1953	Mair	47	0.010%	0.84x
1954	Manfield	47	0.010%	5.27x
1955	Marwood	47	0.010%	2.95x
1956	Nankivell	47	0.010%	16.08x
1957	Newland	47	0.010%	1.29x
1958	Paine	47	0.010%	0.56x
1959	Radcliffe	47	0.010%	0.67x
1960	Rock	47	0.010%	1.36x
1961	Roe	47	0.010%	0.40x
1962	Rowlands	47	0.010%	0.31x
1963	Rowsell	47	0.010%	3.64x
1964	Samson	47	0.010%	1.08x
1965	Sloley	47	0.010%	34.55x
1966	Verney	47	0.010%	5.51x
1967	Whiting	47	0.010%	0.40x
1968	Yole	47	0.010%	29.68x
1969	Bickel	46	0.010%	22.00x
1970	Boaden	46	0.010%	11.50x
1971	Bower	46	0.010%	0.41x
1972	Burman	46	0.010%	1.90x
1973	Cardew	46	0.010%	8.85x
1974	Chaplin	46	0.010%	0.53x
1975	Cocker	46	0.010%	0.92x
1976	Cridge	46	0.010%	7.71x
1977	Crudge	46	0.010%	17.43x
1978	Daley	46	0.010%	0.64x
1979	Dayment	46	0.010%	34.34x
1980	Diment	46	0.010%	4.99x
1981	Dolling	46	0.010%	5.42x
1982	Elsworthy	46	0.010%	12.52x
1983	Gabriel	46	0.010%	2.86x
1984	Gendle	46	0.010%	22.89x
1985	Gomer	46	0.010%	10.25x
1986	Greenaway	46	0.010%	1.21x
1987	Hope	46	0.010%	0.22x
1988	Julian	46	0.010%	2.08x
1989	Kelley	46	0.010%	0.65x
1990	Kivell	46	0.010%	29.05x
1991	Lambell	46	0.010%	11.74x
1992	Littleton	46	0.010%	4.23x
1993	Lowton	46	0.010%	9.72x
1994	Lynn	46	0.010%	0.87x
1995	Manaton	46	0.010%	22.65x
1996	Mare	46	0.010%	8.61x
1997	Medlen	46	0.010%	24.62x
1998	Moyle	46	0.010%	1.57x
1999	Parrott	46	0.010%	0.67x
2000	Patt	46	0.010%	26.98x