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 Pinch, with 43 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
2101	Pinch	43	0.010%	4.20x
2102	Puckey	43	0.010%	7.30x
2103	Sarah	43	0.010%	10.59x
2104	Snook	43	0.010%	1.00x
2105	Strickland	43	0.010%	0.89x
2106	Woollacott	43	0.010%	15.13x
2107	Boyd	42	0.010%	0.20x
2108	Clogg	42	0.010%	12.85x
2109	Coates	42	0.010%	0.19x
2110	Cockings	42	0.010%	12.69x
2111	Cowles	42	0.010%	2.87x
2112	Crawley	42	0.010%	0.53x
2113	Cudlipp	42	0.010%	14.67x
2114	Cull	42	0.010%	1.39x
2115	Curson	42	0.010%	3.03x
2116	Cutland	42	0.010%	22.73x
2117	Cutler	42	0.010%	0.56x
2118	Doyle	42	0.010%	0.28x
2119	Gagg	42	0.010%	11.56x
2120	Gillham	42	0.010%	2.56x
2121	Halfyard	42	0.010%	15.79x
2122	Hemmett	42	0.010%	15.67x
2123	Hillier	42	0.010%	0.51x
2124	Joll	42	0.010%	13.79x
2125	Kiff	42	0.010%	6.61x
2126	Lamprey	42	0.010%	17.99x
2127	Lowden	42	0.010%	2.11x
2128	Luxmore	42	0.010%	24.92x
2129	Nix	42	0.010%	2.68x
2130	Pardon	42	0.010%	6.65x
2131	Peck	42	0.010%	0.41x
2132	Pillman	42	0.010%	26.19x
2133	Purchase	42	0.010%	2.01x
2134	Rabbage	42	0.010%	35.06x
2135	Stenlake	42	0.010%	20.28x
2136	Stradling	42	0.010%	5.43x
2137	Styles	42	0.010%	0.65x
2138	Vinicombe	42	0.010%	17.24x
2139	Widgery	42	0.010%	14.07x
2140	Ayers	41	0.010%	1.12x
2141	Bagwell	41	0.010%	8.11x
2142	Balman	41	0.010%	17.26x
2143	Bambury	41	0.010%	9.52x
2144	Barwick	41	0.010%	1.58x
2145	Bowdon	41	0.010%	6.73x
2146	Bullock	41	0.010%	0.21x
2147	Coad	41	0.010%	3.16x
2148	Cottey	41	0.010%	22.44x
2149	Coulman	41	0.010%	11.47x
2150	Croydon	41	0.010%	8.59x
2151	Dalton	41	0.010%	0.29x
2152	Date	41	0.010%	4.70x
2153	Dobbs	41	0.010%	1.00x
2154	Glanvill	41	0.010%	8.01x
2155	Hacker	41	0.010%	1.80x
2156	Hambley	41	0.010%	7.74x
2157	Hatten	41	0.010%	6.29x
2158	Husson	41	0.010%	11.74x
2159	Jacob	41	0.010%	0.87x
2160	Lamerton	41	0.010%	7.62x
2161	Mear	41	0.010%	3.63x
2162	Morse	41	0.010%	0.73x
2163	Parris	41	0.010%	2.53x
2164	Pye	41	0.010%	0.45x
2165	Ray	41	0.010%	0.34x
2166	Redding	41	0.010%	1.60x
2167	Rowdon	41	0.010%	14.74x
2168	Scown	41	0.010%	22.44x
2169	Tolly	41	0.010%	7.95x
2170	Whitford	41	0.010%	2.16x
2171	Abrahams	40	0.010%	0.87x
2172	Antell	40	0.010%	11.94x
2173	Batt	40	0.010%	0.97x
2174	Bere	40	0.010%	18.94x
2175	Binney	40	0.010%	4.25x
2176	Bloye	40	0.010%	13.68x
2177	Bolton	40	0.010%	0.15x
2178	Bonney	40	0.010%	2.62x
2179	Brockington	40	0.010%	11.73x
2180	Bushell	40	0.010%	0.68x
2181	Capron	40	0.010%	14.48x
2182	Cleeve	40	0.010%	10.88x
2183	Coker	40	0.010%	1.40x
2184	Coulton	40	0.010%	1.87x
2185	Crawford	40	0.010%	0.13x
2186	Cudlip	40	0.010%	16.42x
2187	Culverwell	40	0.010%	3.98x
2188	Dalley	40	0.010%	2.64x
2189	Denbow	40	0.010%	23.46x
2190	Earland	40	0.010%	20.52x
2191	Finnimore	40	0.010%	13.05x
2192	Fowell	40	0.010%	4.33x
2193	Gamlin	40	0.010%	7.30x
2194	Garrish	40	0.010%	24.02x
2195	Gilley	40	0.010%	9.00x
2196	Grater	40	0.010%	23.74x
2197	Hanson	40	0.010%	0.20x
2198	Healey	40	0.010%	0.40x
2199	Holden	40	0.010%	0.12x
2200	Hookings	40	0.010%	18.24x