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 Kempe, with 40 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
2201	Kempe	40	0.010%	8.91x
2202	Layman	40	0.010%	16.15x
2203	Musgrove	40	0.010%	1.36x
2204	Myers	40	0.010%	0.25x
2205	Nickols	40	0.010%	4.96x
2206	Nile	40	0.010%	13.59x
2207	Nugent	40	0.010%	1.24x
2208	Nutt	40	0.010%	0.91x
2209	Pow	40	0.010%	2.81x
2210	Smaldon	40	0.010%	40.21x
2211	Stanton	40	0.010%	0.33x
2212	Steele	40	0.010%	0.25x
2213	Viggers	40	0.010%	8.49x
2214	Vile	40	0.010%	3.83x
2215	Abbot	39	0.010%	1.36x
2216	Barkell	39	0.010%	24.01x
2217	Bowditch	39	0.010%	2.57x
2218	Bowman	39	0.010%	0.25x
2219	Brighton	39	0.010%	1.81x
2220	Challis	39	0.010%	1.01x
2221	Crowley	39	0.010%	0.99x
2222	Darlington	39	0.010%	0.94x
2223	Derry	39	0.010%	1.45x
2224	Dinner	39	0.010%	13.62x
2225	Dockett	39	0.010%	34.93x
2226	Fleming	39	0.010%	0.15x
2227	Fook	39	0.010%	24.94x
2228	Frood	39	0.010%	8.35x
2229	Froude	39	0.010%	7.97x
2230	Heaman	39	0.010%	30.98x
2231	Jefferies	39	0.010%	0.58x
2232	Jolly	39	0.010%	0.45x
2233	Lindsay	39	0.010%	0.20x
2234	Parminter	39	0.010%	10.11x
2235	Phippen	39	0.010%	5.18x
2236	Phipps	39	0.010%	0.43x
2237	Priddle	39	0.010%	3.91x
2238	Setters	39	0.010%	22.34x
2239	Stansbury	39	0.010%	10.27x
2240	Stidworthy	39	0.010%	29.55x
2241	Stratford	39	0.010%	0.93x
2242	Tallamy	39	0.010%	40.88x
2243	Tratt	39	0.010%	11.37x
2244	Vigers	39	0.010%	11.71x
2245	Vinson	39	0.010%	6.49x
2246	Waldon	39	0.010%	5.89x
2247	Walton	39	0.010%	0.09x
2248	Youldon	39	0.010%	25.28x
2249	Badge	38	0.010%	13.27x
2250	Blowey	38	0.010%	24.00x
2251	Brand	38	0.010%	0.42x
2252	Broughton	38	0.010%	0.34x
2253	Cuddeford	38	0.010%	18.35x
2254	Dawes	38	0.010%	0.46x
2255	Dyment	38	0.010%	14.07x
2256	English	38	0.010%	0.33x
2257	Holly	38	0.010%	2.50x
2258	Jutson	38	0.010%	13.86x
2259	Lamey	38	0.010%	23.11x
2260	Lawson	38	0.010%	0.11x
2261	Lindon	38	0.010%	3.72x
2262	Northy	38	0.010%	19.10x
2263	Parry	38	0.010%	0.08x
2264	Pasmore	38	0.010%	11.01x
2265	Paynter	38	0.010%	2.23x
2266	Pennell	38	0.010%	2.16x
2267	Pomroy	38	0.010%	8.58x
2268	Rolstone	38	0.010%	26.74x
2269	Rumbelow	38	0.010%	6.24x
2270	Sargeant	38	0.010%	0.79x
2271	Solomon	38	0.010%	0.92x
2272	Temple	38	0.010%	0.48x
2273	Tibbs	38	0.010%	2.82x
2274	Travers	38	0.010%	1.25x
2275	Tupman	38	0.010%	7.20x
2276	Wallen	38	0.010%	5.30x
2277	Ashworth	37	0.010%	0.15x
2278	Ballamy	37	0.010%	30.38x
2279	Barriball	37	0.010%	17.87x
2280	Boobier	37	0.010%	17.52x
2281	Brownson	37	0.010%	6.48x
2282	Bushen	37	0.010%	17.19x
2283	Caine	37	0.010%	1.45x
2284	Cary	37	0.010%	2.50x
2285	Coyte	37	0.010%	31.43x
2286	Creedy	37	0.010%	11.61x
2287	Creek	37	0.010%	3.30x
2288	Durrant	37	0.010%	0.39x
2289	Everett	37	0.010%	0.34x
2290	Fenwick	37	0.010%	0.46x
2291	Gallop	37	0.010%	1.91x
2292	Gorrell	37	0.010%	19.18x
2293	Hatswell	37	0.010%	17.52x
2294	Hayter	37	0.010%	0.82x
2295	Ingerson	37	0.010%	22.22x
2296	Jutsum	37	0.010%	20.48x
2297	Kittle	37	0.010%	5.57x
2298	Leader	37	0.010%	1.34x
2299	Litten	37	0.010%	9.39x
2300	Lovill	37	0.010%	24.30x