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 Yard, with 32 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
2501	Yard	32	0.010%	4.40x
2502	Baglow	31	0.010%	24.24x
2503	Bean	31	0.010%	0.39x
2504	Beckley	31	0.010%	1.96x
2505	Bellew	31	0.010%	9.20x
2506	Branscombe	31	0.010%	9.79x
2507	Budden	31	0.010%	1.32x
2508	Chester	31	0.010%	0.42x
2509	Clayton	31	0.010%	0.09x
2510	Coulson	31	0.010%	0.28x
2511	Deane	31	0.010%	0.61x
2512	Egg	31	0.010%	11.93x
2513	Eggins	31	0.010%	15.27x
2514	Fair	31	0.010%	1.46x
2515	Farrier	31	0.010%	3.27x
2516	Frise	31	0.010%	24.24x
2517	Goffin	31	0.010%	3.31x
2518	Grimes	31	0.010%	0.44x
2519	Halford	31	0.010%	0.68x
2520	Hawkey	31	0.010%	3.15x
2521	Hearne	31	0.010%	1.52x
2522	Hobb	31	0.010%	8.12x
2523	Lacy	31	0.010%	0.78x
2524	Lawry	31	0.010%	2.68x
2525	Lea	31	0.010%	0.26x
2526	Lindsey	31	0.010%	1.00x
2527	Locock	31	0.010%	7.79x
2528	Metherall	31	0.010%	20.64x
2529	Peter	31	0.010%	1.46x
2530	Pickett	31	0.010%	0.63x
2531	Pritchard	31	0.010%	0.09x
2532	Purdy	31	0.010%	0.89x
2533	Rodda	31	0.010%	2.02x
2534	Saffin	31	0.010%	19.09x
2535	Shattock	31	0.010%	3.05x
2536	Sluggett	31	0.010%	40.20x
2537	Tinney	31	0.010%	4.65x
2538	Trethewey	31	0.010%	3.87x
2539	Trevithick	31	0.010%	7.45x
2540	Tyrer	31	0.010%	1.16x
2541	Wicks	31	0.010%	0.36x
2542	Woodcock	31	0.010%	0.18x
2543	Yolland	31	0.010%	19.09x
2544	Attwater	30	0.000%	5.91x
2545	Bastone	30	0.000%	22.39x
2546	Beedle	30	0.000%	3.85x
2547	Blagdon	30	0.000%	9.35x
2548	Braddon	30	0.000%	6.66x
2549	Cave	30	0.000%	0.34x
2550	Chant	30	0.000%	1.19x
2551	Corry	30	0.000%	2.53x
2552	Crosse	30	0.000%	4.57x
2553	Dale	30	0.000%	0.12x
2554	Eccles	30	0.000%	0.31x
2555	Finnamore	30	0.000%	23.46x
2556	Haddon	30	0.000%	0.74x
2557	Hammet	30	0.000%	16.24x
2558	Hatcher	30	0.000%	0.84x
2559	Hawkin	30	0.000%	2.29x
2560	Houle	30	0.000%	22.39x
2561	Jewel	30	0.000%	6.54x
2562	Lister	30	0.000%	0.17x
2563	Mansell	30	0.000%	0.42x
2564	Morish	30	0.000%	21.73x
2565	Mott	30	0.000%	0.65x
2566	Murley	30	0.000%	3.65x
2567	Parks	30	0.000%	0.47x
2568	Pickering	30	0.000%	0.14x
2569	Procter	30	0.000%	0.38x
2570	Redway	30	0.000%	18.95x
2571	Roose	30	0.000%	4.14x
2572	Searl	30	0.000%	3.34x
2573	Segar	30	0.000%	7.28x
2574	Sexton	30	0.000%	0.57x
2575	Straw	30	0.000%	1.42x
2576	Streat	30	0.000%	13.31x
2577	Stringer	30	0.000%	0.25x
2578	Sturgess	30	0.000%	0.86x
2579	Trinick	30	0.000%	25.92x
2580	Wakeley	30	0.000%	4.44x
2581	Walls	30	0.000%	0.41x
2582	Anniss	29	0.000%	10.82x
2583	Arnall	29	0.000%	6.10x
2584	Ascott	29	0.000%	6.90x
2585	Balson	29	0.000%	6.87x
2586	Betts	29	0.000%	0.22x
2587	Biddick	29	0.000%	6.16x
2588	Birmingham	29	0.000%	1.92x
2589	Cape	29	0.000%	1.87x
2590	Chislett	29	0.000%	4.31x
2591	Cornhill	29	0.000%	6.13x
2592	Cotterell	29	0.000%	1.12x
2593	Curno	29	0.000%	24.63x
2594	Dadd	29	0.000%	4.13x
2595	Deem	29	0.000%	14.01x
2596	Ewins	29	0.000%	2.73x
2597	Fawcett	29	0.000%	0.25x
2598	Fedrick	29	0.000%	37.61x
2599	Flashman	29	0.000%	16.80x
2600	Frampton	29	0.000%	0.61x