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 Garnish, with 29 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
2601	Garnish	29	0.000%	11.16x
2602	Godfree	29	0.000%	6.49x
2603	Golesworthy	29	0.000%	24.21x
2604	Grove	29	0.000%	0.41x
2605	Hanford	29	0.000%	4.24x
2606	Hanger	29	0.000%	4.73x
2607	Hanley	29	0.000%	0.58x
2608	Haskings	29	0.000%	15.20x
2609	Haymes	29	0.000%	9.72x
2610	Hender	29	0.000%	6.05x
2611	Hubbard	29	0.000%	0.20x
2612	Landry	29	0.000%	9.46x
2613	Laud	29	0.000%	5.12x
2614	Livermore	29	0.000%	1.41x
2615	Lodge	29	0.000%	0.26x
2616	Lyon	29	0.000%	0.23x
2617	Millard	29	0.000%	0.29x
2618	Monaghan	29	0.000%	0.66x
2619	Nowell	29	0.000%	1.02x
2620	Parrett	29	0.000%	2.35x
2621	Peak	29	0.000%	1.14x
2622	Pearne	29	0.000%	20.70x
2623	Pentecost	29	0.000%	4.70x
2624	Potbury	29	0.000%	28.02x
2625	Sergeant	29	0.000%	1.00x
2626	Shipcott	29	0.000%	19.31x
2627	Smalldon	29	0.000%	25.97x
2628	Stott	29	0.000%	0.15x
2629	Stoyles	29	0.000%	18.08x
2630	Sweeney	29	0.000%	0.36x
2631	Swift	29	0.000%	0.15x
2632	Tomlinson	29	0.000%	0.10x
2633	Troke	29	0.000%	3.93x
2634	Tuckwell	29	0.000%	2.76x
2635	Washer	29	0.000%	4.45x
2636	Weaver	29	0.000%	0.18x
2637	Winzer	29	0.000%	30.40x
2638	Woodford	29	0.000%	0.69x
2639	Woolley	29	0.000%	0.24x
2640	Ashman	28	0.000%	0.71x
2641	Balch	28	0.000%	3.66x
2642	Barclay	28	0.000%	0.22x
2643	Battin	28	0.000%	9.85x
2644	Bear	28	0.000%	1.74x
2645	Beazley	28	0.000%	2.29x
2646	Bidwell	28	0.000%	1.87x
2647	Blower	28	0.000%	0.78x
2648	Bradbury	28	0.000%	0.16x
2649	Brooke	28	0.000%	0.31x
2650	Burgoin	28	0.000%	25.54x
2651	Carew	28	0.000%	4.89x
2652	Carroll	28	0.000%	0.23x
2653	Child	28	0.000%	0.27x
2654	Cockrem	28	0.000%	18.64x
2655	Collett	28	0.000%	0.36x
2656	Cowan	28	0.000%	0.23x
2657	Crompton	28	0.000%	0.27x
2658	Cure	28	0.000%	5.79x
2659	Eldridge	28	0.000%	0.42x
2660	Forse	28	0.000%	7.18x
2661	Foyle	28	0.000%	2.33x
2662	Gasking	28	0.000%	18.64x
2663	Goodall	28	0.000%	0.22x
2664	Hackworthy	28	0.000%	31.34x
2665	Henry	28	0.000%	0.18x
2666	Hooke	28	0.000%	3.56x
2667	Irvine	28	0.000%	0.21x
2668	Jerwood	28	0.000%	26.52x
2669	Kittow	28	0.000%	13.01x
2670	Langley	28	0.000%	0.21x
2671	Leaker	28	0.000%	6.57x
2672	Lush	28	0.000%	1.15x
2673	Lutley	28	0.000%	12.31x
2674	Mallet	28	0.000%	2.27x
2675	Montgomery	28	0.000%	0.29x
2676	Morshead	28	0.000%	17.03x
2677	Padden	28	0.000%	5.41x
2678	Perrey	28	0.000%	6.38x
2679	Preece	28	0.000%	0.28x
2680	Prew	28	0.000%	3.69x
2681	Prinn	28	0.000%	11.89x
2682	Raffell	28	0.000%	12.65x
2683	Rollings	28	0.000%	1.48x
2684	Rundell	28	0.000%	5.94x
2685	Saunder	28	0.000%	5.56x
2686	Sayers	28	0.000%	0.42x
2687	Shutt	28	0.000%	1.28x
2688	Stickland	28	0.000%	1.12x
2689	Storey	28	0.000%	0.18x
2690	Tooley	28	0.000%	1.33x
2691	Towl	28	0.000%	8.62x
2692	Trish	28	0.000%	21.22x
2693	Whitehead	28	0.000%	0.07x
2694	Winsley	28	0.000%	9.71x
2695	Annis	27	0.000%	2.71x
2696	Benson	27	0.000%	0.16x
2697	Bluett	27	0.000%	4.84x
2698	Boyes	27	0.000%	0.42x
2699	Boyne	27	0.000%	2.82x
2700	Capp	27	0.000%	2.54x