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 Clow, with 27 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
2701	Clow	27	0.000%	1.47x
2702	Crooke	27	0.000%	3.30x
2703	Darracott	27	0.000%	23.76x
2704	Dell	27	0.000%	0.76x
2705	Dowdle	27	0.000%	8.52x
2706	Downes	27	0.000%	0.36x
2707	Downs	27	0.000%	0.25x
2708	Drown	27	0.000%	16.02x
2709	Dugdale	27	0.000%	0.64x
2710	Eastabrook	27	0.000%	17.05x
2711	Fagan	27	0.000%	0.93x
2712	Fear	27	0.000%	1.00x
2713	Fielding	27	0.000%	0.20x
2714	Flower	27	0.000%	0.45x
2715	Forrest	27	0.000%	0.17x
2716	Harries	27	0.000%	0.24x
2717	Haycroft	27	0.000%	7.00x
2718	Hewish	27	0.000%	5.50x
2719	Hilson	27	0.000%	4.35x
2720	Hoyles	27	0.000%	2.57x
2721	Hurson	27	0.000%	13.71x
2722	Keats	27	0.000%	2.02x
2723	Langmaid	27	0.000%	6.21x
2724	Luce	27	0.000%	2.55x
2725	Madden	27	0.000%	0.51x
2726	Maloney	27	0.000%	0.54x
2727	Mildren	27	0.000%	7.56x
2728	Moase	27	0.000%	18.22x
2729	Mountford	27	0.000%	0.50x
2730	Pulling	27	0.000%	2.69x
2731	Randell	27	0.000%	0.71x
2732	Rhymes	27	0.000%	8.01x
2733	Robert	27	0.000%	0.91x
2734	Seaton	27	0.000%	0.52x
2735	Sennett	27	0.000%	5.38x
2736	Solman	27	0.000%	11.77x
2737	Stanning	27	0.000%	13.57x
2738	Stoodley	27	0.000%	3.55x
2739	Thacker	27	0.000%	0.61x
2740	Tiller	27	0.000%	1.67x
2741	Tregaskis	27	0.000%	8.58x
2742	Tremayne	27	0.000%	4.29x
2743	Vercoe	27	0.000%	5.00x
2744	Viant	27	0.000%	26.60x
2745	Weary	27	0.000%	17.50x
2746	Whyatt	27	0.000%	1.78x
2747	Yea	27	0.000%	21.45x
2748	Yeandle	27	0.000%	7.87x
2749	Bartholomew	26	0.000%	0.53x
2750	Biddle	26	0.000%	0.59x
2751	Billings	26	0.000%	0.89x
2752	Boles	26	0.000%	7.95x
2753	Boone	26	0.000%	3.62x
2754	Borne	26	0.000%	11.04x
2755	Bunney	26	0.000%	1.90x
2756	Byne	26	0.000%	10.00x
2757	Camble	26	0.000%	9.15x
2758	Carlile	26	0.000%	2.92x
2759	Carrington	26	0.000%	0.41x
2760	Charters	26	0.000%	1.57x
2761	Chillcott	26	0.000%	10.33x
2762	Cornett	26	0.000%	14.72x
2763	Coward	26	0.000%	0.37x
2764	Cragg	26	0.000%	0.67x
2765	Crease	26	0.000%	3.03x
2766	Cresswell	26	0.000%	0.41x
2767	Culley	26	0.000%	1.01x
2768	Curnow	26	0.000%	1.24x
2769	Dally	26	0.000%	2.16x
2770	Edgcumbe	26	0.000%	17.79x
2771	Firth	26	0.000%	0.13x
2772	Floyde	26	0.000%	8.48x
2773	Frain	26	0.000%	3.25x
2774	Garnsworthy	26	0.000%	36.60x
2775	Gregg	26	0.000%	0.61x
2776	Griffen	26	0.000%	1.31x
2777	Grundy	26	0.000%	0.21x
2778	Hambling	26	0.000%	2.09x
2779	Hatton	26	0.000%	0.22x
2780	Hay	26	0.000%	0.12x
2781	Hector	26	0.000%	2.56x
2782	Hedger	26	0.000%	1.58x
2783	Iles	26	0.000%	0.55x
2784	Jameson	26	0.000%	0.39x
2785	Jay	26	0.000%	0.49x
2786	Kay	26	0.000%	0.08x
2787	Kellond	26	0.000%	17.07x
2788	Kellow	26	0.000%	2.44x
2789	Litson	26	0.000%	14.23x
2790	Lovel	26	0.000%	4.81x
2791	Lucock	26	0.000%	4.17x
2792	Marten	26	0.000%	1.41x
2793	Mortimor	26	0.000%	11.54x
2794	Moulding	26	0.000%	1.78x
2795	Newson	26	0.000%	0.68x
2796	Oldfield	26	0.000%	0.26x
2797	Parsley	26	0.000%	3.23x
2798	Pears	26	0.000%	0.93x
2799	Phelps	26	0.000%	0.43x
2800	Pugh	26	0.000%	0.11x