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 Wild, with 23 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
3001	Wild	23	0.000%	0.09x
3002	Winson	23	0.000%	1.88x
3003	Wyvill	23	0.000%	14.16x
3004	Amos	22	0.000%	0.22x
3005	Bewes	22	0.000%	12.60x
3006	Blackburn	22	0.000%	0.10x
3007	Brickwood	22	0.000%	4.46x
3008	Brodie	22	0.000%	0.27x
3009	Clinch	22	0.000%	1.25x
3010	Compton	22	0.000%	0.38x
3011	Crowhurst	22	0.000%	0.78x
3012	Cullum	22	0.000%	0.92x
3013	Dickinson	22	0.000%	0.08x
3014	Doherty	22	0.000%	0.44x
3015	Dunscombe	22	0.000%	4.63x
3016	Fellows	22	0.000%	0.27x
3017	Fone	22	0.000%	3.84x
3018	Galbraith	22	0.000%	0.40x
3019	Gaye	22	0.000%	8.03x
3020	Gayton	22	0.000%	2.13x
3021	Gillett	22	0.000%	0.34x
3022	Gloyne	22	0.000%	8.53x
3023	Gunter	22	0.000%	1.03x
3024	Haines	22	0.000%	0.16x
3025	Hannay	22	0.000%	1.47x
3026	Harford	22	0.000%	1.11x
3027	Hartley	22	0.000%	0.06x
3028	Haskell	22	0.000%	1.41x
3029	Hayball	22	0.000%	4.69x
3030	Hearle	22	0.000%	5.06x
3031	Heather	22	0.000%	0.68x
3032	Hinks	22	0.000%	0.89x
3033	Hocken	22	0.000%	3.65x
3034	Hodgson	22	0.000%	0.05x
3035	Homes	22	0.000%	2.12x
3036	Husk	22	0.000%	5.04x
3037	Jamieson	22	0.000%	0.13x
3038	Jefferd	22	0.000%	15.48x
3039	Lavercombe	22	0.000%	27.10x
3040	Lias	22	0.000%	23.06x
3041	Libby	22	0.000%	2.75x
3042	Loney	22	0.000%	2.54x
3043	Mahony	22	0.000%	1.59x
3044	Mccarthy	22	0.000%	0.75x
3045	Mcdonald	22	0.000%	0.45x
3046	Meardon	22	0.000%	49.28x
3047	Membury	22	0.000%	19.70x
3048	Mercer	22	0.000%	0.14x
3049	Mollon	22	0.000%	20.84x
3050	Morcom	22	0.000%	2.44x
3051	Muchmore	22	0.000%	13.38x
3052	Mudford	22	0.000%	5.86x
3053	Munro	22	0.000%	0.08x
3054	Naylor	22	0.000%	0.10x
3055	Niles	22	0.000%	10.62x
3056	Oak	22	0.000%	4.75x
3057	Oldrey	22	0.000%	14.65x
3058	Paterson	22	0.000%	0.05x
3059	Quigley	22	0.000%	0.71x
3060	Rolston	22	0.000%	9.94x
3061	Selby	22	0.000%	0.30x
3062	Shapton	22	0.000%	20.07x
3063	Shea	22	0.000%	0.54x
3064	Shire	22	0.000%	3.76x
3065	Silk	22	0.000%	0.74x
3066	Slack	22	0.000%	0.23x
3067	Staples	22	0.000%	0.38x
3068	Stephen	22	0.000%	0.21x
3069	Stratton	22	0.000%	0.42x
3070	Tarring	22	0.000%	13.89x
3071	Tomkins	22	0.000%	0.35x
3072	Wakem	22	0.000%	10.13x
3073	Walrond	22	0.000%	10.03x
3074	Watt	22	0.000%	0.09x
3075	Williamson	22	0.000%	0.04x
3076	Wintle	22	0.000%	1.27x
3077	Woodly	22	0.000%	14.45x
3078	Yendle	22	0.000%	20.45x
3079	Bernard	21	0.000%	0.83x
3080	Bignell	21	0.000%	0.86x
3081	Bowring	21	0.000%	1.07x
3082	Breen	21	0.000%	1.22x
3083	Carlyon	21	0.000%	2.71x
3084	Carson	21	0.000%	0.31x
3085	Caryl	21	0.000%	12.93x
3086	Causey	21	0.000%	9.76x
3087	Chivers	21	0.000%	0.39x
3088	Cloak	21	0.000%	9.15x
3089	Coe	21	0.000%	0.21x
3090	Colley	21	0.000%	0.27x
3091	Collin	21	0.000%	0.66x
3092	Crowther	21	0.000%	0.12x
3093	Cutmore	21	0.000%	2.07x
3094	Dickerson	21	0.000%	0.85x
3095	Dobell	21	0.000%	2.70x
3096	Dyke	21	0.000%	0.35x
3097	Egan	21	0.000%	0.42x
3098	Ferrett	21	0.000%	4.17x
3099	Foreman	21	0.000%	0.26x
3100	Gilmore	21	0.000%	0.59x