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 Gold, with 21 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
3101	Gold	21	0.000%	0.61x
3102	Gowman	21	0.000%	10.77x
3103	Hamling	21	0.000%	11.12x
3104	Hamson	21	0.000%	2.22x
3105	Hand	21	0.000%	0.29x
3106	Heals	21	0.000%	19.15x
3107	Hogan	21	0.000%	0.34x
3108	Hopgood	21	0.000%	1.32x
3109	Hounsell	21	0.000%	2.03x
3110	Jenn	21	0.000%	13.61x
3111	Jinks	21	0.000%	0.82x
3112	Jude	21	0.000%	1.87x
3113	Kendrick	21	0.000%	0.36x
3114	Kingswell	21	0.000%	2.46x
3115	Landon	21	0.000%	1.83x
3116	Leman	21	0.000%	2.25x
3117	Lester	21	0.000%	0.22x
3118	Lidster	21	0.000%	3.18x
3119	Mooney	21	0.000%	0.30x
3120	New	21	0.000%	0.39x
3121	Newcomb	21	0.000%	1.46x
3122	Ostler	21	0.000%	1.63x
3123	Periam	21	0.000%	18.48x
3124	Pethrick	21	0.000%	29.57x
3125	Pill	21	0.000%	1.84x
3126	Pinches	21	0.000%	1.96x
3127	Podbury	21	0.000%	21.56x
3128	Pursey	21	0.000%	1.75x
3129	Randolph	21	0.000%	5.17x
3130	Rapsey	21	0.000%	8.99x
3131	Reece	21	0.000%	0.40x
3132	Richmond	21	0.000%	0.16x
3133	Rippin	21	0.000%	2.27x
3134	Salsbury	21	0.000%	2.11x
3135	Scammell	21	0.000%	1.28x
3136	Sealey	21	0.000%	1.05x
3137	Still	21	0.000%	0.55x
3138	Stook	21	0.000%	15.91x
3139	Stowell	21	0.000%	1.48x
3140	Symmons	21	0.000%	3.41x
3141	Trevethan	21	0.000%	4.22x
3142	Trevett	21	0.000%	2.14x
3143	Trueman	21	0.000%	0.50x
3144	Tuckey	21	0.000%	1.70x
3145	Wadham	21	0.000%	1.67x
3146	Waring	21	0.000%	0.27x
3147	Willmett	21	0.000%	29.57x
3148	Yardley	21	0.000%	0.54x
3149	Auger	20	0.000%	1.82x
3150	Bagley	20	0.000%	0.44x
3151	Barne	20	0.000%	16.42x
3152	Beater	20	0.000%	16.42x
3153	Beavan	20	0.000%	0.84x
3154	Beckett	20	0.000%	0.17x
3155	Bellett	20	0.000%	7.88x
3156	Betty	20	0.000%	2.68x
3157	Bews	20	0.000%	2.13x
3158	Bindon	20	0.000%	3.28x
3159	Blair	20	0.000%	0.13x
3160	Brady	20	0.000%	0.19x
3161	Bratt	20	0.000%	0.95x
3162	Broome	20	0.000%	0.66x
3163	Burford	20	0.000%	0.59x
3164	Cahill	20	0.000%	0.71x
3165	Champ	20	0.000%	1.58x
3166	Childs	20	0.000%	0.18x
3167	Clancey	20	0.000%	3.41x
3168	Cobb	20	0.000%	0.23x
3169	Cockrell	20	0.000%	3.16x
3170	Comins	20	0.000%	6.52x
3171	Conybeare	20	0.000%	14.07x
3172	Cornell	20	0.000%	0.49x
3173	Cosh	20	0.000%	4.10x
3174	Crosby	20	0.000%	0.28x
3175	Denslow	20	0.000%	20.53x
3176	Dewar	20	0.000%	0.25x
3177	Dunstone	20	0.000%	2.73x
3178	Fast	20	0.000%	14.27x
3179	Fudge	20	0.000%	0.88x
3180	Haggett	20	0.000%	2.20x
3181	Hampton	20	0.000%	0.21x
3182	Harrad	20	0.000%	5.10x
3183	Horsman	20	0.000%	0.94x
3184	Humphrey	20	0.000%	0.12x
3185	Hunn	20	0.000%	2.37x
3186	Kift	20	0.000%	6.66x
3187	Lathrope	20	0.000%	16.99x
3188	Laver	20	0.000%	0.86x
3189	Laxton	20	0.000%	1.08x
3190	Mather	20	0.000%	0.13x
3191	Meldon	20	0.000%	11.19x
3192	Merry	20	0.000%	0.44x
3193	Minifie	20	0.000%	9.47x
3194	Mitcham	20	0.000%	2.35x
3195	Moorman	20	0.000%	2.96x
3196	Musgrave	20	0.000%	0.54x
3197	Nicholes	20	0.000%	3.88x
3198	Nickles	20	0.000%	6.23x
3199	Notley	20	0.000%	1.77x
3200	Osman	20	0.000%	0.90x