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 Revel, with 19 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
3301	Revel	19	0.000%	3.31x
3302	Ritchie	19	0.000%	0.09x
3303	Robson	19	0.000%	0.05x
3304	Routledge	19	0.000%	0.37x
3305	Sander	19	0.000%	2.66x
3306	Sandy	19	0.000%	0.90x
3307	Satchell	19	0.000%	1.38x
3308	Satchwell	19	0.000%	2.07x
3309	Saville	19	0.000%	0.34x
3310	Serpell	19	0.000%	11.28x
3311	Sewell	19	0.000%	0.15x
3312	Sharman	19	0.000%	0.23x
3313	Soady	19	0.000%	5.89x
3314	Speed	19	0.000%	0.39x
3315	Spence	19	0.000%	0.09x
3316	Sulley	19	0.000%	3.53x
3317	Summerfield	19	0.000%	0.48x
3318	Tape	19	0.000%	7.67x
3319	Thatcher	19	0.000%	0.34x
3320	Thornhill	19	0.000%	0.50x
3321	Tithecott	19	0.000%	34.68x
3322	Trapnell	19	0.000%	5.71x
3323	Trathen	19	0.000%	11.41x
3324	Trenery	19	0.000%	6.83x
3325	Trudgeon	19	0.000%	4.98x
3326	Vinton	19	0.000%	3.93x
3327	Watton	19	0.000%	0.86x
3328	Wheadon	19	0.000%	3.06x
3329	Whitburn	19	0.000%	4.03x
3330	Willy	19	0.000%	2.82x
3331	Wish	19	0.000%	10.52x
3332	Witton	19	0.000%	1.55x
3333	Yeomans	19	0.000%	0.38x
3334	Ambrose	18	0.000%	0.34x
3335	Baird	18	0.000%	0.14x
3336	Barrable	18	0.000%	15.29x
3337	Barret	18	0.000%	1.04x
3338	Barrington	18	0.000%	0.91x
3339	Benny	18	0.000%	2.47x
3340	Blundell	18	0.000%	0.25x
3341	Borlase	18	0.000%	3.85x
3342	Boulter	18	0.000%	0.58x
3343	Brockman	18	0.000%	2.21x
3344	Burgoine	18	0.000%	5.18x
3345	Burston	18	0.000%	1.48x
3346	Card	18	0.000%	0.50x
3347	Chapel	18	0.000%	2.31x
3348	Christie	18	0.000%	0.09x
3349	Close	18	0.000%	0.34x
3350	Conner	18	0.000%	0.38x
3351	Cowle	18	0.000%	2.55x
3352	Crow	18	0.000%	0.20x
3353	Cudd	18	0.000%	4.74x
3354	Dance	18	0.000%	0.37x
3355	Dannell	18	0.000%	16.42x
3356	Devonshire	18	0.000%	1.66x
3357	Diggines	18	0.000%	38.54x
3358	Dorman	18	0.000%	0.92x
3359	Doughty	18	0.000%	0.23x
3360	Duffy	18	0.000%	0.14x
3361	Dunford	18	0.000%	0.49x
3362	Endean	18	0.000%	3.76x
3363	Enderson	18	0.000%	11.82x
3364	Fenn	18	0.000%	0.29x
3365	Freathy	18	0.000%	10.95x
3366	Geary	18	0.000%	0.38x
3367	Goman	18	0.000%	11.82x
3368	Goodfellow	18	0.000%	0.33x
3369	Gower	18	0.000%	0.28x
3370	Greenfield	18	0.000%	0.27x
3371	Greenhill	18	0.000%	0.69x
3372	Grenfell	18	0.000%	1.77x
3373	Hawk	18	0.000%	5.65x
3374	Helley	18	0.000%	21.62x
3375	Hibberd	18	0.000%	0.48x
3376	Huish	18	0.000%	1.96x
3377	Irving	18	0.000%	0.13x
3378	Joslyn	18	0.000%	7.71x
3379	Kelsall	18	0.000%	0.59x
3380	Kenny	18	0.000%	0.25x
3381	Lawless	18	0.000%	0.82x
3382	Lukey	18	0.000%	5.15x
3383	Mackey	18	0.000%	0.78x
3384	Maeer	18	0.000%	31.69x
3385	Mannell	18	0.000%	3.33x
3386	Matterface	18	0.000%	8.61x
3387	Mondy	18	0.000%	11.37x
3388	Montague	18	0.000%	0.59x
3389	Moul	18	0.000%	5.51x
3390	Mountstephen	18	0.000%	7.85x
3391	Nickolls	18	0.000%	2.31x
3392	Odgers	18	0.000%	1.61x
3393	Oldham	18	0.000%	0.17x
3394	Orley	18	0.000%	16.12x
3395	Ould	18	0.000%	2.85x
3396	Paver	18	0.000%	3.25x
3397	Phair	18	0.000%	6.33x
3398	Phillip	18	0.000%	0.58x
3399	Pim	18	0.000%	4.50x
3400	Pink	18	0.000%	0.45x