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 Prin, with 18 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
3401	Prin	18	0.000%	10.95x
3402	Prynne	18	0.000%	9.64x
3403	Quartley	18	0.000%	7.92x
3404	Renton	18	0.000%	0.48x
3405	Ricketts	18	0.000%	0.31x
3406	Ridley	18	0.000%	0.15x
3407	Rosewell	18	0.000%	4.24x
3408	Saxon	18	0.000%	0.89x
3409	Sillick	18	0.000%	8.29x
3410	Spalding	18	0.000%	0.41x
3411	Spears	18	0.000%	1.24x
3412	Spring	18	0.000%	0.61x
3413	Strang	18	0.000%	0.66x
3414	Tink	18	0.000%	8.78x
3415	Tomlin	18	0.000%	0.33x
3416	Toy	18	0.000%	0.80x
3417	Trenwith	18	0.000%	9.24x
3418	Treverton	18	0.000%	5.91x
3419	Vickers	18	0.000%	0.12x
3420	Warry	18	0.000%	2.67x
3421	Worley	18	0.000%	0.67x
3422	Ager	17	0.000%	0.71x
3423	Ashelford	17	0.000%	8.81x
3424	Baddeley	17	0.000%	1.26x
3425	Bagg	17	0.000%	1.60x
3426	Bastable	17	0.000%	1.44x
3427	Bazely	17	0.000%	12.88x
3428	Beadle	17	0.000%	0.40x
3429	Belling	17	0.000%	6.20x
3430	Benney	17	0.000%	2.45x
3431	Bisset	17	0.000%	0.36x
3432	Bliss	17	0.000%	0.46x
3433	Boughton	17	0.000%	0.68x
3434	Bruford	17	0.000%	4.45x
3435	Bundock	17	0.000%	2.88x
3436	Buttler	17	0.000%	0.92x
3437	Chadwick	17	0.000%	0.06x
3438	Chaffey	17	0.000%	1.75x
3439	Chidley	17	0.000%	2.05x
3440	Christophers	17	0.000%	5.58x
3441	Clare	17	0.000%	0.19x
3442	Cligg	17	0.000%	31.03x
3443	Coke	17	0.000%	2.20x
3444	Combs	17	0.000%	1.43x
3445	Constable	17	0.000%	0.25x
3446	Cotter	17	0.000%	0.74x
3447	Cree	17	0.000%	0.94x
3448	Cripps	17	0.000%	0.29x
3449	Cullis	17	0.000%	1.80x
3450	Curle	17	0.000%	2.42x
3451	Davenport	17	0.000%	0.15x
3452	Davison	17	0.000%	0.08x
3453	Denton	17	0.000%	0.15x
3454	Deville	17	0.000%	4.19x
3455	Dick	17	0.000%	0.13x
3456	Dicks	17	0.000%	0.57x
3457	Dungey	17	0.000%	2.37x
3458	Edger	17	0.000%	2.71x
3459	Embery	17	0.000%	7.48x
3460	Everson	17	0.000%	0.86x
3461	Faber	17	0.000%	4.19x
3462	Fell	17	0.000%	0.20x
3463	Forrester	17	0.000%	0.21x
3464	Gallagher	17	0.000%	0.18x
3465	Gant	17	0.000%	0.78x
3466	Gorvett	17	0.000%	12.88x
3467	Grayer	17	0.000%	9.51x
3468	Grice	17	0.000%	0.27x
3469	Griffey	17	0.000%	7.97x
3470	Hanbury	17	0.000%	1.58x
3471	Hardwell	17	0.000%	7.04x
3472	Hile	17	0.000%	6.25x
3473	Hiscock	17	0.000%	0.38x
3474	Hitchens	17	0.000%	1.16x
3475	Hitchins	17	0.000%	1.36x
3476	Hone	17	0.000%	0.82x
3477	Huntley	17	0.000%	0.40x
3478	Keeley	17	0.000%	0.69x
3479	Kimble	17	0.000%	2.21x
3480	Laing	17	0.000%	0.14x
3481	Lambe	17	0.000%	2.99x
3482	Lines	17	0.000%	0.26x
3483	Lomax	17	0.000%	0.20x
3484	Loring	17	0.000%	5.20x
3485	Marriott	17	0.000%	0.12x
3486	Marston	17	0.000%	0.30x
3487	Master	17	0.000%	2.22x
3488	Mays	17	0.000%	0.49x
3489	Metcalf	17	0.000%	0.14x
3490	Meyer	17	0.000%	0.86x
3491	Moxon	17	0.000%	0.50x
3492	Muller	17	0.000%	0.75x
3493	Onion	17	0.000%	1.44x
3494	Pickford	17	0.000%	0.34x
3495	Pigot	17	0.000%	5.37x
3496	Pippin	17	0.000%	7.54x
3497	Plowman	17	0.000%	0.55x
3498	Pointer	17	0.000%	0.66x
3499	Rea	17	0.000%	0.50x
3500	Retallick	17	0.000%	3.91x