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 Mairs, with 15 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
3701	Mairs	15	0.000%	7.17x
3702	Marshell	15	0.000%	2.32x
3703	Meech	15	0.000%	1.20x
3704	Merrett	15	0.000%	0.40x
3705	Metcalfe	15	0.000%	0.11x
3706	Middle	15	0.000%	5.03x
3707	Money	15	0.000%	0.41x
3708	Motton	15	0.000%	7.78x
3709	Muir	15	0.000%	0.06x
3710	Mullens	15	0.000%	1.92x
3711	Nickells	15	0.000%	8.30x
3712	Oades	15	0.000%	4.01x
3713	Oake	15	0.000%	3.50x
3714	Ovey	15	0.000%	16.42x
3715	Paddison	15	0.000%	1.66x
3716	Paramore	15	0.000%	4.65x
3717	Pender	15	0.000%	0.76x
3718	Pomery	15	0.000%	4.56x
3719	Probert	15	0.000%	0.31x
3720	Prosser	15	0.000%	0.16x
3721	Quin	15	0.000%	0.23x
3722	Rambridge	15	0.000%	14.49x
3723	Rawlins	15	0.000%	0.42x
3724	Rawlinson	15	0.000%	0.21x
3725	Rick	15	0.000%	2.69x
3726	Ridmore	15	0.000%	21.12x
3727	Rothery	15	0.000%	0.67x
3728	Sanderson	15	0.000%	0.06x
3729	Scriven	15	0.000%	0.49x
3730	Seale	15	0.000%	1.39x
3731	Searles	15	0.000%	1.51x
3732	Spier	15	0.000%	3.79x
3733	Starke	15	0.000%	2.91x
3734	Starr	15	0.000%	0.50x
3735	Strange	15	0.000%	0.23x
3736	Tett	15	0.000%	4.83x
3737	Thorpe	15	0.000%	0.06x
3738	Tiddy	15	0.000%	2.75x
3739	Tilley	15	0.000%	0.19x
3740	Townshend	15	0.000%	0.80x
3741	Treen	15	0.000%	2.57x
3742	Trent	15	0.000%	1.71x
3743	Tristram	15	0.000%	2.42x
3744	Trounce	15	0.000%	5.73x
3745	Trounson	15	0.000%	6.78x
3746	Urquhart	15	0.000%	0.18x
3747	Wearing	15	0.000%	0.81x
3748	Weller	15	0.000%	0.17x
3749	Wescombe	15	0.000%	4.27x
3750	Willington	15	0.000%	2.08x
3751	Winsborough	15	0.000%	17.59x
3752	Wiscombe	15	0.000%	9.23x
3753	Wootten	15	0.000%	1.04x
3754	Wynn	15	0.000%	0.28x
3755	Youlton	15	0.000%	6.66x
3756	Annan	14	0.000%	1.64x
3757	Apps	14	0.000%	0.51x
3758	Barron	14	0.000%	0.15x
3759	Batho	14	0.000%	2.22x
3760	Battle	14	0.000%	0.75x
3761	Bayliss	14	0.000%	0.18x
3762	Becker	14	0.000%	1.82x
3763	Bellow	14	0.000%	9.32x
3764	Bent	14	0.000%	0.32x
3765	Bessent	14	0.000%	6.16x
3766	Bethell	14	0.000%	0.62x
3767	Beynon	14	0.000%	0.32x
3768	Bligh	14	0.000%	1.36x
3769	Blofield	14	0.000%	6.33x
3770	Bosson	14	0.000%	2.84x
3771	Boult	14	0.000%	1.39x
3772	Boyns	14	0.000%	6.27x
3773	Brittan	14	0.000%	1.25x
3774	Britten	14	0.000%	0.58x
3775	Bryden	14	0.000%	0.55x
3776	Buxton	14	0.000%	0.15x
3777	Calloway	14	0.000%	1.41x
3778	Carden	14	0.000%	1.04x
3779	Carlisle	14	0.000%	0.44x
3780	Carrol	14	0.000%	0.51x
3781	Chappel	14	0.000%	0.52x
3782	Cheeseman	14	0.000%	0.29x
3783	Chesterfield	14	0.000%	2.50x
3784	Chinnock	14	0.000%	2.97x
3785	Clake	14	0.000%	8.95x
3786	Clancy	14	0.000%	0.79x
3787	Clear	14	0.000%	1.10x
3788	Cliff	14	0.000%	0.26x
3789	Cochran	14	0.000%	0.60x
3790	Cockerham	14	0.000%	2.47x
3791	Colson	14	0.000%	1.21x
3792	Cossins	14	0.000%	2.48x
3793	Cowl	14	0.000%	3.81x
3794	Craggs	14	0.000%	0.45x
3795	Creese	14	0.000%	1.37x
3796	Crout	14	0.000%	8.95x
3797	Crowl	14	0.000%	7.49x
3798	Currey	14	0.000%	1.12x
3799	David	14	0.000%	0.22x
3800	Denis	14	0.000%	3.79x