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 Lowell, with 13 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
4001	Lowell	13	0.000%	2.69x
4002	Luck	13	0.000%	0.26x
4003	Macintosh	13	0.000%	0.50x
4004	Mack	13	0.000%	0.21x
4005	Mallock	13	0.000%	5.16x
4006	Malone	13	0.000%	0.27x
4007	Marlin	13	0.000%	2.46x
4008	Marton	13	0.000%	1.16x
4009	Matcham	13	0.000%	1.81x
4010	Mauley	13	0.000%	7.91x
4011	Mayes	13	0.000%	0.22x
4012	Meager	13	0.000%	1.55x
4013	Meddleton	13	0.000%	33.72x
4014	Merton	13	0.000%	1.89x
4015	Milner	13	0.000%	0.09x
4016	Mountain	13	0.000%	0.30x
4017	Mullis	13	0.000%	1.11x
4018	Napier	13	0.000%	0.27x
4019	Ness	13	0.000%	0.47x
4020	Nevett	13	0.000%	4.48x
4021	Oflaherty	13	0.000%	8.11x
4022	Panter	13	0.000%	0.63x
4023	Parkman	13	0.000%	2.69x
4024	Pauley	13	0.000%	1.95x
4025	Peel	13	0.000%	0.12x
4026	Pigeon	13	0.000%	3.05x
4027	Piggott	13	0.000%	0.29x
4028	Pilley	13	0.000%	1.65x
4029	Pimlott	13	0.000%	1.39x
4030	Pinnick	13	0.000%	3.11x
4031	Pooke	13	0.000%	15.25x
4032	Prentice	13	0.000%	0.18x
4033	Priddis	13	0.000%	8.77x
4034	Puncher	13	0.000%	7.28x
4035	Purnell	13	0.000%	0.41x
4036	Quartly	13	0.000%	8.11x
4037	Quinlan	13	0.000%	0.97x
4038	Rabjohn	13	0.000%	9.15x
4039	Rae	13	0.000%	0.09x
4040	Rafferty	13	0.000%	0.41x
4041	Rawden	13	0.000%	3.81x
4042	Risk	13	0.000%	1.80x
4043	Rodney	13	0.000%	3.46x
4044	Rodway	13	0.000%	0.68x
4045	Rousseau	13	0.000%	13.92x
4046	Rust	13	0.000%	0.41x
4047	Schofield	13	0.000%	0.04x
4048	Scudder	13	0.000%	2.19x
4049	Seal	13	0.000%	0.30x
4050	Semple	13	0.000%	0.45x
4051	Sergant	13	0.000%	3.48x
4052	Sherry	13	0.000%	0.61x
4053	Simes	13	0.000%	1.84x
4054	Sollis	13	0.000%	2.11x
4055	Somervill	13	0.000%	10.00x
4056	Spriggs	13	0.000%	0.43x
4057	Stirling	13	0.000%	0.16x
4058	Tarrant	13	0.000%	0.30x
4059	Tew	13	0.000%	0.49x
4060	Toller	13	0.000%	2.90x
4061	Townend	13	0.000%	0.25x
4062	Toyer	13	0.000%	3.23x
4063	Twigg	13	0.000%	0.31x
4064	Tyrell	13	0.000%	0.58x
4065	Vibert	13	0.000%	2.40x
4066	Vigurs	13	0.000%	9.56x
4067	Wakeford	13	0.000%	0.62x
4068	Walland	13	0.000%	7.36x
4069	Waygood	13	0.000%	2.65x
4070	Weir	13	0.000%	0.08x
4071	Whiteford	13	0.000%	0.81x
4072	Woodbridge	13	0.000%	0.51x
4073	Wray	13	0.000%	0.16x
4074	Younge	13	0.000%	3.74x
4075	Acres	12	0.000%	1.80x
4076	Ahern	12	0.000%	1.85x
4077	Allens	12	0.000%	16.89x
4078	Ames	12	0.000%	0.29x
4079	Attwood	12	0.000%	0.20x
4080	Austen	12	0.000%	0.26x
4081	Balle	12	0.000%	19.07x
4082	Bance	12	0.000%	1.79x
4083	Bane	12	0.000%	1.60x
4084	Barley	12	0.000%	0.36x
4085	Barnicott	12	0.000%	5.52x
4086	Basset	12	0.000%	2.16x
4087	Baugh	12	0.000%	0.55x
4088	Bellman	12	0.000%	1.99x
4089	Bendall	12	0.000%	0.54x
4090	Benmore	12	0.000%	16.42x
4091	Bettey	12	0.000%	14.07x
4092	Bignall	12	0.000%	1.19x
4093	Blakeway	12	0.000%	1.58x
4094	Bland	12	0.000%	0.10x
4095	Bowe	12	0.000%	0.88x
4096	Bown	12	0.000%	0.36x
4097	Bramble	12	0.000%	1.05x
4098	Brush	12	0.000%	2.16x
4099	Buckle	12	0.000%	0.18x
4100	Burd	12	0.000%	2.04x