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 Bracken, with 11 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
4301	Bracken	11	0.000%	1.10x
4302	Bradwell	11	0.000%	0.88x
4303	Brain	11	0.000%	0.17x
4304	Brandt	11	0.000%	4.33x
4305	Brawn	11	0.000%	1.00x
4306	Briscombe	11	0.000%	13.21x
4307	Brooker	11	0.000%	0.15x
4308	Buchanan	11	0.000%	0.07x
4309	Budgen	11	0.000%	0.87x
4310	Bulgin	11	0.000%	3.04x
4311	Bunter	11	0.000%	3.79x
4312	Burrowes	11	0.000%	2.50x
4313	Bynon	11	0.000%	4.40x
4314	Callow	11	0.000%	0.29x
4315	Carline	11	0.000%	1.01x
4316	Chidgey	11	0.000%	1.29x
4317	Cline	11	0.000%	4.33x
4318	Cobby	11	0.000%	1.96x
4319	Cogan	11	0.000%	0.89x
4320	Coggins	11	0.000%	0.69x
4321	Collman	11	0.000%	5.31x
4322	Colyer	11	0.000%	0.70x
4323	Combes	11	0.000%	0.86x
4324	Coney	11	0.000%	0.64x
4325	Coon	11	0.000%	3.39x
4326	Corrick	11	0.000%	4.40x
4327	Coss	11	0.000%	6.61x
4328	Cossey	11	0.000%	1.30x
4329	Courteney	11	0.000%	7.22x
4330	Crane	11	0.000%	0.09x
4331	Cress	11	0.000%	7.97x
4332	Crockwell	11	0.000%	6.02x
4333	Crossley	11	0.000%	0.07x
4334	Dainty	11	0.000%	0.66x
4335	Dashwood	11	0.000%	1.41x
4336	Dawton	11	0.000%	5.95x
4337	Debnam	11	0.000%	2.38x
4338	Dickers	11	0.000%	9.85x
4339	Divine	11	0.000%	1.19x
4340	Dominy	11	0.000%	3.21x
4341	Downton	11	0.000%	0.96x
4342	Dowrick	11	0.000%	3.23x
4343	Drinkwater	11	0.000%	0.18x
4344	Dunham	11	0.000%	0.36x
4345	Eagles	11	0.000%	0.64x
4346	Earles	11	0.000%	2.76x
4347	Eaton	11	0.000%	0.06x
4348	Fane	11	0.000%	1.74x
4349	Fitzwater	11	0.000%	4.10x
4350	Fowles	11	0.000%	0.37x
4351	Frazer	11	0.000%	0.23x
4352	Fursland	11	0.000%	5.76x
4353	Gamlen	11	0.000%	6.77x
4354	Garde	11	0.000%	6.95x
4355	Garratt	11	0.000%	0.18x
4356	Garwood	11	0.000%	0.37x
4357	Gayler	11	0.000%	1.24x
4358	Glen	11	0.000%	0.18x
4359	Goodacre	11	0.000%	0.56x
4360	Gooder	11	0.000%	1.59x
4361	Gorley	11	0.000%	6.45x
4362	Grierson	11	0.000%	0.33x
4363	Grigson	11	0.000%	4.30x
4364	Gritton	11	0.000%	3.06x
4365	Grover	11	0.000%	0.29x
4366	Hain	11	0.000%	1.30x
4367	Hallam	11	0.000%	0.10x
4368	Halliday	11	0.000%	0.09x
4369	Hannam	11	0.000%	0.59x
4370	Hardie	11	0.000%	0.14x
4371	Hearson	11	0.000%	4.01x
4372	Hilman	11	0.000%	5.06x
4373	Hinde	11	0.000%	0.43x
4374	Hockley	11	0.000%	0.34x
4375	Holderness	11	0.000%	1.04x
4376	Hookey	11	0.000%	1.66x
4377	Houchen	11	0.000%	3.32x
4378	Ide	11	0.000%	1.42x
4379	Inman	11	0.000%	0.27x
4380	Jemmett	11	0.000%	2.81x
4381	Kenward	11	0.000%	0.71x
4382	Kimp	11	0.000%	15.94x
4383	Knell	11	0.000%	1.19x
4384	Langan	11	0.000%	1.18x
4385	Lapidge	11	0.000%	5.95x
4386	Lauder	11	0.000%	0.34x
4387	Laurance	11	0.000%	0.69x
4388	Leech	11	0.000%	0.11x
4389	Levi	11	0.000%	0.77x
4390	Liley	11	0.000%	1.33x
4391	Linch	11	0.000%	1.61x
4392	Littleworth	11	0.000%	11.78x
4393	Livingstone	11	0.000%	0.19x
4394	Loxton	11	0.000%	1.48x
4395	Maben	11	0.000%	4.10x
4396	Macgregor	11	0.000%	0.43x
4397	Maddern	11	0.000%	1.63x
4398	Maeers	11	0.000%	16.43x
4399	Maggs	11	0.000%	0.27x
4400	Mariner	11	0.000%	1.82x