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 Yandle, with 7 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
5801	Yandle	7	0.000%	3.11x
5802	Yarwood	7	0.000%	0.28x
5803	Yeldham	7	0.000%	1.96x
5804	Younger	7	0.000%	0.21x
5805	Aarons	6	0.000%	1.81x
5806	Abbotts	6	0.000%	0.65x
5807	Addington	6	0.000%	1.09x
5808	Akerman	6	0.000%	0.68x
5809	Albert	6	0.000%	0.64x
5810	Alder	6	0.000%	0.14x
5811	Aldous	6	0.000%	0.24x
5812	Alison	6	0.000%	0.55x
5813	Alloway	6	0.000%	1.24x
5814	Alpin	6	0.000%	3.56x
5815	Amy	6	0.000%	0.58x
5816	Anley	6	0.000%	2.81x
5817	Anton	6	0.000%	1.10x
5818	Archard	6	0.000%	0.98x
5819	Archibald	6	0.000%	0.11x
5820	Ardley	6	0.000%	0.91x
5821	Ashbury	6	0.000%	1.61x
5822	Ashe	6	0.000%	1.05x
5823	Attwooll	6	0.000%	1.61x
5824	Axe	6	0.000%	0.94x
5825	Bach	6	0.000%	0.89x
5826	Backham	6	0.000%	4.10x
5827	Backhouse	6	0.000%	0.13x
5828	Badger	6	0.000%	0.17x
5829	Baggs	6	0.000%	0.43x
5830	Ballance	6	0.000%	1.20x
5831	Ballard	6	0.000%	0.07x
5832	Bally	6	0.000%	2.24x
5833	Baly	6	0.000%	3.84x
5834	Banner	6	0.000%	0.18x
5835	Barge	6	0.000%	0.73x
5836	Barnsby	6	0.000%	2.87x
5837	Barradell	6	0.000%	1.63x
5838	Basley	6	0.000%	1.56x
5839	Batsman	6	0.000%	32.89x
5840	Baum	6	0.000%	0.64x
5841	Bax	6	0.000%	0.79x
5842	Beak	6	0.000%	0.77x
5843	Beardon	6	0.000%	2.90x
5844	Beaver	6	0.000%	0.22x
5845	Bees	6	0.000%	0.63x
5846	Bellhouse	6	0.000%	0.92x
5847	Bessett	6	0.000%	8.21x
5848	Beviss	6	0.000%	5.80x
5849	Bigmore	6	0.000%	1.35x
5850	Billington	6	0.000%	0.09x
5851	Bizley	6	0.000%	2.50x
5852	Blanchett	6	0.000%	2.14x
5853	Bloom	6	0.000%	0.29x
5854	Blow	6	0.000%	0.26x
5855	Blue	6	0.000%	0.57x
5856	Blundon	6	0.000%	2.81x
5857	Bord	6	0.000%	4.41x
5858	Bosanquet	6	0.000%	1.86x
5859	Bostick	6	0.000%	2.71x
5860	Boston	6	0.000%	0.22x
5861	Bough	6	0.000%	0.61x
5862	Bourdon	6	0.000%	5.47x
5863	Bowes	6	0.000%	0.11x
5864	Bowley	6	0.000%	0.18x
5865	Brannon	6	0.000%	0.35x
5866	Brey	6	0.000%	10.19x
5867	Brier	6	0.000%	0.59x
5868	Brownsell	6	0.000%	1.84x
5869	Bryce	6	0.000%	0.10x
5870	Buggs	6	0.000%	1.51x
5871	Bulling	6	0.000%	2.19x
5872	Bumstead	6	0.000%	0.76x
5873	Burne	6	0.000%	0.65x
5874	Burrell	6	0.000%	0.08x
5875	Bygrave	6	0.000%	0.51x
5876	Bythell	6	0.000%	3.69x
5877	Cabble	6	0.000%	5.10x
5878	Callahan	6	0.000%	1.24x
5879	Campen	6	0.000%	3.40x
5880	Capel	6	0.000%	0.33x
5881	Carly	6	0.000%	2.05x
5882	Carnegie	6	0.000%	0.30x
5883	Carry	6	0.000%	1.30x
5884	Carswell	6	0.000%	0.27x
5885	Casson	6	0.000%	0.17x
5886	Cattermole	6	0.000%	0.37x
5887	Chan	6	0.000%	24.67x
5888	Chegwidden	6	0.000%	1.22x
5889	Chessell	6	0.000%	1.37x
5890	Chignell	6	0.000%	2.44x
5891	Clipson	6	0.000%	1.55x
5892	Clothier	6	0.000%	0.47x
5893	Clough	6	0.000%	0.04x
5894	Clouter	6	0.000%	4.35x
5895	Cloutman	6	0.000%	7.39x
5896	Coakley	6	0.000%	1.21x
5897	Colliver	6	0.000%	2.27x
5898	Collum	6	0.000%	3.11x
5899	Condon	6	0.000%	0.36x
5900	Conley	6	0.000%	0.27x