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 Northam, with 228 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
501	Northam	228	0.040%	20.49x
502	Kerswell	227	0.040%	31.14x
503	Sloman	227	0.040%	17.58x
504	Tremlett	227	0.040%	22.18x
505	Walter	227	0.040%	2.44x
506	Bragg	226	0.040%	4.54x
507	Hore	226	0.040%	10.81x
508	Pine	226	0.040%	12.48x
509	Rickard	226	0.040%	5.45x
510	Watkins	226	0.040%	0.61x
511	Boon	225	0.040%	3.95x
512	Lovering	225	0.040%	21.60x
513	Smyth	225	0.040%	3.96x
514	Bidgood	223	0.040%	18.49x
515	Connett	223	0.040%	30.51x
516	Eveleigh	223	0.040%	13.17x
517	Vosper	223	0.040%	19.30x
518	Chambers	222	0.040%	0.64x
519	Griffiths	222	0.040%	0.22x
520	Prouse	221	0.040%	21.72x
521	Tapper	221	0.040%	16.77x
522	Whiteway	221	0.040%	26.16x
523	Edworthy	220	0.040%	36.48x
524	Lavis	220	0.040%	18.78x
525	Southcott	220	0.040%	20.96x
526	Lamble	219	0.040%	30.73x
527	Southwood	218	0.040%	12.34x
528	Venn	216	0.040%	7.83x
529	Haynes	215	0.040%	0.99x
530	Anderson	214	0.040%	0.18x
531	Folland	214	0.040%	23.95x
532	Holloway	214	0.040%	1.15x
533	Mock	214	0.040%	31.84x
534	Shears	214	0.040%	8.00x
535	Towell	214	0.040%	12.37x
536	Allin	212	0.030%	15.38x
537	Furneaux	212	0.030%	26.23x
538	Hext	212	0.030%	30.00x
539	Row	212	0.030%	6.78x
540	Seward	211	0.030%	6.32x
541	Vinnicombe	211	0.030%	34.87x
542	Coaker	210	0.030%	36.67x
543	Jury	210	0.030%	10.74x
544	Nosworthy	210	0.030%	31.25x
545	Stamp	210	0.030%	4.70x
546	Stokes	210	0.030%	0.82x
547	Trout	210	0.030%	17.77x
548	Wallis	210	0.030%	1.02x
549	Crispin	209	0.030%	15.86x
550	Lillicrap	209	0.030%	38.69x
551	Lockyer	209	0.030%	4.49x
552	Norris	209	0.030%	0.80x
553	Street	209	0.030%	1.47x
554	Edgecombe	208	0.030%	23.18x
555	Sage	208	0.030%	3.85x
556	Bawden	207	0.030%	6.79x
557	Kent	207	0.030%	0.81x
558	Osborn	207	0.030%	1.64x
559	Pyle	207	0.030%	8.34x
560	Davie	206	0.030%	3.68x
561	Easton	206	0.030%	2.23x
562	Horswell	206	0.030%	32.31x
563	Bate	205	0.030%	1.99x
564	Hine	205	0.030%	4.27x
565	Hurford	204	0.030%	12.28x
566	Trott	204	0.030%	5.10x
567	Crews	203	0.030%	19.01x
568	Guest	203	0.030%	1.56x
569	Hawke	203	0.030%	5.96x
570	Honey	203	0.030%	5.44x
571	Hayes	202	0.030%	0.53x
572	Wheeler	202	0.030%	0.55x
573	Ayre	200	0.030%	5.89x
574	Caunter	200	0.030%	32.19x
575	Cock	200	0.030%	2.99x
576	Crossman	200	0.030%	9.98x
577	Browne	199	0.030%	1.79x
578	George	199	0.030%	0.56x
579	German	199	0.030%	7.02x
580	Hopkins	199	0.030%	0.54x
581	Packer	199	0.030%	3.11x
582	Tancock	199	0.030%	30.06x
583	Crimp	198	0.030%	30.66x
584	Merrifield	198	0.030%	13.77x
585	Carnell	197	0.030%	10.71x
586	Popham	197	0.030%	14.06x
587	Stapleton	197	0.030%	3.23x
588	Hussey	196	0.030%	3.20x
589	Lemon	196	0.030%	4.44x
590	Delve	195	0.030%	24.31x
591	Garland	195	0.030%	2.42x
592	Langworthy	195	0.030%	27.76x
593	Maynard	195	0.030%	2.09x
594	Palfrey	195	0.030%	9.91x
595	Furse	194	0.030%	21.62x
596	Gardner	194	0.030%	0.47x
597	Poole	194	0.030%	0.66x
598	Bearne	193	0.030%	36.84x
599	Churchill	193	0.030%	2.68x
600	Hockin	193	0.030%	15.33x