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 Mace, with 6 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
6101	Mace	6	0.000%	0.11x
6102	Macmahon	6	0.000%	2.19x
6103	Mae	6	0.000%	10.95x
6104	Manders	6	0.000%	0.49x
6105	Mangan	6	0.000%	0.99x
6106	Manor	6	0.000%	7.78x
6107	Marlyn	6	0.000%	12.85x
6108	Marsland	6	0.000%	0.17x
6109	Matheson	6	0.000%	0.07x
6110	Mcallister	6	0.000%	1.56x
6111	Mcgrath	6	0.000%	0.62x
6112	Mcnally	6	0.000%	0.76x
6113	Meaden	6	0.000%	0.62x
6114	Meed	6	0.000%	3.14x
6115	Merifield	6	0.000%	3.02x
6116	Merriott	6	0.000%	1.80x
6117	Milnes	6	0.000%	0.11x
6118	Milroy	6	0.000%	0.34x
6119	Minards	6	0.000%	2.02x
6120	Mockridge	6	0.000%	1.14x
6121	Mortlock	6	0.000%	0.32x
6122	Mosley	6	0.000%	0.10x
6123	Motts	6	0.000%	2.38x
6124	Mulford	6	0.000%	0.91x
6125	Munk	6	0.000%	3.99x
6126	Munslow	6	0.000%	0.83x
6127	Murpley	6	0.000%	29.63x
6128	Murry	6	0.000%	0.19x
6129	Nagle	6	0.000%	0.82x
6130	Neat	6	0.000%	0.86x
6131	Neild	6	0.000%	0.39x
6132	Nevill	6	0.000%	0.27x
6133	Nicole	6	0.000%	2.31x
6134	Ninnis	6	0.000%	2.19x
6135	Nixey	6	0.000%	1.81x
6136	Occleshaw	6	0.000%	3.25x
6137	Olive	6	0.000%	0.27x
6138	Oxley	6	0.000%	0.07x
6139	Padmore	6	0.000%	0.65x
6140	Pane	6	0.000%	1.13x
6141	Parkhurst	6	0.000%	0.94x
6142	Parlby	6	0.000%	3.05x
6143	Peal	6	0.000%	1.16x
6144	Pember	6	0.000%	1.03x
6145	Pendleton	6	0.000%	0.27x
6146	Pennie	6	0.000%	2.26x
6147	Peny	6	0.000%	7.99x
6148	Perris	6	0.000%	0.76x
6149	Phelan	6	0.000%	0.69x
6150	Philpot	6	0.000%	0.15x
6151	Pilkington	6	0.000%	0.05x
6152	Pizey	6	0.000%	2.31x
6153	Plumb	6	0.000%	0.12x
6154	Pocknell	6	0.000%	1.88x
6155	Poll	6	0.000%	0.62x
6156	Poppleton	6	0.000%	0.56x
6157	Presswell	6	0.000%	3.79x
6158	Primmer	6	0.000%	1.37x
6159	Pruce	6	0.000%	3.28x
6160	Pulford	6	0.000%	0.38x
6161	Quintrell	6	0.000%	2.27x
6162	Raby	6	0.000%	0.21x
6163	Rainsford	6	0.000%	1.80x
6164	Raven	6	0.000%	0.12x
6165	Ready	6	0.000%	0.39x
6166	Reaney	6	0.000%	0.58x
6167	Rewe	6	0.000%	16.42x
6168	Rickeard	6	0.000%	3.05x
6169	Riden	6	0.000%	3.18x
6170	Roden	6	0.000%	0.21x
6171	Rosenbaum	6	0.000%	3.08x
6172	Rudge	6	0.000%	0.13x
6173	Rudkin	6	0.000%	0.25x
6174	Rudland	6	0.000%	0.60x
6175	Rumming	6	0.000%	1.75x
6176	Russen	6	0.000%	2.44x
6177	Rustell	6	0.000%	4.62x
6178	Safe	6	0.000%	2.55x
6179	Samuelson	6	0.000%	3.28x
6180	Sandell	6	0.000%	0.54x
6181	Sandiland	6	0.000%	2.76x
6182	Sands	6	0.000%	0.09x
6183	Sarell	6	0.000%	12.85x
6184	Scragg	6	0.000%	0.30x
6185	Sellon	6	0.000%	7.58x
6186	Shales	6	0.000%	2.17x
6187	Shanks	6	0.000%	0.13x
6188	Shawcroft	6	0.000%	1.81x
6189	Shead	6	0.000%	0.55x
6190	Shilton	6	0.000%	0.32x
6191	Shipley	6	0.000%	0.11x
6192	Siddall	6	0.000%	0.13x
6193	Sidney	6	0.000%	0.50x
6194	Simmond	6	0.000%	1.36x
6195	Sinnott	6	0.000%	0.93x
6196	Skerrett	6	0.000%	1.68x
6197	Sleap	6	0.000%	3.25x
6198	Smails	6	0.000%	3.44x
6199	Smallbone	6	0.000%	0.71x
6200	Smallcombe	6	0.000%	2.04x