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 Somerset, 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
6201	Somerset	6	0.000%	0.73x
6202	Sorton	6	0.000%	2.66x
6203	Spargo	6	0.000%	0.53x
6204	Spencely	6	0.000%	1.91x
6205	Spur	6	0.000%	2.53x
6206	Stagg	6	0.000%	0.15x
6207	Steadman	6	0.000%	0.16x
6208	Stewert	6	0.000%	2.17x
6209	Stiff	6	0.000%	0.28x
6210	Strick	6	0.000%	1.54x
6211	Stripling	6	0.000%	5.01x
6212	Swanson	6	0.000%	0.13x
6213	Swiggs	6	0.000%	9.86x
6214	Tabor	6	0.000%	0.45x
6215	Tarbet	6	0.000%	1.01x
6216	Tester	6	0.000%	0.22x
6217	Thaine	6	0.000%	3.44x
6218	Thelwall	6	0.000%	2.71x
6219	Thornby	6	0.000%	1.87x
6220	Thorp	6	0.000%	0.07x
6221	Thraves	6	0.000%	1.61x
6222	Tilling	6	0.000%	0.40x
6223	Tilly	6	0.000%	0.32x
6224	Tooke	6	0.000%	0.65x
6225	Toole	6	0.000%	0.18x
6226	Topham	6	0.000%	0.14x
6227	Toppin	6	0.000%	1.08x
6228	Totten	6	0.000%	2.81x
6229	Tottenham	6	0.000%	2.84x
6230	Tranter	6	0.000%	0.13x
6231	Trask	6	0.000%	0.88x
6232	Trathan	6	0.000%	7.99x
6233	Trethowan	6	0.000%	1.81x
6234	Trewhella	6	0.000%	1.38x
6235	Tulley	6	0.000%	0.48x
6236	Tullock	6	0.000%	0.76x
6237	Tupper	6	0.000%	0.55x
6238	Tutcher	6	0.000%	3.25x
6239	Tween	6	0.000%	1.51x
6240	Ullman	6	0.000%	13.44x
6241	Upshall	6	0.000%	1.45x
6242	Upsher	6	0.000%	3.65x
6243	Veitch	6	0.000%	0.15x
6244	Ventham	6	0.000%	1.32x
6245	Verran	6	0.000%	1.66x
6246	Vittle	6	0.000%	9.24x
6247	Waddington	6	0.000%	0.06x
6248	Wagner	6	0.000%	0.48x
6249	Waight	6	0.000%	0.63x
6250	Waites	6	0.000%	0.39x
6251	Wanless	6	0.000%	0.57x
6252	Warder	6	0.000%	0.67x
6253	Wareham	6	0.000%	0.18x
6254	Waterfall	6	0.000%	0.60x
6255	Wattley	6	0.000%	10.95x
6256	Waugh	6	0.000%	0.07x
6257	Weight	6	0.000%	0.43x
6258	Whatton	6	0.000%	1.22x
6259	Wilce	6	0.000%	1.37x
6260	Willott	6	0.000%	1.28x
6261	Winterbourne	6	0.000%	1.07x
6262	Winyard	6	0.000%	2.95x
6263	Wodehouse	6	0.000%	2.36x
6264	Wolfenden	6	0.000%	0.21x
6265	Worsley	6	0.000%	0.11x
6266	Wyndham	6	0.000%	1.54x
6267	Addy	5	0.000%	0.19x
6268	Ainslie	5	0.000%	0.31x
6269	Akhurst	5	0.000%	0.78x
6270	Allport	5	0.000%	0.34x
6271	Allway	5	0.000%	2.86x
6272	Andrewes	5	0.000%	5.47x
6273	Appleyard	5	0.000%	0.09x
6274	Apsey	5	0.000%	1.01x
6275	Archbald	5	0.000%	2.97x
6276	Armes	5	0.000%	0.54x
6277	Armit	5	0.000%	1.01x
6278	Arnsby	5	0.000%	1.80x
6279	Askew	5	0.000%	0.07x
6280	Astbury	5	0.000%	0.18x
6281	Ausley	5	0.000%	27.41x
6282	Avard	5	0.000%	1.70x
6283	Aylen	5	0.000%	1.23x
6284	Bagnall	5	0.000%	0.10x
6285	Banister	5	0.000%	0.20x
6286	Banker	5	0.000%	4.04x
6287	Barfoot	5	0.000%	0.27x
6288	Barkley	5	0.000%	0.63x
6289	Barnsley	5	0.000%	0.21x
6290	Barson	5	0.000%	0.44x
6291	Bartram	5	0.000%	0.17x
6292	Bastian	5	0.000%	1.49x
6293	Bateson	5	0.000%	0.13x
6294	Battams	5	0.000%	1.22x
6295	Batter	5	0.000%	1.47x
6296	Battson	5	0.000%	2.97x
6297	Baverstock	5	0.000%	0.36x
6298	Bayles	5	0.000%	0.42x
6299	Beacham	5	0.000%	0.29x
6300	Beagley	5	0.000%	0.49x