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 Hoskins, with 193 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
601	Hoskins	193	0.030%	3.25x
602	Pidgeon	193	0.030%	9.54x
603	Babbage	192	0.030%	19.91x
604	Fulford	192	0.030%	9.46x
605	Trickey	192	0.030%	22.04x
606	Cumming	191	0.030%	1.65x
607	Grigg	191	0.030%	4.80x
608	Hawkings	191	0.030%	17.01x
609	Tolley	191	0.030%	6.01x
610	Wilton	191	0.030%	3.26x
611	Clatworthy	190	0.030%	12.64x
612	Densham	189	0.030%	26.75x
613	Elford	189	0.030%	10.22x
614	Higgins	189	0.030%	0.61x
615	Masters	189	0.030%	1.68x
616	Mumford	189	0.030%	3.22x
617	Rose	189	0.030%	0.42x
618	Lugg	188	0.030%	10.36x
619	Northey	188	0.030%	12.86x
620	Penny	188	0.030%	1.74x
621	Hambly	187	0.030%	9.44x
622	Voysey	187	0.030%	21.57x
623	Gliddon	186	0.030%	24.49x
624	Hockings	186	0.030%	36.21x
625	Welch	186	0.030%	0.87x
626	Yeoman	186	0.030%	4.85x
627	Barter	185	0.030%	5.55x
628	Flood	185	0.030%	3.47x
629	Sims	185	0.030%	1.01x
630	Woodman	185	0.030%	2.75x
631	Ayres	184	0.030%	2.18x
632	Bunker	184	0.030%	7.51x
633	Burch	184	0.030%	4.01x
634	Channing	184	0.030%	15.44x
635	Facey	184	0.030%	15.57x
636	Luke	184	0.030%	3.11x
637	Pyne	184	0.030%	7.98x
638	Symes	184	0.030%	4.11x
639	Balsdon	183	0.030%	34.27x
640	Gilpin	183	0.030%	10.34x
641	Trick	183	0.030%	25.97x
642	Field	182	0.030%	0.60x
643	Martyn	182	0.030%	7.48x
644	Osmond	182	0.030%	6.63x
645	Radmore	182	0.030%	29.39x
646	Roper	182	0.030%	1.44x
647	Sweet	182	0.030%	3.32x
648	March	181	0.030%	2.76x
649	Perkin	181	0.030%	5.53x
650	Butt	180	0.030%	2.29x
651	Deacon	180	0.030%	1.74x
652	Marsh	180	0.030%	0.41x
653	Philips	180	0.030%	1.60x
654	Sargent	180	0.030%	1.92x
655	Elworthy	179	0.030%	18.88x
656	Harry	179	0.030%	4.06x
657	Kingdom	179	0.030%	12.65x
658	Crang	178	0.030%	37.62x
659	Vivian	178	0.030%	6.31x
660	Foale	177	0.030%	28.67x
661	Tuckett	177	0.030%	18.12x
662	Balkwill	176	0.030%	33.08x
663	Boundy	176	0.030%	16.93x
664	Cory	176	0.030%	8.01x
665	Halse	176	0.030%	19.39x
666	Rattenbury	176	0.030%	20.16x
667	Wilcocks	176	0.030%	13.78x
668	Eales	175	0.030%	5.70x
669	Gloyn	175	0.030%	36.06x
670	Hockaday	175	0.030%	22.44x
671	North	175	0.030%	0.87x
672	Willey	175	0.030%	3.19x
673	Burn	174	0.030%	2.13x
674	Ellacott	174	0.030%	31.98x
675	Newbery	174	0.030%	9.94x
676	Richardson	174	0.030%	0.17x
677	Light	173	0.030%	3.08x
678	Creber	172	0.030%	26.64x
679	Hillman	172	0.030%	3.28x
680	Irish	172	0.030%	9.70x
681	Jarman	172	0.030%	2.97x
682	Pridham	172	0.030%	17.80x
683	Bellamy	171	0.030%	1.93x
684	Chilcott	171	0.030%	9.45x
685	Dunsford	171	0.030%	18.84x
686	Gibson	171	0.030%	0.23x
687	Hammond	171	0.030%	0.49x
688	Pennington	171	0.030%	1.90x
689	Rowse	171	0.030%	12.10x
690	Sparkes	171	0.030%	3.84x
691	Cudmore	170	0.030%	19.84x
692	Gard	170	0.030%	10.90x
693	Rudd	170	0.030%	1.77x
694	Sansom	170	0.030%	4.14x
695	Endicott	169	0.030%	30.83x
696	Lakeman	169	0.030%	19.09x
697	Miles	169	0.030%	0.47x
698	Northmore	169	0.030%	29.73x
699	Full	168	0.030%	35.21x
700	Hopper	168	0.030%	1.93x