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 Paige, with 168 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
701	Paige	168	0.030%	15.49x
702	Powlesland	168	0.030%	37.27x
703	Simpson	168	0.030%	0.16x
704	Darke	167	0.030%	11.75x
705	Weymouth	167	0.030%	17.46x
706	Gardener	166	0.030%	1.52x
707	Mead	166	0.030%	1.17x
708	Pinn	166	0.030%	23.97x
709	Prince	166	0.030%	1.21x
710	Tope	166	0.030%	34.21x
711	Conibear	165	0.030%	34.29x
712	Mardon	165	0.030%	21.22x
713	Selley	165	0.030%	18.94x
714	Yabsley	164	0.030%	36.55x
715	Anstey	163	0.030%	9.38x
716	Broad	163	0.030%	2.11x
717	Henwood	163	0.030%	6.40x
718	Bater	162	0.030%	25.65x
719	Goad	162	0.030%	13.06x
720	Knill	162	0.030%	21.28x
721	Legg	162	0.030%	1.61x
722	Loveridge	162	0.030%	7.42x
723	Mogford	162	0.030%	14.75x
724	Northway	162	0.030%	29.01x
725	Veal	162	0.030%	4.36x
726	Hoyle	161	0.030%	1.15x
727	Pawley	161	0.030%	9.30x
728	Counter	160	0.030%	25.42x
729	Kingwell	160	0.030%	29.40x
730	Owen	160	0.030%	0.22x
731	Ching	159	0.030%	16.18x
732	Emmett	159	0.030%	3.12x
733	Pavey	159	0.030%	6.11x
734	Pym	159	0.030%	10.54x
735	Robertson	159	0.030%	0.16x
736	Glass	158	0.030%	2.51x
737	Harrison	158	0.030%	0.12x
738	Stewart	158	0.030%	0.17x
739	Woods	158	0.030%	0.41x
740	Atkins	157	0.030%	0.69x
741	Escott	157	0.030%	9.25x
742	Hendy	157	0.030%	5.12x
743	Wallace	157	0.030%	0.38x
744	Warne	157	0.030%	3.54x
745	Babb	156	0.030%	9.45x
746	Burton	156	0.030%	0.30x
747	Cobley	156	0.030%	7.01x
748	Laskey	156	0.030%	21.76x
749	Burns	155	0.030%	0.38x
750	Damerell	155	0.030%	43.38x
751	Farmer	155	0.030%	0.82x
752	Horrell	155	0.030%	16.31x
753	Metherell	155	0.030%	29.82x
754	Bridgman	154	0.030%	7.38x
755	Dare	154	0.030%	5.87x
756	Murray	154	0.030%	0.20x
757	Porter	154	0.030%	0.34x
758	Sowden	154	0.030%	4.48x
759	Box	153	0.030%	3.10x
760	Bridle	153	0.030%	5.81x
761	Rew	153	0.030%	14.19x
762	Axworthy	152	0.030%	34.98x
763	Govier	152	0.030%	12.77x
764	Campbell	151	0.020%	0.15x
765	Irwin	151	0.020%	2.95x
766	Kendall	151	0.020%	1.15x
767	Moses	151	0.020%	2.43x
768	Shaddick	151	0.020%	25.47x
769	Slocombe	151	0.020%	7.75x
770	Cocks	150	0.020%	3.71x
771	Langmead	150	0.020%	25.74x
772	Moss	150	0.020%	0.40x
773	Chard	149	0.020%	4.34x
774	Ellicott	149	0.020%	21.52x
775	Leigh	149	0.020%	1.06x
776	Newberry	149	0.020%	5.98x
777	Pack	149	0.020%	5.22x
778	Pengilly	149	0.020%	24.46x
779	Trace	149	0.020%	28.11x
780	Board	148	0.020%	6.55x
781	Cawsey	148	0.020%	31.28x
782	Honeywill	148	0.020%	38.56x
783	Lloyd	148	0.020%	0.21x
784	Maddick	148	0.020%	22.78x
785	Pound	148	0.020%	5.10x
786	Shillabeer	148	0.020%	36.44x
787	Raymond	147	0.020%	4.19x
788	Barker	145	0.020%	0.18x
789	Chugg	145	0.020%	37.78x
790	Sheppard	145	0.020%	0.69x
791	Dawson	144	0.020%	0.21x
792	Gordon	144	0.020%	0.38x
793	Hatch	144	0.020%	2.76x
794	Olver	144	0.020%	10.54x
795	Tanner	144	0.020%	1.06x
796	Brimblecombe	143	0.020%	37.87x
797	Chick	143	0.020%	4.29x
798	Elson	143	0.020%	3.75x
799	Grills	143	0.020%	23.17x
800	Hayward	143	0.020%	0.55x