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 Wager, with 3 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
8401	Wager	3	0.000%	0.18x
8402	Walbridge	3	0.000%	0.87x
8403	Wales	3	0.000%	0.06x
8404	Wallage	3	0.000%	1.42x
8405	Walles	3	0.000%	1.59x
8406	Walworth	3	0.000%	1.00x
8407	Wan	3	0.000%	7.04x
8408	Wand	3	0.000%	0.30x
8409	Warde	3	0.000%	0.61x
8410	Wards	3	0.000%	0.63x
8411	Warrall	3	0.000%	0.65x
8412	Warrens	3	0.000%	6.16x
8413	Wart	3	0.000%	4.93x
8414	Water	3	0.000%	1.26x
8415	Waterworth	3	0.000%	0.11x
8416	Wayland	3	0.000%	0.59x
8417	Wayne	3	0.000%	0.48x
8418	Weare	3	0.000%	0.28x
8419	Weatherly	3	0.000%	0.39x
8420	Webberley	3	0.000%	0.99x
8421	Webley	3	0.000%	0.24x
8422	Weedon	3	0.000%	0.11x
8423	Westbrook	3	0.000%	0.11x
8424	Westell	3	0.000%	0.86x
8425	Westerman	3	0.000%	0.15x
8426	Wheeldon	3	0.000%	0.10x
8427	Whelan	3	0.000%	0.07x
8428	Whetham	3	0.000%	1.78x
8429	Whewell	3	0.000%	0.27x
8430	While	3	0.000%	0.45x
8431	Whistler	3	0.000%	0.47x
8432	Whitbread	3	0.000%	0.12x
8433	Whitcroft	3	0.000%	1.80x
8434	Whitrow	3	0.000%	1.85x
8435	Whitworth	3	0.000%	0.03x
8436	Wigg	3	0.000%	0.18x
8437	Wildbore	3	0.000%	0.77x
8438	Wilder	3	0.000%	0.19x
8439	Wildey	3	0.000%	1.01x
8440	Wilding	3	0.000%	0.04x
8441	Wiley	3	0.000%	0.20x
8442	Willings	3	0.000%	0.87x
8443	Wilsher	3	0.000%	0.30x
8444	Winders	3	0.000%	0.52x
8445	Windram	3	0.000%	0.89x
8446	Wingrave	3	0.000%	0.63x
8447	Winstanley	3	0.000%	0.05x
8448	Witcher	3	0.000%	0.70x
8449	Wolf	3	0.000%	0.25x
8450	Wolfendale	3	0.000%	0.61x
8451	Wolley	3	0.000%	0.40x
8452	Wolsey	3	0.000%	0.73x
8453	Woodall	3	0.000%	0.06x
8454	Woodfield	3	0.000%	0.15x
8455	Woodhead	3	0.000%	0.03x
8456	Wooley	3	0.000%	0.08x
8457	Word	3	0.000%	0.71x
8458	Worledge	3	0.000%	0.78x
8459	Worman	3	0.000%	0.48x
8460	Wragg	3	0.000%	0.05x
8461	Wyke	3	0.000%	0.50x
8462	Yarnall	3	0.000%	0.99x
8463	Yorke	3	0.000%	0.15x
8464	Abercrombie	2	0.000%	0.19x
8465	Abott	2	0.000%	1.09x
8466	Acreman	2	0.000%	0.78x
8467	Adderley	2	0.000%	0.20x
8468	Adlem	2	0.000%	0.86x
8469	Aikin	2	0.000%	0.88x
8470	Aisthorpe	2	0.000%	1.33x
8471	Aitchinson	2	0.000%	1.02x
8472	Alchin	2	0.000%	0.72x
8473	Alderson	2	0.000%	0.02x
8474	Aldons	2	0.000%	0.90x
8475	Alexandra	2	0.000%	0.61x
8476	Allard	2	0.000%	0.09x
8477	Allcock	2	0.000%	0.03x
8478	Allenby	2	0.000%	0.23x
8479	Allfrey	2	0.000%	0.63x
8480	Allsworth	2	0.000%	0.70x
8481	Allwood	2	0.000%	0.08x
8482	Alston	2	0.000%	0.05x
8483	Amphlett	2	0.000%	0.24x
8484	Anchor	2	0.000%	1.05x
8485	Andre	2	0.000%	1.17x
8486	Angers	2	0.000%	4.69x
8487	Anness	2	0.000%	0.97x
8488	Anthoney	2	0.000%	0.87x
8489	Arbuthnott	2	0.000%	0.89x
8490	Arliss	2	0.000%	0.84x
8491	Arter	2	0.000%	0.29x
8492	Arther	2	0.000%	0.90x
8493	Artis	2	0.000%	0.43x
8494	Asborn	2	0.000%	6.58x
8495	Ashdown	2	0.000%	0.06x
8496	Ashwin	2	0.000%	0.41x
8497	Aslett	2	0.000%	0.22x
8498	Aspinal	2	0.000%	0.85x
8499	August	2	0.000%	0.76x
8500	Auld	2	0.000%	0.05x