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 Ayer, with 2 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
8501	Ayer	2	0.000%	0.79x
8502	Ayland	2	0.000%	0.64x
8503	Aylmore	2	0.000%	1.79x
8504	Bail	2	0.000%	0.55x
8505	Bales	2	0.000%	0.09x
8506	Baley	2	0.000%	0.36x
8507	Balt	2	0.000%	1.93x
8508	Bambridge	2	0.000%	0.15x
8509	Banford	2	0.000%	0.38x
8510	Bardle	2	0.000%	2.14x
8511	Bare	2	0.000%	0.72x
8512	Barman	2	0.000%	0.76x
8513	Barnaby	2	0.000%	0.17x
8514	Barnacle	2	0.000%	0.27x
8515	Barstow	2	0.000%	0.19x
8516	Baskett	2	0.000%	0.29x
8517	Bassam	2	0.000%	1.00x
8518	Baswell	2	0.000%	5.47x
8519	Batch	2	0.000%	0.39x
8520	Batcher	2	0.000%	3.29x
8521	Baths	2	0.000%	0.99x
8522	Baynton	2	0.000%	0.33x
8523	Beales	2	0.000%	0.08x
8524	Beals	2	0.000%	0.42x
8525	Beament	2	0.000%	0.79x
8526	Beardmore	2	0.000%	0.07x
8527	Beards	2	0.000%	0.29x
8528	Beardsley	2	0.000%	0.10x
8529	Bedward	2	0.000%	0.63x
8530	Beecham	2	0.000%	0.12x
8531	Beeson	2	0.000%	0.08x
8532	Begley	2	0.000%	0.19x
8533	Belson	2	0.000%	0.34x
8534	Bendy	2	0.000%	1.43x
8535	Benjamin	2	0.000%	0.06x
8536	Benn	2	0.000%	0.06x
8537	Bennington	2	0.000%	0.22x
8538	Bento	2	0.000%	49.88x
8539	Bermingham	2	0.000%	0.83x
8540	Berton	2	0.000%	1.30x
8541	Bessell	2	0.000%	0.40x
8542	Beston	2	0.000%	0.75x
8543	Betsworth	2	0.000%	0.70x
8544	Betteley	2	0.000%	0.84x
8545	Bettinson	2	0.000%	0.41x
8546	Bevin	2	0.000%	0.47x
8547	Bickett	2	0.000%	0.93x
8548	Biddulph	2	0.000%	0.15x
8549	Biden	2	0.000%	0.69x
8550	Biffen	2	0.000%	0.52x
8551	Biggins	2	0.000%	0.14x
8552	Bigley	2	0.000%	0.34x
8553	Bilney	2	0.000%	0.88x
8554	Bind	2	0.000%	2.24x
8555	Binny	2	0.000%	1.09x
8556	Birchley	2	0.000%	0.61x
8557	Birdsall	2	0.000%	0.18x
8558	Birtles	2	0.000%	0.09x
8559	Blackburne	2	0.000%	0.48x
8560	Blacker	2	0.000%	0.10x
8561	Blacket	2	0.000%	1.64x
8562	Blackey	2	0.000%	1.54x
8563	Blackhall	2	0.000%	0.18x
8564	Blackwill	2	0.000%	2.59x
8565	Blakeman	2	0.000%	0.11x
8566	Blakeston	2	0.000%	1.05x
8567	Blamire	2	0.000%	0.29x
8568	Blatch	2	0.000%	0.33x
8569	Blenkiron	2	0.000%	0.57x
8570	Blennerhassett	2	0.000%	7.58x
8571	Blewitt	2	0.000%	0.15x
8572	Blick	2	0.000%	0.22x
8573	Blizard	2	0.000%	0.30x
8574	Block	2	0.000%	0.17x
8575	Blogg	2	0.000%	0.18x
8576	Blomfield	2	0.000%	0.14x
8577	Blunn	2	0.000%	0.43x
8578	Bock	2	0.000%	1.02x
8579	Boddington	2	0.000%	0.12x
8580	Boger	2	0.000%	5.47x
8581	Bohn	2	0.000%	0.83x
8582	Boileau	2	0.000%	1.64x
8583	Bold	2	0.000%	0.12x
8584	Boley	2	0.000%	0.69x
8585	Bolger	2	0.000%	0.36x
8586	Bollard	2	0.000%	0.28x
8587	Bolling	2	0.000%	0.97x
8588	Boncher	2	0.000%	4.28x
8589	Bonham	2	0.000%	0.13x
8590	Boobyer	2	0.000%	0.46x
8591	Boots	2	0.000%	0.32x
8592	Bore	2	0.000%	0.44x
8593	Boreham	2	0.000%	0.08x
8594	Borer	2	0.000%	0.43x
8595	Borman	2	0.000%	0.24x
8596	Borrow	2	0.000%	0.36x
8597	Borwick	2	0.000%	0.38x
8598	Bosher	2	0.000%	0.21x
8599	Bosworth	2	0.000%	0.06x
8600	Bottomley	2	0.000%	0.02x