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 Cheng, 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
8701	Cheng	2	0.000%	32.89x
8702	Chesterman	2	0.000%	0.19x
8703	Chettleburgh	2	0.000%	0.77x
8704	Chetwynd	2	0.000%	0.33x
8705	Cheyne	2	0.000%	0.10x
8706	Chilman	2	0.000%	0.42x
8707	Chinnick	2	0.000%	1.73x
8708	Chippendale	2	0.000%	0.15x
8709	Chirgwin	2	0.000%	0.95x
8710	Chopman	2	0.000%	5.19x
8711	Chopping	2	0.000%	0.30x
8712	Chrystall	2	0.000%	1.41x
8713	Clayfield	2	0.000%	0.56x
8714	Cleak	2	0.000%	1.47x
8715	Clevely	2	0.000%	0.94x
8716	Clews	2	0.000%	0.07x
8717	Clitherow	2	0.000%	0.88x
8718	Coaley	2	0.000%	2.01x
8719	Coburn	2	0.000%	0.17x
8720	Cocklin	2	0.000%	0.34x
8721	Coen	2	0.000%	1.13x
8722	Colbert	2	0.000%	0.20x
8723	Colbourne	2	0.000%	0.23x
8724	Colbridge	2	0.000%	0.79x
8725	Colby	2	0.000%	0.16x
8726	Colin	2	0.000%	0.72x
8727	Coling	2	0.000%	1.00x
8728	Colledge	2	0.000%	0.13x
8729	Collop	2	0.000%	1.09x
8730	Collyer	2	0.000%	0.05x
8731	Common	2	0.000%	0.15x
8732	Cone	2	0.000%	0.35x
8733	Conn	2	0.000%	0.12x
8734	Connors	2	0.000%	0.20x
8735	Conry	2	0.000%	1.26x
8736	Consitt	2	0.000%	1.43x
8737	Cooch	2	0.000%	0.88x
8738	Cooley	2	0.000%	0.13x
8739	Cooze	2	0.000%	2.35x
8740	Copley	2	0.000%	0.04x
8741	Copper	2	0.000%	0.20x
8742	Copple	2	0.000%	0.70x
8743	Copus	2	0.000%	0.36x
8744	Corfe	2	0.000%	0.45x
8745	Corker	2	0.000%	0.13x
8746	Cormack	2	0.000%	0.04x
8747	Corn	2	0.000%	0.44x
8748	Corps	2	0.000%	0.29x
8749	Cosby	2	0.000%	0.36x
8750	Cote	2	0.000%	3.79x
8751	Cottell	2	0.000%	0.41x
8752	Cottrill	2	0.000%	0.16x
8753	Cough	2	0.000%	5.47x
8754	Coughlan	2	0.000%	0.29x
8755	Couper	2	0.000%	0.07x
8756	Coupland	2	0.000%	0.05x
8757	Courtnay	2	0.000%	1.35x
8758	Coventry	2	0.000%	0.08x
8759	Cowel	2	0.000%	0.97x
8760	Cowey	2	0.000%	0.39x
8761	Cowgill	2	0.000%	0.13x
8762	Cowman	2	0.000%	0.39x
8763	Cowper	2	0.000%	0.08x
8764	Cradock	2	0.000%	0.30x
8765	Craft	2	0.000%	0.15x
8766	Cranwell	2	0.000%	0.44x
8767	Crawshaw	2	0.000%	0.04x
8768	Cray	2	0.000%	0.17x
8769	Crayford	2	0.000%	0.49x
8770	Cream	2	0.000%	0.92x
8771	Crean	2	0.000%	0.99x
8772	Creasey	2	0.000%	0.08x
8773	Crighton	2	0.000%	0.08x
8774	Crilley	2	0.000%	0.99x
8775	Crittenden	2	0.000%	0.35x
8776	Crock	2	0.000%	1.93x
8777	Crockett	2	0.000%	0.07x
8778	Cropman	2	0.000%	7.04x
8779	Crosier	2	0.000%	0.34x
8780	Croxford	2	0.000%	0.15x
8781	Crutch	2	0.000%	0.56x
8782	Crutchley	2	0.000%	0.12x
8783	Cumbers	2	0.000%	0.51x
8784	Cumper	2	0.000%	1.30x
8785	Cundell	2	0.000%	0.38x
8786	Currell	2	0.000%	0.22x
8787	Cush	2	0.000%	1.31x
8788	Cussens	2	0.000%	1.97x
8789	Cuthbert	2	0.000%	0.02x
8790	Dabbs	2	0.000%	0.15x
8791	Dabinett	2	0.000%	0.83x
8792	Dagg	2	0.000%	0.27x
8793	Daglish	2	0.000%	0.16x
8794	Dailey	2	0.000%	0.24x
8795	Daily	2	0.000%	0.13x
8796	Dales	2	0.000%	0.11x
8797	Dalwood	2	0.000%	1.52x
8798	Damon	2	0.000%	0.53x
8799	Dand	2	0.000%	0.40x
8800	Dangerfield	2	0.000%	0.11x