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 Danley, 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
8801	Danley	2	0.000%	5.47x
8802	Dant	2	0.000%	1.47x
8803	Danton	2	0.000%	0.42x
8804	Darcy	2	0.000%	0.45x
8805	Dargan	2	0.000%	1.45x
8806	Darwell	2	0.000%	0.62x
8807	Dauncey	2	0.000%	0.41x
8808	Davenhill	2	0.000%	1.30x
8809	Daves	2	0.000%	0.38x
8810	Daviss	2	0.000%	1.17x
8811	Dawkes	2	0.000%	0.44x
8812	Dawling	2	0.000%	1.26x
8813	Deake	2	0.000%	1.43x
8814	Deare	2	0.000%	0.83x
8815	Deasy	2	0.000%	1.07x
8816	Debell	2	0.000%	2.59x
8817	Deeley	2	0.000%	0.10x
8818	Degruchy	2	0.000%	0.19x
8819	Delany	2	0.000%	0.20x
8820	Dendy	2	0.000%	0.54x
8821	Denman	2	0.000%	0.07x
8822	Denston	2	0.000%	0.67x
8823	Derwin	2	0.000%	3.65x
8824	Deverall	2	0.000%	0.80x
8825	Deverell	2	0.000%	0.22x
8826	Devon	2	0.000%	0.36x
8827	Devries	2	0.000%	2.66x
8828	Dewing	2	0.000%	0.31x
8829	Dickie	2	0.000%	0.04x
8830	Diggle	2	0.000%	0.09x
8831	Dignam	2	0.000%	0.58x
8832	Dillow	2	0.000%	0.65x
8833	Dine	2	0.000%	0.59x
8834	Dinning	2	0.000%	0.15x
8835	Diston	2	0.000%	1.09x
8836	Divers	2	0.000%	0.32x
8837	Dobbing	2	0.000%	0.51x
8838	Dockerty	2	0.000%	0.33x
8839	Dockray	2	0.000%	0.28x
8840	Doel	2	0.000%	0.17x
8841	Doig	2	0.000%	0.06x
8842	Doling	2	0.000%	0.58x
8843	Done	2	0.000%	0.10x
8844	Donkin	2	0.000%	0.09x
8845	Dorney	2	0.000%	0.66x
8846	Dowden	2	0.000%	0.15x
8847	Dowding	2	0.000%	0.08x
8848	Dowsell	2	0.000%	2.01x
8849	Dowsing	2	0.000%	0.30x
8850	Drawbridge	2	0.000%	0.50x
8851	Draycott	2	0.000%	0.10x
8852	Drayson	2	0.000%	0.44x
8853	Drewett	2	0.000%	0.12x
8854	Dridge	2	0.000%	3.18x
8855	Dudden	2	0.000%	0.76x
8856	Dudman	2	0.000%	0.18x
8857	Dugan	2	0.000%	0.17x
8858	Duggin	2	0.000%	0.45x
8859	Duxbury	2	0.000%	0.05x
8860	Eadon	2	0.000%	0.36x
8861	Eady	2	0.000%	0.14x
8862	Earlam	2	0.000%	0.50x
8863	Earnshaw	2	0.000%	0.03x
8864	Eaves	2	0.000%	0.06x
8865	Eborall	2	0.000%	0.80x
8866	Ebsworth	2	0.000%	0.36x
8867	Eburne	2	0.000%	1.01x
8868	Eckley	2	0.000%	0.79x
8869	Edkins	2	0.000%	0.18x
8870	Elcombe	2	0.000%	0.66x
8871	Eldred	2	0.000%	0.11x
8872	Elley	2	0.000%	0.65x
8873	Ellice	2	0.000%	0.72x
8874	Ellick	2	0.000%	2.14x
8875	Elsdon	2	0.000%	0.18x
8876	Elswood	2	0.000%	1.28x
8877	Elwes	2	0.000%	0.73x
8878	Embling	2	0.000%	0.45x
8879	Emm	2	0.000%	0.45x
8880	Emmens	2	0.000%	0.70x
8881	Emmerson	2	0.000%	0.03x
8882	Enright	2	0.000%	0.34x
8883	Enser	2	0.000%	0.88x
8884	Epps	2	0.000%	0.12x
8885	Ervine	2	0.000%	3.79x
8886	Esmond	2	0.000%	1.08x
8887	Esser	2	0.000%	5.47x
8888	Etheridge	2	0.000%	0.06x
8889	Ethridge	2	0.000%	1.17x
8890	Ette	2	0.000%	1.08x
8891	Evant	2	0.000%	32.89x
8892	Evered	2	0.000%	0.38x
8893	Everest	2	0.000%	0.10x
8894	Everley	2	0.000%	0.78x
8895	Evers	2	0.000%	0.21x
8896	Everton	2	0.000%	0.17x
8897	Exell	2	0.000%	0.39x
8898	Exon	2	0.000%	0.62x
8899	Exton	2	0.000%	0.10x
8900	Faire	2	0.000%	1.76x