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 Leworthy, with 143 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
801	Leworthy	143	0.020%	29.72x
802	Percy	143	0.020%	2.52x
803	Prideaux	143	0.020%	11.56x
804	Tall	143	0.020%	16.19x
805	Best	142	0.020%	0.87x
806	Eddy	142	0.020%	3.90x
807	Goddard	142	0.020%	0.58x
808	Barber	141	0.020%	0.39x
809	Burge	141	0.020%	3.20x
810	Camp	141	0.020%	4.03x
811	Southcombe	141	0.020%	24.20x
812	Stockman	141	0.020%	16.57x
813	Michelmore	140	0.020%	35.73x
814	Rider	140	0.020%	2.36x
815	Sandford	140	0.020%	3.23x
816	Smallridge	140	0.020%	39.40x
817	Veysey	140	0.020%	24.71x
818	Winter	140	0.020%	0.65x
819	Beavis	139	0.020%	5.58x
820	Brayley	139	0.020%	21.33x
821	Crocombe	139	0.020%	32.14x
822	Headon	139	0.020%	23.21x
823	Locke	139	0.020%	2.55x
824	Orchard	139	0.020%	2.15x
825	Petherbridge	139	0.020%	19.73x
826	Selway	139	0.020%	8.54x
827	Tothill	139	0.020%	28.41x
828	Avent	138	0.020%	24.80x
829	Baskerville	138	0.020%	9.60x
830	Brimacombe	138	0.020%	33.64x
831	Bucknell	138	0.020%	8.94x
832	Hawking	138	0.020%	20.11x
833	Patey	138	0.020%	10.13x
834	Stocker	138	0.020%	4.23x
835	Woolacott	138	0.020%	33.15x
836	Coombs	137	0.020%	1.33x
837	Goldsworthy	137	0.020%	5.47x
838	Hellyer	137	0.020%	13.00x
839	Symonds	137	0.020%	1.87x
840	Witheridge	137	0.020%	27.88x
841	Angel	136	0.020%	5.21x
842	Cotton	136	0.020%	0.94x
843	Cowling	136	0.020%	2.54x
844	Lobb	136	0.020%	4.53x
845	Mildon	136	0.020%	34.00x
846	Setter	136	0.020%	33.00x
847	Bending	135	0.020%	19.91x
848	Brice	135	0.020%	2.69x
849	Burnell	135	0.020%	3.70x
850	Carey	135	0.020%	1.18x
851	Dark	135	0.020%	6.14x
852	Hamilton	135	0.020%	0.30x
853	Handford	135	0.020%	5.97x
854	Huxham	135	0.020%	30.92x
855	Moor	135	0.020%	1.58x
856	Northcote	135	0.020%	15.11x
857	Shapter	135	0.020%	39.58x
858	Triggs	135	0.020%	6.52x
859	Causley	134	0.020%	34.37x
860	Graham	134	0.020%	0.19x
861	Hewett	134	0.020%	1.89x
862	Pellow	134	0.020%	12.94x
863	Redwood	134	0.020%	8.16x
864	Wells	134	0.020%	0.26x
865	Chaffe	133	0.020%	30.05x
866	Cornelius	133	0.020%	7.54x
867	Guard	133	0.020%	16.54x
868	Haywood	133	0.020%	1.04x
869	Loram	133	0.020%	32.42x
870	Lord	133	0.020%	0.47x
871	Nicholson	133	0.020%	0.31x
872	Ross	133	0.020%	0.20x
873	Strawbridge	133	0.020%	20.60x
874	Tamlyn	133	0.020%	22.82x
875	Tonkin	133	0.020%	4.51x
876	Vodden	133	0.020%	34.47x
877	Butland	132	0.020%	19.40x
878	Henley	132	0.020%	2.84x
879	Earle	131	0.020%	3.47x
880	Hatherley	131	0.020%	18.43x
881	Prior	131	0.020%	0.93x
882	Collacott	130	0.020%	35.57x
883	Delbridge	130	0.020%	20.65x
884	Discombe	130	0.020%	33.01x
885	Essery	130	0.020%	22.00x
886	Love	130	0.020%	0.90x
887	Marley	130	0.020%	3.68x
888	Moule	130	0.020%	6.18x
889	Pethick	130	0.020%	14.99x
890	Pooley	130	0.020%	2.65x
891	Tuck	130	0.020%	1.67x
892	Walling	130	0.020%	10.71x
893	Arthur	129	0.020%	0.97x
894	Banbury	129	0.020%	8.91x
895	Carder	129	0.020%	11.99x
896	Gough	129	0.020%	0.72x
897	Horsham	129	0.020%	28.24x
898	Pitt	129	0.020%	0.99x
899	Raymont	129	0.020%	27.39x
900	Stentiford	129	0.020%	43.82x