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 Fairhurst, 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
8901	Fairhurst	2	0.000%	0.04x
8902	Fairlie	2	0.000%	0.14x
8903	Faithful	2	0.000%	0.37x
8904	Fake	2	0.000%	0.58x
8905	Farn	2	0.000%	0.92x
8906	Farncombe	2	0.000%	0.67x
8907	Farquhar	2	0.000%	0.04x
8908	Farrar	2	0.000%	0.02x
8909	Faster	2	0.000%	1.43x
8910	Feather	2	0.000%	0.06x
8911	Feeney	2	0.000%	0.10x
8912	Fellingham	2	0.000%	0.41x
8913	Filer	2	0.000%	0.16x
8914	Files	2	0.000%	0.43x
8915	Finchett	2	0.000%	0.99x
8916	Findon	2	0.000%	0.49x
8917	First	2	0.000%	14.11x
8918	Fisk	2	0.000%	0.06x
8919	Flamank	2	0.000%	1.16x
8920	Flannagan	2	0.000%	0.16x
8921	Flaxman	2	0.000%	0.19x
8922	Flindall	2	0.000%	3.29x
8923	Flinders	2	0.000%	0.27x
8924	Flitton	2	0.000%	0.39x
8925	Flooks	2	0.000%	1.00x
8926	Fogg	2	0.000%	0.06x
8927	Folkes	2	0.000%	0.23x
8928	Foord	2	0.000%	0.08x
8929	Forder	2	0.000%	0.09x
8930	Fordham	2	0.000%	0.04x
8931	Fordon	2	0.000%	3.40x
8932	Forest	2	0.000%	0.11x
8933	Forsyth	2	0.000%	0.02x
8934	Foulds	2	0.000%	0.05x
8935	Fozzard	2	0.000%	0.43x
8936	Frankland	2	0.000%	0.04x
8937	Frear	2	0.000%	0.31x
8938	Freeland	2	0.000%	0.12x
8939	Freeston	2	0.000%	0.32x
8940	Freeth	2	0.000%	0.15x
8941	Frew	2	0.000%	0.07x
8942	Frey	2	0.000%	1.28x
8943	Frogley	2	0.000%	0.40x
8944	Fryar	2	0.000%	1.02x
8945	Frye	2	0.000%	0.83x
8946	Furlong	2	0.000%	0.09x
8947	Furner	2	0.000%	0.44x
8948	Furness	2	0.000%	0.04x
8949	Gallard	2	0.000%	0.71x
8950	Gallaway	2	0.000%	0.41x
8951	Gally	2	0.000%	1.33x
8952	Garden	2	0.000%	0.08x
8953	Gare	2	0.000%	0.38x
8954	Garey	2	0.000%	0.61x
8955	Garr	2	0.000%	2.24x
8956	Gatton	2	0.000%	1.23x
8957	Gauge	2	0.000%	0.80x
8958	Gaul	2	0.000%	0.29x
8959	Gawn	2	0.000%	0.70x
8960	Gawthorne	2	0.000%	1.49x
8961	Gaze	2	0.000%	0.19x
8962	Geall	2	0.000%	0.67x
8963	Geard	2	0.000%	0.59x
8964	Gebbett	2	0.000%	5.47x
8965	Geekie	2	0.000%	0.32x
8966	Geer	2	0.000%	0.29x
8967	Geldard	2	0.000%	0.16x
8968	Geldart	2	0.000%	0.21x
8969	Gelson	2	0.000%	1.20x
8970	Gentle	2	0.000%	0.10x
8971	Gettings	2	0.000%	0.33x
8972	Gilby	2	0.000%	0.09x
8973	Gildart	2	0.000%	1.54x
8974	Gillespie	2	0.000%	0.02x
8975	Gillet	2	0.000%	0.28x
8976	Gillman	2	0.000%	0.12x
8977	Gillow	2	0.000%	0.44x
8978	Gills	2	0.000%	0.34x
8979	Gilmartin	2	0.000%	0.51x
8980	Gilmour	2	0.000%	0.02x
8981	Glastonbury	2	0.000%	0.71x
8982	Gleadow	2	0.000%	1.89x
8983	Gloag	2	0.000%	0.36x
8984	Godman	2	0.000%	0.30x
8985	Goffe	2	0.000%	0.44x
8986	Gole	2	0.000%	6.16x
8987	Gomm	2	0.000%	0.13x
8988	Gooderham	2	0.000%	0.19x
8989	Gormon	2	0.000%	1.93x
8990	Gott	2	0.000%	0.08x
8991	Gowen	2	0.000%	0.18x
8992	Grand	2	0.000%	0.31x
8993	Graney	2	0.000%	0.59x
8994	Gresswell	2	0.000%	0.46x
8995	Gribben	2	0.000%	0.45x
8996	Grier	2	0.000%	0.23x
8997	Grimble	2	0.000%	0.41x
8998	Grimson	2	0.000%	0.43x
8999	Gudgin	2	0.000%	0.52x
9000	Gulson	2	0.000%	1.79x