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 Lanford, 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
9201	Lanford	2	0.000%	1.07x
9202	Langden	2	0.000%	1.20x
9203	Langer	2	0.000%	0.98x
9204	Langhorn	2	0.000%	0.26x
9205	Langon	2	0.000%	5.19x
9206	Langridge	2	0.000%	0.06x
9207	Langworth	2	0.000%	1.79x
9208	Larbalestier	2	0.000%	1.47x
9209	Large	2	0.000%	0.03x
9210	Larner	2	0.000%	0.10x
9211	Larr	2	0.000%	5.80x
9212	Larry	2	0.000%	1.82x
9213	Larvin	2	0.000%	0.81x
9214	Latty	2	0.000%	0.92x
9215	Launders	2	0.000%	0.99x
9216	Laven	2	0.000%	0.74x
9217	Lavey	2	0.000%	1.31x
9218	Lawer	2	0.000%	0.86x
9219	Lax	2	0.000%	0.17x
9220	Lazzell	2	0.000%	0.87x
9221	Leaper	2	0.000%	0.29x
9222	Leash	2	0.000%	1.67x
9223	Lebas	2	0.000%	0.90x
9224	Leeding	2	0.000%	1.02x
9225	Leeds	2	0.000%	0.17x
9226	Leg	2	0.000%	1.79x
9227	Legerton	2	0.000%	0.74x
9228	Lenard	2	0.000%	0.37x
9229	Lennan	2	0.000%	0.79x
9230	Lennox	2	0.000%	0.06x
9231	Leo	2	0.000%	0.71x
9232	Levine	2	0.000%	0.70x
9233	Lewington	2	0.000%	0.12x
9234	Liddiard	2	0.000%	0.14x
9235	Liddington	2	0.000%	0.25x
9236	Lightwood	2	0.000%	0.43x
9237	Lillington	2	0.000%	0.42x
9238	Limbrick	2	0.000%	0.34x
9239	Lingard	2	0.000%	0.05x
9240	Linnett	2	0.000%	0.21x
9241	Lishman	2	0.000%	0.16x
9242	Liver	2	0.000%	1.56x
9243	Liversidge	2	0.000%	0.13x
9244	Llewellin	2	0.000%	0.20x
9245	Loan	2	0.000%	0.57x
9246	Lockett	2	0.000%	0.05x
9247	Lockley	2	0.000%	0.09x
9248	Lonergan	2	0.000%	0.64x
9249	Longstaff	2	0.000%	0.05x
9250	Look	2	0.000%	0.64x
9251	Loom	2	0.000%	1.45x
9252	Loomes	2	0.000%	0.37x
9253	Looney	2	0.000%	0.21x
9254	Lore	2	0.000%	2.46x
9255	Lovelock	2	0.000%	0.08x
9256	Lowsley	2	0.000%	6.16x
9257	Loyd	2	0.000%	0.08x
9258	Luckey	2	0.000%	1.31x
9259	Luckman	2	0.000%	0.23x
9260	Luman	2	0.000%	7.58x
9261	Lumley	2	0.000%	0.05x
9262	Lutman	2	0.000%	0.57x
9263	Luton	2	0.000%	0.49x
9264	Ly	2	0.000%	49.88x
9265	Lyall	2	0.000%	0.05x
9266	Lycett	2	0.000%	0.16x
9267	Lytton	2	0.000%	1.89x
9268	Mabley	2	0.000%	0.84x
9269	Macbeth	2	0.000%	0.35x
9270	Macdonnell	2	0.000%	1.16x
9271	Macfarlane	2	0.000%	0.06x
9272	Mackereth	2	0.000%	0.35x
9273	Mackrell	2	0.000%	0.23x
9274	Maclachlan	2	0.000%	0.36x
9275	Macrae	2	0.000%	0.04x
9276	Maddison	2	0.000%	0.03x
9277	Mager	2	0.000%	0.32x
9278	Mainwaring	2	0.000%	0.09x
9279	Makin	2	0.000%	0.04x
9280	Maley	2	0.000%	0.17x
9281	Mally	2	0.000%	1.11x
9282	Maltby	2	0.000%	0.06x
9283	Mande	2	0.000%	3.52x
9284	Manderson	2	0.000%	0.36x
9285	Mannion	2	0.000%	0.13x
9286	Manser	2	0.000%	0.14x
9287	Mant	2	0.000%	0.28x
9288	Maple	2	0.000%	0.21x
9289	Mapstone	2	0.000%	0.42x
9290	Mara	2	0.000%	0.34x
9291	Marcham	2	0.000%	0.27x
9292	Maris	2	0.000%	0.52x
9293	Markwell	2	0.000%	0.18x
9294	Marris	2	0.000%	0.24x
9295	Marshman	2	0.000%	0.24x
9296	Martis	2	0.000%	9.88x
9297	Mary	2	0.000%	1.20x
9298	Mathewson	2	0.000%	0.14x
9299	Mathison	2	0.000%	0.12x
9300	Matson	2	0.000%	0.13x