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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 Panes, 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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
9401Panes20.86x
9402Papps20.49x
9403Parcell20.42x
9404Parkis22.90x
9405Parmenter20.12x
9406Parmer20.89x
9407Parramore21.15x
9408Parrell21.62x
9409Parrey21.89x
9410Parsonson20.66x
9411Parvis27.58x
9412Pary21.31x
9413Pass20.07x
9414Patteson20.53x
9415Pattrick20.44x
9416Paw23.65x
9417Peace20.04x
9418Pean28.96x
9419Pedder20.09x
9420Peet20.06x
9421Pegler20.13x
9422Pelkington28.96x
9423Petersen20.54x
9424Petheram20.72x
9425Petrie20.03x
9426Pettifer20.15x
9427Peyton20.28x
9428Philipson20.12x
9429Phillipson20.09x
9430Phips21.23x
9431Pickhard21.67x
9432Piercy20.09x
9433Pimm20.17x
9434Pinnock20.10x
9435Plomer21.17x
9436Plumbly20.59x
9437Plumridge20.12x
9438Podmore20.09x
9439Pohl21.23x
9440Pollet22.46x
9441Porte21.73x
9442Porteous20.05x
9443Porton20.67x
9444Potters22.40x
9445Potton20.26x
9446Pover20.38x
9447Povey20.05x
9448Pratten20.30x
9449Preese22.10x
9450Preist21.59x
9451Pritchett20.14x
9452Prodger20.39x
9453Prothers21.54x
9454Puckle20.89x
9455Pudney20.17x
9456Pull20.46x
9457Punch20.66x
9458Purkis20.12x
9459Purser20.09x
9460Purves20.05x
9461Puttock20.14x
9462Quail20.28x
9463Rack20.87x
9464Raden22.53x
9465Rainbow20.08x
9466Ramsdale20.14x
9467Ransom20.06x
9468Rathbone20.06x
9469Rawles20.30x
9470Reason20.11x
9471Redfern20.02x
9472Reiley20.59x
9473Reilley20.66x
9474Relf20.12x
9475Relly23.65x
9476Renfrey21.30x
9477Renolds20.52x
9478Restall20.25x
9479Reves20.93x
9480Revill20.07x
9481Richie20.35x
9482Rickwood20.22x
9483Ried20.56x
9484Rigden20.18x
9485Rill22.35x
9486Rimington20.30x
9487Ringwood20.27x
9488Rippen20.99x
9489Rising20.37x
9490Ritchards22.40x
9491Robb20.02x
9492Robbinson20.86x
9493Robin20.17x
9494Rodrick21.15x
9495Rogerson20.03x
9496Rolands20.73x
9497Roles20.26x
9498Rollinson20.06x
9499Rolph20.09x
9500Room20.25x