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 Roos, 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
9501	Roos	2	0.000%	1.04x
9502	Rork	2	0.000%	1.20x
9503	Rosamond	2	0.000%	0.97x
9504	Roscoe	2	0.000%	0.05x
9505	Rosewarne	2	0.000%	0.41x
9506	Rothschild	2	0.000%	3.29x
9507	Rothwell	2	0.000%	0.02x
9508	Rout	2	0.000%	0.21x
9509	Rowcroft	2	0.000%	0.52x
9510	Rowney	2	0.000%	0.30x
9511	Rowton	2	0.000%	0.82x
9512	Roynon	2	0.000%	0.84x
9513	Rud	2	0.000%	1.49x
9514	Ruffell	2	0.000%	0.17x
9515	Rumsby	2	0.000%	0.38x
9516	Rumsey	2	0.000%	0.10x
9517	Rushmore	2	0.000%	0.83x
9518	Ruston	2	0.000%	0.12x
9519	Rutty	2	0.000%	0.68x
9520	Rydon	2	0.000%	1.79x
9521	Sager	2	0.000%	0.23x
9522	Salvin	2	0.000%	0.70x
9523	Sammels	2	0.000%	1.39x
9524	Sandars	2	0.000%	1.20x
9525	Sandbach	2	0.000%	0.25x
9526	Sandow	2	0.000%	0.90x
9527	Sandry	2	0.000%	0.75x
9528	Sandys	2	0.000%	0.55x
9529	Sansum	2	0.000%	0.38x
9530	Satherley	2	0.000%	2.90x
9531	Savell	2	0.000%	0.56x
9532	Sawer	2	0.000%	0.42x
9533	Scaife	2	0.000%	0.07x
9534	Scarrett	2	0.000%	1.73x
9535	Schreiber	2	0.000%	1.33x
9536	Scoggins	2	0.000%	0.91x
9537	Scoles	2	0.000%	0.73x
9538	Scotcher	2	0.000%	0.30x
9539	Scudamore	2	0.000%	0.32x
9540	Seacombe	2	0.000%	1.52x
9541	Sealy	2	0.000%	0.18x
9542	Shackell	2	0.000%	0.44x
9543	Shadbolt	2	0.000%	0.19x
9544	Shane	2	0.000%	0.35x
9545	Shanley	2	0.000%	0.32x
9546	Sheard	2	0.000%	0.04x
9547	Shearn	2	0.000%	0.29x
9548	Shee	2	0.000%	0.45x
9549	Sheehy	2	0.000%	1.28x
9550	Sheet	2	0.000%	0.57x
9551	Sheffield	2	0.000%	0.06x
9552	Shellard	2	0.000%	0.21x
9553	Shelmerdine	2	0.000%	0.20x
9554	Shelton	2	0.000%	0.03x
9555	Shew	2	0.000%	1.49x
9556	Shier	2	0.000%	0.64x
9557	Ship	2	0.000%	0.21x
9558	Shippard	2	0.000%	2.66x
9559	Shirley	2	0.000%	0.04x
9560	Shoesmith	2	0.000%	0.11x
9561	Shortt	2	0.000%	0.87x
9562	Shotton	2	0.000%	0.10x
9563	Shreeve	2	0.000%	0.17x
9564	Shut	2	0.000%	1.73x
9565	Shuttleworth	2	0.000%	0.03x
9566	Simcoe	2	0.000%	0.58x
9567	Simmon	2	0.000%	0.75x
9568	Slatter	2	0.000%	0.08x
9569	Slawson	2	0.000%	0.56x
9570	Sleath	2	0.000%	0.28x
9571	Slinger	2	0.000%	0.11x
9572	Slipper	2	0.000%	0.43x
9573	Sloan	2	0.000%	0.03x
9574	Slyfield	2	0.000%	0.79x
9575	Smithard	2	0.000%	0.58x
9576	Smithers	2	0.000%	0.06x
9577	Smithson	2	0.000%	0.03x
9578	Snead	2	0.000%	0.33x
9579	Soanes	2	0.000%	0.25x
9580	Solly	2	0.000%	0.18x
9581	Sorensen	2	0.000%	2.74x
9582	Souter	2	0.000%	0.06x
9583	Sowerby	2	0.000%	0.06x
9584	Sowman	2	0.000%	1.26x
9585	Speedy	2	0.000%	0.45x
9586	Speer	2	0.000%	0.46x
9587	Spenceley	2	0.000%	0.41x
9588	Sperring	2	0.000%	0.21x
9589	Spike	2	0.000%	1.07x
9590	Spilsbury	2	0.000%	0.17x
9591	Spink	2	0.000%	0.04x
9592	Sprigg	2	0.000%	0.31x
9593	Springett	2	0.000%	0.11x
9594	Stamford	2	0.000%	0.16x
9595	Stanbridge	2	0.000%	0.12x
9596	Standage	2	0.000%	0.54x
9597	Standon	2	0.000%	0.89x
9598	Stanes	2	0.000%	1.00x
9599	Stare	2	0.000%	2.10x
9600	Stares	2	0.000%	0.27x