1881 census county

Somerset surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Somerset 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

10,667 surnames are listed for Somerset, covering 428,471 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Gear, with 100 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Somerset

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
901	Gear	100	0.020%	5.70x
902	Huxtable	100	0.020%	4.88x
903	Irish	100	0.020%	7.30x
904	Podger	100	0.020%	21.52x
905	Sharman	100	0.020%	1.54x
906	Summerhayes	100	0.020%	31.22x
907	Body	99	0.020%	6.15x
908	Bowyer	99	0.020%	1.93x
909	Bristow	99	0.020%	1.56x
910	Budge	99	0.020%	4.13x
911	Clement	99	0.020%	2.09x
912	Duke	99	0.020%	1.81x
913	Stroud	99	0.020%	2.04x
914	Trump	99	0.020%	13.74x
915	Waters	99	0.020%	0.52x
916	Besley	98	0.020%	14.15x
917	Bisgrove	98	0.020%	39.76x
918	Daniels	98	0.020%	0.66x
919	Hatcher	98	0.020%	3.55x
920	Hathway	98	0.020%	14.32x
921	Lovibond	98	0.020%	39.51x
922	Sansom	98	0.020%	3.09x
923	Woodbury	98	0.020%	23.64x
924	Beard	97	0.020%	0.78x
925	Charlton	97	0.020%	0.72x
926	Crease	97	0.020%	14.60x
927	Diment	97	0.020%	13.61x
928	Dowden	97	0.020%	9.43x
929	Heard	97	0.020%	1.94x
930	Lester	97	0.020%	1.31x
931	Painter	97	0.020%	1.50x
932	Tozer	97	0.020%	3.44x
933	Walford	97	0.020%	3.36x
934	Drayton	96	0.020%	5.81x
935	Gummer	96	0.020%	16.98x
936	Nott	96	0.020%	2.89x
937	Vicary	96	0.020%	7.67x
938	Warr	96	0.020%	3.59x
939	Whiting	96	0.020%	1.06x
940	Chandler	95	0.020%	0.63x
941	Forward	95	0.020%	7.21x
942	Gard	95	0.020%	7.88x
943	Hawkes	95	0.020%	1.25x
944	Neads	95	0.020%	47.27x
945	Daw	94	0.020%	2.89x
946	Gunningham	94	0.020%	30.39x
947	Hinton	94	0.020%	1.49x
948	Hollier	94	0.020%	10.11x
949	Horne	94	0.020%	0.92x
950	Latham	94	0.020%	0.98x
951	Old	94	0.020%	4.92x
952	Parkhouse	94	0.020%	6.70x
953	Peddle	94	0.020%	25.92x
954	Talbott	94	0.020%	8.78x
955	Appleby	93	0.020%	1.21x
956	Bence	93	0.020%	13.46x
957	Catley	93	0.020%	9.21x
958	Cording	93	0.020%	17.07x
959	Corner	93	0.020%	2.72x
960	Eyles	93	0.020%	4.29x
961	Hacker	93	0.020%	5.29x
962	Manchip	93	0.020%	45.92x
963	Shaw	93	0.020%	0.11x
964	Banks	92	0.020%	0.38x
965	Broomfield	92	0.020%	2.91x
966	Bussell	92	0.020%	8.84x
967	Carr	92	0.020%	0.27x
968	Castle	92	0.020%	0.98x
969	Dunster	92	0.020%	7.27x
970	Hewitt	92	0.020%	0.40x
971	Hutchins	92	0.020%	1.94x
972	Kerton	92	0.020%	24.01x
973	Meade	92	0.020%	6.84x
974	Murphy	92	0.020%	0.24x
975	Pitts	92	0.020%	1.91x
976	Rowles	92	0.020%	4.44x
977	Thresher	92	0.020%	17.39x
978	Winsor	92	0.020%	6.51x
979	Armstrong	91	0.020%	0.25x
980	Billing	91	0.020%	3.47x
981	Brimson	91	0.020%	22.82x
982	Davidge	91	0.020%	11.21x
983	Hayter	91	0.020%	2.62x
984	Hiscock	91	0.020%	2.63x
985	Hiscocks	91	0.020%	15.05x
986	Neath	91	0.020%	15.33x
987	Ollis	91	0.020%	22.82x
988	Seaman	91	0.020%	2.50x
989	Abrahams	90	0.020%	2.52x
990	Biggin	90	0.020%	7.58x
991	Child	90	0.020%	1.13x
992	Cornelius	90	0.020%	6.60x
993	Hanham	90	0.020%	21.39x
994	Heale	90	0.020%	7.94x
995	Mattock	90	0.020%	7.38x
996	Newberry	90	0.020%	4.67x
997	Wilkinson	90	0.020%	0.13x
998	Winslade	90	0.020%	18.92x
999	Colley	89	0.020%	1.49x
1000	Dainton	89	0.020%	16.10x