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 Hare, with 89 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
1001	Hare	89	0.020%	1.23x
1002	Lapham	89	0.020%	18.46x
1003	Linham	89	0.020%	41.07x
1004	Rawlins	89	0.020%	3.25x
1005	Cray	88	0.020%	9.71x
1006	Fryer	88	0.020%	1.01x
1007	Isaac	88	0.020%	1.49x
1008	Isgar	88	0.020%	40.04x
1009	Saint	88	0.020%	6.12x
1010	Sawyer	88	0.020%	1.01x
1011	Simons	88	0.020%	1.42x
1012	Staddon	88	0.020%	8.38x
1013	Thick	88	0.020%	13.41x
1014	Worner	88	0.020%	34.17x
1015	Yeoman	88	0.020%	2.97x
1016	Beale	87	0.020%	1.46x
1017	Bellringer	87	0.020%	20.60x
1018	Cable	87	0.020%	3.68x
1019	Coates	87	0.020%	0.50x
1020	Colman	87	0.020%	1.99x
1021	Fuller	87	0.020%	0.46x
1022	Goss	87	0.020%	2.12x
1023	Hulbert	87	0.020%	3.37x
1024	Keeling	87	0.020%	2.12x
1025	Leakey	87	0.020%	19.51x
1026	Mapstone	87	0.020%	23.68x
1027	Silcox	87	0.020%	14.70x
1028	Simmonds	87	0.020%	0.69x
1029	Underwood	87	0.020%	0.69x
1030	Webster	87	0.020%	0.21x
1031	Wickham	87	0.020%	2.74x
1032	Baldwin	86	0.020%	0.43x
1033	Chaffey	86	0.020%	11.43x
1034	Dagger	86	0.020%	11.99x
1035	Hake	86	0.020%	16.11x
1036	Hansford	86	0.020%	3.71x
1037	Jarman	86	0.020%	1.92x
1038	Organ	86	0.020%	4.58x
1039	Rayson	86	0.020%	6.38x
1040	Wedlake	86	0.020%	13.39x
1041	Whittle	86	0.020%	0.84x
1042	Ackland	85	0.020%	5.50x
1043	Buttle	85	0.020%	6.96x
1044	Campbell	85	0.020%	0.11x
1045	Keel	85	0.020%	9.14x
1046	Laurence	85	0.020%	1.27x
1047	Noad	85	0.020%	12.53x
1048	Petheram	85	0.020%	39.81x
1049	Rennolds	85	0.020%	47.49x
1050	Seager	85	0.020%	3.28x
1051	Whittock	85	0.020%	25.06x
1052	Witcomb	85	0.020%	21.57x
1053	Bruford	84	0.020%	28.46x
1054	Dark	84	0.020%	4.94x
1055	Elworthy	84	0.020%	11.46x
1056	Farrant	84	0.020%	3.01x
1057	Gerrish	84	0.020%	8.35x
1058	Mounter	84	0.020%	33.02x
1059	Peppin	84	0.020%	44.59x
1060	Trebble	84	0.020%	31.29x
1061	Tremlett	84	0.020%	10.61x
1062	Wait	84	0.020%	3.54x
1063	Beaven	83	0.020%	6.08x
1064	Bobbett	83	0.020%	30.92x
1065	Bradbeer	83	0.020%	20.65x
1066	Crandon	83	0.020%	40.05x
1067	Dixon	83	0.020%	0.16x
1068	Hebditch	83	0.020%	23.08x
1069	Kidner	83	0.020%	20.73x
1070	Luffman	83	0.020%	15.97x
1071	Rodgers	83	0.020%	0.64x
1072	Tincknell	83	0.020%	52.34x
1073	Blackwell	82	0.020%	0.96x
1074	Bowles	82	0.020%	1.07x
1075	Furze	82	0.020%	8.19x
1076	Greenham	82	0.020%	8.97x
1077	Grove	82	0.020%	1.49x
1078	Gully	82	0.020%	10.06x
1079	Harse	82	0.020%	33.48x
1080	Herniman	82	0.020%	36.02x
1081	Horwood	82	0.020%	3.68x
1082	Latcham	82	0.020%	34.82x
1083	Lowe	82	0.020%	0.23x
1084	Luff	82	0.020%	2.71x
1085	Perrin	82	0.020%	1.70x
1086	Pitcher	82	0.020%	2.25x
1087	Pyke	82	0.020%	5.05x
1088	Stiles	82	0.020%	3.15x
1089	Verrier	82	0.020%	28.54x
1090	Yeates	82	0.020%	3.16x
1091	Darby	81	0.020%	1.07x
1092	Dunning	81	0.020%	2.03x
1093	Gilling	81	0.020%	9.81x
1094	Haine	81	0.020%	12.14x
1095	Hammond	81	0.020%	0.30x
1096	Loveridge	81	0.020%	4.80x
1097	Maynard	81	0.020%	1.12x
1098	Meaden	81	0.020%	10.75x
1099	Pearson	81	0.020%	0.15x
1100	Staple	81	0.020%	12.43x