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 Washer, with 73 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
1201	Washer	73	0.020%	14.48x
1202	Whitaker	73	0.020%	0.55x
1203	Bidgood	72	0.020%	7.72x
1204	Blinman	72	0.020%	46.33x
1205	Browne	72	0.020%	0.84x
1206	Dallimore	72	0.020%	9.90x
1207	Deverell	72	0.020%	10.28x
1208	Forsey	72	0.020%	14.29x
1209	Fowles	72	0.020%	3.12x
1210	Herrington	72	0.020%	4.07x
1211	Hilliar	72	0.020%	14.20x
1212	Llewellyn	72	0.020%	1.05x
1213	Neate	72	0.020%	5.52x
1214	Pulsford	72	0.020%	18.64x
1215	Ring	72	0.020%	3.77x
1216	Sugg	72	0.020%	15.92x
1217	Sweetman	72	0.020%	4.30x
1218	Trapnell	72	0.020%	27.96x
1219	Vallis	72	0.020%	13.14x
1220	Wallace	72	0.020%	0.22x
1221	Burdge	71	0.020%	29.18x
1222	Chalker	71	0.020%	10.64x
1223	Colston	71	0.020%	8.27x
1224	Cottell	71	0.020%	18.92x
1225	Hellard	71	0.020%	24.57x
1226	Herridge	71	0.020%	5.36x
1227	Lippiatt	71	0.020%	19.00x
1228	Loveless	71	0.020%	7.25x
1229	Phipps	71	0.020%	1.02x
1230	Rex	71	0.020%	9.50x
1231	Sharland	71	0.020%	5.74x
1232	Vigar	71	0.020%	18.23x
1233	Arney	70	0.010%	17.28x
1234	Ashton	70	0.010%	0.30x
1235	Brister	70	0.010%	12.81x
1236	Dickens	70	0.010%	1.42x
1237	Edney	70	0.010%	4.07x
1238	Kite	70	0.010%	2.62x
1239	Oxenham	70	0.010%	9.57x
1240	Ray	70	0.010%	0.75x
1241	Totterdell	70	0.010%	22.41x
1242	Trickey	70	0.010%	10.39x
1243	Woolley	70	0.010%	0.75x
1244	Applegate	69	0.010%	7.93x
1245	Fish	69	0.010%	0.79x
1246	Frankham	69	0.010%	11.21x
1247	Hagley	69	0.010%	14.70x
1248	Hewett	69	0.010%	1.26x
1249	Heywood	69	0.010%	0.74x
1250	Horner	69	0.010%	0.77x
1251	Maine	69	0.010%	10.24x
1252	Oldfield	69	0.010%	0.89x
1253	Sparkes	69	0.010%	2.00x
1254	Whitlock	69	0.010%	2.46x
1255	Yandle	69	0.010%	39.59x
1256	Amos	68	0.010%	0.88x
1257	Caines	68	0.010%	7.19x
1258	Capel	68	0.010%	4.88x
1259	Hanney	68	0.010%	9.04x
1260	Hardwell	68	0.010%	36.40x
1261	Harford	68	0.010%	4.44x
1262	Maunder	68	0.010%	3.21x
1263	Offer	68	0.010%	6.36x
1264	Sumsion	68	0.010%	28.87x
1265	Whitting	68	0.010%	10.96x
1266	Copp	67	0.010%	4.46x
1267	Coram	67	0.010%	11.29x
1268	Dyte	67	0.010%	39.15x
1269	Edbrooke	67	0.010%	26.67x
1270	Foord	67	0.010%	3.27x
1271	Halliday	67	0.010%	0.69x
1272	Hendy	67	0.010%	2.83x
1273	Lanning	67	0.010%	11.11x
1274	Maddock	67	0.010%	1.56x
1275	Melhuish	67	0.010%	5.38x
1276	Priscott	67	0.010%	24.81x
1277	Troake	67	0.010%	24.52x
1278	Wicks	67	0.010%	1.01x
1279	Bargery	66	0.010%	24.16x
1280	Bodman	66	0.010%	9.58x
1281	Bool	66	0.010%	23.35x
1282	Caller	66	0.010%	20.11x
1283	Collett	66	0.010%	1.09x
1284	Dennett	66	0.010%	3.25x
1285	Moxey	66	0.010%	10.67x
1286	Moxham	66	0.010%	7.78x
1287	Paine	66	0.010%	1.02x
1288	Panes	66	0.010%	36.55x
1289	Snelgrove	66	0.010%	5.65x
1290	Stowell	66	0.010%	6.03x
1291	Tuckfield	66	0.010%	24.16x
1292	Whitcombe	66	0.010%	7.78x
1293	Windmill	66	0.010%	8.83x
1294	Baulch	65	0.010%	18.73x
1295	Bolt	65	0.010%	1.91x
1296	Brinkworth	65	0.010%	6.52x
1297	Creech	65	0.010%	15.62x
1298	Denmead	65	0.010%	39.81x
1299	Humphreys	65	0.010%	0.39x
1300	Hyatt	65	0.010%	4.22x