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 Paget, with 65 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
1301	Paget	65	0.010%	2.59x
1302	Perham	65	0.010%	14.94x
1303	Priest	65	0.010%	1.06x
1304	Seviour	65	0.010%	33.94x
1305	Star	65	0.010%	16.11x
1306	Targett	65	0.010%	7.08x
1307	Tyley	65	0.010%	25.09x
1308	Webley	65	0.010%	6.64x
1309	Angell	64	0.010%	3.48x
1310	Broughton	64	0.010%	0.73x
1311	Daunton	64	0.010%	39.97x
1312	Foote	64	0.010%	3.54x
1313	Granger	64	0.010%	1.33x
1314	Hayne	64	0.010%	5.46x
1315	Helyar	64	0.010%	26.99x
1316	Kemp	64	0.010%	0.25x
1317	Mullett	64	0.010%	4.35x
1318	Neville	64	0.010%	1.15x
1319	Park	64	0.010%	0.44x
1320	Ridge	64	0.010%	1.95x
1321	Rousell	64	0.010%	18.36x
1322	Willicombe	64	0.010%	30.65x
1323	Wolfe	64	0.010%	2.61x
1324	Aldridge	63	0.010%	0.69x
1325	Anstey	63	0.010%	4.69x
1326	Beck	63	0.010%	0.57x
1327	Bourne	63	0.010%	0.69x
1328	Fortt	63	0.010%	42.24x
1329	Jacob	63	0.010%	1.72x
1330	Lancaster	63	0.010%	0.54x
1331	Lear	63	0.010%	2.29x
1332	Look	63	0.010%	25.89x
1333	Mitcham	63	0.010%	9.58x
1334	Oatley	63	0.010%	10.79x
1335	Pimm	63	0.010%	6.99x
1336	Wason	63	0.010%	15.74x
1337	Conway	62	0.010%	0.70x
1338	Cribb	62	0.010%	8.66x
1339	Dunkerton	62	0.010%	26.68x
1340	Elford	62	0.010%	4.33x
1341	Eveleigh	62	0.010%	4.73x
1342	Good	62	0.010%	1.06x
1343	Kitley	62	0.010%	18.71x
1344	Merrett	62	0.010%	2.16x
1345	Morley	62	0.010%	0.33x
1346	Nurton	62	0.010%	32.10x
1347	Ralph	62	0.010%	0.87x
1348	Stockham	62	0.010%	9.92x
1349	Villis	62	0.010%	49.36x
1350	Baggs	61	0.010%	5.60x
1351	Bourton	61	0.010%	10.85x
1352	Densley	61	0.010%	18.50x
1353	Earl	61	0.010%	0.99x
1354	Grigg	61	0.010%	1.98x
1355	Hallet	61	0.010%	10.76x
1356	Higdon	61	0.010%	27.36x
1357	Mees	61	0.010%	9.89x
1358	Mercer	61	0.010%	0.49x
1359	Newbury	61	0.010%	2.13x
1360	Norvill	61	0.010%	41.78x
1361	Pine	61	0.010%	4.36x
1362	Preston	61	0.010%	0.26x
1363	Roynon	61	0.010%	33.21x
1364	Simms	61	0.010%	1.14x
1365	Spriggs	61	0.010%	2.61x
1366	Sweeting	61	0.010%	3.24x
1367	Temblett	61	0.010%	48.57x
1368	Tilly	61	0.010%	4.25x
1369	Toomer	61	0.010%	8.27x
1370	Viney	61	0.010%	3.42x
1371	Bateman	60	0.010%	0.49x
1372	Batson	60	0.010%	4.58x
1373	Bryan	60	0.010%	0.51x
1374	Burden	60	0.010%	1.00x
1375	Clavey	60	0.010%	39.81x
1376	Dyment	60	0.010%	28.73x
1377	Edgar	60	0.010%	0.83x
1378	Elms	60	0.010%	3.35x
1379	Elton	60	0.010%	3.17x
1380	Every	60	0.010%	8.53x
1381	Goodall	60	0.010%	0.60x
1382	Greed	60	0.010%	22.61x
1383	Hembury	60	0.010%	34.43x
1384	Prole	60	0.010%	31.85x
1385	Sams	60	0.010%	5.86x
1386	Shutler	60	0.010%	21.96x
1387	Stickler	60	0.010%	15.47x
1388	Virgin	60	0.010%	13.04x
1389	Whittington	60	0.010%	1.81x
1390	Branchflower	59	0.010%	48.18x
1391	Burrough	59	0.010%	5.80x
1392	Callaway	59	0.010%	4.59x
1393	Dudley	59	0.010%	0.84x
1394	Fooks	59	0.010%	7.81x
1395	Hanks	59	0.010%	2.58x
1396	Hayden	59	0.010%	1.61x
1397	Inder	59	0.010%	30.07x
1398	Land	59	0.010%	1.74x
1399	Lush	59	0.010%	3.13x
1400	Millier	59	0.010%	35.79x