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 Haste, with 49 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
1601	Haste	49	0.010%	5.72x
1602	Hemmings	49	0.010%	1.22x
1603	Hibbard	49	0.010%	3.57x
1604	Kingman	49	0.010%	9.75x
1605	Leaker	49	0.010%	14.86x
1606	Lyddon	49	0.010%	9.57x
1607	Mayo	49	0.010%	1.36x
1608	Middle	49	0.010%	21.23x
1609	Sadler	49	0.010%	0.44x
1610	Saturley	49	0.010%	36.72x
1611	Sendell	49	0.010%	36.72x
1612	Shell	49	0.010%	4.95x
1613	Templar	49	0.010%	17.34x
1614	Trotman	49	0.010%	2.48x
1615	Vagg	49	0.010%	20.26x
1616	Wetherall	49	0.010%	4.37x
1617	Whitefield	49	0.010%	5.05x
1618	Woolcott	49	0.010%	7.54x
1619	Alvis	48	0.010%	16.98x
1620	Apsey	48	0.010%	12.53x
1621	Boulton	48	0.010%	0.57x
1622	Cayford	48	0.010%	19.23x
1623	Cockram	48	0.010%	3.01x
1624	Coggins	48	0.010%	3.91x
1625	Dawes	48	0.010%	0.75x
1626	Dawson	48	0.010%	0.09x
1627	Dillon	48	0.010%	1.03x
1628	Drury	48	0.010%	0.64x
1629	Dury	48	0.010%	10.73x
1630	Gange	48	0.010%	16.80x
1631	Gent	48	0.010%	1.19x
1632	Hinks	48	0.010%	2.51x
1633	Hurman	48	0.010%	21.38x
1634	Needs	48	0.010%	6.98x
1635	Prew	48	0.010%	8.17x
1636	Quartley	48	0.010%	27.30x
1637	Stafford	48	0.010%	0.48x
1638	Stuart	48	0.010%	0.43x
1639	Temlett	48	0.010%	43.68x
1640	Tibbs	48	0.010%	4.60x
1641	Tipper	48	0.010%	2.38x
1642	Turle	48	0.010%	21.53x
1643	Wiseman	48	0.010%	0.74x
1644	Alderman	47	0.010%	2.54x
1645	Axford	47	0.010%	4.08x
1646	Boley	47	0.010%	21.08x
1647	Bonning	47	0.010%	26.26x
1648	Boyles	47	0.010%	5.14x
1649	Braddick	47	0.010%	10.61x
1650	Brownjohn	47	0.010%	10.50x
1651	Carp	47	0.010%	27.98x
1652	Chedzey	47	0.010%	37.42x
1653	Cobb	47	0.010%	0.70x
1654	Connett	47	0.010%	8.32x
1655	Durham	47	0.010%	1.16x
1656	Everett	47	0.010%	0.56x
1657	Eyres	47	0.010%	3.27x
1658	Handford	47	0.010%	2.69x
1659	Harden	47	0.010%	2.54x
1660	Hippisley	47	0.010%	34.02x
1661	Kimber	47	0.010%	1.05x
1662	Larder	47	0.010%	6.36x
1663	Parsley	47	0.010%	7.56x
1664	Pointing	47	0.010%	11.47x
1665	Pugh	47	0.010%	0.26x
1666	Reyland	47	0.010%	38.88x
1667	Rider	47	0.010%	1.03x
1668	Rodway	47	0.010%	3.18x
1669	Rudman	47	0.010%	4.97x
1670	Southcombe	47	0.010%	10.43x
1671	Spurway	47	0.010%	10.77x
1672	Tarrant	47	0.010%	1.42x
1673	Tavener	47	0.010%	5.70x
1674	Wellman	47	0.010%	4.40x
1675	Abraham	46	0.010%	0.99x
1676	Aish	46	0.010%	25.70x
1677	Archer	46	0.010%	0.24x
1678	Ashby	46	0.010%	0.58x
1679	Barlow	46	0.010%	0.18x
1680	Bastable	46	0.010%	5.03x
1681	Bates	46	0.010%	0.15x
1682	Brass	46	0.010%	5.17x
1683	Britten	46	0.010%	2.46x
1684	Buxton	46	0.010%	0.65x
1685	Clutterbuck	46	0.010%	2.81x
1686	Cryer	46	0.010%	1.78x
1687	Dodd	46	0.010%	0.24x
1688	Doel	46	0.010%	5.16x
1689	Fortune	46	0.010%	1.87x
1690	Gerrett	46	0.010%	24.42x
1691	Goodson	46	0.010%	1.96x
1692	Grandfield	46	0.010%	21.08x
1693	Johnston	46	0.010%	0.12x
1694	Keates	46	0.010%	3.00x
1695	Law	46	0.010%	0.22x
1696	Merriott	46	0.010%	17.86x
1697	Neal	46	0.010%	0.33x
1698	Parr	46	0.010%	0.39x
1699	Payton	46	0.010%	2.46x
1700	Pickering	46	0.010%	0.27x