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 Pook, with 46 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
1701	Pook	46	0.010%	3.47x
1702	Pridham	46	0.010%	6.15x
1703	Prosser	46	0.010%	0.62x
1704	Rew	46	0.010%	5.52x
1705	Rodber	46	0.010%	33.29x
1706	Roles	46	0.010%	7.79x
1707	Sevier	46	0.010%	23.25x
1708	Silke	46	0.010%	31.84x
1709	Venning	46	0.010%	5.97x
1710	Wellington	46	0.010%	2.08x
1711	Wheller	46	0.010%	15.75x
1712	Beach	45	0.010%	1.01x
1713	Beake	45	0.010%	13.91x
1714	Bowen	45	0.010%	0.23x
1715	Chedgey	45	0.010%	43.44x
1716	Dutton	45	0.010%	0.42x
1717	Ewens	45	0.010%	5.25x
1718	Fackrell	45	0.010%	30.82x
1719	Froud	45	0.010%	3.45x
1720	Haskell	45	0.010%	3.74x
1721	Hiles	45	0.010%	4.23x
1722	Huggins	45	0.010%	1.14x
1723	Jenner	45	0.010%	0.81x
1724	Johnstone	45	0.010%	0.21x
1725	Keetch	45	0.010%	24.50x
1726	Messer	45	0.010%	3.26x
1727	Munday	45	0.010%	0.82x
1728	Penney	45	0.010%	1.73x
1729	Probert	45	0.010%	1.21x
1730	Shapland	45	0.010%	5.34x
1731	Shepperd	45	0.010%	2.21x
1732	Tancock	45	0.010%	8.79x
1733	Whitby	45	0.010%	1.57x
1734	Wilshire	45	0.010%	4.83x
1735	Wynn	45	0.010%	1.10x
1736	Yates	45	0.010%	0.14x
1737	Amor	44	0.010%	3.91x
1738	Atkinson	44	0.010%	0.10x
1739	Bradley	44	0.010%	0.12x
1740	Bullen	44	0.010%	0.88x
1741	Bushen	44	0.010%	26.44x
1742	Cambridge	44	0.010%	3.06x
1743	Dickenson	44	0.010%	0.62x
1744	Dove	44	0.010%	0.82x
1745	Dummett	44	0.010%	22.60x
1746	Facey	44	0.010%	4.81x
1747	Furber	44	0.010%	3.66x
1748	Hand	44	0.010%	0.78x
1749	Kington	44	0.010%	8.57x
1750	Lynham	44	0.010%	15.92x
1751	Northcott	44	0.010%	2.06x
1752	Pym	44	0.010%	3.77x
1753	Rowden	44	0.010%	3.90x
1754	Savery	44	0.010%	5.90x
1755	Sherring	44	0.010%	7.68x
1756	Sly	44	0.010%	2.47x
1757	Valentine	44	0.010%	0.73x
1758	Woodley	44	0.010%	1.05x
1759	Workman	44	0.010%	1.42x
1760	Yeeles	44	0.010%	33.77x
1761	Allard	43	0.010%	2.60x
1762	Alway	43	0.010%	7.96x
1763	Bedford	43	0.010%	0.39x
1764	Biddlecombe	43	0.010%	5.31x
1765	Bolton	43	0.010%	0.21x
1766	Bulgin	43	0.010%	15.39x
1767	Culling	43	0.010%	5.62x
1768	Elson	43	0.010%	1.46x
1769	Gerrard	43	0.010%	0.72x
1770	Haddon	43	0.010%	1.37x
1771	Harrold	43	0.010%	2.03x
1772	Hartree	43	0.010%	33.40x
1773	Hewish	43	0.010%	11.32x
1774	Hollard	43	0.010%	41.51x
1775	Jesty	43	0.010%	17.90x
1776	Keats	43	0.010%	4.17x
1777	Keirle	43	0.010%	39.69x
1778	Kew	43	0.010%	3.12x
1779	Kirby	43	0.010%	0.24x
1780	Lacy	43	0.010%	1.40x
1781	Large	43	0.010%	0.89x
1782	Linton	43	0.010%	1.11x
1783	Low	43	0.010%	0.43x
1784	Marley	43	0.010%	1.58x
1785	Morton	43	0.010%	0.17x
1786	Nethercott	43	0.010%	9.96x
1787	Rapson	43	0.010%	4.38x
1788	Rattle	43	0.010%	13.29x
1789	Thayer	43	0.010%	14.97x
1790	Walden	43	0.010%	1.25x
1791	Wallbridge	43	0.010%	10.61x
1792	Whitelock	43	0.010%	3.18x
1793	Arscott	42	0.010%	4.34x
1794	Barnet	42	0.010%	1.86x
1795	Cannings	42	0.010%	5.67x
1796	Chinn	42	0.010%	2.63x
1797	Croft	42	0.010%	0.38x
1798	Gingell	42	0.010%	3.06x
1799	Hain	42	0.010%	6.43x
1800	Hazzard	42	0.010%	7.89x