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 Athay, with 33 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
2101	Athay	33	0.010%	50.05x
2102	Attwell	33	0.010%	3.18x
2103	Back	33	0.010%	1.31x
2104	Bassett	33	0.010%	0.45x
2105	Batstone	33	0.010%	8.24x
2106	Bealing	33	0.010%	10.78x
2107	Bick	33	0.010%	4.03x
2108	Bigwood	33	0.010%	4.81x
2109	Bruton	33	0.010%	2.08x
2110	Bugler	33	0.010%	6.55x
2111	Davie	33	0.010%	0.76x
2112	Denner	33	0.010%	8.11x
2113	Donovan	33	0.010%	0.44x
2114	Doughty	33	0.010%	0.55x
2115	Dowell	33	0.010%	1.40x
2116	Eacott	33	0.010%	6.55x
2117	Foyle	33	0.010%	3.55x
2118	Gamblin	33	0.010%	5.42x
2119	Goding	33	0.010%	15.12x
2120	Haimes	33	0.010%	12.29x
2121	Heaven	33	0.010%	3.23x
2122	Holden	33	0.010%	0.13x
2123	Hope	33	0.010%	0.21x
2124	Lugg	33	0.010%	2.35x
2125	Mortimore	33	0.010%	1.86x
2126	Musgrove	33	0.010%	1.45x
2127	New	33	0.010%	0.80x
2128	Newcombe	33	0.010%	1.00x
2129	Niblett	33	0.010%	2.36x
2130	Nurcombe	33	0.010%	32.34x
2131	Oakley	33	0.010%	0.33x
2132	Paradise	33	0.010%	10.95x
2133	Parnell	33	0.010%	0.73x
2134	Peirce	33	0.010%	2.08x
2135	Pippard	33	0.010%	27.66x
2136	Pullin	33	0.010%	1.98x
2137	Riden	33	0.010%	22.60x
2138	Samson	33	0.010%	0.98x
2139	Scammell	33	0.010%	2.60x
2140	Shackell	33	0.010%	9.42x
2141	Tate	33	0.010%	0.36x
2142	Thomson	33	0.010%	0.05x
2143	Trunks	33	0.010%	44.73x
2144	Wide	33	0.010%	16.29x
2145	Worgan	33	0.010%	8.76x
2146	Bendle	32	0.010%	6.31x
2147	Bickley	32	0.010%	1.64x
2148	Birt	32	0.010%	1.60x
2149	Boobier	32	0.010%	19.60x
2150	Bound	32	0.010%	3.76x
2151	Cains	32	0.010%	5.39x
2152	Chave	32	0.010%	9.22x
2153	Chown	32	0.010%	2.18x
2154	Cradock	32	0.010%	6.21x
2155	Derry	32	0.010%	1.54x
2156	Dufty	32	0.010%	9.84x
2157	Dunscombe	32	0.010%	8.71x
2158	Dykes	32	0.010%	0.99x
2159	Elmes	32	0.010%	2.97x
2160	Godden	32	0.010%	0.99x
2161	Goodenough	32	0.010%	2.37x
2162	Goulding	32	0.010%	0.70x
2163	Hearne	32	0.010%	2.03x
2164	Hepper	32	0.010%	9.10x
2165	Jukes	32	0.010%	1.13x
2166	Kettlety	32	0.010%	41.60x
2167	Kift	32	0.010%	13.77x
2168	Lawrance	32	0.010%	1.04x
2169	Ley	32	0.010%	1.56x
2170	Lott	32	0.010%	1.76x
2171	Lyall	32	0.010%	1.00x
2172	Marke	32	0.010%	23.70x
2173	Newick	32	0.010%	14.35x
2174	Parham	32	0.010%	4.50x
2175	Parks	32	0.010%	0.65x
2176	Pickard	32	0.010%	0.49x
2177	Preece	32	0.010%	0.42x
2178	Redding	32	0.010%	1.62x
2179	Rivers	32	0.010%	1.10x
2180	Saffin	32	0.010%	25.48x
2181	Sharpe	32	0.010%	0.23x
2182	Shean	32	0.010%	5.06x
2183	Southey	32	0.010%	3.59x
2184	Tame	32	0.010%	3.44x
2185	Thrasher	32	0.010%	11.85x
2186	Veryard	32	0.010%	19.99x
2187	Vivian	32	0.010%	1.47x
2188	Whitley	32	0.010%	0.83x
2189	Willcocks	32	0.010%	1.65x
2190	Witham	32	0.010%	1.70x
2191	Woodcock	32	0.010%	0.24x
2192	Woodham	32	0.010%	2.03x
2193	Acland	31	0.010%	10.79x
2194	Ballam	31	0.010%	6.56x
2195	Bass	31	0.010%	0.58x
2196	Bathe	31	0.010%	4.89x
2197	Biddiscombe	31	0.010%	18.12x
2198	Boyland	31	0.010%	7.39x
2199	Bryne	31	0.010%	4.17x
2200	Calway	31	0.010%	16.05x