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 Harrill, with 21 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
2801	Harrill	21	0.000%	35.22x
2802	Harry	21	0.000%	0.62x
2803	Hawes	21	0.000%	0.36x
2804	Headington	21	0.000%	6.69x
2805	Henson	21	0.000%	0.38x
2806	Hillyer	21	0.000%	1.55x
2807	Hix	21	0.000%	12.38x
2808	Hyden	21	0.000%	8.98x
2809	Ingle	21	0.000%	1.09x
2810	Kerswell	21	0.000%	3.73x
2811	Kynaston	21	0.000%	2.37x
2812	Laverton	21	0.000%	11.05x
2813	Lodder	21	0.000%	5.53x
2814	Loder	21	0.000%	2.41x
2815	Mattravers	21	0.000%	63.71x
2816	Medway	21	0.000%	4.50x
2817	Meecham	21	0.000%	6.65x
2818	Missen	21	0.000%	5.57x
2819	Moles	21	0.000%	2.33x
2820	Murrow	21	0.000%	10.45x
2821	Oates	21	0.000%	0.29x
2822	Plaister	21	0.000%	9.04x
2823	Ponter	21	0.000%	12.50x
2824	Power	21	0.000%	0.33x
2825	Prentice	21	0.000%	0.38x
2826	Shaddick	21	0.000%	4.58x
2827	Shaddock	21	0.000%	8.36x
2828	Sherman	21	0.000%	0.79x
2829	Slee	21	0.000%	1.14x
2830	Southcott	21	0.000%	2.59x
2831	Standfield	21	0.000%	7.47x
2832	Stringer	21	0.000%	0.22x
2833	Stringfellow	21	0.000%	1.71x
2834	Swatridge	21	0.000%	16.72x
2835	Sweatman	21	0.000%	3.97x
2836	Thorley	21	0.000%	0.69x
2837	Tippett	21	0.000%	1.27x
2838	Travis	21	0.000%	0.38x
2839	Tutt	21	0.000%	1.55x
2840	Weekes	21	0.000%	1.76x
2841	Welman	21	0.000%	13.93x
2842	Wilde	21	0.000%	0.31x
2843	William	21	0.000%	0.52x
2844	Woodall	21	0.000%	0.56x
2845	Abbot	20	0.000%	0.90x
2846	Ascott	20	0.000%	6.15x
2847	Avon	20	0.000%	13.27x
2848	Balman	20	0.000%	10.89x
2849	Bambury	20	0.000%	6.01x
2850	Barnfield	20	0.000%	1.73x
2851	Bartin	20	0.000%	13.70x
2852	Beazer	20	0.000%	9.80x
2853	Beckett	20	0.000%	0.21x
2854	Briffett	20	0.000%	22.35x
2855	Buckler	20	0.000%	1.33x
2856	Bullin	20	0.000%	5.40x
2857	Bult	20	0.000%	18.20x
2858	Cadby	20	0.000%	6.37x
2859	Chalk	20	0.000%	0.64x
2860	Charley	20	0.000%	4.23x
2861	Chiplin	20	0.000%	41.09x
2862	Cookson	20	0.000%	0.36x
2863	Cork	20	0.000%	0.57x
2864	Cull	20	0.000%	0.85x
2865	Densham	20	0.000%	3.66x
2866	Dodimead	20	0.000%	22.35x
2867	Douglas	20	0.000%	0.09x
2868	Downes	20	0.000%	0.34x
2869	Durnford	20	0.000%	3.93x
2870	Emm	20	0.000%	5.84x
2871	Fishlock	20	0.000%	2.84x
2872	Forster	20	0.000%	0.13x
2873	Galsworthy	20	0.000%	5.47x
2874	Garlick	20	0.000%	0.48x
2875	Goldie	20	0.000%	0.68x
2876	Gribble	20	0.000%	1.18x
2877	Guard	20	0.000%	3.22x
2878	Hearle	20	0.000%	5.95x
2879	Herford	20	0.000%	10.70x
2880	Heritage	20	0.000%	1.14x
2881	Hexter	20	0.000%	10.70x
2882	Hollings	20	0.000%	1.13x
2883	Hosier	20	0.000%	3.20x
2884	Houghton	20	0.000%	0.12x
2885	Hughs	20	0.000%	1.17x
2886	Humphris	20	0.000%	1.76x
2887	Hutson	20	0.000%	1.08x
2888	Hyett	20	0.000%	1.95x
2889	Keevill	20	0.000%	23.16x
2890	Kempton	20	0.000%	1.48x
2891	Keniston	20	0.000%	16.99x
2892	Lindsay	20	0.000%	0.13x
2893	London	20	0.000%	0.85x
2894	Massey	20	0.000%	0.17x
2895	Matcham	20	0.000%	3.61x
2896	Mayled	20	0.000%	27.69x
2897	Paske	20	0.000%	13.55x
2898	Plumer	20	0.000%	5.82x
2899	Pothecary	20	0.000%	5.47x
2900	Potts	20	0.000%	0.13x