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 Blannin, with 17 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
3101	Blannin	17	0.000%	26.41x
3102	Boddy	17	0.000%	0.65x
3103	Bosanquet	17	0.000%	6.81x
3104	Boyle	17	0.000%	0.14x
3105	Brackstone	17	0.000%	6.45x
3106	Bussey	17	0.000%	1.07x
3107	Capell	17	0.000%	2.41x
3108	Carwardine	17	0.000%	4.57x
3109	Christopher	17	0.000%	0.61x
3110	Clarkson	17	0.000%	0.14x
3111	Cleave	17	0.000%	1.24x
3112	Cleaver	17	0.000%	0.43x
3113	Cohen	17	0.000%	0.23x
3114	Craft	17	0.000%	1.64x
3115	Croad	17	0.000%	4.04x
3116	Cullum	17	0.000%	0.92x
3117	Dagg	17	0.000%	2.96x
3118	Dingle	17	0.000%	0.83x
3119	Dollin	17	0.000%	8.08x
3120	Dudbridge	17	0.000%	15.47x
3121	Duffett	17	0.000%	3.52x
3122	Dungey	17	0.000%	3.07x
3123	Dunsford	17	0.000%	2.42x
3124	Edghill	17	0.000%	12.59x
3125	Edworthy	17	0.000%	3.65x
3126	Faithfull	17	0.000%	2.67x
3127	Farrance	17	0.000%	4.30x
3128	Farwell	17	0.000%	3.94x
3129	Fenton	17	0.000%	0.18x
3130	Fouracres	17	0.000%	13.05x
3131	Freke	17	0.000%	13.05x
3132	Gair	17	0.000%	1.37x
3133	Gates	17	0.000%	0.23x
3134	Gillham	17	0.000%	1.34x
3135	Glyde	17	0.000%	4.75x
3136	Gorman	17	0.000%	0.30x
3137	Gullis	17	0.000%	17.46x
3138	Hamblyn	17	0.000%	12.44x
3139	Headley	17	0.000%	1.34x
3140	Hiett	17	0.000%	7.63x
3141	Hinder	17	0.000%	3.19x
3142	Hobson	17	0.000%	0.14x
3143	Hyson	17	0.000%	8.46x
3144	Kembery	17	0.000%	24.61x
3145	Kidd	17	0.000%	0.18x
3146	Laney	17	0.000%	4.63x
3147	Lawton	17	0.000%	0.14x
3148	Liles	17	0.000%	4.02x
3149	Livings	17	0.000%	3.97x
3150	Lockett	17	0.000%	0.50x
3151	Loxley	17	0.000%	1.96x
3152	Luckman	17	0.000%	2.49x
3153	Maby	17	0.000%	7.47x
3154	Machin	17	0.000%	0.36x
3155	Mager	17	0.000%	3.52x
3156	Meares	17	0.000%	8.46x
3157	Michell	17	0.000%	0.76x
3158	Milbourne	17	0.000%	3.81x
3159	Minson	17	0.000%	16.92x
3160	Mock	17	0.000%	3.27x
3161	Morres	17	0.000%	13.54x
3162	Multon	17	0.000%	21.66x
3163	Myers	17	0.000%	0.14x
3164	Nokes	17	0.000%	1.62x
3165	Norville	17	0.000%	24.61x
3166	Patfield	17	0.000%	9.33x
3167	Pattison	17	0.000%	0.23x
3168	Peppard	17	0.000%	27.08x
3169	Philpot	17	0.000%	0.54x
3170	Place	17	0.000%	0.69x
3171	Pollett	17	0.000%	3.57x
3172	Poolman	17	0.000%	5.23x
3173	Rock	17	0.000%	0.64x
3174	Rollings	17	0.000%	1.17x
3175	Roskilly	17	0.000%	5.28x
3176	Senior	17	0.000%	0.16x
3177	Smallbone	17	0.000%	2.61x
3178	Starke	17	0.000%	4.26x
3179	Stevenson	17	0.000%	0.05x
3180	Strang	17	0.000%	0.81x
3181	Stranger	17	0.000%	4.73x
3182	Sturge	17	0.000%	4.46x
3183	Sulley	17	0.000%	4.09x
3184	Sumption	17	0.000%	14.44x
3185	Symmons	17	0.000%	3.57x
3186	Taverner	17	0.000%	1.99x
3187	Tombs	17	0.000%	0.72x
3188	Vizard	17	0.000%	3.81x
3189	Voules	17	0.000%	15.93x
3190	Whyatt	17	0.000%	1.45x
3191	Wickenden	17	0.000%	1.60x
3192	Woolridge	17	0.000%	2.67x
3193	Wren	17	0.000%	0.33x
3194	Addison	16	0.000%	0.25x
3195	Allward	16	0.000%	16.18x
3196	Appleton	16	0.000%	0.22x
3197	Badger	16	0.000%	0.59x
3198	Bealey	16	0.000%	3.79x
3199	Beament	16	0.000%	8.22x
3200	Bear	16	0.000%	1.28x