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 Churchill, with 281 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
301	Churchill	281	0.060%	5.04x
302	Criddle	280	0.060%	35.74x
303	Mason	280	0.060%	0.44x
304	Chappell	279	0.060%	3.52x
305	Fletcher	279	0.060%	0.52x
306	Griffiths	279	0.060%	0.36x
307	Jefferies	277	0.060%	5.32x
308	Burnett	276	0.060%	2.12x
309	Laver	275	0.060%	15.20x
310	Chidgey	274	0.060%	41.65x
311	Gunning	274	0.060%	15.96x
312	Ashford	273	0.060%	5.87x
313	Gooding	273	0.060%	6.86x
314	Denning	272	0.060%	15.08x
315	Hamblin	269	0.060%	12.64x
316	Morse	266	0.060%	6.16x
317	Atkins	265	0.060%	1.50x
318	Batten	264	0.060%	6.09x
319	Gibbons	264	0.060%	1.75x
320	Hitchcock	264	0.060%	4.87x
321	Filer	263	0.060%	27.06x
322	Holland	263	0.060%	0.79x
323	Thorn	263	0.060%	3.74x
324	Bray	262	0.060%	1.66x
325	Burrows	262	0.060%	1.27x
326	Stagg	262	0.060%	8.37x
327	Bown	261	0.060%	10.04x
328	Pearse	261	0.060%	5.22x
329	Walters	261	0.060%	1.16x
330	Lockyer	260	0.060%	7.23x
331	Pavey	260	0.060%	12.93x
332	Woodman	260	0.060%	5.01x
333	French	259	0.060%	1.13x
334	Jeffery	259	0.060%	2.54x
335	Gough	257	0.050%	1.86x
336	Selway	257	0.050%	20.41x
337	Shattock	257	0.050%	32.67x
338	Crossman	256	0.050%	16.52x
339	Field	256	0.050%	1.09x
340	Foot	255	0.050%	5.47x
341	Hoare	254	0.050%	2.77x
342	Clements	252	0.050%	1.62x
343	Pickford	252	0.050%	6.58x
344	Purnell	252	0.050%	10.22x
345	Walter	251	0.050%	3.48x
346	Westlake	251	0.050%	7.37x
347	Lloyd	250	0.050%	0.46x
348	Broom	248	0.050%	4.28x
349	Clapp	248	0.050%	14.18x
350	Clothier	247	0.050%	25.25x
351	Ash	246	0.050%	3.17x
352	Mathews	246	0.050%	1.42x
353	Tovey	245	0.050%	8.89x
354	Ellis	244	0.050%	0.36x
355	Gane	244	0.050%	18.32x
356	Brimble	243	0.050%	30.28x
357	Drew	243	0.050%	1.96x
358	Jacobs	243	0.050%	2.16x
359	Puddy	243	0.050%	44.47x
360	Skinner	243	0.050%	1.02x
361	Hawker	241	0.050%	6.69x
362	Owen	241	0.050%	0.43x
363	Spencer	241	0.050%	0.56x
364	Greedy	239	0.050%	43.87x
365	Hartnell	239	0.050%	21.29x
366	Thatcher	239	0.050%	5.53x
367	Banwell	238	0.050%	34.22x
368	Vile	237	0.050%	29.31x
369	Alford	236	0.050%	5.89x
370	Badman	234	0.050%	35.07x
371	Reeves	234	0.050%	1.21x
372	Chorley	232	0.050%	14.57x
373	Moody	232	0.050%	1.89x
374	Cooksley	231	0.050%	25.76x
375	Holbrook	231	0.050%	6.82x
376	Priddle	231	0.050%	29.96x
377	Tarr	231	0.050%	13.48x
378	Wallis	231	0.050%	1.45x
379	Osmond	230	0.050%	10.83x
380	Dodge	227	0.050%	12.30x
381	Ferris	227	0.050%	4.88x
382	Pollard	227	0.050%	1.32x
383	Salmon	227	0.050%	2.12x
384	Watkins	227	0.050%	0.80x
385	Hayman	226	0.050%	6.30x
386	Hoskins	226	0.050%	4.93x
387	Arnold	225	0.050%	0.89x
388	Brake	224	0.050%	19.68x
389	Case	224	0.050%	4.77x
390	Peters	224	0.050%	1.36x
391	Lye	223	0.050%	17.53x
392	Robinson	223	0.050%	0.15x
393	Barnett	222	0.050%	1.05x
394	Butcher	222	0.050%	1.12x
395	Lintern	222	0.050%	30.74x
396	Wookey	222	0.050%	31.42x
397	Mullins	221	0.050%	4.91x
398	Burton	220	0.050%	0.55x
399	Farthing	220	0.050%	8.88x
400	Beacham	219	0.050%	16.68x