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 Frampton, with 174 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
501	Frampton	174	0.040%	4.70x
502	Hook	174	0.040%	2.50x
503	Huish	174	0.040%	24.46x
504	Mogg	174	0.040%	15.72x
505	Napper	174	0.040%	12.01x
506	Blacker	173	0.040%	11.25x
507	Strong	173	0.040%	2.46x
508	Macey	172	0.040%	6.65x
509	Rowland	172	0.040%	1.29x
510	Bridges	171	0.040%	2.29x
511	Pugsley	171	0.040%	11.81x
512	Woodward	171	0.040%	0.74x
513	Collier	170	0.040%	1.08x
514	Leigh	170	0.040%	1.57x
515	Noble	170	0.040%	0.87x
516	Tutton	170	0.040%	18.80x
517	Fudge	169	0.040%	9.63x
518	Light	169	0.040%	3.90x
519	Reakes	169	0.040%	40.16x
520	Corp	168	0.040%	32.13x
521	Loxton	168	0.040%	29.15x
522	Tilley	168	0.040%	2.72x
523	Watson	168	0.040%	0.15x
524	Gifford	167	0.040%	4.08x
525	Singer	167	0.040%	8.83x
526	Collings	166	0.040%	2.97x
527	Duddridge	166	0.040%	38.58x
528	Johns	166	0.040%	1.37x
529	Spear	166	0.040%	7.50x
530	Bees	165	0.040%	22.26x
531	Brock	165	0.040%	3.02x
532	Goddard	165	0.040%	0.87x
533	Heath	165	0.040%	0.71x
534	Hillard	165	0.040%	23.46x
535	Hiscox	165	0.040%	19.25x
536	Swift	165	0.040%	1.14x
537	Beer	164	0.030%	2.18x
538	Box	164	0.030%	4.30x
539	Coward	164	0.030%	3.04x
540	Duckett	164	0.030%	5.47x
541	Glover	163	0.030%	0.81x
542	Harwood	163	0.030%	1.29x
543	Holloway	163	0.030%	1.13x
544	Milsom	163	0.030%	10.14x
545	Addicott	162	0.030%	24.98x
546	Curry	162	0.030%	2.41x
547	Feltham	162	0.030%	7.82x
548	Sharp	162	0.030%	0.41x
549	Passmore	161	0.030%	5.86x
550	Windsor	161	0.030%	4.11x
551	Ashley	160	0.030%	2.03x
552	Comer	160	0.030%	13.20x
553	Prince	160	0.030%	1.50x
554	Crane	159	0.030%	1.60x
555	Atwell	158	0.030%	15.87x
556	Escott	158	0.030%	12.04x
557	Gaylard	158	0.030%	41.75x
558	Nicholas	158	0.030%	1.72x
559	Fouracre	157	0.030%	32.89x
560	Prescott	157	0.030%	2.37x
561	Baily	156	0.030%	5.24x
562	Dowding	156	0.030%	7.76x
563	Tiley	156	0.030%	13.52x
564	Wise	156	0.030%	1.59x
565	Yard	156	0.030%	27.75x
566	Holley	155	0.030%	8.95x
567	Merrick	155	0.030%	4.44x
568	Oaten	155	0.030%	32.47x
569	Shire	155	0.030%	34.28x
570	Hazell	154	0.030%	4.21x
571	Holman	154	0.030%	2.31x
572	Leach	154	0.030%	0.79x
573	Farmer	153	0.030%	1.04x
574	Langley	153	0.030%	1.48x
575	Plummer	153	0.030%	2.44x
576	Boon	152	0.030%	3.45x
577	Bright	152	0.030%	1.60x
578	Gait	152	0.030%	33.85x
579	Crees	151	0.030%	21.00x
580	Culliford	151	0.030%	30.53x
581	Marchant	151	0.030%	2.07x
582	Redwood	151	0.030%	11.89x
583	Tuck	151	0.030%	2.50x
584	Barter	150	0.030%	5.82x
585	Holmes	150	0.030%	0.26x
586	Snell	150	0.030%	1.68x
587	Tottle	150	0.030%	31.63x
588	Ingram	149	0.030%	1.04x
589	Pullen	149	0.030%	2.41x
590	Richardson	149	0.030%	0.19x
591	Roper	149	0.030%	1.52x
592	Crew	148	0.030%	4.98x
593	Head	148	0.030%	1.29x
594	Kelly	148	0.030%	0.29x
595	Somers	148	0.030%	9.30x
596	Spratt	148	0.030%	5.66x
597	Biss	147	0.030%	20.40x
598	Gage	147	0.030%	5.56x
599	Govier	146	0.030%	15.87x
600	Grey	146	0.030%	1.43x