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 Longman, with 146 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
601	Longman	146	0.030%	6.14x
602	Britton	145	0.030%	1.74x
603	Clatworthy	145	0.030%	12.48x
604	Dawe	145	0.030%	3.54x
605	Hyde	145	0.030%	1.00x
606	Savage	145	0.030%	0.80x
607	Channing	144	0.030%	15.62x
608	Cock	144	0.030%	2.78x
609	Eames	144	0.030%	4.46x
610	Grabham	144	0.030%	24.59x
611	Morrish	144	0.030%	7.71x
612	Pole	144	0.030%	9.87x
613	Swain	144	0.030%	1.59x
614	Woods	144	0.030%	0.49x
615	Broad	143	0.030%	2.39x
616	Cridge	143	0.030%	30.98x
617	Follett	143	0.030%	13.26x
618	Legg	143	0.030%	1.84x
619	Pain	143	0.030%	3.38x
620	Tyler	143	0.030%	1.03x
621	Willmott	143	0.030%	4.85x
622	Culverwell	142	0.030%	18.27x
623	Harper	142	0.030%	0.47x
624	Randall	142	0.030%	0.96x
625	Eades	141	0.030%	5.85x
626	Keen	141	0.030%	1.50x
627	Owens	141	0.030%	0.60x
628	Popham	141	0.030%	13.01x
629	Porch	141	0.030%	33.76x
630	Pritchard	141	0.030%	0.56x
631	Say	141	0.030%	12.35x
632	Waterman	141	0.030%	3.86x
633	Counsell	140	0.030%	11.97x
634	Eastment	140	0.030%	30.43x
635	Hamlin	140	0.030%	10.22x
636	Merchant	140	0.030%	4.43x
637	Tout	140	0.030%	17.66x
638	Gamlin	139	0.030%	32.79x
639	Knowles	139	0.030%	0.55x
640	Pursey	139	0.030%	14.95x
641	Sydenham	139	0.030%	14.14x
642	Bellamy	138	0.030%	2.01x
643	Denman	138	0.030%	6.59x
644	Hussey	138	0.030%	2.91x
645	Kitch	138	0.030%	39.95x
646	Pool	138	0.030%	2.53x
647	Searle	138	0.030%	1.46x
648	Cary	137	0.030%	11.95x
649	Cave	137	0.030%	2.03x
650	Dinham	137	0.030%	27.35x
651	Gilbert	137	0.030%	0.51x
652	Pratt	137	0.030%	0.51x
653	Hodder	136	0.030%	5.91x
654	Palfrey	136	0.030%	8.94x
655	Phippen	136	0.030%	23.35x
656	Pyne	136	0.030%	7.62x
657	Baber	135	0.030%	14.00x
658	Binding	135	0.030%	36.74x
659	Binning	135	0.030%	20.33x
660	Godwin	135	0.030%	2.22x
661	Golledge	135	0.030%	28.75x
662	Haggett	135	0.030%	19.23x
663	Ridout	135	0.030%	8.08x
664	Sealy	135	0.030%	16.01x
665	Stride	135	0.030%	8.16x
666	Bragg	134	0.030%	3.48x
667	Vaughan	134	0.030%	0.84x
668	Brook	133	0.030%	0.73x
669	Urch	133	0.030%	33.61x
670	Foxwell	132	0.030%	15.95x
671	Hamilton	132	0.030%	0.37x
672	Lumber	132	0.030%	36.71x
673	Luxton	132	0.030%	6.34x
674	Russ	132	0.030%	10.40x
675	Bowerman	131	0.030%	9.43x
676	Chambers	131	0.030%	0.49x
677	Eason	131	0.030%	6.50x
678	Meaker	131	0.030%	32.72x
679	Nutt	131	0.030%	3.86x
680	Adlam	130	0.030%	10.71x
681	Alexander	130	0.030%	0.52x
682	Branch	130	0.030%	5.40x
683	Hembrow	130	0.030%	44.76x
684	Perrott	130	0.030%	8.04x
685	Stoodley	130	0.030%	22.08x
686	Veale	130	0.030%	6.41x
687	Grist	129	0.030%	5.67x
688	Horsey	129	0.030%	14.99x
689	Partridge	129	0.030%	1.05x
690	Warry	129	0.030%	24.74x
691	Amesbury	128	0.030%	43.83x
692	Barrow	128	0.030%	1.28x
693	Bindon	128	0.030%	27.17x
694	Helps	128	0.030%	14.10x
695	Seward	128	0.030%	4.96x
696	Western	128	0.030%	6.47x
697	Berryman	127	0.030%	4.86x
698	Caple	127	0.030%	23.38x
699	Crook	127	0.030%	0.94x
700	Dicks	127	0.030%	5.53x