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 Bamsey, with 2 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
7301	Bamsey	2	0.000%	1.07x
7302	Bandy	2	0.000%	0.31x
7303	Banning	2	0.000%	0.29x
7304	Banow	2	0.000%	10.63x
7305	Barett	2	0.000%	1.57x
7306	Barff	2	0.000%	1.11x
7307	Barington	2	0.000%	3.98x
7308	Barkla	2	0.000%	3.54x
7309	Barkley	2	0.000%	0.32x
7310	Barlett	2	0.000%	0.97x
7311	Baron	2	0.000%	0.04x
7312	Barrable	2	0.000%	2.20x
7313	Barritt	2	0.000%	0.16x
7314	Barrows	2	0.000%	0.17x
7315	Bartlem	2	0.000%	2.55x
7316	Bassey	2	0.000%	1.87x
7317	Bassil	2	0.000%	1.26x
7318	Batho	2	0.000%	0.41x
7319	Batts	2	0.000%	0.26x
7320	Bax	2	0.000%	0.34x
7321	Bay	2	0.000%	0.99x
7322	Baynham	2	0.000%	0.23x
7323	Bays	2	0.000%	0.36x
7324	Bazely	2	0.000%	1.96x
7325	Beacom	2	0.000%	9.11x
7326	Beane	2	0.000%	0.62x
7327	Beasant	2	0.000%	0.37x
7328	Beathe	2	0.000%	3.54x
7329	Becknell	2	0.000%	4.11x
7330	Becks	2	0.000%	1.42x
7331	Beedell	2	0.000%	0.75x
7332	Beek	2	0.000%	1.93x
7333	Bele	2	0.000%	2.20x
7334	Bellchambers	2	0.000%	1.00x
7335	Bellenger	2	0.000%	1.38x
7336	Bellett	2	0.000%	1.02x
7337	Belling	2	0.000%	0.94x
7338	Bellshaw	2	0.000%	3.86x
7339	Benfield	2	0.000%	0.15x
7340	Benge	2	0.000%	0.32x
7341	Bently	2	0.000%	0.16x
7342	Bergman	2	0.000%	1.18x
7343	Bernasconi	2	0.000%	2.71x
7344	Bestwick	2	0.000%	0.25x
7345	Betterton	2	0.000%	0.90x
7346	Bettington	2	0.000%	3.64x
7347	Bickerton	2	0.000%	0.10x
7348	Bigsby	2	0.000%	1.46x
7349	Birtwhistle	2	0.000%	0.38x
7350	Bitton	2	0.000%	1.07x
7351	Blaber	2	0.000%	0.45x
7352	Blackaller	2	0.000%	1.50x
7353	Blackford	2	0.000%	0.12x
7354	Blakiston	2	0.000%	1.48x
7355	Blann	2	0.000%	0.94x
7356	Blower	2	0.000%	0.07x
7357	Blythe	2	0.000%	0.06x
7358	Boffin	2	0.000%	0.75x
7359	Bogie	2	0.000%	0.31x
7360	Bohn	2	0.000%	1.07x
7361	Bolding	2	0.000%	0.62x
7362	Boll	2	0.000%	1.79x
7363	Bones	2	0.000%	0.14x
7364	Boothe	2	0.000%	0.96x
7365	Borrow	2	0.000%	0.46x
7366	Botham	2	0.000%	0.16x
7367	Bott	2	0.000%	0.05x
7368	Bough	2	0.000%	0.26x
7369	Bourke	2	0.000%	0.17x
7370	Bovell	2	0.000%	6.38x
7371	Bowie	2	0.000%	0.05x
7372	Bownes	2	0.000%	0.54x
7373	Boxhall	2	0.000%	1.27x
7374	Boyt	2	0.000%	0.47x
7375	Brabant	2	0.000%	1.72x
7376	Bradby	2	0.000%	1.52x
7377	Braddy	2	0.000%	0.92x
7378	Braden	2	0.000%	0.45x
7379	Braham	2	0.000%	0.31x
7380	Brandon	2	0.000%	0.08x
7381	Brandreth	2	0.000%	0.43x
7382	Brash	2	0.000%	0.24x
7383	Brassington	2	0.000%	0.11x
7384	Brayton	2	0.000%	1.36x
7385	Brealy	2	0.000%	1.27x
7386	Brendon	2	0.000%	1.13x
7387	Brickman	2	0.000%	2.83x
7388	Bridgwater	2	0.000%	0.22x
7389	Brimacombe	2	0.000%	0.63x
7390	Britain	2	0.000%	0.72x
7391	Broadbent	2	0.000%	0.02x
7392	Broadhead	2	0.000%	0.06x
7393	Brocklebank	2	0.000%	0.17x
7394	Bromwich	2	0.000%	0.19x
7395	Brothers	2	0.000%	0.22x
7396	Brownell	2	0.000%	1.00x
7397	Brunsden	2	0.000%	0.52x
7398	Bryden	2	0.000%	0.10x
7399	Budding	2	0.000%	0.73x
7400	Bulmer	2	0.000%	0.05x