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 Dredge, with 127 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
701	Dredge	127	0.030%	10.41x
702	Gore	127	0.030%	2.39x
703	Hutton	127	0.030%	0.90x
704	Sandford	127	0.030%	3.79x
705	Sargent	127	0.030%	1.75x
706	Trim	127	0.030%	9.01x
707	Carver	126	0.030%	2.96x
708	Coate	126	0.030%	32.10x
709	Gallop	126	0.030%	8.41x
710	Oliver	126	0.030%	0.38x
711	Speed	126	0.030%	3.34x
712	Viner	126	0.030%	8.25x
713	Card	125	0.030%	4.53x
714	Chubb	125	0.030%	4.79x
715	Duck	125	0.030%	4.95x
716	Hoddinott	125	0.030%	19.70x
717	Shorney	125	0.030%	41.68x
718	Southwood	125	0.030%	9.15x
719	Wilmott	125	0.030%	7.84x
720	Bullock	124	0.030%	0.81x
721	Cottrell	124	0.030%	2.96x
722	Griffith	124	0.030%	0.81x
723	Spearing	124	0.030%	13.73x
724	Barker	123	0.030%	0.20x
725	Bridge	123	0.030%	1.29x
726	Date	123	0.030%	18.22x
727	Freeman	123	0.030%	0.41x
728	Holcombe	123	0.030%	16.85x
729	Jeanes	123	0.030%	16.02x
730	Lukins	123	0.030%	44.01x
731	Nurse	123	0.030%	5.38x
732	Pattemore	123	0.030%	62.17x
733	Stickland	123	0.030%	6.35x
734	Barrington	122	0.030%	7.98x
735	Bowditch	122	0.030%	10.42x
736	Goodman	122	0.030%	0.89x
737	Symons	122	0.030%	1.89x
738	Whitehead	122	0.030%	0.38x
739	Franklin	121	0.030%	0.77x
740	Glass	121	0.030%	2.49x
741	Janes	121	0.030%	4.01x
742	Pratten	121	0.030%	23.86x
743	Tudball	121	0.030%	38.73x
744	York	121	0.030%	1.95x
745	Buck	120	0.030%	1.19x
746	Gillingham	120	0.030%	5.70x
747	Lansdown	120	0.030%	13.65x
748	Moss	120	0.030%	0.41x
749	Roe	120	0.030%	1.31x
750	Atherton	119	0.030%	1.41x
751	Bagg	119	0.030%	14.49x
752	Boobyer	119	0.030%	35.09x
753	Difford	119	0.030%	48.58x
754	Hawkings	119	0.030%	13.70x
755	Pitt	119	0.030%	1.18x
756	Ridler	119	0.030%	10.19x
757	Bawden	118	0.030%	5.01x
758	Rowswell	118	0.030%	43.69x
759	Wensley	118	0.030%	14.05x
760	Chaplin	117	0.020%	1.73x
761	Cuff	117	0.020%	6.38x
762	Darch	117	0.020%	13.50x
763	Jewell	117	0.020%	2.37x
764	Lyons	117	0.020%	1.12x
765	Routley	117	0.020%	19.98x
766	Welsh	117	0.020%	0.63x
767	Axe	116	0.020%	23.53x
768	Fussell	116	0.020%	13.19x
769	Prior	116	0.020%	1.07x
770	Bolwell	115	0.020%	16.57x
771	Bradford	115	0.020%	1.25x
772	Compton	115	0.020%	2.54x
773	Crabb	115	0.020%	2.36x
774	Pipe	115	0.020%	5.51x
775	Clifford	114	0.020%	1.18x
776	Franks	114	0.020%	1.94x
777	Holt	114	0.020%	0.36x
778	Latchem	114	0.020%	53.00x
779	Snow	114	0.020%	1.79x
780	Bicknell	113	0.020%	6.03x
781	Hedges	113	0.020%	2.10x
782	Ireland	113	0.020%	1.04x
783	Kerslake	113	0.020%	7.20x
784	Lavis	113	0.020%	12.47x
785	Stark	113	0.020%	1.75x
786	Tidball	113	0.020%	29.50x
787	Upham	113	0.020%	18.27x
788	Peach	112	0.020%	2.20x
789	Shopland	112	0.020%	19.81x
790	Willey	112	0.020%	2.64x
791	Wines	112	0.020%	31.01x
792	Bosley	111	0.020%	10.06x
793	Budd	111	0.020%	1.86x
794	Croker	111	0.020%	7.91x
795	Hurd	111	0.020%	5.26x
796	Munckton	111	0.020%	43.64x
797	Player	111	0.020%	6.14x
798	Warner	111	0.020%	0.65x
799	Waygood	111	0.020%	29.21x
800	Yeandle	111	0.020%	41.83x