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 Babb, with 110 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
801	Babb	110	0.020%	8.62x
802	Brain	110	0.020%	2.18x
803	Gardener	110	0.020%	1.30x
804	Greenland	110	0.020%	7.43x
805	Parish	110	0.020%	1.52x
806	Stallard	110	0.020%	5.30x
807	Trenchard	110	0.020%	21.62x
808	Wake	110	0.020%	2.91x
809	Anderson	109	0.020%	0.12x
810	Beaton	109	0.020%	2.02x
811	Bevan	109	0.020%	0.95x
812	Brunt	109	0.020%	3.36x
813	Burford	109	0.020%	4.15x
814	Callow	109	0.020%	3.74x
815	Cann	109	0.020%	2.50x
816	Guy	109	0.020%	1.06x
817	Haskins	109	0.020%	8.26x
818	Lake	109	0.020%	1.05x
819	Sainsbury	109	0.020%	4.47x
820	Starr	109	0.020%	4.71x
821	Thyer	109	0.020%	28.80x
822	Vining	109	0.020%	22.47x
823	Badcock	108	0.020%	4.01x
824	Locke	108	0.020%	2.56x
825	Singleton	108	0.020%	1.16x
826	Stott	108	0.020%	0.74x
827	Wilmot	108	0.020%	3.44x
828	Ames	107	0.020%	3.30x
829	Cattle	107	0.020%	9.16x
830	Chinnock	107	0.020%	29.37x
831	Lamb	107	0.020%	0.43x
832	Mundy	107	0.020%	3.07x
833	Ostler	107	0.020%	10.75x
834	Redman	107	0.020%	1.73x
835	Stradling	107	0.020%	17.89x
836	Weare	107	0.020%	13.08x
837	Wescombe	107	0.020%	39.39x
838	Wride	107	0.020%	21.77x
839	Balch	106	0.020%	17.91x
840	Cannon	106	0.020%	1.25x
841	Chislett	106	0.020%	20.40x
842	Clare	106	0.020%	1.56x
843	Dimond	106	0.020%	7.72x
844	Fricker	106	0.020%	6.79x
845	Goldsworthy	106	0.020%	5.47x
846	Hine	106	0.020%	2.85x
847	Holder	106	0.020%	1.68x
848	Rugg	106	0.020%	11.64x
849	Staples	106	0.020%	2.36x
850	Tapp	106	0.020%	5.25x
851	Barry	105	0.020%	1.23x
852	Brookman	105	0.020%	9.04x
853	Challenger	105	0.020%	11.20x
854	Dennis	105	0.020%	0.75x
855	Drake	105	0.020%	0.77x
856	Hilborne	105	0.020%	54.37x
857	Isaacs	105	0.020%	2.59x
858	Jeans	105	0.020%	6.64x
859	Kiddle	105	0.020%	10.32x
860	Plumley	105	0.020%	15.59x
861	Ryall	105	0.020%	6.61x
862	Steeds	105	0.020%	35.76x
863	Chedzoy	104	0.020%	54.74x
864	Holly	104	0.020%	8.83x
865	Philips	104	0.020%	1.19x
866	Storey	104	0.020%	0.87x
867	Street	104	0.020%	0.95x
868	Whatley	104	0.020%	5.72x
869	Wheadon	104	0.020%	21.65x
870	Lodge	103	0.020%	1.20x
871	Pow	103	0.020%	9.34x
872	Raison	103	0.020%	16.12x
873	Wade	103	0.020%	0.55x
874	Bessant	102	0.020%	10.84x
875	Farr	102	0.020%	1.46x
876	Genge	102	0.020%	22.96x
877	Gibson	102	0.020%	0.18x
878	Herbert	102	0.020%	0.58x
879	Neale	102	0.020%	0.91x
880	Pillinger	102	0.020%	18.83x
881	Pittard	102	0.020%	25.78x
882	Salisbury	102	0.020%	2.18x
883	Warman	102	0.020%	4.63x
884	Cozens	101	0.020%	4.89x
885	Dabinett	101	0.020%	54.51x
886	Durman	101	0.020%	23.82x
887	Giblett	101	0.020%	25.13x
888	Major	101	0.020%	1.59x
889	Mansfield	101	0.020%	1.14x
890	Millett	101	0.020%	5.41x
891	Pester	101	0.020%	18.98x
892	Rowley	101	0.020%	0.82x
893	Sandy	101	0.020%	6.18x
894	Shellard	101	0.020%	13.51x
895	Simpson	101	0.020%	0.12x
896	Stenner	101	0.020%	24.65x
897	Yerbury	101	0.020%	29.11x
898	Bendall	100	0.020%	5.84x
899	Betty	100	0.020%	17.35x
900	Floyd	100	0.020%	2.24x