1881 census place

Axminster surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Axminster, Devon in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the district or town. Frequency and index show whether the surname was unusually common locally.

Place summary

185 surnames are listed for Axminster, Devon, covering 1,330 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Enticott, with 57 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Axminster

Small places can have high concentration scores even when the raw count is modest. The index column helps separate genuinely local surnames from names that simply appear in large numbers everywhere.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1	Enticott	57	2.00%	4871.79x
2	Hoare	36	1.26%	64.71x
3	Goddard	34	1.19%	29.66x
4	Newbery	32	1.12%	389.77x
5	Love	29	1.02%	42.91x
6	Endicott	26	0.910%	1011.67x
7	Hutchings	23	0.810%	42.92x
8	Loud	23	0.810%	888.03x
9	Wakley	23	0.810%	962.34x
10	Swain	22	0.770%	40.04x
11	Loveridge	21	0.740%	205.28x
12	Phippen	21	0.740%	594.90x
13	Pavey	20	0.700%	164.07x
14	Spiller	20	0.700%	123.38x
15	Henley	19	0.670%	87.16x
16	Jefford	18	0.630%	417.63x
17	Moulding	17	0.600%	247.81x
18	Manfield	16	0.560%	382.78x
19	Chapple	15	0.530%	77.56x
20	Chick	15	0.530%	95.91x
21	Hitchcock	15	0.530%	45.61x
22	Pidgeon	15	0.530%	158.23x
23	Down	14	0.490%	40.90x
24	Gage	14	0.490%	87.34x
25	Heal	14	0.490%	92.29x
26	Lumbard	14	0.490%	1076.92x
27	Rendell	14	0.490%	117.35x
28	Seward	14	0.490%	89.40x
29	Silk	14	0.490%	99.79x
30	Broom	13	0.460%	36.98x
31	Cawley	13	0.460%	86.09x
32	Vivian	13	0.460%	98.34x
33	Peach	12	0.420%	38.92x
34	Rockett	12	0.420%	245.90x
35	Trivett	12	0.420%	353.98x
36	Veryard	12	0.420%	1237.11x
37	Goldsworthy	11	0.390%	93.62x
38	Thatcher	11	0.390%	41.98x
39	Batstone	10	0.350%	411.52x
40	Dimond	10	0.350%	120.19x
41	Forsey	10	0.350%	326.80x
42	Gribble	10	0.350%	97.47x
43	Hodder	10	0.350%	71.68x
44	Macer	10	0.350%	400.00x
45	Pearse	10	0.350%	32.97x
46	Tytherleigh	10	0.350%	826.45x
47	Bridle	9	0.320%	72.93x
48	Bussell	9	0.320%	142.63x
49	Chaffey	9	0.320%	197.37x
50	Forward	9	0.320%	112.64x
51	Gapper	9	0.320%	414.75x
52	Gerrish	9	0.320%	147.54x
53	Hallott	9	0.320%	1216.22x
54	Hayman	9	0.320%	41.40x
55	Hellier	9	0.320%	80.79x
56	Loveless	9	0.320%	151.52x
57	Ebdon	8	0.280%	258.06x
58	Froom	8	0.280%	293.04x
59	Gillingham	8	0.280%	62.65x
60	Marley	8	0.280%	48.34x
61	Matthew	8	0.280%	37.17x
62	Mayne	8	0.280%	47.45x
63	Newberry	8	0.280%	68.43x
64	Perham	8	0.280%	303.03x
65	Restorick	8	0.280%	1052.63x
66	Sansom	8	0.280%	41.60x
67	Templeman	8	0.280%	72.66x
68	Badcock	7	0.250%	42.84x
69	Bowdidge	7	0.250%	714.29x
70	Bucknall	7	0.250%	93.46x
71	Cloud	7	0.250%	476.19x
72	Gush	7	0.250%	397.73x
73	Perryman	7	0.250%	68.09x
74	Rowden	7	0.250%	102.34x
75	Ryall	7	0.250%	72.69x
76	Salway	7	0.250%	154.53x
77	Trim	7	0.250%	81.87x
78	Beviss	6	0.210%	1224.49x
79	Clist	6	0.210%	248.96x
80	Gigg	6	0.210%	192.31x
81	Halse	6	0.210%	140.85x
82	Lanning	6	0.210%	163.93x
83	Loring	6	0.210%	392.16x
84	Powley	6	0.210%	67.87x
85	Rapson	6	0.210%	100.84x
86	Rowles	6	0.210%	47.69x
87	Sanger	6	0.210%	79.26x
88	Segar	6	0.210%	310.88x
89	Catford	5	0.180%	409.84x
90	Copp	5	0.180%	54.95x
91	Denne	5	0.180%	131.23x
92	Guppy	5	0.180%	66.40x
93	Jeans	5	0.180%	52.14x
94	Larcombe	5	0.180%	55.93x
95	Stilwell	5	0.180%	120.48x
96	Tapscott	5	0.180%	239.23x
97	Trenchard	5	0.180%	162.34x
98	Bashford	4	0.140%	42.15x
99	Champ	4	0.140%	67.23x
100	Churchward	4	0.140%	104.44x