1881 census place

Beerferris surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Beerferris, 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

75 surnames are listed for Beerferris, Devon, covering 549 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Doidge, with 35 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Beerferris

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	Doidge	35	2.95%	1032.45x
2	Daw	25	2.11%	304.51x
3	Brighton	22	1.86%	525.06x
4	Hutchings	21	1.77%	94.30x
5	Channon	19	1.60%	622.95x
6	Langman	19	1.60%	1055.56x
7	Creber	18	1.52%	1428.57x
8	Flood	18	1.52%	173.08x
9	German	17	1.43%	307.41x
10	Rich	17	1.43%	114.48x
11	Clatworthy	16	1.35%	546.08x
12	Friend	16	1.35%	119.14x
13	Hamley	14	1.18%	933.33x
14	Polkinghorne	14	1.18%	921.05x
15	Trevethan	14	1.18%	1443.30x
16	Willcocks	14	1.18%	285.71x
17	Fuge	13	1.10%	942.03x
18	Launder	11	0.930%	1264.37x
19	Wintle	11	0.930%	327.38x
20	Lay	10	0.840%	113.38x
21	Westlake	10	0.840%	116.55x
22	Cobbett	9	0.760%	391.30x
23	Craddick	8	0.680%	1860.47x
24	Guscott	8	0.680%	1176.47x
25	Hamlyn	8	0.680%	283.69x
26	Paynter	8	0.680%	240.96x
27	Lowton	7	0.590%	760.87x
28	Behenna	6	0.510%	1034.48x
29	Cudlip	6	0.510%	1276.60x
30	Hern	6	0.510%	276.50x
31	Jago	6	0.510%	132.16x
32	Redstone	6	0.510%	666.67x
33	Serle	6	0.510%	600.00x
34	Sherrell	6	0.510%	1176.47x
35	Tickle	6	0.510%	113.21x
36	Vivian	6	0.510%	109.09x
37	Denis	5	0.420%	694.44x
38	Wadge	5	0.420%	458.72x
39	Bickle	4	0.340%	158.73x
40	Cleave	4	0.340%	115.94x
41	Coram	4	0.340%	266.67x
42	Kelleway	4	0.340%	579.71x
43	Roseveare	4	0.340%	634.92x
44	Toll	4	0.340%	191.39x
45	Tredinnick	4	0.340%	588.24x
46	Waycott	4	0.340%	869.57x
47	Bloye	3	0.250%	526.32x
48	Collicott	3	0.250%	612.24x
49	Gartrell	3	0.250%	508.47x
50	Greet	3	0.250%	168.54x
51	Hamling	3	0.250%	810.81x
52	Nute	3	0.250%	681.82x
53	Woolridge	3	0.250%	187.50x
54	Biscombe	2	0.170%	526.32x
55	Blowey	2	0.170%	645.16x
56	Brealey	2	0.170%	95.69x
57	Jary	2	0.170%	186.92x
58	Leamon	2	0.170%	476.19x
59	Prance	2	0.170%	229.89x
60	Spurrell	2	0.170%	188.68x
61	Woof	2	0.170%	104.71x
62	Bail	1	0.080%	142.86x
63	Balkwill	1	0.080%	96.15x
64	Boor	1	0.080%	103.09x
65	Both	1	0.080%	526.32x
66	Collacott	1	0.080%	140.85x
67	Matters	1	0.080%	204.08x
68	Nicholes	1	0.080%	100.00x
69	Palk	1	0.080%	63.29x
70	Soby	1	0.080%	212.77x
71	Stumbles	1	0.080%	294.12x
72	Tribble	1	0.080%	151.52x
73	Varcoe	1	0.080%	50.25x
74	Wisher	1	0.080%	277.78x
75	Withycombe	1	0.080%	161.29x