1881 census place

Broadwoodwidger surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Broadwoodwidger, 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

45 surnames are listed for Broadwoodwidger, Devon, covering 273 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Rich, with 23 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Broadwoodwidger

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	Rich	23	3.33%	265.90x
2	Doidge	16	2.32%	812.18x
3	Littlejohns	15	2.17%	1388.89x
4	Down	14	2.03%	168.88x
5	Brimacombe	13	1.88%	2765.96x
6	Bickle	11	1.59%	748.30x
7	Shopland	11	1.59%	1325.30x
8	Smale	11	1.59%	241.76x
9	Wivell	11	1.59%	4782.61x
10	Worden	11	1.59%	564.10x
11	Jackman	10	1.45%	156.01x
12	Metters	9	1.30%	1956.52x
13	Beare	7	1.01%	551.18x
14	Northcott	7	1.01%	223.64x
15	Balsdon	6	0.870%	983.61x
16	Dufty	6	0.870%	1250.00x
17	Gerry	6	0.870%	454.55x
18	Jorden	6	0.870%	566.04x
19	Northey	6	0.870%	361.45x
20	Pethick	6	0.870%	612.24x
21	Sluman	6	0.870%	2857.14x
22	Blagden	5	0.720%	769.23x
23	Edgcumbe	5	0.720%	2941.18x
24	Oag	5	0.720%	1063.83x
25	Rockey	5	0.720%	1388.89x
26	Venton	5	0.720%	769.23x
27	Hamley	4	0.580%	454.55x
28	Jope	4	0.580%	909.09x
29	Metherell	4	0.580%	677.97x
30	Ellacott	3	0.430%	483.87x
31	Ingerson	3	0.430%	1578.95x
32	Raymont	3	0.430%	566.04x
33	Faire	2	0.290%	1538.46x
34	Helson	2	0.290%	689.66x
35	Macbeth	2	0.290%	312.50x
36	Abott	1	0.140%	476.19x
37	Balson	1	0.140%	208.33x
38	Courtice	1	0.140%	416.67x
39	Curtice	1	0.140%	204.08x
40	Evely	1	0.140%	476.19x
41	Hawkens	1	0.140%	2000.00x
42	Hockaday	1	0.140%	113.64x
43	Lugger	1	0.140%	769.23x
44	Took	1	0.140%	106.38x
45	Wonnacott	1	0.140%	108.70x