1881 census place

Buckfastleigh surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Buckfastleigh, 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

157 surnames are listed for Buckfastleigh, Devon, covering 1,496 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Churchward, with 59 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Buckfastleigh

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	Churchward	59	2.10%	1564.99x
2	Furneaux	55	1.96%	1474.53x
3	Willcocks	50	1.78%	431.03x
4	Hoare	44	1.57%	80.35x
5	Arscott	43	1.53%	743.94x
6	Easterbrook	41	1.46%	513.78x
7	Hayman	40	1.43%	186.92x
8	Chaffe	39	1.39%	1911.76x
9	Petherbridge	38	1.35%	1169.23x
10	Chaff	34	1.21%	5483.87x
11	Abbott	30	1.07%	24.24x
12	Lidstone	30	1.07%	795.76x
13	Browning	29	1.03%	50.78x
14	Pearse	29	1.03%	97.15x
15	Hansford	27	0.960%	194.95x
16	Gidley	26	0.930%	530.61x
17	Stancombe	25	0.890%	1225.49x
18	Weeks	24	0.860%	39.95x
19	Head	23	0.820%	33.68x
20	Roper	23	0.820%	39.38x
21	Hamlyn	22	0.780%	329.84x
22	Petherick	22	0.780%	462.18x
23	Tolchard	20	0.710%	2040.82x
24	Callard	19	0.680%	367.50x
25	Hannaford	18	0.640%	139.10x
26	Wakeham	17	0.610%	159.92x
27	Knott	16	0.570%	28.76x
28	Gilpin	15	0.530%	183.60x
29	Maunder	15	0.530%	118.48x
30	Shute	15	0.530%	133.21x
31	Symons	14	0.500%	36.30x
32	Thorn	14	0.500%	33.39x
33	Butchers	13	0.460%	448.28x
34	Luckraft	13	0.460%	1688.31x
35	Eden	12	0.430%	42.11x
36	Hendy	12	0.430%	84.81x
37	Honeywill	12	0.430%	677.97x
38	Dilling	11	0.390%	924.37x
39	Full	11	0.390%	500.00x
40	Northcott	11	0.390%	86.48x
41	Oxenham	11	0.390%	251.72x
42	Woodley	11	0.390%	43.98x
43	Bragg	10	0.360%	43.55x
44	Leaman	10	0.360%	166.39x
45	Michelmore	10	0.360%	552.49x
46	Mugford	10	0.360%	201.21x
47	Sleep	10	0.360%	190.11x
48	Trist	10	0.360%	446.43x
49	Barns	9	0.320%	49.72x
50	Barter	9	0.320%	58.48x
51	Border	9	0.320%	378.15x
52	Honeywell	9	0.320%	548.78x
53	Munford	9	0.320%	218.45x
54	Smallridge	9	0.320%	548.78x
55	Binmore	8	0.290%	941.18x
56	Facey	8	0.290%	146.79x
57	Jefferys	8	0.290%	151.23x
58	Tope	8	0.290%	357.14x
59	Bartle	7	0.250%	42.35x
60	Bowerman	7	0.250%	84.44x
61	Smerdon	7	0.250%	159.82x
62	Tamblyn	7	0.250%	214.07x
63	Tape	7	0.250%	614.04x
64	Boynes	6	0.210%	483.87x
65	Hollick	6	0.210%	108.50x
66	Layman	6	0.210%	526.32x
67	Millman	6	0.210%	77.82x
68	Pine	6	0.210%	71.77x
69	Skewes	6	0.210%	275.23x
70	Stidston	6	0.210%	1034.48x
71	Waye	6	0.210%	714.29x
72	Butland	5	0.180%	159.24x
73	Caseley	5	0.180%	217.39x
74	Chegwidden	5	0.180%	219.30x
75	Dower	5	0.180%	144.09x
76	Joint	5	0.180%	256.41x
77	Knowling	5	0.180%	446.43x
78	Lowndes	5	0.180%	52.97x
79	Lyndon	5	0.180%	180.51x
80	Nance	5	0.180%	215.52x
81	Polkinghorn	5	0.180%	359.71x
82	Reston	5	0.180%	267.38x
83	Torrington	5	0.180%	320.51x
84	Trebilcock	5	0.180%	118.20x
85	Waycott	5	0.180%	458.72x
86	Winsor	5	0.180%	59.31x
87	Woolaway	5	0.180%	793.65x
88	Barnicoat	4	0.140%	202.02x
89	Bastow	4	0.140%	43.15x
90	Bickle	4	0.140%	67.11x
91	Bovey	4	0.140%	120.85x
92	Cruse	4	0.140%	49.26x
93	Foss	4	0.140%	72.73x
94	Grigson	4	0.140%	338.98x
95	Loram	4	0.140%	211.64x
96	Palk	4	0.140%	106.95x
97	Rodda	4	0.140%	56.66x
98	Wreford	4	0.140%	99.75x
99	Youlden	4	0.140%	227.27x
100	Bulley	3	0.110%	45.39x