1881 census place

Devonport surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Devonport, 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

866 surnames are listed for Devonport, Devon, covering 1,221 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Donovan, with 19 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Devonport

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	Donovan	19	0.270%	17.11x
2	Driscoll	14	0.200%	18.00x
3	Dawe	13	0.190%	21.38x
4	Spiller	7	0.100%	17.61x
5	Tozer	7	0.100%	16.72x
6	Truscott	7	0.100%	18.43x
7	Wakeham	7	0.100%	26.46x
8	Blackler	6	0.090%	45.28x
9	Blatchford	6	0.090%	36.06x
10	Henwood	6	0.090%	20.51x
11	Lavers	6	0.090%	36.17x
12	Northcott	6	0.090%	18.93x
13	Bawden	5	0.070%	14.28x
14	Blewett	5	0.070%	26.78x
15	Desmond	5	0.070%	38.82x
16	Luscombe	5	0.070%	13.99x
17	Perring	5	0.070%	34.67x
18	Soady	5	0.070%	134.77x
19	Avent	4	0.060%	62.60x
20	Babb	4	0.060%	21.09x
21	Chiswell	4	0.060%	46.35x
22	Doidge	4	0.060%	20.03x
23	Goad	4	0.060%	28.05x
24	Hambly	4	0.060%	17.57x
25	Hammett	4	0.060%	17.20x
26	Jope	4	0.060%	90.29x
27	Keast	4	0.060%	19.44x
28	Milford	4	0.060%	20.43x
29	Pearn	4	0.060%	38.61x
30	Pine	4	0.060%	19.22x
31	Spry	4	0.060%	19.42x
32	Weymouth	4	0.060%	36.40x
33	Addicott	3	0.040%	31.12x
34	Ahearn	3	0.040%	97.40x
35	Anning	3	0.040%	25.17x
36	Axworthy	3	0.040%	60.12x
37	Behenna	3	0.040%	87.98x
38	Bidgood	3	0.040%	21.65x
39	Boland	3	0.040%	21.87x
40	Brockman	3	0.040%	31.98x
41	Brooking	3	0.040%	17.49x
42	Channing	3	0.040%	21.90x
43	Ching	3	0.040%	26.57x
44	Colling	3	0.040%	16.87x
45	Creber	3	0.040%	40.43x
46	Dealey	3	0.040%	72.64x
47	Fenning	3	0.040%	40.05x
48	Giddy	3	0.040%	42.43x
49	Hamblyn	3	0.040%	147.78x
50	Heale	3	0.040%	17.80x
51	Hellyer	3	0.040%	24.77x
52	Hexter	3	0.040%	107.91x
53	Hingston	3	0.040%	32.97x
54	Horrell	3	0.040%	27.47x
55	Isom	3	0.040%	94.64x
56	Jefford	3	0.040%	28.38x
57	Kingdom	3	0.040%	18.45x
58	Knapman	3	0.040%	15.77x
59	Lethbridge	3	0.040%	14.61x
60	Locock	3	0.040%	65.65x
61	Nevin	3	0.040%	21.40x
62	Norrish	3	0.040%	32.40x
63	Oaten	3	0.040%	42.31x
64	Oconnell	3	0.040%	18.16x
65	Pengelley	3	0.040%	122.45x
66	Prynn	3	0.040%	104.53x
67	Rapson	3	0.040%	20.58x
68	Rowse	3	0.040%	18.47x
69	Shire	3	0.040%	44.64x
70	Sobey	3	0.040%	39.32x
71	Tabb	3	0.040%	32.47x
72	Tallack	3	0.040%	60.61x
73	Tamlin	3	0.040%	89.82x
74	Trevethan	3	0.040%	52.45x
75	Addiscott	2	0.030%	129.87x
76	Adley	2	0.030%	37.59x
77	Ahern	2	0.030%	26.88x
78	Arscott	2	0.030%	13.89x
79	Ashbury	2	0.030%	46.62x
80	Balsdon	2	0.030%	32.57x
81	Barkell	2	0.030%	106.95x
82	Bastard	2	0.030%	20.37x
83	Bearman	2	0.030%	14.48x
84	Bickell	2	0.030%	32.73x
85	Biss	2	0.030%	18.67x
86	Blennerhassett	2	0.030%	666.67x
87	Blick	2	0.030%	19.53x
88	Bloomer	2	0.030%	9.56x
89	Blunn	2	0.030%	37.11x
90	Bonds	2	0.030%	61.73x
91	Borlace	2	0.030%	109.89x
92	Boxhall	2	0.030%	85.84x
93	Brenton	2	0.030%	14.01x
94	Brimble	2	0.030%	16.78x
95	Bully	2	0.030%	70.92x
96	Carbis	2	0.030%	44.64x
97	Challacombe	2	0.030%	68.03x
98	Cleverley	2	0.030%	24.21x
99	Coram	2	0.030%	22.68x
100	Cudlip	2	0.030%	71.43x