1881 census place

Exminster surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Exminster, 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

222 surnames are listed for Exminster, Devon, covering 643 people in the local records.

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

Most common surnames in Exminster

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	Seldon	23	1.05%	583.76x
2	Densham	17	0.780%	669.29x
3	Bolt	16	0.730%	101.20x
4	Brailey	16	0.730%	675.11x
5	Shobbrook	15	0.690%	1807.23x
6	Down	14	0.640%	53.31x
7	Shorland	14	0.640%	1060.61x
8	Crompton	13	0.590%	35.32x
9	Selly	13	0.590%	1354.17x
10	Whitton	13	0.590%	96.87x
11	Manley	12	0.550%	49.00x
12	Gove	10	0.460%	381.68x
13	Symes	10	0.460%	62.03x
14	Burrington	9	0.410%	1084.34x
15	Dunsford	9	0.410%	276.07x
16	Hollett	9	0.410%	676.69x
17	Braund	8	0.370%	174.29x
18	Burridge	8	0.370%	53.94x
19	Crews	8	0.370%	208.33x
20	Galsworthy	8	0.370%	470.59x
21	Hatherley	8	0.370%	312.50x
22	Helmore	8	0.370%	733.95x
23	Kelland	8	0.370%	205.13x
24	Ponsford	8	0.370%	159.36x
25	Prout	8	0.370%	73.60x
26	Underhill	8	0.370%	52.25x
27	Capener	7	0.320%	752.69x
28	Dilling	7	0.320%	752.69x
29	Headon	7	0.320%	325.58x
30	Rockley	7	0.320%	280.00x
31	Wilcocks	7	0.320%	152.51x
32	Yendall	7	0.320%	569.11x
33	Chown	6	0.270%	87.72x
34	Loosemore	6	0.270%	204.08x
35	Loram	6	0.270%	405.41x
36	Scoins	6	0.270%	1132.08x
37	Bosomworth	5	0.230%	215.52x
38	Lamacraft	5	0.230%	543.48x
39	Lavis	5	0.230%	118.76x
40	Layman	5	0.230%	561.80x
41	Sellick	5	0.230%	85.76x
42	Tapp	5	0.230%	53.30x
43	Tuplin	5	0.230%	310.56x
44	Woolway	5	0.230%	423.73x
45	Wreford	5	0.230%	159.74x
46	Bowls	4	0.180%	425.53x
47	Crees	4	0.180%	119.76x
48	Cuming	4	0.180%	150.94x
49	Fewins	4	0.180%	579.71x
50	Frederick	4	0.180%	195.12x
51	Harvy	4	0.180%	188.68x
52	Nosworthy	4	0.180%	165.29x
53	Ricks	4	0.180%	145.45x
54	Yelland	4	0.180%	68.26x
55	Murch	3	0.140%	54.45x
56	Seares	3	0.140%	370.37x
57	Tremlett	3	0.140%	81.52x
58	Vinnicombe	3	0.140%	137.61x
59	Aggett	2	0.090%	78.43x
60	Arther	2	0.090%	250.00x
61	Avory	2	0.090%	206.19x
62	Birley	2	0.090%	59.88x
63	Blank	2	0.090%	98.04x
64	Braddick	2	0.090%	97.09x
65	Cates	2	0.090%	62.89x
66	Cockings	2	0.090%	168.07x
67	Courtice	2	0.090%	259.74x
68	Dyment	2	0.090%	206.19x
69	Ellicott	2	0.090%	80.32x
70	Endicott	2	0.090%	101.52x
71	Gush	2	0.090%	148.15x
72	Marker	2	0.090%	104.71x
73	Moxey	2	0.090%	69.44x
74	Nethercott	2	0.090%	99.50x
75	Nicks	2	0.090%	136.05x
76	Padden	2	0.090%	107.53x
77	Radmore	2	0.090%	89.69x
78	Sandover	2	0.090%	270.27x
79	Scobell	2	0.090%	219.78x
80	Southcott	2	0.090%	52.91x
81	Tonkins	2	0.090%	178.57x
82	Trace	2	0.090%	104.71x
83	Trigger	2	0.090%	121.21x
84	Werry	2	0.090%	114.29x
85	Whitburn	2	0.090%	118.34x
86	Bambury	1	0.050%	64.52x
87	Bater	1	0.050%	44.05x
88	Beary	1	0.050%	909.09x
89	Beed	1	0.050%	151.52x
90	Bickham	1	0.050%	76.34x
91	Blew	1	0.050%	116.28x
92	Blofield	1	0.050%	125.00x
93	Bodley	1	0.050%	40.82x
94	Born	1	0.050%	63.29x
95	Brimacombe	1	0.050%	67.57x
96	Bully	1	0.050%	113.64x
97	Calway	1	0.050%	111.11x
98	Cam	1	0.050%	56.82x
99	Chave	1	0.050%	62.11x
100	Cleverdon	1	0.050%	149.25x