1881 census place

Halwell surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Halwell, 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

48 surnames are listed for Halwell, Devon, covering 241 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Soby, with 29 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Halwell

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	Soby	29	4.35%	11153.85x
2	Box	15	2.25%	277.78x
3	Kerswell	15	2.25%	1875.00x
4	Woolridge	15	2.25%	1666.67x
5	Hannaford	11	1.65%	358.31x
6	Scoble	11	1.65%	769.23x
7	Yabsley	11	1.65%	2244.90x
8	Hosking	9	1.35%	181.09x
9	Newland	9	1.35%	225.56x
10	Bickford	8	1.20%	640.00x
11	Lavers	7	1.05%	443.04x
12	Bowhay	6	0.900%	1621.62x
13	Binmore	5	0.750%	2500.00x
14	Eveleigh	5	0.750%	270.27x
15	Northey	5	0.750%	312.50x
16	Risdon	5	0.750%	769.23x
17	Rowse	5	0.750%	322.58x
18	Spry	5	0.750%	255.10x
19	Balsdon	4	0.600%	689.66x
20	Elstone	4	0.600%	555.56x
21	Gerry	4	0.600%	312.50x
22	Vanstone	4	0.600%	209.42x
23	Whiteway	4	0.600%	430.11x
24	Chudley	3	0.450%	389.61x
25	Hunkin	3	0.450%	441.18x
26	Perring	3	0.450%	218.98x
27	Pincombe	3	0.450%	937.50x
28	Thorning	3	0.450%	882.35x
29	Blackler	2	0.300%	158.73x
30	Coumbe	2	0.300%	800.00x
31	Damerell	2	0.300%	512.82x
32	Efford	2	0.300%	540.54x
33	Hingston	2	0.300%	229.89x
34	Langman	2	0.300%	198.02x
35	Medland	2	0.300%	132.45x
36	Medway	2	0.300%	303.03x
37	Tope	2	0.300%	377.36x
38	Witheridge	2	0.300%	370.37x
39	Brayley	1	0.150%	140.85x
40	Eggins	1	0.150%	454.55x
41	Fice	1	0.150%	555.56x
42	Foxworthy	1	0.150%	555.56x
43	Hile	1	0.150%	333.33x
44	Horswell	1	0.150%	142.86x
45	Lamble	1	0.150%	128.21x
46	Northy	1	0.150%	454.55x
47	Pale	1	0.150%	625.00x
48	Talman	1	0.150%	476.19x