1881 census place

Highweek surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Highweek, 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

166 surnames are listed for Highweek, Devon, covering 881 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Bovey, with 2 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Highweek

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
101	Bovey	2	0.090%	78.13x
102	Churchward	2	0.090%	68.73x
103	Cleare	2	0.090%	212.77x
104	Cosway	2	0.090%	135.14x
105	Dodridge	2	0.090%	192.31x
106	Embury	2	0.090%	180.18x
107	Flay	2	0.090%	125.79x
108	Furse	2	0.090%	62.50x
109	Guard	2	0.090%	69.69x
110	Hamlyn	2	0.090%	38.84x
111	Hele	2	0.090%	169.49x
112	Helme	2	0.090%	56.18x
113	Iddles	2	0.090%	357.14x
114	Joint	2	0.090%	132.45x
115	Magor	2	0.090%	89.29x
116	Mance	2	0.090%	344.83x
117	Messiter	2	0.090%	198.02x
118	Moxey	2	0.090%	70.18x
119	Pinn	2	0.090%	80.97x
120	Sowton	2	0.090%	322.58x
121	Stitson	2	0.090%	277.78x
122	Sweetland	2	0.090%	71.94x
123	Trust	2	0.090%	434.78x
124	Whitear	2	0.090%	112.99x
125	Winser	2	0.090%	81.97x
126	Avent	1	0.050%	50.51x
127	Bash	1	0.050%	185.19x
128	Bassitt	1	0.050%	322.58x
129	Beater	1	0.050%	232.56x
130	Benge	1	0.050%	34.48x
131	Binmore	1	0.050%	151.52x
132	Borwell	1	0.050%	166.67x
133	Buttress	1	0.050%	33.78x
134	Chidgey	1	0.050%	33.00x
135	Cockerham	1	0.050%	49.51x
136	Connett	1	0.050%	38.31x
137	Cose	1	0.050%	59.88x
138	Dawton	1	0.050%	151.52x
139	Daymond	1	0.050%	84.03x
140	Delf	1	0.050%	90.09x
141	Efford	1	0.050%	84.03x
142	Elles	1	0.050%	68.03x
143	Furneaux	1	0.050%	34.72x
144	Gammell	1	0.050%	243.90x
145	Gilden	1	0.050%	243.90x
146	Hanes	1	0.050%	40.16x
147	Heathman	1	0.050%	82.64x
148	Horwell	1	0.050%	60.24x
149	Karslake	1	0.050%	181.82x
150	Kidgell	1	0.050%	196.08x
151	Lain	1	0.050%	72.46x
152	Lashbrook	1	0.050%	74.63x
153	Layne	1	0.050%	136.99x
154	Luckraft	1	0.050%	169.49x
155	Mclennan	1	0.050%	285.71x
156	Mizen	1	0.050%	31.95x
157	Narramore	1	0.050%	128.21x
158	Northmore	1	0.050%	49.26x
159	Pengelley	1	0.050%	131.58x
160	Powlesland	1	0.050%	62.11x
161	Puckey	1	0.050%	47.62x
162	Sluman	1	0.050%	153.85x
163	Smerdon	1	0.050%	29.59x
164	Toleman	1	0.050%	76.92x
165	Whiteway	1	0.050%	33.22x
166	Wollacott	1	0.050%	112.36x