1881 census place

North Molton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in North Molton, 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

59 surnames are listed for North Molton, Devon, covering 623 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Westcott, with 65 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in North Molton

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	Westcott	65	5.49%	830.14x
2	Bawden	33	2.78%	555.56x
3	Loosemore	33	2.78%	2075.47x
4	Treble	28	2.36%	1794.87x
5	Govier	27	2.28%	1163.79x
6	Slader	24	2.03%	2926.83x
7	Bulled	22	1.86%	6285.71x
8	Lock	21	1.77%	62.24x
9	Passmore	21	1.77%	303.03x
10	Buckingham	20	1.69%	126.58x
11	Chapple	20	1.69%	248.76x
12	Squire	18	1.52%	128.11x
13	Colwill	16	1.35%	632.41x
14	Crang	16	1.35%	1739.13x
15	Frayne	16	1.35%	1927.71x
16	Hoile	14	1.18%	1238.94x
17	Huxtable	14	1.18%	270.79x
18	Stoneman	13	1.10%	268.60x
19	Nott	10	0.840%	119.62x
20	Prout	10	0.840%	169.78x
21	Geen	9	0.760%	703.13x
22	Haydon	9	0.760%	121.29x
23	Merson	9	0.760%	671.64x
24	Tamlyn	9	0.760%	789.47x
25	Jutsum	8	0.680%	2285.71x
26	Mole	8	0.680%	86.96x
27	Somervill	8	0.680%	3200.00x
28	Sturgess	8	0.680%	117.65x
29	Lyddon	7	0.590%	542.64x
30	Crocombe	6	0.510%	714.29x
31	Kingdon	6	0.510%	162.16x
32	Knill	6	0.510%	405.41x
33	Rendle	6	0.510%	171.43x
34	Stickland	6	0.510%	122.95x
35	Bazeley	5	0.420%	423.73x
36	Crossman	5	0.420%	127.88x
37	Cutland	5	0.420%	1388.89x
38	Mugford	5	0.420%	238.10x
39	Voysey	5	0.420%	295.86x
40	Yendell	5	0.420%	892.86x
41	Bromham	4	0.340%	563.38x
42	Elworthy	4	0.340%	216.22x
43	Haile	4	0.340%	330.58x
44	Kessell	4	0.340%	396.04x
45	Shapland	4	0.340%	188.68x
46	Cockings	3	0.250%	468.75x
47	Dinsey	3	0.250%	2500.00x
48	Lethaby	3	0.250%	789.47x
49	Bendle	2	0.170%	156.25x
50	Delbridge	2	0.170%	162.60x
51	Dinner	2	0.170%	357.14x
52	Follett	2	0.170%	73.53x
53	Leworthy	2	0.170%	212.77x
54	Vellacott	2	0.170%	425.53x
55	Veysey	2	0.170%	181.82x
56	Cockran	1	0.080%	117.65x
57	Laslett	1	0.080%	109.89x
58	Rowcliffe	1	0.080%	128.21x
59	Rumbelow	1	0.080%	84.03x