1881 census place

Wolborough surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Wolborough, 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

531 surnames are listed for Wolborough, Devon, covering 3,257 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Bearne, with 70 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Wolborough

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	Bearne	70	0.910%	1057.40x
2	Bowden	61	0.790%	27.50x
3	Webber	56	0.730%	23.84x
4	Wotton	46	0.600%	209.38x
5	Furze	38	0.490%	231.99x
6	Chapple	36	0.470%	69.02x
7	Wills	35	0.460%	15.23x
8	Steer	33	0.430%	36.76x
9	Bulley	32	0.420%	176.80x
10	French	29	0.380%	7.73x
11	Murrin	29	0.380%	631.81x
12	Prowse	28	0.360%	79.98x
13	Mortimore	26	0.340%	89.72x
14	Winser	24	0.310%	277.46x
15	Dennis	23	0.300%	10.11x
16	Major	23	0.300%	22.18x
17	Crocker	22	0.290%	21.31x
18	Luscombe	22	0.290%	55.95x
19	Quick	21	0.270%	24.38x
20	Beer	20	0.260%	16.26x
21	Hannaford	20	0.260%	56.42x
22	Dawe	19	0.250%	28.40x
23	Lavis	19	0.250%	128.29x
24	Smerdon	19	0.250%	158.47x
25	Case	18	0.230%	23.44x
26	Haydon	18	0.230%	37.38x
27	Gilpin	17	0.220%	75.96x
28	Tozer	17	0.220%	36.92x
29	Vanstone	17	0.220%	77.03x
30	Madge	16	0.210%	65.95x
31	Parnell	16	0.210%	21.54x
32	Wakeham	16	0.210%	54.96x
33	Way	16	0.210%	18.88x
34	Woodley	16	0.210%	23.35x
35	Beare	15	0.200%	106.23x
36	Darke	15	0.200%	83.47x
37	Gaye	15	0.200%	433.53x
38	Hamlyn	15	0.200%	82.06x
39	Hatherley	15	0.200%	167.04x
40	Hole	15	0.200%	22.75x
41	Milford	15	0.200%	69.64x
42	Mudge	15	0.200%	64.21x
43	Murch	15	0.200%	77.52x
44	Ryder	15	0.200%	11.27x
45	Whiteway	15	0.200%	140.45x
46	Willcocks	15	0.200%	47.20x
47	Bibbings	14	0.180%	569.11x
48	Chudleigh	14	0.180%	237.29x
49	Churchward	14	0.180%	135.66x
50	Lamble	14	0.180%	155.38x
51	Mitchel	14	0.180%	18.63x
52	Pearse	14	0.180%	17.12x
53	Pidgeon	14	0.180%	54.75x
54	Tompkins	14	0.180%	21.10x
55	Truscott	14	0.180%	33.50x
56	Babbage	13	0.170%	106.64x
57	Burge	13	0.170%	23.36x
58	Croot	13	0.170%	118.07x
59	Pascoe	13	0.170%	14.93x
60	Towell	13	0.170%	59.44x
61	Waldron	13	0.170%	19.20x
62	Hayman	12	0.160%	20.47x
63	Hosking	12	0.160%	20.91x
64	Michelmore	12	0.160%	242.42x
65	Narramore	12	0.160%	433.21x
66	Norsworthy	12	0.160%	281.69x
67	Stancombe	12	0.160%	214.29x
68	Train	12	0.160%	69.36x
69	Truman	12	0.160%	25.07x
70	Alway	11	0.140%	124.58x
71	Bidgood	11	0.140%	72.13x
72	Blatchford	11	0.140%	60.11x
73	Cull	11	0.140%	28.72x
74	Daw	11	0.140%	20.65x
75	Furse	11	0.140%	96.92x
76	Langler	11	0.140%	407.41x
77	Laskey	11	0.140%	121.41x
78	Lear	11	0.140%	24.50x
79	Mallett	11	0.140%	16.06x
80	Paddon	11	0.140%	57.93x
81	Redwood	11	0.140%	52.99x
82	Westaway	11	0.140%	64.94x
83	Badcock	10	0.130%	22.70x
84	Beavis	10	0.130%	31.78x
85	Dart	10	0.130%	27.99x
86	Gribble	10	0.130%	36.14x
87	Kerslake	10	0.130%	38.96x
88	Leeman	10	0.130%	89.13x
89	Radmore	10	0.130%	127.71x
90	Sowton	10	0.130%	452.49x
91	Stitson	10	0.130%	393.70x
92	Stockman	10	0.130%	93.02x
93	Brailey	9	0.120%	107.91x
94	Bridle	9	0.120%	27.05x
95	Challacombe	9	0.120%	278.64x
96	Clampitt	9	0.120%	236.84x
97	Clist	9	0.120%	138.67x
98	Coram	9	0.120%	92.78x
99	Coysh	9	0.120%	188.68x
100	Crute	9	0.120%	165.44x