Top surnames from the 1881 census in Ringmore, Devon

Ringmore is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Devon

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
TRIGGS3714.80004,352.94
FREEMAN124.800075.19
RANDOLPH114.40006,470.59
PROWSE104.0000877.19
DAMERELL104.00006,666.67
FARLEY93.6000286.62
WARD93.600016.48
PENGELLY93.6000841.12
HARRIS83.200012.59
BAKER83.200014.60
RYDER72.8000161.66
ASH72.8000169.49
EDWARDS72.800010.05
KELLY62.400021.91
CLARKE62.400011.84
DAY52.000021.24
COWLES52.0000833.33
KINGDON52.0000641.03
WESTERN41.6000380.95
TUCKER41.600028.92
WIDGER41.60002,666.67
DAVIS41.60007.28
TAYLER31.2000217.39
RANDLE31.2000143.54
GOODMAN31.200041.15
WHITE31.20003.73
BERRY20.800010.08
FORBES20.800023.87
PAINTER20.800058.31
BECK20.800034.19
YOUNG20.80003.72
BOON20.800085.47
SAUNDERS20.80008.72
WOODFORD20.8000115.61
LEE10.40002.45
WILTON10.400041.49
HARVEY10.40003.75
BROWN10.40000.61
MARTIN10.40001.62
FULTON10.400031.75
SKINNER10.40007.88
ROGERS10.40003.08
JARVIS10.40008.91
COKER10.400084.75
MORGAN10.40002.01
GILL10.40005.65
LIGHT10.400043.29
KING10.40001.84
HODGE10.400015.87
GREGORY10.40005.70

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
DAMERELL0.252506666.6667
RANDOLPH0.252506470.5882
TRIGGS0.252504352.9412
WIDGER0.252502666.6667
GAYE0.25250909.0909
PROWSE0.25250877.1930
PENGELLY0.25250841.1215
COWLES0.25250833.3333
WALKE0.25250666.6667
KINGDON0.25250641.0256
WESTERN0.25250380.9524
FARLEY0.25250286.6242
TAYLER0.25250217.3913
ASH0.25250169.4915
RYDER0.25250161.6628
RANDLE0.25250143.5407
WOODFORD0.25250115.6069
BOON0.2525085.4701
COKER0.2525084.7458
FREEMAN0.2525075.1880
PAINTER0.2525058.3090
LIGHT0.2525043.2900
WILTON0.2525041.4938
GOODMAN0.2525041.1523
BECK0.2525034.1880
FULTON0.2525031.7460
TUCKER0.2525028.9226
FORBES0.2525023.8663
KELLY0.2525021.9138
DAY0.2525021.2404
WARD0.2525016.4805
HODGE0.2525015.8730
BAKER0.2525014.6039
HARRIS0.2525012.5925
CLARKE0.2525011.8437
BERRY0.2525010.0806
EDWARDS0.2525010.0474
JARVIS0.252508.9127
SAUNDERS0.252508.7222
SKINNER0.252507.8802
DAVIS0.252507.2807
GREGORY0.252505.7013
GILL0.252505.6529
HARVEY0.252503.7467
WHITE0.252503.7332
YOUNG0.252503.7237
ROGERS0.252503.0807
LEE0.252502.4474
MORGAN0.252502.0113
MITCHELL0.252501.9720

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 250 people called DAMERELL in Ringmore at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, a frequency of 6666.6667 in Ringmore means that 6666.6667% of the people in Ringmore on census day were called DAMERELL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DAMERELL in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole. An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same probability of picking someone called DAMERELL as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called DAMERELL here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find someone called DAMERELL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.25 in Ringmore means that you are 0.25 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DAMERELL in Ringmore than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Ringmore in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

ASH (7)  BAKER (8)  BECK (2)  BERRY (2)  BOON (2)  BROWN (1)  CLARKE (6)  COKER (1)  COWLES (5)  CRIMP (4)  DAMERELL (10)  DAVIS (4)  DAY (5)  EASTERBROCK (1)  EDWARDS (7)  FARLEY (9)  FORBES (2)  FREEMAN (12)  FULTON (1)  GAYE (1)  GILL (1)  GOODMAN (3)  GREGORY (1)  HARRIS (8)  HARVEY (1)  HINGESTON (1)  HODGE (1)  HORSEWILL (1)  JARVIS (1)  KELLY (6)  KING (1)  KINGDON (5)  LEE (1)  LIGHT (1)  LUCKRAFT (2)  MARTIN (1)  MITCHELL (1)  MORGAN (1)  PAINTER (2)  PEDERICK (1)  PENGELLY (9)  PENGILLY (1)  PROWSE (10)  RANDLE (3)  RANDOLPH (11)  RYDER (7)  ROGERS (1)  SAUNDERS (2)  SHERRIFF (1)  SKINNER (1)  TAYLER (3)  TEWKESBURY (4)  TRIGGS (37)  TUCKER (4)  WALKE (1)  WARD (9)  WESTERN (4)  WHITE (3)  WIDGER (4)  WILTON (1)  WOODFORD (2)  YOUNG (2)