Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Down, Devon

West Down 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
PHILLIPS427.894744.13
TUCKER285.263295.11
JOSLIN173.1955829.27
COLES173.195591.74
JENKINS163.007525.52
MANNING152.819588.65
WATTS122.255626.90
WILLIAMS122.25563.14
COATS122.2556500.00
LEWIS112.06777.86
CHUGG101.87972,941.18
MITCHELL91.69178.34
SANDERS91.691737.31
GAMMON81.5038278.75
PARKIN81.503855.91
BRAYLEY81.50381,403.51
WELLS71.315815.82
ROGERS71.315810.13
YEO71.3158250.00
COLLINS71.31589.17
ROBBINS71.315884.13
FORD71.315813.51
SQUIRES71.315892.96
COPP71.3158411.76
WHITE71.31584.09
ANDERTON71.3158110.94
MILES71.315822.30
GEAR71.3158351.76
ADAMS61.12787.65
HEWITT61.127823.16
WORTH61.1278125.52
DAVIS61.12785.13
HOOPER50.939822.19
WEBB50.93986.93
SLEE50.9398240.38
PARKER50.93984.94
HANCOCK40.751916.53
STREET40.751932.21
PILE40.7519162.60
LEY40.7519172.41
BLACKMORE40.751952.22
LYNCH40.751928.49
HARDING30.56397.79
CORNISH30.563939.06
MILLMAN30.5639205.48
VICKERY30.563977.72
HARRIS30.56392.22
ROACH30.563938.31
HARPER30.56398.81
KING20.37591.73

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
CHUGG0.535322941.1765
BRAYLEY0.535321403.5088
JOSLIN0.53532829.2683
SETTERS0.53532666.6667
COATS0.53532500.0000
COPP0.53532411.7647
GEAR0.53532351.7588
DOBB0.53532289.8551
GAMMON0.53532278.7456
YEO0.53532250.0000
SLEE0.53532240.3846
SELDON0.53532208.3333
MILLMAN0.53532205.4795
FITZMAURICE0.53532204.0816
DEAKINS0.53532181.8182
LEY0.53532172.4138
GEEN0.53532172.4138
MOCK0.53532169.4915
PILE0.53532162.6016
SHAMBROOK0.53532158.7302
WORTH0.53532125.5230
COCKRAM0.53532111.1111
ANDERTON0.53532110.9350
TUCKER0.5353295.1087
SQUIRES0.5353292.9615
COLES0.5353291.7431
MANNING0.5353288.6525
ROBBINS0.5353284.1346
VICKERY0.5353277.7202
MAYNE0.5353263.4921
PARKIN0.5353255.9050
BLACKMORE0.5353252.2193
HANDFORD0.5353250.5051
PHILLIPS0.5353244.1269
GERMAN0.5353240.3226
CORNISH0.5353239.0625
ROACH0.5353238.3142
SANDERS0.5353237.3134
BRACE0.5353232.6797
STREET0.5353232.2061
LYNCH0.5353228.4900
WATTS0.5353226.8998
JENKINS0.5353225.5224
LANGDON0.5353224.1546
HEWITT0.5353223.1571
WINDSOR0.5353222.5225
MILES0.5353222.3001
HOOPER0.5353222.1926
LIGHT0.5353220.3666
SLADE0.5353218.8501

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 532 people called CHUGG in West Down 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 2941.1765 in West Down means that 2941.1765% of the people in West Down on census day were called CHUGG.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called CHUGG 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 CHUGG 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 CHUGG 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 CHUGG here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.53 in West Down means that you are 0.53 times as likely to find someone with the surname of CHUGG in West Down than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in West Down in 1881

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

ACHLAND (1)  ADAMS (6)  ANDERTON (7)  ARSCOTT (1)  ASHTON (1)  BENNETT (1)  BLACKMORE (4)  BRACE (1)  BRAYLEY (8)  BROWN (2)  BURROWS (1)  CHUGG (10)  COATS (12)  COCKRAM (2)  COLES (17)  COLLINS (7)  COOKE (2)  COPP (7)  CORNISH (3)  DAVIS (6)  DEAKINS (1)  DINNICOMBE (1)  DOBB (2)  FORD (7)  GAMMON (8)  GEAR (7)  GEEOR (1)  GERMAN (1)  GLOVER (1)  GREENWOOD (1)  HANCOCK (4)  HANDFORD (1)  HARDING (3)  HARPER (3)  HARRIS (3)  HARTNOLL (1)  HEWITT (6)  HIGGINS (1)  HILLIER (1)  HOBBER (5)  HOOKWAY (18)  HOOPER (5)  HORRIEL (7)  HOWARD (1)  HOYLE (1)  HYSHON (4)  GEEN (1)  JENKINS (16)  JONES (2)  JOSLIN (17)  KELLAND (1)  KIFT (9)  KING (2)  KNIGHT (1)  LANGDON (1)  LEY (4)  LEWIS (11)  LIGHT (1)  LOVEHAM (1)  LYNCH (4)  MAYNE (2)  MANNING (15)  MENHINNIT (3)  MILES (7)  MILLMAN (3)  MITCHELL (9)  MOCK (1)  MOON (1)  FITZMAURICE (1)  PARKER (5)  PARKIN (8)  PHILLIPS (42)  PICKERING (2)  PILE (4)  REDMORE (1)  REED (2)  ROACH (3)  ROBBINS (7)  ROGERS (7)  SANDERS (9)  SELDON (2)  SHAMBROOK (1)  SLADE (2)  SLEE (5)  SLOLEY (2)  SETTERS (1)  SQUIRES (7)  STATDON (1)  STOLEY (3)  STREET (4)  TALLYN (4)  TREBLE (1)  TUCKER (28)  VICKERY (3)  VERNEY (13)  WATTS (12)  WEBB (5)  WEBBER (1)  WELLS (7)  WHITE (7)  WIDLAKE (1)  WILLIAMS (12)  WINDSOR (1)  WORTH (6)  YEO (7)