Top surnames from the 1881 census in Westleigh, Devon

Westleigh 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
BRANTON173.42741,910.11
LEE163.225819.74
WILLS153.0242101.15
BARRETT122.419436.03
BEER112.2177138.54
BALCH112.21771,774.19
CANN112.2177239.65
HOBBS102.016155.34
FARTHING91.8145344.83
TANTON91.81451,730.77
WALTER81.6129105.26
MARTIN81.61296.55
DUNN81.612919.39
BROWN81.61292.45
POPE81.612946.78
SKINNER81.612931.77
WEST81.612916.75
MOUNTJOY81.61291,428.57
TAGG81.6129423.28
OLIVER71.411319.79
TRICK71.41131,228.07
MAY71.411322.17
DYER71.411336.44
SAUNDERS71.411315.39
DOWN61.2097100.67
LEMON61.2097166.67
HANCOCK61.209726.58
RODD61.2097769.23
SMALE61.2097183.49
ROOK51.0081147.49
JEWELL51.008195.97
TURNER51.00813.62
MADDOX51.0081197.63
PICKARD51.008172.25
ISAAC40.806564.31
EVANS40.80651.85
SANDERS40.806517.79
HARRIS40.80653.17
HUXTABLE40.8065185.19
RYAN40.806526.01
BRIGHT40.806539.88
ACKLAND30.6048184.05
TUCKER30.604810.93
COPP30.6048189.87
WATERS30.604815.05
SMITH30.60480.43
LAKE30.604827.30
CHRISTIE20.403212.44
STEVENS20.40323.86
SPEARMAN20.4032253.16

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BRANTON0.504961910.1124
BALCH0.504961774.1935
TANTON0.504961730.7692
MOUNTJOY0.504961428.5714
TRICK0.504961228.0702
RODD0.50496769.2308
TAGG0.50496423.2804
BUSE0.50496357.1429
FARTHING0.50496344.8276
SPEARMAN0.50496253.1646
CANN0.50496239.6514
MADDOX0.50496197.6285
COPP0.50496189.8734
HUXTABLE0.50496185.1852
ACKLAND0.50496184.0491
SMALE0.50496183.4862
LEMON0.50496166.6667
ROOK0.50496147.4926
BEER0.50496138.5390
PROUSE0.50496120.4819
WALTER0.50496105.2632
YAPP0.50496103.0928
WILLS0.50496101.1463
DOWN0.50496100.6711
JEWELL0.5049695.9693
CULVER0.5049690.9091
PICKARD0.5049672.2543
SPRY0.5049668.4932
PARKHOUSE0.5049667.5676
ISAAC0.5049664.3087
HOBBS0.5049655.3403
MORRISH0.5049650.7614
POPE0.5049646.7836
BRIGHT0.5049639.8804
TOLLEY0.5049638.6100
CHAMPION0.5049638.5356
YEO0.5049638.3142
DYER0.5049636.4394
BARRETT0.5049636.0252
WHITLOCK0.5049633.8983
VEAL0.5049633.0033
SKINNER0.5049631.7712
PRIEST0.5049630.8166
GAY0.5049630.2572
POWER0.5049630.1205
RIDGE0.5049628.8184
LAKE0.5049627.2975
HANCOCK0.5049626.5840
RYAN0.5049626.0078
LEGG0.5049624.4200

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 496 people called BRANTON in Westleigh 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 1910.1124 in Westleigh means that 1910.1124% of the people in Westleigh on census day were called BRANTON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BRANTON 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 BRANTON 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 BRANTON 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 BRANTON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.50 in Westleigh means that you are 0.50 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BRANTON in Westleigh than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Westleigh in 1881

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

ACKLAND (3)  ATTRILL (1)  BALSDON (4)  BARRETT (12)  BARTLETT (1)  BEER (11)  BALCH (11)  BIRD (1)  BLYTH (1)  BOND (1)  BOYNS (1)  BRANTON (17)  BRIGHT (4)  BROWN (8)  BRAUNTON (3)  BUSE (1)  COLWILL (2)  CANN (11)  CAWSEY (1)  CHAMPION (2)  CHRISTIE (2)  CULVER (1)  CONWAY (2)  COPP (3)  COX (1)  CRANG (5)  CRIPPS (1)  DAVIS (2)  DOWN (6)  DUNKERTON (1)  DUNN (8)  DYER (7)  ELLIOTT (1)  EVANS (4)  FARTHING (9)  GAY (2)  GORVIN (1)  GREEN (1)  HANCOCK (6)  HARRIS (4)  HARTNOL (1)  HAYES (1)  HICKS (2)  HILL (2)  HOARE (1)  HOBBS (10)  HOCKRIDGE (5)  HOOKWAY (3)  HOOPER (2)  HOWARD (1)  HUXTABLE (4)  ISAAC (4)  JEWELL (5)  JOHNS (1)  KELLY (1)  LAKE (3)  DINNETT (3)  LEE (16)  LEGG (2)  LEMON (6)  LOCK (1)  LARAMY (5)  MADDOX (5)  MANLEY (1)  MARTIN (8)  MAY (7)  MILLS (1)  MOLLAND (15)  MORRISH (1)  MOUNTJOY (8)  MOGFORD (1)  MULES (1)  MUXWORTHY (1)  OLIVER (7)  PALMER (1)  PARKHOUSE (1)  PHILIPS (1)  PICKHARD (2)  PICKARD (5)  PINCOMBE (4)  POPE (8)  POWER (2)  PRIEST (2)  PROUSE (1)  PUDDICOMBE (1)  RODBOURNE (1)  RIDGE (1)  RODGMAN (1)  ROOK (5)  RODD (6)  RUSH (1)  RYAN (4)  SANDERS (4)  SAUNDERS (7)  SELLY (4)  SKINNER (8)  SLADE (1)  SLUMAN (8)  SMALE (6)  SMITH (3)  SPEARMAN (2)  SPRY (1)  SQUANCE (1)  SQUIRE (1)  STADDON (10)  STEVENS (2)  TAGG (8)  TANNER (2)  TANTON (9)  TAYLOR (2)  THELWALL (6)  THOMAS (1)  TOLLEY (1)  TORR (2)  TRICK (7)  TUCKER (3)  TURNER (5)  VEAL (1)  VICKARY (1)  VODDEN (1)  WALTERS (2)  WALTER (8)  WATERS (3)  WATTS (1)  WEDLAKE (2)  WEST (8)  WHITLOCK (1)  WILLS (15)  WOOLACOTT (1)  YAPP (1)  YEO (1)  YOUNG (1)