Top surnames from the 1881 census in Widdecombeinthe Moor, Devon

Widdecombeinthe Moor 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
HANNAFORD759.20251,994.68
FRENCH688.3436170.90
LEAMAN364.41722,068.97
TURNER303.681013.22
WHITE303.681011.45
WARREN283.435651.39
HERN283.43561,879.19
NOSWORTHY232.82212,555.56
STEPHENS212.576746.43
TOWNSEND212.576760.66
LANGDON202.4540315.46
SMERDON141.71781,102.36
EASTERBROOK131.5951560.34
BEARD121.472455.94
WILLIAMS121.47242.05
MANN111.349725.62
PRESTON91.104322.11
KING80.98164.50
WEBBER70.858928.11
COAKER60.7362779.22
PROUSE60.7362441.18
ORCHARD60.736269.28
TUCKETT60.7362458.02
TAPPER60.7362338.98
STOCKMAN60.7362526.32
WALDRON60.736283.57
IRELAND60.736231.71
BRAY60.736221.90
DAW60.7362106.19
AXFORD50.6135251.26
ROBERTS50.61351.63
CODD50.6135142.86
LARK40.4908224.72
ADAMS40.49083.33
BROOKING40.4908200.00
STONE40.49086.79
MORRISH40.4908123.46
TRISH40.49082,222.22
PARKIN30.368113.69
FIRTH30.368111.08
DREW30.368113.93
COLE30.36814.04
STANCOMBE30.3681508.47
FORSTER30.368111.23
BRIDGMAN30.3681107.53
HARVEY30.36813.45
BROWNING30.368118.08
RUBY30.3681416.67
SYMONS30.368126.79
COLLINGS30.368130.93

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
NOSWORTHY0.828152555.5556
TRISH0.828152222.2222
LEAMAN0.828152068.9655
HANNAFORD0.828151994.6809
HERN0.828151879.1946
SMERDON0.828151102.3622
COAKER0.82815779.2208
EASTERBROOK0.82815560.3448
STOCKMAN0.82815526.3158
STANCOMBE0.82815508.4746
TUCKETT0.82815458.0153
PROUSE0.82815441.1765
RUBY0.82815416.6667
TAPPER0.82815338.9831
LANGDON0.82815315.4574
AXFORD0.82815251.2563
LARK0.82815224.7191
BROOKING0.82815200.0000
ARNELL0.82815194.1748
FRENCH0.82815170.8972
CODD0.82815142.8571
MORRISH0.82815123.4568
BRIDGMAN0.82815107.5269
DAW0.82815106.1947
WALDRON0.8281583.5655
ORCHARD0.8281569.2841
SANDERCOCK0.8281568.9655
TOWNSEND0.8281560.6586
BEARD0.8281555.9441
NORTHCOTT0.8281554.0541
WARREN0.8281551.3856
STEPHENS0.8281546.4294
MARLEY0.8281542.2833
IRELAND0.8281531.7125
COLLINGS0.8281530.9278
WEBBER0.8281528.1124
SYMONS0.8281526.7857
MANN0.8281525.6231
WALE0.8281525.5754
LUSCOMBE0.8281523.9808
BARTER0.8281522.3714
PRESTON0.8281522.1076
HAWKE0.8281521.9298
BRAY0.8281521.8978
BROWNING0.8281518.0832
CORNISH0.8281517.0068
LANGTON0.8281515.4560
WORSLEY0.8281514.0449
DREW0.8281513.9340
PARKIN0.8281513.6861

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 815 people called NOSWORTHY in Widdecombeinthe Moor 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 2555.5556 in Widdecombeinthe Moor means that 2555.5556% of the people in Widdecombeinthe Moor on census day were called NOSWORTHY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called NOSWORTHY 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 NOSWORTHY 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 NOSWORTHY 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 NOSWORTHY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.82 in Widdecombeinthe Moor means that you are 0.82 times as likely to find someone with the surname of NOSWORTHY in Widdecombeinthe Moor than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Widdecombeinthe Moor in 1881

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

ADAMS (4)  ARNELL (2)  AXFORD (5)  BARTER (1)  BARTLETT (1)  BEARD (12)  BELLAMY (1)  BENTLEY (2)  BRADFORD (1)  BRAY (6)  BRIDGMAN (3)  BROOKING (4)  BROWNING (3)  CALLARD (1)  COURTIER (5)  CARTER (1)  CAUNTER (28)  CHAFFE (6)  CHURCHWARD (1)  CLEAVE (21)  COAKER (6)  CODD (5)  COLE (3)  COLLINS (1)  KERNICK (11)  CORNISH (2)  CRIBBETT (2)  CRIBET (2)  DAW (6)  DRAKE (2)  DREW (3)  EASTERBROOK (13)  ELLICAOLL (2)  ELLIOTT (1)  FEWINS (3)  FIRTH (3)  FOLLET (3)  FORD (2)  FORSTER (3)  FRENCH (68)  FULL (1)  FURZE (3)  GOVEEN (1)  GREATWOOD (2)  GRIFFITH (1)  HAMLYN (25)  HANNAFORD (75)  HARE (1)  HARVEY (3)  HATHERLEY (1)  HAWKE (1)  HERN (28)  HEXT (24)  HILL (2)  HOLMES (2)  IRELAND (6)  JEWELL (1)  KING (8)  KNAPMAN (1)  LAIRE (1)  LANGDON (20)  LANGTON (1)  LARK (4)  LARTOMBE (1)  LEE (2)  LEAMAN (36)  LEAT (3)  LOVECROFT (1)  LUSCOMBE (1)  MANN (11)  MARLEY (2)  COLLINGS (3)  MEAD (2)  MORRISH (4)  NORRISH (4)  NORTHCOTT (2)  NOSWORTHY (23)  ORCHARD (6)  PARKIN (3)  PEARSE (1)  PIKE (2)  POTTER (1)  PRESTON (9)  PROUSE (6)  REED (1)  ROBERTS (5)  ROWLAND (2)  RUBY (3)  SANDERCOCK (1)  SHIRESS (1)  SYMONS (3)  SMERDON (14)  SMITH (1)  STANCOMBE (3)  STANCOMB (2)  STEPHENS (21)  STOCKMAN (6)  STONE (4)  TAPPER (6)  TOWNSEND (21)  TREMILLS (1)  TRESH (1)  TRISH (4)  TUCKETT (6)  TURNER (30)  WALDRON (6)  WALE (1)  WARREN (28)  WEBB (1)  WEBBER (7)  WESTINGTON (2)  WITHYCOMBE (2)  WHITE (30)  WILLCOCKS (3)  WILLIAMS (12)  WINDEATT (2)  WORSLEY (1)