Top surnames from the 1881 census in Branscombe, Devon

Branscombe 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
BARTLETT323.841587.72
PILE313.7215807.29
DOWELL313.7215743.41
PERRY263.121242.44
PERRYMAN253.0012833.33
WILLIAMS222.64113.68
FRENCH212.521051.64
FARRANT192.2809384.62
NEWTON182.160928.20
ABBOTT172.040846.27
PIKE172.040870.19
WARD151.80078.24
GILL151.800725.45
SALTER151.800778.74
RENDELL141.6807401.15
SELWAY141.6807627.80
LOVERIDGE131.5606434.78
LOCKYER131.5606204.08
TUCKER121.440626.03
SOMERS121.4406425.53
RICHARDS121.44069.54
NORTHCOTT121.4406317.46
WYATT111.320545.01
DEAN111.320519.02
PARRETT111.3205650.89
COX111.32058.71
SOMMERS111.32051,929.82
TIDWELL101.20055,555.56
GOSLING91.080469.02
SEARLE91.080453.76
POWER91.080480.72
LEE80.96045.88
SELLEY80.9604672.27
WOODROW80.9604155.04
FORD70.84038.63
COLLIER70.840325.14
ELLIS60.72034.96
BUTLER60.72037.39
HARRIS60.72032.83
PRATT60.720312.54
STEVENS60.72036.90
WILKINS60.720316.30
MARTIN60.72032.92
BRIGHT60.720335.63
QUICK60.720364.31
TAYLOR50.60020.94
RUNDLE50.6002100.60
LORING50.60021,111.11
BROMFIELD50.6002256.41
PHILIPS50.600232.40

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SEAWOOD0.8383310000.0000
TIDWELL0.838335555.5556
MOZER0.838335000.0000
SOMMERS0.838331929.8246
LORING0.838331111.1111
PERRYMAN0.83833833.3333
PILE0.83833807.2917
DOWELL0.83833743.4053
SELLEY0.83833672.2689
HEARE0.83833666.6667
PARRETT0.83833650.8876
SELWAY0.83833627.8027
LOVERIDGE0.83833434.7826
SOMERS0.83833425.5319
CROOM0.83833416.6667
RENDELL0.83833401.1461
FARRANT0.83833384.6154
NORTHCOTE0.83833327.8689
NORTHCOTT0.83833317.4603
MACER0.83833273.9726
BROMFIELD0.83833256.4103
SEAWARD0.83833205.4795
LOCKYER0.83833204.0816
WOODROW0.83833155.0388
ADLAM0.83833139.5349
EVELEIGH0.83833129.3103
BURROUGH0.83833111.1111
WAKELEY0.83833107.5269
RUNDLE0.83833100.6036
PEYTON0.83833100.0000
BARTLETT0.8383387.7193
GAYLER0.8383381.9672
POWER0.8383380.7175
DUNSFORD0.8383380.6452
SALTER0.8383378.7402
PIKE0.8383370.1899
GOSLING0.8383369.0184
QUICK0.8383364.3087
DAWE0.8383355.1724
SEARLE0.8383353.7634
STRANG0.8383353.4759
KERRY0.8383353.2860
FRENCH0.8383351.6351
ABBOTT0.8383346.2711
COLLIN0.8383346.0829
WYATT0.8383345.0082
APLIN0.8383343.2900
PERRY0.8383342.4421
JANE0.8383341.6667
CHOWN0.8383338.4615

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 833 people called SEAWOOD in Branscombe 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 10000.0000 in Branscombe means that 10000.0000% of the people in Branscombe on census day were called SEAWOOD.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SEAWOOD 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 SEAWOOD 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 SEAWOOD 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 SEAWOOD here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.83 in Branscombe means that you are 0.83 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SEAWOOD in Branscombe than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Branscombe in 1881

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

ABBOTT (17)  ADLAM (3)  APLIN (1)  BARTLETT (32)  BARTON (1)  BEALE (1)  BRIGHT (6)  BROMFIELD (5)  BROSON (5)  BROWN (2)  BURRIDGE (2)  BURROUGH (2)  BUTLER (6)  CHARD (1)  CHOWN (1)  CLARKE (2)  COLLIER (7)  COLLINS (3)  COLLIN (2)  COOMBES (3)  COX (11)  CROOM (2)  DAWE (4)  DEAN (11)  DOMMETT (3)  DUNSFORD (1)  ELLIS (6)  EVELEIGH (3)  FARRANT (19)  FARNDEN (4)  FORD (7)  FRENCH (21)  GAY (1)  GAYLER (1)  GILL (15)  GLYDE (8)  GOLDWORTHY (2)  GOSLING (9)  GRAMLAKE (3)  GREEN (5)  GUSH (27)  HARDING (2)  HEARE (1)  HARRIS (6)  HART (3)  HOAD (5)  HOLLOWAY (1)  HOLMYARD (3)  OTTON (18)  HUTCHINGS (1)  JANE (1)  KERRY (3)  LAND (1)  LORING (5)  LEE (8)  LOCKYER (13)  LONG (1)  LOVERIDGE (13)  MANSFIELD (1)  MARTIN (6)  DOWELL (31)  MACER (2)  MOZER (1)  MILLER (1)  MINIFIE (1)  NEALE (1)  NEWTON (18)  NORRISH (5)  NORTHCOTE (4)  NORTHCOTT (12)  PARRETT (11)  PEYTON (1)  PAYTON (1)  PEARCE (2)  PEARSON (1)  PERRY (26)  PERRYMAN (25)  PHILIPS (5)  PIKE (17)  PILE (31)  POWER (9)  PRATT (6)  PURSE (7)  QUICK (6)  RAFFELL (11)  RENDELL (14)  RUNDLE (5)  RENDALL (1)  REED (2)  RAINY (1)  RICHARDS (12)  SAINT SPUROLE (2)  SALTER (15)  SEAWOOD (4)  SEARLE (9)  SEDGLEY (3)  SELLEY (8)  SELWAY (14)  SEAWARD (3)  SYMONDS (2)  SNELL (3)  STATCHING (4)  STEVENS (6)  STRANG (2)  STUOLEY (2)  SOMERS (12)  SOMMERS (11)  SUMMERS (2)  SWANSBOROGH (2)  TAYLOR (5)  TEDBURY (9)  TIDWELL (10)  TRUMAN (1)  TUCKER (12)  WAKELEY (1)  WARD (15)  WARE (1)  WILKINS (6)  WILLIAMS (22)  WOODROW (8)  WYATT (11)  WILLEY (1)