Top surnames from the 1881 census in Heanton Punchardon, Devon

Heanton Punchardon 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
WILLIAMS194.27935.96
TUCKER153.378461.05
BERRY153.378442.58
PARKIN143.1532117.25
CORNEY143.1532945.95
CRICK122.7027451.13
WATTS112.477529.55
CLARKE102.252311.11
PULLING102.25231,369.86
PEDRICK92.02701,607.14
BRAY92.027060.28
SMITH92.02701.44
WHITE92.02706.31
BOYLES92.02701,046.51
STEVENS92.027019.42
HARRIS81.80187.09
NEWCOMBE71.5766223.64
MOUNTAIN71.5766222.22
THOMAS71.57663.82
HOLLAWAY71.57661,750.00
RICHARDS71.576610.44
SKINNER71.576631.06
GAMMON71.5766292.89
THORN71.5766105.58
RIDGE71.5766225.08
DRAKE61.351446.37
TARR61.3514370.37
ACKLAND51.1261342.47
SANDERS51.126124.84
KELLAWAY51.1261526.32
DOWNES51.126191.07
COATS51.1261248.76
DYMOND51.1261320.51
LEY40.9009206.19
SIMONS40.900968.26
MULLEN40.900994.34
AYRE40.9009161.29
SAUNDER40.90091,081.08
DANIEL40.900940.77
WEST40.90099.36
SQUIRES30.675747.69
WEBBER30.675722.11
GEEN30.6757625.00
PERCHES30.675730,000.00
WAY30.675761.22
FOLLAND20.4505307.69
COOKE20.45058.16
BASSETT20.450528.86
UPTON20.450523.64
ROGERS20.45053.47

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
PERCHES0.4444430000.0000
CLAGG0.4444410000.0000
HOLLAWAY0.444441750.0000
PEDRICK0.444441607.1429
PULLING0.444441369.8630
BODEY0.444441250.0000
SAUNDER0.444441081.0811
BOYLES0.444441046.5116
CORNEY0.44444945.9459
GEEN0.44444625.0000
KELLAWAY0.44444526.3158
CRICK0.44444451.1278
MOUNTJOY0.44444392.1569
TARR0.44444370.3704
CHUGG0.44444357.1429
ACKLAND0.44444342.4658
DYMOND0.44444320.5128
FOLLAND0.44444307.6923
GAMMON0.44444292.8870
COATS0.44444248.7562
RIDGE0.44444225.0804
NEWCOMBE0.44444223.6422
MOUNTAIN0.44444222.2222
PEDLAR0.44444208.3333
BRAILEY0.44444208.3333
LEY0.44444206.1856
BURRILL0.44444200.0000
AYRE0.44444161.2903
GORDEN0.44444128.2051
PARKIN0.44444117.2529
THORN0.44444105.5807
MULLEN0.4444494.3396
COTTLE0.4444491.7431
DOWNES0.4444491.0747
MAYNE0.4444476.0456
LILLY0.4444474.0741
PUGSLEY0.4444472.9927
SIMONS0.4444468.2594
WAY0.4444461.2245
TUCKER0.4444461.0501
BRAY0.4444460.2813
GOSS0.4444451.6796
HUXTABLE0.4444451.5464
SQUIRES0.4444447.6948
DRAKE0.4444446.3679
BERRY0.4444442.5773
DANIEL0.4444440.7747
TROTT0.4444434.2466
CANE0.4444433.1126
SKINNER0.4444431.0559

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 444 people called PERCHES in Heanton Punchardon 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 30000.0000 in Heanton Punchardon means that 30000.0000% of the people in Heanton Punchardon on census day were called PERCHES.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called PERCHES 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 PERCHES 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 PERCHES 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 PERCHES here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.44 in Heanton Punchardon means that you are 0.44 times as likely to find someone with the surname of PERCHES in Heanton Punchardon than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Heanton Punchardon in 1881

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

ACKLAND (5)  BASSETT (2)  BENNETT (1)  BERRY (15)  BODEY (1)  BOYLES (9)  BRAY (9)  BRAILEY (1)  BROWN (2)  BURRILL (1)  CANE (1)  CHUGG (1)  CLAGG (1)  CLARKE (10)  COATS (5)  CONEBEAR (1)  COOKE (2)  CORNEY (14)  COTTLE (2)  CRICK (12)  DANIEL (4)  DEBUE (1)  DENDLE (1)  DOWNES (5)  DRAKE (6)  DYMOND (5)  ELLIS (1)  AYRE (4)  FOLLAND (2)  GALEIVER (1)  GAMMON (7)  GORDEN (1)  GOSS (2)  HARRIS (8)  HOCKING (1)  HAYWARD (1)  HEAWOOD (1)  HOLLAWAY (7)  HOLLOWAY (1)  HOLMES (1)  HOPKINS (1)  HUSSEY (1)  HUXTABLE (1)  TUCK INGLEDON (6)  ISAAC (1)  GEEN (3)  JEFFERY (1)  JINKINGS (1)  KELLAWAY (5)  KIFFT (7)  LEY (4)  LILLY (2)  MADDICKS (12)  MAYNE (2)  MARKS (1)  MEDDICKS (4)  MITCHELS (8)  MONTIQUE (4)  MOOR (1)  MOUNTAIN (7)  MOUNTJOY (2)  MULLEN (4)  NEWCOMBE (7)  PARKIN (14)  PEDLER (3)  PEDLAR (1)  PEDRICK (9)  PERCHES (3)  PICKARD (1)  PRISCOTT (2)  PUGSLEY (1)  PULLING (10)  RICHARDS (7)  RIDGE (7)  RAILY (1)  ROGERS (2)  SANDERS (5)  SAUNDER (4)  SHORT (1)  SIMONS (4)  SKINNER (7)  SMALDEN (1)  SMITH (9)  SPARGE (1)  SPARKS (1)  SPARKES (1)  SQUIRES (3)  STEVENS (9)  STIDDIFORD (6)  TARR (6)  THOMAS (7)  THORN (7)  TROTT (1)  TUCKER (15)  TUKER (1)  TURNER (1)  UPTON (2)  WALKEY (1)  VERNEY (1)  WATTS (11)  WAY (3)  WEBBER (3)  WEST (4)  WHITE (9)  WILLIAMS (19)