Top surnames from the 1881 census in North Molton, Devon

North Molton 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
SMITH715.99164.24
WESTCOTT655.4852830.14
BAWDEN332.7848555.56
HILL272.27858.95
SLADER242.02532,926.83
LOCK211.772262.24
PASSMORE211.7722303.03
CHAPPLE201.6878248.76
BUCKINGHAM201.6878126.58
SANDERS191.603435.37
SQUIRE181.5190128.11
GOULD181.519042.04
FISHER161.350211.54
FRAYNE161.35021,927.71
HUXTABLE141.1814270.79
HOLLOWAY141.181438.57
BURGESS131.097015.80
STONEMAN131.0970268.60
BIRD121.012713.25
NEWTON100.843911.01
COX100.84395.57
PROUT100.8439169.78
NOTT100.8439119.62
HAYDON90.7595121.29
MERSON90.7595671.64
GEEN90.7595703.13
CROOK90.759526.45
ROGERS90.75955.85
JONES80.67510.60
WEBBER80.675122.09
MOLE80.675186.96
SNOW80.675149.91
PRIEST80.675151.58
STURGESS80.6751117.65
ABBOTT70.590713.39
RICHARDS70.59073.91
JARMAN70.590761.95
MOORE70.59072.95
HARRIS60.50631.99
LUCAS60.506310.95
HOLMES60.50634.16
KNILL60.5063405.41
RENDLE60.5063171.43
HARDING60.50637.00
SMYTH60.506354.20
SCOTT60.50632.00
BURNELL60.506384.51
STICKLAND60.5063122.95
KINGDON60.5063162.16
COOKE50.42197.65

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SLADER1.191,1852926.8293
FRAYNE1.191,1851927.7108
YENDELL1.191,185892.8571
WESTCOTT1.191,185830.1405
GEEN1.191,185703.1250
MERSON1.191,185671.6418
BAWDEN1.191,185555.5556
KNILL1.191,185405.4054
KESSELL1.191,185396.0396
HAILE1.191,185330.5785
PASSMORE1.191,185303.0303
HUXTABLE1.191,185270.7930
STONEMAN1.191,185268.5950
CHAPPLE1.191,185248.7562
MUGFORD1.191,185238.0952
ELWORTHY1.191,185216.2162
VEYSEY1.191,185181.8182
RENDLE1.191,185171.4286
PROUT1.191,185169.7793
DELBRIDGE1.191,185162.6016
KINGDON1.191,185162.1622
BENDLE1.191,185156.2500
SQUIRE1.191,185128.1139
CROSSMAN1.191,185127.8772
BUCKINGHAM1.191,185126.5823
STICKLAND1.191,185122.9508
HAYDON1.191,185121.2938
NOTT1.191,185119.6172
STURGESS1.191,185117.6471
HANDFORD1.191,185113.3787
ALLIN1.191,185111.5242
BLACKFORD1.191,18593.6768
MOLE1.191,18586.9565
BURNELL1.191,18584.5070
LEY1.191,18577.2201
FOLLETT1.191,18573.5294
DOBBS1.191,18562.5000
LOCK1.191,18562.2407
JARMAN1.191,18561.9469
COLLARD1.191,18555.4785
GERMAN1.191,18554.2495
SMYTH1.191,18554.2005
PRIEST1.191,18551.5796
SNOW1.191,18549.9064
GOLD1.191,18544.5104
GOULD1.191,18542.0364
FAY1.191,18540.4040
HOLLOWAY1.191,18538.5675
DARLINGTON1.191,18537.2671
SANDERS1.191,18535.3686

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1,185 people called SLADER in North Molton 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 2926.8293 in North Molton means that 2926.8293% of the people in North Molton on census day were called SLADER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SLADER 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 SLADER 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 SLADER 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 SLADER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1.19 in North Molton means that you are 1.19 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SLADER in North Molton than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in North Molton in 1881

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

ABBOTT (7)  ALLEN (1)  ALLIN (3)  ANDREWS (3)  ANDREW (1)  AVERY (1)  BAKER (2)  BAZELEY (5)  BEER (2)  BENDLE (2)  BIRD (12)  BLACKFORD (4)  BLACKMORE (1)  BOACHERS (1)  BONIHAY (10)  BAWDEN (33)  BOWDEN (4)  BOWEN (2)  BRAGG (1)  BRIGHT (3)  BROMHAM (4)  BROWN (1)  BUCKINGHAM (20)  BULLED (22)  BURGESS (13)  BURNELL (6)  COLWILL (16)  COLLWILL (1)  CHAPPLE (20)  CHESTER (1)  COCKRAN (1)  COCKINGS (3)  COLE (4)  COLES (1)  COLLARD (4)  CONGRAM (6)  COOKE (5)  COOMBE (1)  COX (10)  COCKS (1)  CRANG (16)  CROCOMBE (6)  CROOK (9)  CROSSCOMBE (1)  CROSSMAN (5)  CURTIS (2)  CUTLAND (5)  DARLINGTON (3)  DAVEY (5)  DAVY (2)  DAVIES (1)  DELBRIDGE (2)  DINNER (2)  DINSEY (3)  DOBBS (5)  DOWNMAN (5)  ELWORTHY (4)  EVANS (1)  FAY (2)  FISHER (16)  FOLLETT (2)  FOLLET (3)  FRAYNE (16)  GIBBET (1)  GAMOND (6)  GAMMON (1)  GARDENER (1)  GERMAN (3)  GOULD (18)  GOLD (3)  GOVIER (27)  GRENSLADE (1)  HAILE (4)  HANDFORD (5)  HARDING (6)  HARRIS (6)  HAWKES (1)  HAYES (4)  HAYDON (9)  HILL (27)  HOBBS (5)  HODGE (1)  HOLLOWAY (14)  HOLMES (6)  HOWARD (3)  HOWERD (2)  HOILE (14)  HOIL (7)  HUXTABLE (14)  JARMAN (7)  GEEN (9)  JONES (8)  JUTSUM (8)  KAISLAKE (2)  KELLAWAY (1)  KESSELL (4)  KINGDON (6)  NOTT (10)  LAKE (3)  LANGDON (1)  LASLETT (1)  LEY (4)  LETHEBY (3)  LETHABY (3)  LEWIS (5)  LEWORTHY (2)  LOCK (21)  LOOSEMORE (33)  LUCAS (6)  LYDDON (7)  MAY (3)  MERSON (9)  MOORE (7)  MOLE (8)  MUGFORD (5)  KNILL (6)  NEWTON (10)  NORMAN (1)  PARKIN (3)  PASSMORE (21)  PAUL (2)  PERRYAM OR PEEDYAM (2)  PURCHASE (1)  PERRIN (2)  PRIEST (8)  PROUT (10)  RENDLE (6)  RASHLY (7)  ROWCLIFFE (1)  RICHARDS (7)  RIDWELL (1)  ROGERS (9)  RUMBELOW (1)  RUMSUM (7)  SANDERS (19)  SCOTT (6)  SELDON (1)  SHANGER (5)  SHAPLAND (4)  SKINNER (1)  SLADER (24)  SLEE (1)  SMITH (71)  SMYTH (6)  SNOW (8)  SOMERVILL (8)  SOUTHERN (1)  SPICER (4)  SQUIRE (18)  STONEMAN (13)  STREET (5)  STICKLAND (6)  STURGESS (8)  TAMLYN (9)  JAPP OR TAPP (2)  TAPP (1)  TREBLE (28)  TUCKER (3)  TURNER (5)  VEYSEY (2)  VOYSEY (5)  VELLACOTT (2)  VENTIN (3)  WARREN (3)  WATTS (5)  WEBBER (8)  WESTCOTT (65)  WILKINS (5)  YELLAND (1)  YENDELL (5)