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Top surnames from the 1881 census in St Giles In The Wood, Devon

St Giles In The Wood 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
SUSSEX414.52547,321.43
CLARKE252.759413.62
TANTON222.42832,340.43
COUCH222.4283408.92
KELLY222.428322.17
SQUIRE222.4283204.84
THORNE212.3179109.95
HAMMETT202.2075662.25
GOULD181.986854.98
JEWELL171.8764178.76
JOHNS161.766068.41
MITCHELL151.65568.16
PERRYMAN131.4349397.55
COLE121.324514.54
TRICK101.1038952.38
TILL101.1038156.99
GOODE101.103885.25
COPP101.1038346.02
HAYMAN90.9934130.25
MAY90.993415.60
ROW90.9934193.13
FOLLAND90.9934676.69
TURNER80.88303.17
PAGE80.883011.05
GUARD80.8830666.67
TOUT80.8830522.88
FORD80.88309.07
JOSLIN80.8830229.23
PADDEN80.88301,038.96
BAKER80.88304.03
HOOPER80.883020.85
TOMS80.8830114.12
SLADE70.772638.74
BOWMAN70.772629.59
SNELL70.772640.82
LEMON70.7726106.38
DIAMOND70.7726166.27
LAKE70.772634.86
MATHEWS70.772620.92
CLEMENT70.772676.75
HAGGETT70.7726518.52
PIPER70.772639.11
PAUL70.772630.86
PICKARD60.662347.47
FRIEND60.662358.42
SCOTT60.66232.62
CLEMENTS60.662319.96
RICHARDS60.66234.39
WILCOX60.662335.15
CARTER60.66233.95

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SUSSEX0.919067321.4286
GUILL0.919064444.4444
ROLLE0.919062666.6667
TANTON0.919062340.4255
LUICK0.919062000.0000
PADDEN0.919061038.9610
TRICK0.91906952.3810
FOLLAND0.91906676.6917
GUARD0.91906666.6667
HAMMETT0.91906662.2517
CURTICE0.91906615.3846
TOUT0.91906522.8758
HAGGETT0.91906518.5185
DYMENT0.91906500.0000
COUCH0.91906408.9219
PERRYMAN0.91906397.5535
COPP0.91906346.0208
SPLATT0.91906333.3333
PARMER0.91906294.1176
DYETT0.91906243.9024
POPHAM0.91906239.2344
JUNIPER0.91906232.5581
JOSLIN0.91906229.2264
PARKHOUSE0.91906222.2222
SQUIRE0.91906204.8417
ROW0.91906193.1330
JEWELL0.91906178.7592
STOCKHAM0.91906166.6667
DIAMOND0.91906166.2708
TILL0.91906156.9859
HAYMAN0.91906130.2460
TOMS0.91906114.1227
THORNE0.91906109.9476
HELLINGS0.91906107.5269
LEMON0.91906106.3830
HAMMON0.91906101.0101
CHUBB0.9190699.4036
BARRIE0.9190691.7431
BALCH0.9190687.7193
GOODE0.9190685.2515
TULLOCK0.9190684.7458
CLEMENT0.9190676.7544
FURSE0.9190674.6269
BLIGHT0.9190673.1707
JOHNS0.9190668.4053
LACK0.9190664.7249
DYMOND0.9190662.8931
FRIEND0.9190658.4226
PASSMORE0.9190656.6038
GOULD0.9190654.9786

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 906 people called SUSSEX in St Giles In The Wood 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 7321.4286 in St Giles In The Wood means that 7321.4286% of the people in St Giles In The Wood on census day were called SUSSEX.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SUSSEX 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 SUSSEX 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 SUSSEX 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 SUSSEX here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.91 in St Giles In The Wood means that you are 0.91 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SUSSEX in St Giles In The Wood than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in St Giles In The Wood in 1881

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

ALDERMAN (1)  ALFORD (1)  ALLEN (4)  ANDREWS (3)  ASHPLANT (2)  AUNETT (1)  BADCOCK (1)  BAKER (8)  BALMAN (8)  BALCH (1)  BENNETT (3)  BARRIE (6)  BIRD (3)  BLACKMORE (1)  BLIGHT (3)  BOWMAN (7)  BRIGHT (3)  BRINSMEAD (2)  BROOKS (4)  BUXTON (3)  CARTER (6)  CHUBB (5)  CLARKE (25)  CLEMENTS (6)  CLEMENT (7)  COCKWELL (3)  COLE (12)  COLLIER (1)  COOKE (5)  COPP (10)  COUCH (22)  COCK (14)  COX (1)  CROSTHWAIT (1)  CURTICE (4)  DIAMOND (7)  DOWN (1)  DYETT (1)  DYMENT (2)  DYMOND (2)  DIMENT (1)  EDWARDS (1)  FARLEY (1)  FOLLAND (9)  FORD (8)  FORDD (5)  FRIEND (6)  FRIENDSHIP (13)  FURSE (1)  GUARD (8)  GERREY (1)  GUILL (4)  GOODE (10)  GOULD (18)  GRAY (1)  GUMBLE (1)  HAGGETT (7)  HAMMETT (20)  HANMETT (3)  HAMMON (1)  HAYMAN (9)  HEAMAN (1)  HARRISE (1)  HART (1)  HEAL (1)  HELLINGS (1)  HODGES (2)  HOOKWAY (28)  HOOPER (8)  HOWARD (4)  HUMBY (1)  ISAAC (3)  ISAACE (3)  JEWELL (17)  JOHNS (16)  JOHNSON (1)  JOSLIN (8)  JUDD (3)  JUNIPER (4)  KELLY (22)  KNOTT (5)  LACK (2)  LAKE (7)  LUICK (1)  LAUNCHBURY (1)  LANDER (3)  LEIGH (2)  LEMON (7)  LETHBRIDGE (5)  LONG (4)  LYNCH (5)  MARTYN (1)  MATHEWS (7)  MAY (9)  MILLS (1)  MINTER (1)  MITCHELL (15)  MITCHEL (1)  MOOR (1)  MOORE (1)  MULES (4)  NANCEKIVELL (6)  NEWCOMBE (1)  NEWELL (1)  NORMAN (5)  OATWAY (9)  PADDEN (8)  PAGE (8)  PARKHOUSE (6)  PARMER (1)  PASSMORE (3)  PAUL (7)  PERRYMAN (13)  PETHEBRIDGE (14)  PICKARD (6)  PINCOMBE (1)  PIPER (7)  POPHAM (5)  PRESCOTT (5)  REES (1)  RICHARDS (6)  ROW (9)  ROLLE (4)  ROY (1)  SANDERS (6)  SAUNDERS (1)  SCOTT (6)  SHARP (6)  SIMPSON (1)  SLADE (7)  SLOMAN (1)  SNELL (7)  SPLATT (1)  SQUIRE (22)  STAPLETON (1)  STOCKHAM (2)  SUSSEX (41)  TANTON (22)  TAYLOR (2)  TESFUSES (1)  TOMS (8)  THORNE (21)  TILL (10)  TYTHACOTT (14)  TOLLAND (1)  TOUT (8)  TRICK (10)  TRIGGER (2)  TROTT (1)  TUCK (4)  TUCKER (1)  TULLOCK (1)  TURNER (8)  VICKERY (1)  VODDEN (17)  WILCOX (6)  WILLIAMS (1)  WOOLACOTT (2)