Top surnames from the 1881 census in North Bovey, Devon

North Bovey 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
GERMON409.111633,333.33
HILL194.328016.99
BROWN194.32806.57
HEYWARD163.64463,076.92
DODD153.416984.03
HARVEY132.961327.74
HAYWARD112.505758.76
FROST102.277940.52
WALDRON102.2779258.40
CUMMING102.2779119.33
COLLINS92.050114.29
TAPPER92.0501947.37
MILFORD81.8223650.41
JORY81.82231,428.57
TOWNSEND71.594537.53
BOYS71.5945404.62
PARKER71.59458.38
GARRISH71.59455,833.33
FRENCH71.594532.66
NICKELS61.36671,276.60
CORNISH61.366794.79
HANNAFORD61.3667297.03
MORTIMER51.139054.47
BOWDEN51.139039.46
COLES51.139032.70
IRELAND51.139049.07
COOMBES51.1390106.61
LEAMAN51.1390531.91
JEWELL40.911286.77
LANG40.911240.86
NICHOLS40.911227.97
CANN40.911298.28
SAMPSON40.911253.40
THORNTON40.911218.12
MARTIN40.91123.70
LARSEN30.68341,000.00
TAYLOR30.68341.07
ELLIS30.68344.71
BRIDGEMAN30.6834186.34
MARKS30.683433.41
BOVEY30.6834576.92
WILLS20.455615.24
GILES20.455611.95
PARDON20.4556434.78
PALMER20.45563.86
WOODLEY20.455651.15
NOSWORTHY20.4556408.16
MORTIMORE20.4556121.21
BOYES20.455643.57
PIKE20.455615.67

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GERMON0.4443933333.3333
GARRISH0.444395833.3333
HEYWARD0.444393076.9231
JORY0.444391428.5714
NICKELS0.444391276.5957
LARSEN0.444391000.0000
LIFE0.444391000.0000
TAPPER0.44439947.3684
MILFORD0.44439650.4065
BOVEY0.44439576.9231
LEAMAN0.44439531.9149
VICE0.44439454.5455
PARDON0.44439434.7826
NOSWORTHY0.44439408.1633
BOYS0.44439404.6243
HANNAFORD0.44439297.0297
WALDRON0.44439258.3979
BRIDGEMAN0.44439186.3354
MORTIMORE0.44439121.2121
CUMMING0.44439119.3317
COOMBES0.44439106.6098
SCOBLE0.44439106.3830
CANN0.4443998.2801
CORNISH0.4443994.7867
GARD0.4443988.4956
JEWELL0.4443986.7679
DODD0.4443984.0336
EASTERBROOK0.4443980.0000
COCKRAM0.4443967.1141
HAYWARD0.4443958.7607
MORTIMER0.4443954.4662
SAMPSON0.4443953.4045
WOODLEY0.4443951.1509
IRELAND0.4443949.0677
BOYES0.4443943.5730
LANG0.4443940.8580
FROST0.4443940.5186
BOWDEN0.4443939.4633
PASSMORE0.4443938.9105
TOWNSEND0.4443937.5335
SIMON0.4443934.6021
MARKS0.4443933.4076
COLES0.4443932.7011
FRENCH0.4443932.6645
LOCKYER0.4443929.7619
NICHOLS0.4443927.9720
HARVEY0.4443927.7363
MARKHAM0.4443919.1205
THORNTON0.4443918.1242
HILL0.4443916.9931

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 439 people called GERMON in North Bovey 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 33333.3333 in North Bovey means that 33333.3333% of the people in North Bovey on census day were called GERMON.

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

All the surnames recorded in North Bovey in 1881

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

AGGETT (1)  AMERY (9)  ARSCOTT (2)  ASH (1)  BALL (1)  BEER (1)  BERRY (1)  BOVEY (3)  BOWDEN (5)  BOYES (2)  BOYS (7)  BRIDGEMAN (3)  BROWN (19)  CANN (4)  COURTIER (4)  CLARK (1)  COCKRAM (1)  COLDRIDGE (4)  COLRIDGE (5)  COLES (5)  COLLINS (9)  CONIAM (1)  CONNABEER (1)  COOMBES (5)  CORNISH (6)  CUMMING (10)  CUMING (10)  DAVEY (1)  DENSHAM (1)  DODD (15)  DYER (1)  EASTERBROOK (1)  ELLACOMBE (1)  ELLIS (3)  ENDACOTT (2)  ENSLEIGH (1)  FRENCH (7)  FROST (10)  GARD (1)  GERMON (40)  GARRISH (7)  GILES (2)  HANNAFORD (6)  HARVEY (13)  HEYWARD (16)  HAYWARD (11)  HEXT (1)  HILL (19)  HOLLAND (1)  IRELAND (5)  JEWELL (4)  JORY (8)  LANG (4)  LOVEYS (4)  LARSEN (3)  LEAMAN (5)  LIFE (1)  LOCKYER (1)  LORAM (6)  MARKHAM (1)  MARKS (3)  MARTIN (4)  MAUNDER (4)  MILFORD (8)  MORCHOME (3)  MORTIMER (5)  MORTIMORE (2)  NICHOLS (4)  NICKELS (6)  NOSWORTHY (2)  PALMER (2)  PARDON (2)  PARKER (7)  PASSMORE (1)  PELLIER (1)  PIKE (2)  SAMPSON (4)  SCOBLE (1)  SHANION (1)  SIMON (1)  SITTERS (1)  STANDRICK (3)  STANLINCH (1)  TAPPER (9)  TAVENER (3)  TAYLOR (3)  THORNTON (4)  TOWNSEND (7)  VICE (1)  WALDRON (10)  WEEKS (1)  WILLS (2)  WINDEATT (4)  WOODLEY (2)  WOLLACOTT (2)