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By the time of the 1881 UK census many Churchwards had emigrated to other parts of the world, either by choice or "At His/Her Majesty's Pleasure". However, since rhe name has its roots in England, a
very useful source of information for indicating the likely source of a surname is the 1881 UK census. It is not a particularly early census, but the data from it is available in many different formats.
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The above maps show the distribution of the Churchward families during 1881, in one case distribution by county, and in the other by poor law union (roughly equivalent to the registration districts at that time).
Although several families had by then migrated to other parts of the UK to seek work, the concentration is still very much in Devon, and in particular that part of Devon known at the South Hams.
The numerical distribution of the Churchwards in 1881 is shown on the following table, from which it can be seen that many of them outside Devon and the London area, were really just an individual or one family.
County |
County Population |
Actual No. |
Per 100,000 |
Devon |
606,586 |
258 |
42 |
Middlesex |
2,863,658 |
52 |
2 |
Surrey |
1,437,217 |
41 |
3 |
City of London |
51,501 |
18 |
35 |
Co. Durham |
866,681 |
12 |
1 |
Hampshire |
524,534 |
12 |
2 |
City of London |
51,501 |
10 |
19 |
Kent |
977,517 |
10 |
1 |
Cornwall |
330,295 |
9 |
3 |
Jersey |
52,470 |
6 |
11 |
Pembrokeshire |
92,738 |
6 |
6 |
Glamorgan |
508,604 |
5 |
1 |
Lancashire |
3,452,947 |
5 |
0 |
Somerset |
468,639 |
5 |
1 |
Dorset |
191,377 |
4 |
2 |
Cheshire |
643,781 |
4 |
0 |
Sussex |
491,599 |
3 |
0 |
Essex |
575,602 |
1 |
0 |
Lanarkshire |
940,436 |
1 |
0 |
Norfolk |
448,100 |
1 |
0 |
Wiltshire |
257,765 |
1 |
0 |
Royal Navy |
? |
6 |
? |
Total = 452.
