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1881 census county

Aberdeenshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Aberdeenshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

3,405 surnames are listed for Aberdeenshire, covering 235,538 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Lambert, with 13 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Aberdeenshire

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#SurnameTotalIndex
1101Lambert130.09x
1102Lord130.10x
1103Lyons130.22x
1104Machie1338.91x
1105Molison1319.99x
1106Molyneux130.63x
1107Moran130.26x
1108Murdock131.33x
1109Oneil130.48x
1110Pauline1321.48x
1111Rain132.70x
1112Ramsey130.44x
1113Rosie132.99x
1114Ryan130.16x
1115Ryrie138.27x
1116Saint131.57x
1117Stephens130.09x
1118Syme131.28x
1119Tod131.23x
1120Tolmie132.95x
1121Torrie136.79x
1122Abercromby127.10x
1123Aden1218.98x
1124Allardice123.35x
1125Archbald1216.01x
1126Banon1214.60x
1127Bettie1218.71x
1128Callam1210.30x
1129Cambell121.61x
1130Clapperton121.89x
1131Cochran121.16x
1132Colley120.35x
1133Cromarty123.87x
1134Cumine1245.82x
1135Dargie124.66x
1136Dobson120.10x
1137Driscoll120.40x
1138Eddison123.05x
1139Garrioch127.86x
1140Hastie120.70x
1141Hudson120.05x
1142Hutchen1216.40x
1143Ireland120.19x
1144Jaffery1217.71x
1145Keen120.22x
1146Merrilees127.81x
1147Millen121.69x
1148Moodie120.94x
1149Pert122.09x
1150Selby120.37x
1151Sowden120.78x
1152Steuart127.68x
1153Swan120.17x
1154Temple120.34x
1155Tevendale1217.96x
1156Thorburn120.77x
1157Wesley121.14x
1158Wragg120.48x
1159Adan1181.30x
1160Aiton116.38x
1161Astley110.61x
1162Bates110.06x
1163Brock110.35x
1164Burleigh113.21x
1165Callagan113.02x
1166Canning110.57x
1167Chatwin111.79x
1168Clerk111.57x
1169Connelly110.44x
1170Doeg1115.04x
1171Dowell110.81x
1172Durran116.24x
1173Edmund113.95x
1174English110.22x
1175Fernie111.36x
1176Findlayson118.34x
1177Findley111.54x
1178Fitzpatrick110.28x
1179Fitzwilliam1114.16x
1180Flood110.46x
1181Foot110.41x
1182Fotheringham110.97x
1183Gardner110.06x
1184Goodfellow110.46x
1185Goodlad112.40x
1186Guyon1118.46x
1187Higgins110.08x
1188Hume110.29x
1189Hynd111.71x
1190Jameison1112.56x
1191Jardine110.44x
1192Leatham113.11x
1193Lorrimer1110.50x
1194Lowrie111.19x
1195Macleod110.29x
1196Macmillan111.47x
1197Melven1119.64x
1198Mill110.67x
1199Moor110.29x
1200More110.52x