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 Hutton, with 104 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.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
401	Hutton	104	0.040%	1.29x
402	Carnie	103	0.040%	22.18x
403	Lyall	103	0.040%	5.58x
404	Marnoch	103	0.040%	78.09x
405	Peters	103	0.040%	1.09x
406	Mason	102	0.040%	0.28x
407	Maver	102	0.040%	60.06x
408	Meston	100	0.040%	47.71x
409	Rothnie	100	0.040%	97.11x
410	Rust	100	0.040%	7.01x
411	Birss	99	0.040%	63.71x
412	Shirran	99	0.040%	108.52x
413	Kindness	98	0.040%	88.93x
414	Sherriffs	98	0.040%	74.30x
415	Burns	97	0.040%	0.53x
416	Guyan	97	0.040%	75.62x
417	Mitchel	97	0.040%	3.67x
418	Merson	96	0.040%	31.44x
419	Jolly	95	0.040%	2.48x
420	Stables	95	0.040%	9.16x
421	Tosh	95	0.040%	15.69x
422	Laurie	93	0.030%	4.00x
423	Gunn	91	0.030%	1.37x
424	Pyper	91	0.030%	31.48x
425	Riddle	91	0.030%	4.05x
426	Currie	90	0.030%	1.18x
427	Gilbert	90	0.030%	0.58x
428	Lamond	90	0.030%	9.74x
429	Leiper	90	0.030%	14.48x
430	Scroggie	90	0.030%	40.34x
431	Boyd	89	0.030%	0.94x
432	Garrow	89	0.030%	28.39x
433	Mollison	89	0.030%	14.75x
434	Patterson	89	0.030%	0.94x
435	Swanson	89	0.030%	4.49x
436	Thow	89	0.030%	35.57x
437	Giles	88	0.030%	0.85x
438	Matheson	88	0.030%	2.38x
439	Todd	88	0.030%	0.64x
440	Wilkie	88	0.030%	2.28x
441	Addison	87	0.030%	2.32x
442	Kiloh	87	0.030%	76.44x
443	Lorimer	87	0.030%	8.05x
444	Ferries	86	0.030%	36.06x
445	Blackhall	85	0.030%	17.52x
446	Cattanach	85	0.030%	24.83x
447	Elder	85	0.030%	2.97x
448	Fettes	85	0.030%	34.85x
449	Grieve	85	0.030%	2.71x
450	Kinghorn	85	0.030%	10.88x
451	Legge	85	0.030%	7.03x
452	Morris	85	0.030%	0.14x
453	Coull	84	0.030%	9.07x
454	Hosie	84	0.030%	14.55x
455	Lawrance	84	0.030%	4.76x
456	Spark	84	0.030%	7.07x
457	Symon	83	0.030%	18.34x
458	Imray	82	0.030%	52.16x
459	Mathers	82	0.030%	5.09x
460	Monro	82	0.030%	14.59x
461	Blair	81	0.030%	1.15x
462	Clyne	81	0.030%	22.14x
463	Selbie	81	0.030%	64.97x
464	Burnet	80	0.030%	8.08x
465	Paton	80	0.030%	1.32x
466	Strath	80	0.030%	54.33x
467	Cruckshank	79	0.030%	63.37x
468	Ligertwood	79	0.030%	74.75x
469	Lunan	79	0.030%	35.12x
470	Philips	79	0.030%	1.58x
471	Polson	79	0.030%	12.58x
472	Carnegie	78	0.030%	8.78x
473	Carr	78	0.030%	0.40x
474	Beverly	77	0.030%	34.09x
475	Buyers	77	0.030%	62.22x
476	Cruikshank	77	0.030%	19.07x
477	Grassie	77	0.030%	57.99x
478	Gardiner	76	0.030%	0.98x
479	Livingston	76	0.030%	3.13x
480	Menzies	75	0.030%	2.13x
481	Tytler	75	0.030%	43.47x
482	Wattie	75	0.030%	76.17x
483	Elmslie	74	0.030%	47.91x
484	Hird	74	0.030%	3.54x
485	Jeffrey	74	0.030%	1.48x
486	Machray	74	0.030%	70.62x
487	Roberts	74	0.030%	0.07x
488	Caie	73	0.030%	38.11x
489	Easton	73	0.030%	1.78x
490	Topp	73	0.030%	11.81x
491	Mavor	72	0.030%	36.73x
492	Rankin	72	0.030%	1.79x
493	Barrack	71	0.030%	45.17x
494	Birse	71	0.030%	23.32x
495	Brander	71	0.030%	17.50x
496	Brands	71	0.030%	62.89x
497	Dinnes	71	0.030%	66.60x
498	Dinnie	71	0.030%	53.11x
499	Neish	71	0.030%	12.90x
500	Ewing	70	0.030%	2.81x