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 Fleming, with 70 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
501	Fleming	70	0.030%	0.62x
502	Hamilton	70	0.030%	0.34x
503	Shivas	70	0.030%	82.45x
504	Tennant	70	0.030%	2.42x
505	Adamson	69	0.030%	0.96x
506	Bennet	69	0.030%	1.85x
507	Cranna	69	0.030%	87.79x
508	Gilchrist	69	0.030%	1.74x
509	Livingstone	69	0.030%	2.74x
510	Oliphant	69	0.030%	6.55x
511	Dallas	68	0.030%	6.66x
512	England	68	0.030%	1.22x
513	Brownie	67	0.020%	73.44x
514	Jaffrey	67	0.020%	26.39x
515	Leggat	67	0.020%	10.70x
516	Neil	67	0.020%	1.87x
517	Pope	67	0.020%	0.72x
518	Beddie	66	0.020%	64.09x
519	Castle	66	0.020%	1.23x
520	Frost	66	0.020%	0.43x
521	Stirling	66	0.020%	1.88x
522	Abernethy	65	0.020%	10.40x
523	Bean	65	0.020%	1.86x
524	Godsman	65	0.020%	93.44x
525	Hector	65	0.020%	14.36x
526	Morice	65	0.020%	39.76x
527	Slorach	65	0.020%	66.63x
528	Russel	64	0.020%	3.43x
529	Jenkins	63	0.020%	0.20x
530	Ruxton	63	0.020%	21.93x
531	Saunders	63	0.020%	0.25x
532	Beagrie	62	0.020%	98.05x
533	Beveridge	62	0.020%	2.20x
534	Mathew	62	0.020%	6.11x
535	Murphy	62	0.020%	0.29x
536	Palmer	62	0.020%	0.19x
537	Wisely	62	0.020%	81.72x
538	Aberdein	61	0.020%	46.89x
539	Brechin	61	0.020%	24.92x
540	Cowe	61	0.020%	8.37x
541	Craigen	61	0.020%	45.02x
542	Whitecross	61	0.020%	18.40x
543	Bartlett	60	0.020%	0.51x
544	Jameson	60	0.020%	2.00x
545	Ord	60	0.020%	3.37x
546	Shirras	60	0.020%	99.14x
547	Byres	59	0.020%	32.33x
548	Dewar	59	0.020%	1.67x
549	Elphinstone	59	0.020%	28.90x
550	Howitt	59	0.020%	5.89x
551	Lillie	59	0.020%	8.93x
552	Rollo	59	0.020%	9.49x
553	Tulloch	59	0.020%	3.29x
554	Beedie	58	0.020%	32.76x
555	Clarke	58	0.020%	0.11x
556	Conn	58	0.020%	7.81x
557	Kay	58	0.020%	0.41x
558	Nelson	58	0.020%	0.44x
559	Raitt	58	0.020%	23.87x
560	Rannie	58	0.020%	40.38x
561	Gregor	57	0.020%	12.62x
562	Lewis	57	0.020%	0.08x
563	Peterkin	57	0.020%	13.63x
564	Wedderburn	57	0.020%	25.44x
565	Yeoman	57	0.020%	3.34x
566	Benton	56	0.020%	2.00x
567	Kesson	56	0.020%	47.69x
568	Sivewright	56	0.020%	31.15x
569	Wilken	56	0.020%	42.75x
570	Cadenhead	55	0.020%	41.42x
571	Chyne	55	0.020%	76.10x
572	Dyker	55	0.020%	96.66x
573	Hutcheson	55	0.020%	3.96x
574	Mess	55	0.020%	59.11x
575	Panton	55	0.020%	6.03x
576	Rodger	55	0.020%	1.45x
577	Strachen	55	0.020%	43.49x
578	Strathdee	55	0.020%	21.36x
579	Boyes	54	0.020%	1.91x
580	Brewster	54	0.020%	2.06x
581	Goodall	54	0.020%	0.93x
582	Harris	54	0.020%	0.08x
583	Mathison	54	0.020%	7.38x
584	Pittendrigh	54	0.020%	76.65x
585	Soutter	54	0.020%	20.13x
586	Wyllie	54	0.020%	2.85x
587	Boyne	53	0.020%	12.43x
588	Crane	53	0.020%	0.93x
589	Fletcher	53	0.020%	0.17x
590	Jopp	52	0.020%	44.29x
591	Raeburn	52	0.020%	8.66x
592	Rothney	52	0.020%	81.10x
593	Warrender	52	0.020%	12.12x
594	Westland	52	0.020%	20.93x
595	Allen	51	0.020%	0.10x
596	Buchanan	51	0.020%	0.73x
597	Dyce	51	0.020%	41.21x
598	Peddie	51	0.020%	7.07x
599	Pringle	51	0.020%	1.20x
600	Prosser	51	0.020%	1.20x