1881 census county

Angus surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Angus 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

4,666 surnames are listed for Angus, covering 230,893 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Forman, with 25 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Angus

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
1101	Forman	25	0.010%	1.79x
1102	French	25	0.010%	0.19x
1103	Gamble	25	0.010%	0.65x
1104	Hawthorn	25	0.010%	1.60x
1105	Hetherington	25	0.010%	0.73x
1106	Inches	25	0.010%	17.08x
1107	Janes	25	0.010%	1.44x
1108	Kirkcaldy	25	0.010%	15.99x
1109	Leask	25	0.010%	2.25x
1110	Lighton	25	0.010%	11.29x
1111	Maver	25	0.010%	14.72x
1112	Ovenstone	25	0.010%	27.13x
1113	Pirnie	25	0.010%	29.12x
1114	Powell	25	0.010%	0.07x
1115	Rhind	25	0.010%	3.87x
1116	Richard	25	0.010%	1.07x
1117	Selby	25	0.010%	0.77x
1118	Swanson	25	0.010%	1.26x
1119	Waddel	25	0.010%	12.93x
1120	Abel	24	0.010%	1.38x
1121	Arkley	24	0.010%	8.40x
1122	Ballantyne	24	0.010%	1.17x
1123	Bolan	24	0.010%	9.59x
1124	Bower	24	0.010%	0.48x
1125	Brechin	24	0.010%	9.80x
1126	Byres	24	0.010%	13.15x
1127	Calman	24	0.010%	18.44x
1128	Carrick	24	0.010%	1.23x
1129	Grieg	24	0.010%	13.08x
1130	Hanna	24	0.010%	5.60x
1131	Hannan	24	0.010%	2.79x
1132	Horsburgh	24	0.010%	3.59x
1133	Hoskins	24	0.010%	0.91x
1134	Keating	24	0.010%	1.79x
1135	Pitkeathly	24	0.010%	26.83x
1136	Procter	24	0.010%	0.68x
1137	Robert	24	0.010%	1.81x
1138	Russel	24	0.010%	1.29x
1139	Simon	24	0.010%	1.35x
1140	Tullis	24	0.010%	9.52x
1141	Aitkenhead	23	0.010%	7.17x
1142	Armour	23	0.010%	1.36x
1143	Band	23	0.010%	3.73x
1144	Bates	23	0.010%	0.13x
1145	Begbie	23	0.010%	5.51x
1146	Blackie	23	0.010%	2.07x
1147	Bowick	23	0.010%	31.43x
1148	Byers	23	0.010%	1.64x
1149	Cheyne	23	0.010%	2.56x
1150	Cruden	23	0.010%	7.13x
1151	Diamond	23	0.010%	1.83x
1152	Douglass	23	0.010%	1.34x
1153	Edmonds	23	0.010%	0.44x
1154	Finnie	23	0.010%	2.44x
1155	Finnigan	23	0.010%	2.18x
1156	Garty	23	0.010%	63.66x
1157	Hatton	23	0.010%	0.43x
1158	Herron	23	0.010%	2.37x
1159	Horn	23	0.010%	0.37x
1160	Leven	23	0.010%	19.43x
1161	Mains	23	0.010%	5.18x
1162	Malloy	23	0.010%	4.88x
1163	Manson	23	0.010%	0.73x
1164	Mouat	23	0.010%	4.88x
1165	Peggie	23	0.010%	15.52x
1166	Reekie	23	0.010%	3.53x
1167	Rilley	23	0.010%	7.31x
1168	Stenhouse	23	0.010%	2.06x
1169	Turpie	23	0.010%	6.95x
1170	Wales	23	0.010%	1.05x
1171	Webester	23	0.010%	13.26x
1172	Aiken	22	0.010%	5.04x
1173	Clements	22	0.010%	0.25x
1174	Cownie	22	0.010%	32.91x
1175	Crofts	22	0.010%	1.01x
1176	Daly	22	0.010%	0.82x
1177	Darling	22	0.010%	0.85x
1178	Denny	22	0.010%	0.97x
1179	Dilly	22	0.010%	13.53x
1180	Dowie	22	0.010%	3.37x
1181	Duguid	22	0.010%	2.42x
1182	Finigan	22	0.010%	5.24x
1183	Gargan	22	0.010%	17.64x
1184	Grindlay	22	0.010%	7.44x
1185	Hennessy	22	0.010%	4.13x
1186	Hossack	22	0.010%	3.69x
1187	How	22	0.010%	1.25x
1188	Joe	22	0.010%	87.03x
1189	Mckenzie	22	0.010%	2.43x
1190	Muirhead	22	0.010%	1.05x
1191	Mulhern	22	0.010%	12.55x
1192	Parr	22	0.010%	0.33x
1193	Pattison	22	0.010%	0.51x
1194	Pickard	22	0.010%	0.58x
1195	Ree	22	0.010%	13.75x
1196	Rintoul	22	0.010%	3.56x
1197	Ruthven	22	0.010%	6.41x
1198	Sadler	22	0.010%	0.34x
1199	Sievewright	22	0.010%	19.96x
1200	Squire	22	0.010%	0.69x