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 Strang, with 22 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
1201	Strang	22	0.010%	1.81x
1202	Toner	22	0.010%	6.53x
1203	Waterson	22	0.010%	1.94x
1204	Wilkinson	22	0.010%	0.05x
1205	Axford	21	0.010%	3.17x
1206	Carter	21	0.010%	0.05x
1207	Cochran	21	0.010%	2.03x
1208	Crossan	21	0.010%	5.68x
1209	Dinnie	21	0.010%	15.70x
1210	Gabriel	21	0.010%	2.93x
1211	Gardener	21	0.010%	0.43x
1212	Goodlet	21	0.010%	13.92x
1213	Goodwin	21	0.010%	0.15x
1214	Griffin	21	0.010%	0.16x
1215	Halket	21	0.010%	13.06x
1216	Hastie	21	0.010%	1.23x
1217	Keefe	21	0.010%	1.80x
1218	Lornie	21	0.010%	21.52x
1219	Mitchelson	21	0.010%	6.13x
1220	Muckersie	21	0.010%	38.11x
1221	Nichol	21	0.010%	0.72x
1222	Nugent	21	0.010%	1.46x
1223	Rickard	21	0.010%	1.14x
1224	Wemyss	21	0.010%	5.60x
1225	Winn	21	0.010%	0.80x
1226	Aberdein	20	0.010%	15.37x
1227	Aitchison	20	0.010%	1.05x
1228	Barrett	20	0.010%	0.11x
1229	Bond	20	0.010%	0.14x
1230	Borthwick	20	0.010%	1.32x
1231	Brimer	20	0.010%	27.67x
1232	Cannon	20	0.010%	0.41x
1233	Carswell	20	0.010%	2.02x
1234	Chrichton	20	0.010%	13.25x
1235	Chyne	20	0.010%	27.67x
1236	Clancy	20	0.010%	2.54x
1237	Cleghorn	20	0.010%	2.69x
1238	Clement	20	0.010%	0.73x
1239	Connoly	20	0.010%	5.52x
1240	Cowieson	20	0.010%	29.51x
1241	Develin	20	0.010%	8.71x
1242	Garrigan	20	0.010%	21.08x
1243	Groves	20	0.010%	0.26x
1244	Hilton	20	0.010%	0.22x
1245	Holt	20	0.010%	0.11x
1246	Ingles	20	0.010%	2.44x
1247	Innis	20	0.010%	8.26x
1248	Judge	20	0.010%	0.68x
1249	Kirkpatrick	20	0.010%	0.86x
1250	Lauder	20	0.010%	1.41x
1251	Love	20	0.010%	0.31x
1252	Luckie	20	0.010%	21.49x
1253	Marra	20	0.010%	43.42x
1254	Maule	20	0.010%	3.10x
1255	Money	20	0.010%	1.24x
1256	Mutch	20	0.010%	1.66x
1257	Oliphant	20	0.010%	1.90x
1258	Purves	20	0.010%	1.13x
1259	Roxburgh	20	0.010%	2.39x
1260	Sandilands	20	0.010%	3.35x
1261	Sheriffs	20	0.010%	27.33x
1262	Slater	20	0.010%	0.12x
1263	Smillie	20	0.010%	3.73x
1264	Stone	20	0.010%	0.10x
1265	Tawse	20	0.010%	6.96x
1266	Travers	20	0.010%	1.47x
1267	Traynor	20	0.010%	3.13x
1268	Abernethy	19	0.010%	3.04x
1269	Alison	19	0.010%	3.88x
1270	Ballentine	19	0.010%	19.84x
1271	Balsillie	19	0.010%	11.88x
1272	Bate	19	0.010%	0.41x
1273	Benzie	19	0.010%	4.62x
1274	Bowes	19	0.010%	0.76x
1275	Boylan	19	0.010%	4.60x
1276	Brennan	19	0.010%	0.67x
1277	Candy	19	0.010%	1.97x
1278	Carstairs	19	0.010%	4.26x
1279	Chaplain	19	0.010%	9.69x
1280	Coghill	19	0.010%	3.55x
1281	Conlin	19	0.010%	3.77x
1282	Connacher	19	0.010%	16.30x
1283	Costello	19	0.010%	1.15x
1284	Courtney	19	0.010%	0.98x
1285	Cowans	19	0.010%	6.41x
1286	Cusick	19	0.010%	6.09x
1287	Dalrymple	19	0.010%	1.61x
1288	Dysart	19	0.010%	20.82x
1289	Fullarton	19	0.010%	3.34x
1290	Gaudie	19	0.010%	14.81x
1291	Gentle	19	0.010%	2.13x
1292	Gethins	19	0.010%	80.89x
1293	Gettins	19	0.010%	15.13x
1294	Gillanders	19	0.010%	5.34x
1295	Haley	19	0.010%	0.59x
1296	Lochhead	19	0.010%	3.89x
1297	Lyons	19	0.010%	0.32x
1298	Machray	19	0.010%	18.13x
1299	Mackintosh	19	0.010%	1.05x
1300	Maclean	19	0.010%	0.63x