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 Pirie, with 113 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
401	Pirie	113	0.040%	5.83x
402	Lundie	112	0.040%	23.88x
403	Marnie	112	0.040%	82.63x
404	Begg	111	0.040%	6.74x
405	Stiven	111	0.040%	79.25x
406	Tindal	111	0.040%	27.42x
407	Towns	111	0.040%	12.79x
408	Andrew	109	0.040%	1.27x
409	Fotheringham	109	0.040%	9.58x
410	Mooney	109	0.040%	3.47x
411	Green	108	0.040%	0.14x
412	Herald	108	0.040%	47.43x
413	Chisholm	107	0.040%	2.72x
414	Bertie	106	0.040%	48.07x
415	Constable	106	0.040%	3.54x
416	George	106	0.040%	0.67x
417	Leith	106	0.040%	7.56x
418	Neill	106	0.040%	5.91x
419	Connelly	105	0.040%	4.18x
420	Conway	105	0.040%	2.07x
421	Duffus	104	0.040%	25.18x
422	Gold	104	0.040%	6.75x
423	Leitch	104	0.040%	4.03x
424	Lowe	104	0.040%	0.51x
425	Quin	104	0.040%	3.59x
426	Fullerton	103	0.040%	9.00x
427	Gillespie	103	0.040%	2.40x
428	Patullo	103	0.040%	82.00x
429	Arthur	102	0.040%	1.73x
430	Dolan	102	0.040%	4.33x
431	Doyle	102	0.040%	1.55x
432	Easton	102	0.040%	2.48x
433	Forrester	102	0.040%	2.81x
434	Kiddie	102	0.040%	37.13x
435	Methven	102	0.040%	16.50x
436	Prain	102	0.040%	64.86x
437	Barnet	101	0.040%	7.79x
438	Dryden	101	0.040%	6.19x
439	Leonard	101	0.040%	1.72x
440	Cruickshank	100	0.040%	3.29x
441	Dundas	100	0.040%	19.52x
442	Raitt	100	0.040%	41.14x
443	Reynolds	100	0.040%	0.43x
444	Stormont	100	0.040%	48.53x
445	David	99	0.040%	3.51x
446	Deuchars	99	0.040%	46.82x
447	Harper	99	0.040%	0.57x
448	Livingstone	99	0.040%	3.92x
449	Moffat	99	0.040%	2.02x
450	Pullar	99	0.040%	28.38x
451	Brough	98	0.040%	2.96x
452	Niven	98	0.040%	5.20x
453	Fenwick	97	0.040%	2.74x
454	Hynd	97	0.040%	15.12x
455	Imrie	97	0.040%	9.17x
456	Obrien	97	0.040%	2.43x
457	Farrell	96	0.040%	1.87x
458	Kinmond	95	0.040%	63.72x
459	Lees	95	0.040%	0.79x
460	Richardson	95	0.040%	0.21x
461	Spark	95	0.040%	7.99x
462	Tavendale	95	0.040%	67.39x
463	Bathie	94	0.030%	71.74x
464	Cassidy	94	0.030%	2.84x
465	Dempster	94	0.030%	4.94x
466	Key	94	0.030%	2.52x
467	Mackenzie	94	0.030%	1.24x
468	Peddie	94	0.030%	13.02x
469	Rea	94	0.030%	6.18x
470	Stirton	94	0.030%	30.96x
471	Coyle	93	0.030%	5.06x
472	Tyrie	93	0.030%	32.46x
473	Birrell	92	0.030%	6.97x
474	Burke	92	0.030%	1.16x
475	Devlin	92	0.030%	4.15x
476	Ewan	92	0.030%	14.93x
477	Geddes	92	0.030%	2.84x
478	Kane	92	0.030%	4.22x
479	Pringle	92	0.030%	2.16x
480	Fernie	91	0.030%	11.26x
481	Gunn	91	0.030%	1.37x
482	Connor	90	0.030%	1.13x
483	Dear	90	0.030%	4.50x
484	Eaton	90	0.030%	1.19x
485	Nicholson	90	0.030%	0.47x
486	Airth	89	0.030%	52.95x
487	Caithness	89	0.030%	43.20x
488	Dickie	89	0.030%	4.19x
489	Gillies	89	0.030%	2.30x
490	Harvey	89	0.030%	0.31x
491	Pattullo	89	0.030%	68.39x
492	Herd	88	0.030%	4.43x
493	Neil	88	0.030%	2.46x
494	Ormond	88	0.030%	15.29x
495	Summers	88	0.030%	1.16x
496	Sword	88	0.030%	16.42x
497	Gardner	87	0.030%	0.47x
498	Houston	87	0.030%	2.52x
499	Livie	87	0.030%	88.33x
500	Sherriff	87	0.030%	10.48x