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 Buchanan, with 86 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
501	Buchanan	86	0.030%	1.23x
502	Kettles	86	0.030%	32.26x
503	Masson	86	0.030%	5.18x
504	Skinner	86	0.030%	0.63x
505	Dailly	85	0.030%	37.47x
506	Fettes	85	0.030%	34.84x
507	Japp	85	0.030%	31.14x
508	Kirkland	85	0.030%	3.53x
509	Lowdon	85	0.030%	22.29x
510	Monro	85	0.030%	15.12x
511	Prophet	85	0.030%	27.42x
512	Skene	85	0.030%	12.81x
513	Willocks	85	0.030%	56.66x
514	Beedie	84	0.030%	47.43x
515	Carey	84	0.030%	1.65x
516	Currie	84	0.030%	1.10x
517	Garvie	84	0.030%	17.64x
518	Hart	84	0.030%	0.36x
519	Keenan	84	0.030%	3.66x
520	Luke	84	0.030%	3.19x
521	Mowat	84	0.030%	4.52x
522	Cramond	83	0.030%	37.49x
523	Noble	83	0.030%	0.74x
524	Paul	83	0.030%	1.23x
525	Rough	83	0.030%	13.59x
526	Roger	82	0.030%	8.82x
527	Jamie	81	0.030%	55.67x
528	Mortimer	81	0.030%	1.43x
529	Philips	81	0.030%	1.62x
530	Phillip	81	0.030%	5.89x
531	Andrews	80	0.030%	0.31x
532	Gallacher	80	0.030%	3.43x
533	Hosie	80	0.030%	13.85x
534	Booth	79	0.030%	0.30x
535	Carroll	79	0.030%	1.45x
536	Grewar	79	0.030%	72.86x
537	Oneil	79	0.030%	2.91x
538	Bowden	78	0.030%	1.00x
539	Whamond	78	0.030%	77.77x
540	Cowan	77	0.030%	1.39x
541	Fitzpatrick	77	0.030%	1.94x
542	Isles	77	0.030%	10.53x
543	Longmuir	77	0.030%	15.32x
544	Malone	77	0.030%	3.55x
545	More	77	0.030%	3.66x
546	Osler	77	0.030%	24.84x
547	Whittet	77	0.030%	28.69x
548	Cable	76	0.030%	5.59x
549	Carrol	76	0.030%	6.20x
550	Grubb	76	0.030%	4.54x
551	Miln	76	0.030%	60.08x
552	Barry	75	0.030%	1.53x
553	Donnelly	75	0.030%	2.20x
554	Foy	75	0.030%	3.36x
555	Mair	75	0.030%	3.00x
556	Mechan	75	0.030%	25.38x
557	Rutherford	75	0.030%	1.14x
558	Beat	74	0.030%	42.65x
559	Brymer	74	0.030%	49.33x
560	Fearn	74	0.030%	3.66x
561	Mulligan	74	0.030%	4.89x
562	Preston	74	0.030%	0.55x
563	Reoch	74	0.030%	51.83x
564	Waddell	74	0.030%	3.08x
565	Williams	74	0.030%	0.04x
566	Armstrong	73	0.030%	0.35x
567	Beveridge	73	0.030%	2.59x
568	Gilchrist	73	0.030%	1.84x
569	Harrison	73	0.030%	0.12x
570	Kilgour	73	0.030%	7.33x
571	Lawrie	73	0.030%	2.82x
572	Bennett	72	0.030%	0.16x
573	Hepburn	72	0.030%	2.99x
574	Keiller	72	0.030%	38.86x
575	Kenny	72	0.030%	2.22x
576	Quinn	72	0.030%	1.39x
577	Whitelaw	72	0.030%	4.46x
578	Hird	71	0.030%	3.40x
579	Howe	71	0.030%	0.67x
580	Latto	71	0.030%	22.19x
581	Milligan	71	0.030%	2.23x
582	Moon	71	0.030%	1.24x
583	Patrick	71	0.030%	1.32x
584	Devine	70	0.030%	2.60x
585	Flinn	70	0.030%	4.28x
586	Glenday	70	0.030%	75.96x
587	Mathieson	70	0.030%	2.46x
588	Nelson	70	0.030%	0.53x
589	Turner	70	0.030%	0.09x
590	Barnett	69	0.030%	0.57x
591	Cruickshanks	69	0.030%	15.65x
592	Curran	69	0.030%	3.04x
593	Kermack	69	0.030%	66.98x
594	Lamont	69	0.030%	2.87x
595	Oswald	69	0.030%	5.55x
596	Page	69	0.030%	0.32x
597	Thow	69	0.030%	27.56x
598	Barr	68	0.030%	1.04x
599	Barron	68	0.030%	1.62x
600	Carlin	68	0.030%	4.94x