1881 census county

Argyllshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Argyllshire 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

1,915 surnames are listed for Argyllshire, covering 43,785 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Spark, with 2 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Argyllshire

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
1301	Spark	2	0.000%	0.56x
1302	Spiers	2	0.000%	0.30x
1303	Spink	2	0.000%	0.30x
1304	Sproul	2	0.000%	1.95x
1305	Stanton	2	0.000%	0.12x
1306	Stephens	2	0.000%	0.04x
1307	Stobo	2	0.000%	2.27x
1308	Stocks	2	0.000%	0.23x
1309	Swanson	2	0.000%	0.34x
1310	Symington	2	0.000%	0.89x
1311	Telford	2	0.000%	0.28x
1312	Thorburn	2	0.000%	0.43x
1313	Thorton	2	0.000%	3.38x
1314	Tomson	2	0.000%	2.23x
1315	Tosh	2	0.000%	1.10x
1316	Tran	2	0.000%	11.88x
1317	Traverse	2	0.000%	4.36x
1318	Turvey	2	0.000%	0.52x
1319	Tweedale	2	0.000%	0.81x
1320	Tyrer	2	0.000%	0.56x
1321	Vine	2	0.000%	0.26x
1322	Virtue	2	0.000%	2.28x
1323	Wallis	2	0.000%	0.07x
1324	Weddell	2	0.000%	1.45x
1325	Wells	2	0.000%	0.03x
1326	Whigham	2	0.000%	3.84x
1327	Whitbread	2	0.000%	0.62x
1328	Winchester	2	0.000%	0.65x
1329	Winning	2	0.000%	1.10x
1330	Wyper	2	0.000%	1.64x
1331	Yuill	2	0.000%	1.16x
1332	Aiken	1	0.000%	0.76x
1333	Airlie	1	0.000%	2.97x
1334	Alder	1	0.000%	0.17x
1335	Allingham	1	0.000%	0.83x
1336	Alston	1	0.000%	0.19x
1337	Andre	1	0.000%	4.39x
1338	Ashling	1	0.000%	2.61x
1339	Ashworth	1	0.000%	0.03x
1340	Atkinson	1	0.000%	0.01x
1341	Ayling	1	0.000%	0.17x
1342	Bacon	1	0.000%	0.05x
1343	Balfour	1	0.000%	0.18x
1344	Ballingall	1	0.000%	0.85x
1345	Balm	1	0.000%	3.17x
1346	Balmain	1	0.000%	2.02x
1347	Barnet	1	0.000%	0.26x
1348	Bartlett	1	0.000%	0.03x
1349	Bate	1	0.000%	0.07x
1350	Bateman	1	0.000%	0.05x
1351	Bathgate	1	0.000%	0.53x
1352	Batt	1	0.000%	0.18x
1353	Batty	1	0.000%	0.08x
1354	Beagley	1	0.000%	0.74x
1355	Beard	1	0.000%	0.05x
1356	Beck	1	0.000%	0.05x
1357	Beech	1	0.000%	0.08x
1358	Begley	1	0.000%	0.72x
1359	Belford	1	0.000%	1.39x
1360	Bells	1	0.000%	2.39x
1361	Belton	1	0.000%	0.23x
1362	Benzies	1	0.000%	3.29x
1363	Berwick	1	0.000%	0.31x
1364	Bethune	1	0.000%	0.80x
1365	Betton	1	0.000%	1.53x
1366	Betty	1	0.000%	1.00x
1367	Beveridge	1	0.000%	0.12x
1368	Bigger	1	0.000%	4.00x
1369	Bill	1	0.000%	0.35x
1370	Bine	1	0.000%	11.17x
1371	Binny	1	0.000%	4.09x
1372	Blackley	1	0.000%	0.45x
1373	Blaikie	1	0.000%	1.02x
1374	Bogie	1	0.000%	0.90x
1375	Bogue	1	0.000%	2.22x
1376	Bonar	1	0.000%	0.77x
1377	Boss	1	0.000%	0.97x
1378	Bow	1	0.000%	0.53x
1379	Bowden	1	0.000%	0.04x
1380	Bowes	1	0.000%	0.13x
1381	Bradburn	1	0.000%	0.31x
1382	Braid	1	0.000%	0.34x
1383	Brandon	1	0.000%	0.24x
1384	Brannan	1	0.000%	0.18x
1385	Brannon	1	0.000%	0.44x
1386	Brennan	1	0.000%	0.12x
1387	Bridgman	1	0.000%	0.36x
1388	Brighton	1	0.000%	0.35x
1389	Brisland	1	0.000%	2.77x
1390	Brooker	1	0.000%	0.10x
1391	Brotchie	1	0.000%	3.35x
1392	Browne	1	0.000%	0.07x
1393	Brownlie	1	0.000%	0.28x
1394	Brydson	1	0.000%	3.10x
1395	Bullock	1	0.000%	0.04x
1396	Bunker	1	0.000%	0.31x
1397	Bunting	1	0.000%	0.11x
1398	Burch	1	0.000%	0.16x
1399	Burnett	1	0.000%	0.04x
1400	Butchart	1	0.000%	0.55x