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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 Wilkson, with 1 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.

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1901Wilkson14.00x
1902Willis10.02x
1903Willson10.11x
1904Winton10.33x
1905Wolf10.63x
1906Woodburn10.39x
1907Woodend11.22x
1908Workman10.19x
1909Wragg10.13x
1910Wyatt10.04x
1911Yates10.02x
1912Yeates10.22x
1913York10.09x
1914Youngson10.99x
1915Yuille11.47x