1881 census county

Ayrshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Ayrshire 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

4,011 surnames are listed for Ayrshire, covering 177,054 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Milliken, with 24 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Ayrshire

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
901	Milliken	24	0.010%	13.10x
902	Mushet	24	0.010%	20.29x
903	Raeburn	24	0.010%	4.94x
904	Retson	24	0.010%	35.74x
905	Rolley	24	0.010%	15.08x
906	Timpany	24	0.010%	58.74x
907	Tonner	24	0.010%	8.50x
908	Warden	24	0.010%	1.54x
909	Barlow	23	0.010%	0.19x
910	Beith	23	0.010%	10.90x
911	Boag	23	0.010%	3.63x
912	Bonar	23	0.010%	6.56x
913	Bremner	23	0.010%	1.22x
914	Broom	23	0.010%	0.85x
915	Carlisle	23	0.010%	2.00x
916	Caskie	23	0.010%	23.34x
917	Clements	23	0.010%	0.32x
918	Dailly	23	0.010%	12.55x
919	Eadie	23	0.010%	2.22x
920	Falloon	23	0.010%	26.26x
921	Fox	23	0.010%	0.11x
922	Gilmore	23	0.010%	1.80x
923	Harley	23	0.010%	0.82x
924	Henney	23	0.010%	7.56x
925	Hodgson	23	0.010%	0.15x
926	Husband	23	0.010%	1.80x
927	Jamie	23	0.010%	19.57x
928	Kennan	23	0.010%	15.00x
929	Laughlan	23	0.010%	15.68x
930	Malcom	23	0.010%	13.07x
931	Mckee	23	0.010%	15.22x
932	Millan	23	0.010%	7.34x
933	Monie	23	0.010%	36.21x
934	Munroe	23	0.010%	3.89x
935	Ohara	23	0.010%	1.83x
936	Owen	23	0.010%	0.09x
937	Power	23	0.010%	0.79x
938	Rigg	23	0.010%	1.25x
939	Roe	23	0.010%	0.54x
940	Stitt	23	0.010%	7.45x
941	Strathearn	23	0.010%	16.08x
942	Wightman	23	0.010%	1.60x
943	Blakely	22	0.010%	5.87x
944	Daly	22	0.010%	1.02x
945	Downs	22	0.010%	0.57x
946	Garland	22	0.010%	0.76x
947	George	22	0.010%	0.17x
948	Greenlees	22	0.010%	5.17x
949	Harkins	22	0.010%	4.45x
950	Haynes	22	0.010%	0.28x
951	Hendren	22	0.010%	45.67x
952	Hervey	22	0.010%	7.83x
953	Hughs	22	0.010%	2.77x
954	Maltman	22	0.010%	7.79x
955	Marley	22	0.010%	1.73x
956	Mather	22	0.010%	0.41x
957	Paisley	22	0.010%	4.52x
958	Rodie	22	0.010%	27.15x
959	Willet	22	0.010%	11.20x
960	Bird	21	0.010%	0.13x
961	Dailey	21	0.010%	6.98x
962	Durham	21	0.010%	1.12x
963	Dyet	21	0.010%	19.70x
964	Gallagher	21	0.010%	0.63x
965	Gunning	21	0.010%	2.63x
966	Haggarty	21	0.010%	4.99x
967	Horner	21	0.010%	0.50x
968	Hudson	21	0.010%	0.12x
969	Hyndman	21	0.010%	8.44x
970	Jaffrey	21	0.010%	10.24x
971	Keir	21	0.010%	1.92x
972	Lightbody	21	0.010%	5.47x
973	Malcolmson	21	0.010%	10.42x
974	Maule	21	0.010%	4.03x
975	Mulheron	21	0.010%	24.18x
976	Reside	21	0.010%	16.25x
977	Skelton	21	0.010%	0.66x
978	Slater	21	0.010%	0.16x
979	Snedden	21	0.010%	7.12x
980	Timothy	21	0.010%	7.65x
981	Warren	21	0.010%	0.14x
982	Welch	21	0.010%	0.27x
983	Yendall	21	0.010%	17.02x
984	Campbel	20	0.010%	19.85x
985	Carlyle	20	0.010%	3.32x
986	Clowes	20	0.010%	1.65x
987	Clydesdale	20	0.010%	13.77x
988	Cowper	20	0.010%	2.09x
989	Dorman	20	0.010%	2.84x
990	Dougal	20	0.010%	5.02x
991	Duffin	20	0.010%	2.42x
992	Flannigan	20	0.010%	3.68x
993	Flynn	20	0.010%	0.48x
994	Gall	20	0.010%	1.42x
995	Harrigan	20	0.010%	6.60x
996	Herbertson	20	0.010%	11.09x
997	Maclure	20	0.010%	19.03x
998	Mcgill	20	0.010%	9.22x
999	Oneill	20	0.010%	1.44x
1000	Riddel	20	0.010%	6.03x