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 Read, with 15 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
1201	Read	15	0.010%	0.11x
1202	Renfrew	15	0.010%	4.30x
1203	Riddock	15	0.010%	27.40x
1204	Rowatt	15	0.010%	15.11x
1205	Sayers	15	0.010%	0.62x
1206	Scobbie	15	0.010%	7.16x
1207	Shearman	15	0.010%	1.67x
1208	Spier	15	0.010%	10.54x
1209	Stalker	15	0.010%	1.39x
1210	Steuart	15	0.010%	11.88x
1211	Strong	15	0.010%	0.46x
1212	Tarbet	15	0.010%	7.04x
1213	Tennent	15	0.010%	4.21x
1214	Tuton	15	0.010%	22.58x
1215	Wharrie	15	0.010%	17.87x
1216	Bailie	14	0.010%	4.61x
1217	Balmer	14	0.010%	1.69x
1218	Bonnar	14	0.010%	4.72x
1219	Borthwick	14	0.010%	1.14x
1220	Bradley	14	0.010%	0.08x
1221	Brannigan	14	0.010%	6.41x
1222	Browne	14	0.010%	0.35x
1223	Burke	14	0.010%	0.22x
1224	Callen	14	0.010%	5.76x
1225	Cambell	14	0.010%	2.32x
1226	Carse	14	0.010%	5.34x
1227	Coleman	14	0.010%	0.13x
1228	Connar	14	0.010%	11.77x
1229	Dobson	14	0.010%	0.15x
1230	Doherty	14	0.010%	0.78x
1231	Drain	14	0.010%	3.64x
1232	Elder	14	0.010%	0.61x
1233	Gowans	14	0.010%	1.99x
1234	Griffiths	14	0.010%	0.04x
1235	Harrow	14	0.010%	2.67x
1236	Haswell	14	0.010%	1.98x
1237	Hopes	14	0.010%	4.69x
1238	Hopson	14	0.010%	2.43x
1239	Howatt	14	0.010%	11.48x
1240	Legg	14	0.010%	0.39x
1241	Lochart	14	0.010%	15.22x
1242	Long	14	0.010%	0.10x
1243	Loy	14	0.010%	7.29x
1244	Ludgate	14	0.010%	5.10x
1245	Malcomson	14	0.010%	22.04x
1246	Meechan	14	0.010%	6.41x
1247	Mure	14	0.010%	13.80x
1248	Niblock	14	0.010%	12.62x
1249	Nutt	14	0.010%	0.89x
1250	Oram	14	0.010%	0.82x
1251	Palmer	14	0.010%	0.05x
1252	Phin	14	0.010%	8.56x
1253	Probert	14	0.010%	0.81x
1254	Regan	14	0.010%	0.62x
1255	Richie	14	0.010%	6.80x
1256	Riggans	14	0.010%	83.38x
1257	Roddie	14	0.010%	13.41x
1258	Rolinson	14	0.010%	8.92x
1259	Rourke	14	0.010%	1.30x
1260	Scanlan	14	0.010%	2.85x
1261	Terry	14	0.010%	0.25x
1262	Travers	14	0.010%	1.28x
1263	Trotter	14	0.010%	0.61x
1264	Wilcox	14	0.010%	0.34x
1265	Wren	14	0.010%	0.59x
1266	Yule	14	0.010%	1.28x
1267	Binning	13	0.010%	4.21x
1268	Burley	13	0.010%	0.63x
1269	Carney	13	0.010%	0.66x
1270	Carr	13	0.010%	0.08x
1271	Caulfield	13	0.010%	3.43x
1272	Clingan	13	0.010%	23.74x
1273	Conley	13	0.010%	1.64x
1274	Conlin	13	0.010%	3.20x
1275	Connolly	13	0.010%	0.51x
1276	Dakers	13	0.010%	4.40x
1277	Dobbins	13	0.010%	3.30x
1278	Dodd	13	0.010%	0.15x
1279	Doole	13	0.010%	19.36x
1280	Dorran	13	0.010%	21.99x
1281	Duncanson	13	0.010%	3.08x
1282	Easdon	13	0.010%	26.99x
1283	Fairgrieve	13	0.010%	3.87x
1284	Frame	13	0.010%	0.94x
1285	Freebairn	13	0.010%	12.45x
1286	Gallie	13	0.010%	4.57x
1287	Gills	13	0.010%	6.23x
1288	Gilroy	13	0.010%	1.47x
1289	Glossop	13	0.010%	1.69x
1290	Granton	13	0.010%	31.82x
1291	Hollowood	13	0.010%	8.56x
1292	Hosie	13	0.010%	2.79x
1293	Hutcheon	13	0.010%	2.17x
1294	Kemp	13	0.010%	0.11x
1295	Killin	13	0.010%	8.95x
1296	Kirkhope	13	0.010%	10.66x
1297	Lamond	13	0.010%	1.74x
1298	Larmer	13	0.010%	23.44x
1299	Lochrie	13	0.010%	9.23x
1300	Maben	13	0.010%	13.49x