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 Weldon, with 3 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
2801	Weldon	3	0.000%	0.34x
2802	Wheeler	3	0.000%	0.02x
2803	Whitecross	3	0.000%	1.12x
2804	Wield	3	0.000%	4.62x
2805	Wilkison	3	0.000%	4.67x
2806	Willoughby	3	0.000%	0.16x
2807	Witson	3	0.000%	14.18x
2808	Woodward	3	0.000%	0.03x
2809	Yell	3	0.000%	3.61x
2810	Acton	2	0.000%	0.16x
2811	Addis	2	0.000%	0.27x
2812	Airley	2	0.000%	2.83x
2813	Aitkinson	2	0.000%	3.26x
2814	Alderdice	2	0.000%	4.72x
2815	Allwood	2	0.000%	0.22x
2816	Amos	2	0.000%	0.06x
2817	Ashton	2	0.000%	0.02x
2818	Aves	2	0.000%	0.54x
2819	Baikie	2	0.000%	0.66x
2820	Bailley	2	0.000%	4.42x
2821	Band	2	0.000%	0.40x
2822	Bann	2	0.000%	0.80x
2823	Bara	2	0.000%	91.32x
2824	Barbar	2	0.000%	3.65x
2825	Barnett	2	0.000%	0.02x
2826	Bartlett	2	0.000%	0.02x
2827	Bass	2	0.000%	0.08x
2828	Baynes	2	0.000%	0.23x
2829	Beckitt	2	0.000%	0.85x
2830	Bedford	2	0.000%	0.04x
2831	Bellamy	2	0.000%	0.06x
2832	Bellshaw	2	0.000%	8.31x
2833	Bentley	2	0.000%	0.02x
2834	Biddle	2	0.000%	0.13x
2835	Bigg	2	0.000%	0.29x
2836	Bissett	2	0.000%	0.38x
2837	Blakeney	2	0.000%	1.57x
2838	Blount	2	0.000%	0.27x
2839	Bogle	2	0.000%	0.73x
2840	Boland	2	0.000%	0.47x
2841	Boll	2	0.000%	3.86x
2842	Boylen	2	0.000%	3.04x
2843	Brannagan	2	0.000%	2.66x
2844	Brenan	2	0.000%	1.14x
2845	Briton	2	0.000%	0.90x
2846	Broadfield	2	0.000%	1.21x
2847	Broadway	2	0.000%	0.45x
2848	Brock	2	0.000%	0.08x
2849	Brow	2	0.000%	1.57x
2850	Bryant	2	0.000%	0.02x
2851	Burbidge	2	0.000%	0.27x
2852	Bush	2	0.000%	0.04x
2853	Butcher	2	0.000%	0.02x
2854	Butterworth	2	0.000%	0.03x
2855	Byres	2	0.000%	1.36x
2856	Caig	2	0.000%	3.47x
2857	Calderhead	2	0.000%	1.43x
2858	Calver	2	0.000%	0.20x
2859	Carbery	2	0.000%	2.04x
2860	Cardle	2	0.000%	5.83x
2861	Cark	2	0.000%	6.38x
2862	Carol	2	0.000%	2.08x
2863	Carradice	2	0.000%	2.83x
2864	Carral	2	0.000%	6.85x
2865	Carrole	2	0.000%	2.54x
2866	Carstairs	2	0.000%	0.55x
2867	Cather	2	0.000%	4.03x
2868	Cavannagh	2	0.000%	3.47x
2869	Cessford	2	0.000%	2.32x
2870	Chamber	2	0.000%	1.27x
2871	Cleghorn	2	0.000%	0.33x
2872	Clotworthy	2	0.000%	3.97x
2873	Clough	2	0.000%	0.04x
2874	Clunie	2	0.000%	0.62x
2875	Coll	2	0.000%	1.22x
2876	Colter	2	0.000%	2.54x
2877	Colver	2	0.000%	1.41x
2878	Colvill	2	0.000%	1.80x
2879	Compston	2	0.000%	2.08x
2880	Conly	2	0.000%	2.66x
2881	Connall	2	0.000%	3.22x
2882	Conoly	2	0.000%	2.23x
2883	Constable	2	0.000%	0.08x
2884	Cork	2	0.000%	0.12x
2885	Craib	2	0.000%	0.74x
2886	Cray	2	0.000%	0.47x
2887	Crossen	2	0.000%	3.97x
2888	Crosson	2	0.000%	1.81x
2889	Crowson	2	0.000%	0.42x
2890	Crowther	2	0.000%	0.03x
2891	Crummey	2	0.000%	5.27x
2892	Cummins	2	0.000%	0.11x
2893	Curson	2	0.000%	0.40x
2894	Degnan	2	0.000%	1.65x
2895	Denvir	2	0.000%	4.35x
2896	Dines	2	0.000%	0.34x
2897	Don	2	0.000%	0.40x
2898	Donely	2	0.000%	1.96x
2899	Dorian	2	0.000%	3.61x
2900	Dowall	2	0.000%	4.03x