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 Downey, with 2 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
2901	Downey	2	0.000%	0.13x
2902	Drew	2	0.000%	0.03x
2903	Duggan	2	0.000%	0.12x
2904	Dumbar	2	0.000%	3.70x
2905	Dumbleton	2	0.000%	0.47x
2906	Durning	2	0.000%	3.22x
2907	Durose	2	0.000%	0.60x
2908	Dyett	2	0.000%	2.01x
2909	Dyson	2	0.000%	0.03x
2910	Edmiston	2	0.000%	0.98x
2911	Emsley	2	0.000%	0.32x
2912	Emslie	2	0.000%	0.30x
2913	Ewan	2	0.000%	0.40x
2914	Ewer	2	0.000%	0.86x
2915	Fagan	2	0.000%	0.19x
2916	Fairweather	2	0.000%	0.12x
2917	Fanner	2	0.000%	2.30x
2918	Farry	2	0.000%	4.22x
2919	Finton	2	0.000%	6.09x
2920	Foard	2	0.000%	1.05x
2921	Forward	2	0.000%	0.33x
2922	Fram	2	0.000%	2.21x
2923	Frood	2	0.000%	1.19x
2924	Fysh	2	0.000%	1.58x
2925	Galletly	2	0.000%	1.23x
2926	Gally	2	0.000%	3.70x
2927	Galway	2	0.000%	1.89x
2928	Gammie	2	0.000%	1.02x
2929	Garden	2	0.000%	0.22x
2930	Gardon	2	0.000%	5.71x
2931	Garrey	2	0.000%	5.71x
2932	Gawley	2	0.000%	4.81x
2933	Gibbins	2	0.000%	0.12x
2934	Gillispie	2	0.000%	1.76x
2935	Gillot	2	0.000%	5.96x
2936	Given	2	0.000%	1.10x
2937	Gleeson	2	0.000%	0.30x
2938	Golder	2	0.000%	0.34x
2939	Gorrie	2	0.000%	0.43x
2940	Goude	2	0.000%	3.30x
2941	Goudy	2	0.000%	3.47x
2942	Graig	2	0.000%	3.70x
2943	Grimwood	2	0.000%	0.22x
2944	Gross	2	0.000%	0.49x
2945	Halden	2	0.000%	1.02x
2946	Halliburton	2	0.000%	1.57x
2947	Hance	2	0.000%	0.73x
2948	Handford	2	0.000%	0.25x
2949	Harbert	2	0.000%	1.73x
2950	Harmon	2	0.000%	0.72x
2951	Haslett	2	0.000%	0.80x
2952	Hasting	2	0.000%	1.50x
2953	Hasty	2	0.000%	2.23x
2954	Haughan	2	0.000%	3.19x
2955	Hearty	2	0.000%	3.97x
2956	Heffernan	2	0.000%	2.51x
2957	Henny	2	0.000%	1.41x
2958	Heran	2	0.000%	24.94x
2959	Heslop	2	0.000%	0.11x
2960	Heywood	2	0.000%	0.05x
2961	Hickey	2	0.000%	0.15x
2962	Higgin	2	0.000%	0.38x
2963	Higham	2	0.000%	0.09x
2964	Hillis	2	0.000%	2.08x
2965	Hinshaw	2	0.000%	6.53x
2966	Hoare	2	0.000%	0.05x
2967	Hobin	2	0.000%	1.50x
2968	Hodges	2	0.000%	0.03x
2969	Holdsworth	2	0.000%	0.05x
2970	Hollan	2	0.000%	11.91x
2971	Hooks	2	0.000%	0.53x
2972	Hornsby	2	0.000%	0.14x
2973	Horsefield	2	0.000%	0.53x
2974	Howieson	2	0.000%	0.74x
2975	Hull	2	0.000%	0.04x
2976	Humphry	2	0.000%	0.29x
2977	Inkson	2	0.000%	3.42x
2978	Jenken	2	0.000%	22.86x
2979	Jenkin	2	0.000%	0.12x
2980	Justice	2	0.000%	0.36x
2981	Keddie	2	0.000%	0.31x
2982	Kent	2	0.000%	0.02x
2983	Kernaghan	2	0.000%	6.38x
2984	Kershaw	2	0.000%	0.03x
2985	Kinghorn	2	0.000%	0.32x
2986	Kinross	2	0.000%	1.60x
2987	Kitch	2	0.000%	1.25x
2988	Lampton	2	0.000%	3.81x
2989	Lane	2	0.000%	0.01x
2990	Larkin	2	0.000%	0.10x
2991	Leaf	2	0.000%	0.54x
2992	Leavy	2	0.000%	3.65x
2993	Legge	2	0.000%	0.20x
2994	Lendrum	2	0.000%	5.71x
2995	Lesley	2	0.000%	1.78x
2996	Livens	2	0.000%	3.70x
2997	Loman	2	0.000%	2.32x
2998	Lovel	2	0.000%	1.03x
2999	Lowson	2	0.000%	0.40x
3000	Lyall	2	0.000%	0.13x