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 Maccormick, 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
3001	Maccormick	2	0.000%	5.83x
3002	Mackin	2	0.000%	0.61x
3003	Mackintosh	2	0.000%	0.14x
3004	Manwell	2	0.000%	1.76x
3005	Markham	2	0.000%	0.08x
3006	Markland	2	0.000%	0.41x
3007	Marks	2	0.000%	0.04x
3008	Marlow	2	0.000%	0.08x
3009	Marquis	2	0.000%	0.53x
3010	Marton	2	0.000%	0.50x
3011	Massey	2	0.000%	0.04x
3012	Masterson	2	0.000%	0.44x
3013	Matthias	2	0.000%	0.76x
3014	Mcaulay	2	0.000%	12.46x
3015	Mcblane	2	0.000%	30.49x
3016	Mccallum	2	0.000%	3.97x
3017	Mccaw	2	0.000%	138.89x
3018	Mcchesney	2	0.000%	30.49x
3019	Mcconnachie	2	0.000%	68.73x
3020	Mccrae	2	0.000%	21.07x
3021	Mcgilvray	2	0.000%	68.73x
3022	Mcilwain	2	0.000%	138.89x
3023	Mcilwraith	2	0.000%	14.43x
3024	Mckelvie	2	0.000%	8.84x
3025	Mckim	2	0.000%	24.94x
3026	Mclure	2	0.000%	18.30x
3027	Mcphail	2	0.000%	6.68x
3028	Mcphee	2	0.000%	14.43x
3029	Mcskimming	2	0.000%	138.89x
3030	Mcvay	2	0.000%	4.22x
3031	Mechan	2	0.000%	0.84x
3032	Meston	2	0.000%	1.18x
3033	Michael	2	0.000%	0.17x
3034	Mitchill	2	0.000%	1.71x
3035	Morice	2	0.000%	1.51x
3036	Morn	2	0.000%	2.61x
3037	Morr	2	0.000%	18.30x
3038	Nail	2	0.000%	2.69x
3039	Neile	2	0.000%	2.95x
3040	Newbigging	2	0.000%	1.08x
3041	Nickolson	2	0.000%	0.87x
3042	Nimms	2	0.000%	3.47x
3043	Nivison	2	0.000%	2.49x
3044	Oconnor	2	0.000%	0.16x
3045	Olner	2	0.000%	3.65x
3046	Olsen	2	0.000%	0.48x
3047	Oman	2	0.000%	0.77x
3048	Ormiston	2	0.000%	0.32x
3049	Osburn	2	0.000%	2.85x
3050	Page	2	0.000%	0.01x
3051	Pailing	2	0.000%	2.36x
3052	Pairman	2	0.000%	1.57x
3053	Parlane	2	0.000%	1.80x
3054	Patten	2	0.000%	0.15x
3055	Patton	2	0.000%	0.26x
3056	Pealing	2	0.000%	3.26x
3057	Pendleton	2	0.000%	0.25x
3058	Pepper	2	0.000%	0.07x
3059	Percival	2	0.000%	0.06x
3060	Perman	2	0.000%	1.65x
3061	Pierce	2	0.000%	0.06x
3062	Pilgram	2	0.000%	6.09x
3063	Pinion	2	0.000%	2.09x
3064	Pink	2	0.000%	0.14x
3065	Playfair	2	0.000%	1.19x
3066	Pool	2	0.000%	0.08x
3067	Pottinger	2	0.000%	0.35x
3068	Pow	2	0.000%	0.39x
3069	Pride	2	0.000%	0.37x
3070	Pridmore	2	0.000%	0.33x
3071	Priestly	2	0.000%	0.39x
3072	Prince	2	0.000%	0.04x
3073	Pugh	2	0.000%	0.02x
3074	Purves	2	0.000%	0.14x
3075	Raff	2	0.000%	5.48x
3076	Rarity	2	0.000%	8.57x
3077	Rayner	2	0.000%	0.04x
3078	Reddick	2	0.000%	1.30x
3079	Rhind	2	0.000%	0.38x
3080	Rimmer	2	0.000%	0.06x
3081	Ring	2	0.000%	0.23x
3082	Rintoul	2	0.000%	0.40x
3083	Risk	2	0.000%	0.77x
3084	Ritson	2	0.000%	0.23x
3085	Robert	2	0.000%	0.19x
3086	Rodda	2	0.000%	0.36x
3087	Rodden	2	0.000%	1.78x
3088	Roden	2	0.000%	0.20x
3089	Roland	2	0.000%	0.56x
3090	Rolland	2	0.000%	0.80x
3091	Ronalds	2	0.000%	4.72x
3092	Ronaldson	2	0.000%	0.62x
3093	Rowen	2	0.000%	0.89x
3094	Rutland	2	0.000%	0.30x
3095	Sagan	2	0.000%	27.47x
3096	Sage	2	0.000%	0.10x
3097	Sample	2	0.000%	0.58x
3098	Scoot	2	0.000%	2.23x
3099	Scorgie	2	0.000%	0.86x
3100	Sexton	2	0.000%	0.11x