1881 census county

Banffshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Banffshire 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

1,288 surnames are listed for Banffshire, covering 51,234 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Brebner, with 7 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Banffshire

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
601	Brebner	7	0.010%	8.99x
602	Cardno	7	0.010%	14.36x
603	Clubb	7	0.010%	6.62x
604	Garland	7	0.010%	0.87x
605	Gilbert	7	0.010%	0.20x
606	Gillies	7	0.010%	0.81x
607	Gilmore	7	0.010%	1.97x
608	Grassick	7	0.010%	16.09x
609	Hillocks	7	0.010%	58.63x
610	Hornby	7	0.010%	1.01x
611	Irving	7	0.010%	0.52x
612	Jaffrey	7	0.010%	12.31x
613	Kerton	7	0.010%	14.18x
614	Laurance	7	0.010%	4.38x
615	Law	7	0.010%	0.26x
616	Logan	7	0.010%	0.49x
617	Mackintosh	7	0.010%	1.73x
618	Mellis	7	0.010%	7.22x
619	Morren	7	0.010%	21.63x
620	Myles	7	0.010%	2.47x
621	Pedder	7	0.010%	3.29x
622	Quirie	7	0.010%	65.30x
623	Rankine	7	0.010%	2.28x
624	Sandieson	7	0.010%	34.95x
625	Seivewright	7	0.010%	52.43x
626	Shier	7	0.010%	22.32x
627	Slesser	7	0.010%	60.71x
628	Swanson	7	0.010%	1.58x
629	Todd	7	0.010%	0.23x
630	Waugh	7	0.010%	0.85x
631	Webester	7	0.010%	18.02x
632	Aikman	6	0.010%	4.79x
633	Alves	6	0.010%	18.65x
634	Ashton	6	0.010%	0.20x
635	Auckland	6	0.010%	7.03x
636	Balfour	6	0.010%	1.42x
637	Beddie	6	0.010%	26.02x
638	Berry	6	0.010%	0.12x
639	Boyes	6	0.010%	0.95x
640	Burke	6	0.010%	0.34x
641	Burr	6	0.010%	1.23x
642	Byers	6	0.010%	1.91x
643	Cant	6	0.010%	1.60x
644	Charles	6	0.010%	0.48x
645	Cluness	6	0.010%	35.74x
646	Cochrane	6	0.010%	0.64x
647	Cock	6	0.010%	0.90x
648	Cocker	6	0.010%	1.21x
649	Collins	6	0.010%	0.07x
650	Cowper	6	0.010%	2.26x
651	Denison	6	0.010%	2.60x
652	Dixon	6	0.010%	0.09x
653	Drew	6	0.010%	0.37x
654	Easson	6	0.010%	5.12x
655	Findley	6	0.010%	3.75x
656	Foreman	6	0.010%	0.76x
657	Gerry	6	0.010%	5.16x
658	Greive	6	0.010%	7.34x
659	Haggerty	6	0.010%	5.35x
660	Halkett	6	0.010%	16.47x
661	Hamilton	6	0.010%	0.13x
662	Harrower	6	0.010%	4.42x
663	Hilton	6	0.010%	0.29x
664	Hinchcliff	6	0.010%	8.38x
665	Hood	6	0.010%	0.36x
666	Inkson	6	0.010%	37.06x
667	Kendrew	6	0.010%	8.10x
668	Kyle	6	0.010%	1.78x
669	Lee	6	0.010%	0.06x
670	Leggat	6	0.010%	4.28x
671	Leys	6	0.010%	10.94x
672	Livingston	6	0.010%	1.10x
673	Longman	6	0.010%	1.96x
674	Macfarlane	6	0.010%	1.73x
675	Mackrell	6	0.010%	6.80x
676	Meston	6	0.010%	12.78x
677	Moorhouse	6	0.010%	0.80x
678	Mutch	6	0.010%	2.22x
679	Newton	6	0.010%	0.13x
680	Parrott	6	0.010%	0.87x
681	Philips	6	0.010%	0.53x
682	Pratt	6	0.010%	0.17x
683	Primrose	6	0.010%	7.58x
684	Read	6	0.010%	0.15x
685	Ripley	6	0.010%	1.50x
686	Roberts	6	0.010%	0.03x
687	Shee	6	0.010%	13.67x
688	Sievwright	6	0.010%	29.66x
689	Singer	6	0.010%	2.46x
690	Sommers	6	0.010%	14.40x
691	Soutar	6	0.010%	2.78x
692	Tait	6	0.010%	0.34x
693	Winter	6	0.010%	0.28x
694	Wyness	6	0.010%	7.87x
695	Adie	5	0.010%	3.83x
696	Aitkin	5	0.010%	4.80x
697	Balloch	5	0.010%	11.88x
698	Barnett	5	0.010%	0.18x
699	Barry	5	0.010%	0.46x
700	Beale	5	0.010%	0.65x