1881 census county

Berwickshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Berwickshire 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

1,482 surnames are listed for Berwickshire, covering 32,204 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Dobie, with 2 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Berwickshire

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
1001	Dobie	2	0.010%	1.69x
1002	Dudgeon	2	0.010%	2.71x
1003	Duglas	2	0.010%	13.88x
1004	Dykes	2	0.010%	0.82x
1005	Eeles	2	0.010%	5.16x
1006	Emslie	2	0.010%	1.88x
1007	Farrant	2	0.010%	0.95x
1008	Ferry	2	0.010%	1.79x
1009	Fife	2	0.010%	2.12x
1010	Finley	2	0.010%	2.04x
1011	Flin	2	0.010%	14.73x
1012	Forester	2	0.010%	1.96x
1013	Gallacher	2	0.010%	0.66x
1014	Gallon	2	0.010%	2.29x
1015	Gauld	2	0.010%	2.15x
1016	Gemmell	2	0.010%	0.94x
1017	Girdwood	2	0.010%	4.50x
1018	Gorrie	2	0.010%	2.65x
1019	Grierson	2	0.010%	1.02x
1020	Grossett	2	0.010%	49.75x
1021	Hackett	2	0.010%	0.48x
1022	Haining	2	0.010%	4.49x
1023	Haliday	2	0.010%	6.29x
1024	Harker	2	0.010%	0.54x
1025	Hattle	2	0.010%	26.46x
1026	Heard	2	0.010%	0.53x
1027	Herkes	2	0.010%	12.73x
1028	Hitchen	2	0.010%	0.83x
1029	Hook	2	0.010%	0.38x
1030	Horne	2	0.010%	0.26x
1031	Howitt	2	0.010%	1.53x
1032	Hudson	2	0.010%	0.07x
1033	Hutchieson	2	0.010%	7.99x
1034	Ingram	2	0.010%	0.19x
1035	Irvine	2	0.010%	0.26x
1036	Jenkins	2	0.010%	0.05x
1037	Johnson	2	0.010%	0.02x
1038	Keen	2	0.010%	0.28x
1039	Ker	2	0.010%	2.71x
1040	Kidd	2	0.010%	0.28x
1041	Kilday	2	0.010%	8.06x
1042	Kinnaird	2	0.010%	3.22x
1043	Knight	2	0.010%	0.05x
1044	Leadbetter	2	0.010%	1.09x
1045	Lightbody	2	0.010%	3.22x
1046	Litster	2	0.010%	6.29x
1047	Magee	2	0.010%	1.29x
1048	Maguire	2	0.010%	0.55x
1049	Meiklejohn	2	0.010%	2.51x
1050	Metson	2	0.010%	5.66x
1051	Niel	2	0.010%	9.96x
1052	Owens	2	0.010%	0.11x
1053	Pate	2	0.010%	1.37x
1054	Petrie	2	0.010%	0.48x
1055	Phillips	2	0.010%	0.03x
1056	Phimister	2	0.010%	9.25x
1057	Pirie	2	0.010%	0.79x
1058	Pryde	2	0.010%	2.04x
1059	Purdom	2	0.010%	14.11x
1060	Quarry	2	0.010%	7.56x
1061	Ranken	2	0.010%	8.96x
1062	Rannie	2	0.010%	10.65x
1063	Richie	2	0.010%	6.00x
1064	Rintoul	2	0.010%	2.48x
1065	Robison	2	0.010%	2.53x
1066	Roebuck	2	0.010%	0.83x
1067	Rowland	2	0.010%	0.20x
1068	Ruffle	2	0.010%	3.61x
1069	Shiells	2	0.010%	8.87x
1070	Sinton	2	0.010%	4.23x
1071	Sives	2	0.010%	28.21x
1072	Stackhouse	2	0.010%	4.60x
1073	Stansfield	2	0.010%	0.37x
1074	Stapleton	2	0.010%	0.56x
1075	Steedman	2	0.010%	2.19x
1076	Stobbs	2	0.010%	1.96x
1077	Tomlinson	2	0.010%	0.12x
1078	Wardrop	2	0.010%	2.48x
1079	Waterson	2	0.010%	1.35x
1080	Watherston	2	0.010%	24.18x
1081	Weston	2	0.010%	0.14x
1082	Whitelock	2	0.010%	1.96x
1083	Winton	2	0.010%	1.51x
1084	Wishart	2	0.010%	0.72x
1085	Wylie	2	0.010%	0.49x
1086	Youle	2	0.010%	4.69x
1087	Acton	1	0.000%	0.49x
1088	Adam	1	0.000%	0.16x
1089	Addison	1	0.000%	0.20x
1090	Addy	1	0.000%	0.66x
1091	Afflick	1	0.000%	8.30x
1092	Alice	1	0.000%	21.69x
1093	Allen	1	0.000%	0.02x
1094	Ann	1	0.000%	6.94x
1095	Archbold	1	0.000%	1.19x
1096	Archer	1	0.000%	0.07x
1097	Armour	1	0.000%	0.45x
1098	Arthur	1	0.000%	0.13x
1099	Arundel	1	0.000%	1.43x
1100	Ballie	1	0.000%	7.30x