1881 census county
Dunbartonshire surnames in the 1881 census
This page ranks surnames recorded in Dunbartonshire 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
2,891 surnames are listed for Dunbartonshire, covering 58,726 people in the county records.
The leading surname here is Macintyre, with 8 people recorded in 1881.
Most common surnames in Dunbartonshire
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 | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Macintyre | 8 | 4.09x |
| 1102 | Madden | 8 | 1.18x |
| 1103 | Marrow | 8 | 6.55x |
| 1104 | Marwick | 8 | 8.43x |
| 1105 | Maxton | 8 | 15.11x |
| 1106 | Mercer | 8 | 0.39x |
| 1107 | Merry | 8 | 1.36x |
| 1108 | Monteith | 8 | 3.84x |
| 1109 | Moreland | 8 | 4.62x |
| 1110 | Mulgrew | 8 | 21.05x |
| 1111 | Nutt | 8 | 1.41x |
| 1112 | Ogle | 8 | 3.19x |
| 1113 | Oniel | 8 | 11.69x |
| 1114 | Osbourne | 8 | 2.77x |
| 1115 | Paisley | 8 | 4.58x |
| 1116 | Palmer | 8 | 0.09x |
| 1117 | Payne | 8 | 0.11x |
| 1118 | Penny | 8 | 0.57x |
| 1119 | Plunket | 8 | 16.23x |
| 1120 | Pollok | 8 | 25.22x |
| 1121 | Prosser | 8 | 0.65x |
| 1122 | Purdie | 8 | 2.47x |
| 1123 | Reed | 8 | 0.14x |
| 1124 | Rogers | 8 | 0.08x |
| 1125 | Russel | 8 | 1.48x |
| 1126 | Seaton | 8 | 1.20x |
| 1127 | Shedden | 8 | 5.89x |
| 1128 | Sherridan | 8 | 19.69x |
| 1129 | Sillars | 8 | 11.78x |
| 1130 | Sime | 8 | 2.54x |
| 1131 | Speed | 8 | 1.27x |
| 1132 | Speir | 8 | 22.78x |
| 1133 | Sproat | 8 | 5.19x |
| 1134 | Sproul | 8 | 8.10x |
| 1135 | Stairs | 8 | 35.07x |
| 1136 | Stenson | 8 | 5.54x |
| 1137 | Tannahill | 8 | 10.28x |
| 1138 | Teggart | 8 | 254.78x |
| 1139 | Tinto | 8 | 25.02x |
| 1140 | Traill | 8 | 7.39x |
| 1141 | Twaddle | 8 | 9.78x |
| 1142 | Twigg | 8 | 1.46x |
| 1143 | Wells | 8 | 0.12x |
| 1144 | West | 8 | 0.11x |
| 1145 | Wheelan | 8 | 11.26x |
| 1146 | Wiggins | 8 | 0.94x |
| 1147 | Abbott | 7 | 0.20x |
| 1148 | Aiken | 7 | 5.53x |
| 1149 | Ancell | 7 | 11.13x |
| 1150 | Anderton | 7 | 0.75x |
| 1151 | Baker | 7 | 0.04x |
| 1152 | Begbie | 7 | 5.78x |
| 1153 | Best | 7 | 0.33x |
| 1154 | Blackadder | 7 | 12.72x |
| 1155 | Boreland | 7 | 26.71x |
| 1156 | Brach | 7 | 81.02x |
| 1157 | Bradon | 7 | 58.04x |
| 1158 | Branan | 7 | 17.12x |
| 1159 | Britton | 7 | 0.50x |
| 1160 | Busby | 7 | 0.85x |
| 1161 | Cafferty | 7 | 15.35x |
| 1162 | Caird | 7 | 4.38x |
| 1163 | Callum | 7 | 7.92x |
| 1164 | Carlow | 7 | 9.57x |
| 1165 | Carry | 7 | 11.76x |
| 1166 | Carstairs | 7 | 5.41x |
| 1167 | Caufield | 7 | 12.90x |
| 1168 | Christison | 7 | 5.44x |
| 1169 | Clunie | 7 | 6.07x |
| 1170 | Clyde | 7 | 6.30x |
| 1171 | Coats | 7 | 1.97x |
| 1172 | Coburn | 7 | 4.71x |
| 1173 | Conelly | 7 | 12.31x |
| 1174 | Conkie | 7 | 102.79x |
| 1175 | Corbet | 7 | 3.24x |
| 1176 | Corran | 7 | 15.62x |
| 1177 | Courtenay | 7 | 7.63x |
| 1178 | Crow | 7 | 0.59x |
| 1179 | Crum | 7 | 15.62x |
| 1180 | Curran | 7 | 1.06x |
| 1181 | Davenport | 7 | 0.47x |
| 1182 | Daver | 7 | 296.61x |
| 1183 | Dent | 7 | 0.47x |
| 1184 | Devon | 7 | 9.68x |
| 1185 | Doddrell | 7 | 28.41x |
| 1186 | Donaghy | 7 | 8.59x |
| 1187 | Doud | 7 | 17.69x |
| 1188 | Dowd | 7 | 2.84x |
| 1189 | Downes | 7 | 0.72x |
| 1190 | Duffey | 7 | 2.49x |
| 1191 | Dunion | 7 | 58.04x |
| 1192 | Fagan | 7 | 1.87x |
| 1193 | Farrow | 7 | 0.48x |
| 1194 | Finnegan | 7 | 12.96x |
| 1195 | Flannigan | 7 | 3.59x |
| 1196 | Fordyce | 7 | 4.10x |
| 1197 | Forfar | 7 | 15.26x |
| 1198 | Gilbert | 7 | 0.16x |
| 1199 | Gilespie | 7 | 28.41x |
| 1200 | Gilligan | 7 | 3.50x |