1881 census county
East Lothian surnames in the 1881 census
This page ranks surnames recorded in East Lothian 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
1,784 surnames are listed for East Lothian, covering 33,434 people in the county records.
The leading surname here is Dempster, with 4 people recorded in 1881.
Most common surnames in East Lothian
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Dempster | 4 | 1.47x |
| 1002 | Dowie | 4 | 4.29x |
| 1003 | Ellis | 4 | 0.07x |
| 1004 | Farley | 4 | 0.82x |
| 1005 | Fish | 4 | 0.56x |
| 1006 | Fishlock | 4 | 6.91x |
| 1007 | Forgie | 4 | 9.05x |
| 1008 | Foy | 4 | 1.25x |
| 1009 | Gentry | 4 | 3.20x |
| 1010 | Goodale | 4 | 9.83x |
| 1011 | Greenlees | 4 | 5.31x |
| 1012 | Gullan | 4 | 43.01x |
| 1013 | Gullen | 4 | 28.41x |
| 1014 | Haggard | 4 | 11.68x |
| 1015 | Harkins | 4 | 4.57x |
| 1016 | Harkus | 4 | 61.92x |
| 1017 | Hatch | 4 | 1.20x |
| 1018 | Hately | 4 | 17.79x |
| 1019 | Haynes | 4 | 0.29x |
| 1020 | Helley | 4 | 75.47x |
| 1021 | Heron | 4 | 1.08x |
| 1022 | Hoggan | 4 | 7.18x |
| 1023 | Humble | 4 | 2.18x |
| 1024 | Jenkins | 4 | 0.09x |
| 1025 | Kellock | 4 | 8.46x |
| 1026 | Kilgour | 4 | 2.81x |
| 1027 | Kitchen | 4 | 0.61x |
| 1028 | Lally | 4 | 6.53x |
| 1029 | Landels | 4 | 20.92x |
| 1030 | Learmouth | 4 | 11.06x |
| 1031 | Legg | 4 | 0.63x |
| 1032 | Lesslie | 4 | 15.10x |
| 1033 | Machon | 4 | 8.28x |
| 1034 | Machray | 4 | 26.68x |
| 1035 | Mar | 4 | 57.31x |
| 1036 | Mather | 4 | 0.42x |
| 1037 | Merrilees | 4 | 18.21x |
| 1038 | Montgomerie | 4 | 5.42x |
| 1039 | Mulligan | 4 | 1.85x |
| 1040 | Nesbit | 4 | 3.36x |
| 1041 | Price | 4 | 0.06x |
| 1042 | Pride | 4 | 4.20x |
| 1043 | Robbie | 4 | 4.49x |
| 1044 | Rogan | 4 | 3.93x |
| 1045 | Rowan | 4 | 1.61x |
| 1046 | Scougal | 4 | 31.60x |
| 1047 | Semmens | 4 | 8.19x |
| 1048 | Shade | 4 | 11.64x |
| 1049 | Shephard | 4 | 1.08x |
| 1050 | Shirlaw | 4 | 16.47x |
| 1051 | Sleigh | 4 | 4.63x |
| 1052 | Smellie | 4 | 2.33x |
| 1053 | Spears | 4 | 4.34x |
| 1054 | Spiers | 4 | 1.26x |
| 1055 | Spratt | 4 | 1.86x |
| 1056 | Sutter | 4 | 23.63x |
| 1057 | Symington | 4 | 3.74x |
| 1058 | Thom | 4 | 1.16x |
| 1059 | Toby | 4 | 14.33x |
| 1060 | Toolan | 4 | 31.92x |
| 1061 | Truran | 4 | 13.82x |
| 1062 | Verney | 4 | 7.37x |
| 1063 | Walton | 4 | 0.15x |
| 1064 | Wannop | 4 | 14.20x |
| 1065 | Waters | 4 | 0.26x |
| 1066 | Watters | 4 | 3.24x |
| 1067 | West | 4 | 0.11x |
| 1068 | Widger | 4 | 16.83x |
| 1069 | Yorke | 4 | 3.23x |
| 1070 | Airley | 3 | 23.94x |
| 1071 | Ballantyne | 3 | 1.02x |
| 1072 | Bamber | 3 | 1.00x |
| 1073 | Bannan | 3 | 10.65x |
| 1074 | Barns | 3 | 1.20x |
| 1075 | Barret | 3 | 2.73x |
| 1076 | Barrett | 3 | 0.12x |
| 1077 | Beatson | 3 | 4.15x |
| 1078 | Beavers | 3 | 11.49x |
| 1079 | Belfield | 3 | 3.06x |
| 1080 | Birnie | 3 | 1.82x |
| 1081 | Blackwood | 3 | 1.33x |
| 1082 | Blessington | 3 | 24.19x |
| 1083 | Bloomfield | 3 | 0.61x |
| 1084 | Bonthron | 3 | 21.31x |
| 1085 | Bowden | 3 | 0.27x |
| 1086 | Brims | 3 | 11.73x |
| 1087 | Brotherstone | 3 | 31.81x |
| 1088 | Brotherton | 3 | 1.52x |
| 1089 | Caley | 3 | 2.00x |
| 1090 | Calver | 3 | 1.74x |
| 1091 | Calvert | 3 | 0.38x |
| 1092 | Carl | 3 | 12.29x |
| 1093 | Carlin | 3 | 1.53x |
| 1094 | Cessford | 3 | 19.67x |
| 1095 | Cherry | 3 | 0.76x |
| 1096 | Clarkson | 3 | 0.29x |
| 1097 | Cleland | 3 | 2.93x |
| 1098 | Collier | 3 | 0.23x |
| 1099 | Cooper | 3 | 0.03x |
| 1100 | Corstorphine | 3 | 12.83x |