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 Barry, with 2 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	Frequency	Index
1201	Barry	2	0.010%	0.29x
1202	Bedford	2	0.010%	0.22x
1203	Bee	2	0.010%	0.92x
1204	Bellamy	2	0.010%	0.35x
1205	Bonthrone	2	0.010%	19.84x
1206	Borg	2	0.010%	35.21x
1207	Boswell	2	0.010%	0.55x
1208	Bowling	2	0.010%	1.40x
1209	Bowman	2	0.010%	0.20x
1210	Brady	2	0.010%	0.29x
1211	Braid	2	0.010%	1.41x
1212	Braidwood	2	0.010%	3.61x
1213	Branford	2	0.010%	5.89x
1214	Brynes	2	0.010%	41.84x
1215	Buckley	2	0.010%	0.10x
1216	Burgen	2	0.010%	10.32x
1217	Byrn	2	0.010%	24.57x
1218	Callaghan	2	0.010%	0.46x
1219	Cammeron	2	0.010%	18.00x
1220	Carfrae	2	0.010%	15.17x
1221	Carins	2	0.010%	15.33x
1222	Carmen	2	0.010%	16.13x
1223	Carrick	2	0.010%	0.72x
1224	Carroll	2	0.010%	0.26x
1225	Cavannah	2	0.010%	13.95x
1226	Conlon	2	0.010%	2.36x
1227	Connely	2	0.010%	2.80x
1228	Corbett	2	0.010%	0.26x
1229	Cram	2	0.010%	2.65x
1230	Crofton	2	0.010%	4.55x
1231	Cuddy	2	0.010%	6.24x
1232	Curly	2	0.010%	8.90x
1233	Dalziel	2	0.010%	1.17x
1234	Deane	2	0.010%	0.62x
1235	Dickens	2	0.010%	0.49x
1236	Dickenson	2	0.010%	0.34x
1237	Dickinson	2	0.010%	0.12x
1238	Dickison	2	0.010%	15.17x
1239	Dundas	2	0.010%	2.73x
1240	Eadie	2	0.010%	1.09x
1241	Eddington	2	0.010%	5.16x
1242	Edmondson	2	0.010%	0.45x
1243	Eriksen	2	0.010%	129.03x
1244	Ewing	2	0.010%	0.56x
1245	Farmer	2	0.010%	0.17x
1246	Farms	2	0.010%	32.26x
1247	Fergie	2	0.010%	10.98x
1248	Finnie	2	0.010%	1.49x
1249	Firth	2	0.010%	0.16x
1250	Flint	2	0.010%	0.29x
1251	Follen	2	0.010%	22.78x
1252	Frazer	2	0.010%	0.67x
1253	French	2	0.010%	0.11x
1254	Fyfe	2	0.010%	0.56x
1255	Gaff	2	0.010%	5.43x
1256	Gall	2	0.010%	0.80x
1257	Gamble	2	0.010%	0.36x
1258	Gilfillan	2	0.010%	2.67x
1259	Gilhooley	2	0.010%	39.68x
1260	Gilmartin	2	0.010%	7.98x
1261	Gloag	2	0.010%	5.69x
1262	Gow	2	0.010%	0.65x
1263	Grady	2	0.010%	0.78x
1264	Grey	2	0.010%	0.24x
1265	Groom	2	0.010%	0.37x
1266	Hanley	2	0.010%	0.63x
1267	Hanna	2	0.010%	3.27x
1268	Heggie	2	0.010%	1.87x
1269	Hewit	2	0.010%	3.25x
1270	Holland	2	0.010%	0.07x
1271	Hollins	2	0.010%	0.99x
1272	Houstoun	2	0.010%	24.57x
1273	Howell	2	0.010%	0.12x
1274	Huggins	2	0.010%	0.61x
1275	Humphry	2	0.010%	1.67x
1276	Ingram	2	0.010%	0.17x
1277	Jaffery	2	0.010%	20.64x
1278	Keith	2	0.010%	0.48x
1279	Ker	2	0.010%	2.48x
1280	Kilpatrick	2	0.010%	1.00x
1281	Kippen	2	0.010%	6.73x
1282	Lalley	2	0.010%	5.98x
1283	Lamont	2	0.010%	0.58x
1284	Latton	2	0.010%	67.34x
1285	Lister	2	0.010%	0.18x
1286	Lowrie	2	0.010%	1.51x
1287	Macadam	2	0.010%	5.95x
1288	Macduff	2	0.010%	14.47x
1289	Macgregor	2	0.010%	1.24x
1290	Macritchie	2	0.010%	32.26x
1291	Mahon	2	0.010%	1.17x
1292	Mansbridge	2	0.010%	2.30x
1293	Maule	2	0.010%	2.17x
1294	Mcdonald	2	0.010%	0.64x
1295	Mellis	2	0.010%	3.23x
1296	Merrylees	2	0.010%	19.34x
1297	Miles	2	0.010%	0.09x
1298	Mill	2	0.010%	0.86x
1299	Mingay	2	0.010%	3.88x
1300	Moonie	2	0.010%	14.07x