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 Mortimer, 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
1301	Mortimer	2	0.010%	0.25x
1302	Motion	2	0.010%	8.32x
1303	Neale	2	0.010%	0.22x
1304	Nesbet	2	0.010%	25.38x
1305	Nobbs	2	0.010%	1.25x
1306	Noel	2	0.010%	1.91x
1307	Norval	2	0.010%	6.09x
1308	Ochiltree	2	0.010%	17.59x
1309	Ogg	2	0.010%	1.62x
1310	Oriley	2	0.010%	24.18x
1311	Palmer	2	0.010%	0.04x
1312	Panton	2	0.010%	1.53x
1313	Payne	2	0.010%	0.06x
1314	Peattie	2	0.010%	4.10x
1315	Penman	2	0.010%	0.79x
1316	Potts	2	0.010%	0.15x
1317	Proctor	2	0.010%	0.21x
1318	Prosser	2	0.010%	0.33x
1319	Quail	2	0.010%	4.37x
1320	Radcliffe	2	0.010%	0.44x
1321	Rae	2	0.010%	0.23x
1322	Roch	2	0.010%	4.73x
1323	Roger	2	0.010%	1.50x
1324	Rogers	2	0.010%	0.04x
1325	Roxburgh	2	0.010%	1.67x
1326	Runcieman	2	0.010%	36.83x
1327	Sedgwick	2	0.010%	0.71x
1328	Sees	2	0.010%	392.16x
1329	Sewart	2	0.010%	12.90x
1330	Shield	2	0.010%	1.14x
1331	Skedd	2	0.010%	91.32x
1332	Spark	2	0.010%	1.18x
1333	Spencer	2	0.010%	0.06x
1334	Stephen	2	0.010%	0.29x
1335	Steven	2	0.010%	0.68x
1336	Stirrat	2	0.010%	3.76x
1337	Sym	2	0.010%	9.92x
1338	Teasdale	2	0.010%	0.61x
1339	Tinton	2	0.010%	28.65x
1340	Tofts	2	0.010%	4.58x
1341	Tough	2	0.010%	1.34x
1342	Trail	2	0.010%	2.84x
1343	Trench	2	0.010%	5.45x
1344	Wales	2	0.010%	0.64x
1345	Wanless	2	0.010%	3.01x
1346	Wardrop	2	0.010%	2.26x
1347	Watmore	2	0.010%	6.17x
1348	Wicks	2	0.010%	0.37x
1349	Wilcox	2	0.010%	0.27x
1350	Willox	2	0.010%	4.64x
1351	Wylie	2	0.010%	0.44x
1352	Wynd	2	0.010%	12.90x
1353	York	2	0.010%	0.39x
1354	Afflick	1	0.000%	7.59x
1355	Air	1	0.000%	4.28x
1356	Airlie	1	0.000%	6.24x
1357	Aitkinson	1	0.000%	9.22x
1358	Allardice	1	0.000%	1.95x
1359	Allum	1	0.000%	0.68x
1360	Armitt	1	0.000%	2.63x
1361	Arthur	1	0.000%	0.12x
1362	Ashcroft	1	0.000%	0.19x
1363	Bailes	1	0.000%	1.37x
1364	Ballantine	1	0.000%	0.84x
1365	Ballard	1	0.000%	0.17x
1366	Baptie	1	0.000%	3.15x
1367	Barcley	1	0.000%	6.62x
1368	Barrat	1	0.000%	4.18x
1369	Barrowman	1	0.000%	1.88x
1370	Bartlett	1	0.000%	0.06x
1371	Bates	1	0.000%	0.04x
1372	Beath	1	0.000%	4.25x
1373	Beckworth	1	0.000%	4.50x
1374	Bestwick	1	0.000%	1.52x
1375	Beton	1	0.000%	12.09x
1376	Bigham	1	0.000%	5.00x
1377	Blacklaw	1	0.000%	7.10x
1378	Blacklock	1	0.000%	0.61x
1379	Blain	1	0.000%	0.74x
1380	Bland	1	0.000%	0.12x
1381	Blest	1	0.000%	10.32x
1382	Blue	1	0.000%	1.50x
1383	Bold	1	0.000%	0.93x
1384	Bowers	1	0.000%	0.14x
1385	Bradly	1	0.000%	1.15x
1386	Brake	1	0.000%	1.07x
1387	Brand	1	0.000%	0.18x
1388	Brechin	1	0.000%	2.86x
1389	Bridget	1	0.000%	10.75x
1390	Brine	1	0.000%	0.85x
1391	Broadfoot	1	0.000%	1.08x
1392	Brockie	1	0.000%	2.15x
1393	Browning	1	0.000%	0.13x
1394	Brownlee	1	0.000%	0.75x
1395	Bryce	1	0.000%	0.26x
1396	Bryne	1	0.000%	1.63x
1397	Burleigh	1	0.000%	2.04x
1398	Burr	1	0.000%	0.32x
1399	Butters	1	0.000%	0.53x
1400	Caines	1	0.000%	1.29x