1881 census county

Fife surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Fife 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

3,227 surnames are listed for Fife, covering 155,059 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Macbain, with 7 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Fife

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
1501	Macbain	7	0.000%	11.77x
1502	Macdougald	7	0.000%	36.76x
1503	Maclachlan	7	0.000%	4.38x
1504	Malcom	7	0.000%	5.03x
1505	Marshell	7	0.000%	3.81x
1506	Maxton	7	0.000%	6.00x
1507	Merriman	7	0.000%	1.11x
1508	Moneypenny	7	0.000%	17.83x
1509	Muire	7	0.000%	29.56x
1510	Mullan	7	0.000%	2.23x
1511	Mulvey	7	0.000%	2.38x
1512	Murrison	7	0.000%	7.98x
1513	Noon	7	0.000%	0.56x
1514	Osler	7	0.000%	3.53x
1515	Owens	7	0.000%	0.08x
1516	Owler	7	0.000%	16.39x
1517	Paice	7	0.000%	1.30x
1518	Park	7	0.000%	0.13x
1519	Percy	7	0.000%	0.43x
1520	Petersen	7	0.000%	6.70x
1521	Phillip	7	0.000%	0.80x
1522	Pitkeathly	7	0.000%	12.25x
1523	Playfair	7	0.000%	5.27x
1524	Plunkett	7	0.000%	1.53x
1525	Prat	7	0.000%	13.47x
1526	Rayne	7	0.000%	4.72x
1527	Rigg	7	0.000%	0.48x
1528	Scoular	7	0.000%	3.19x
1529	Sellers	7	0.000%	0.53x
1530	Sheach	7	0.000%	13.62x
1531	Sigley	7	0.000%	4.72x
1532	Snell	7	0.000%	0.21x
1533	Stables	7	0.000%	1.06x
1534	Stainton	7	0.000%	1.24x
1535	Steadman	7	0.000%	0.66x
1536	Storry	7	0.000%	3.22x
1537	Sturdy	7	0.000%	1.28x
1538	Tailor	7	0.000%	2.32x
1539	Tasker	7	0.000%	0.38x
1540	Tolmie	7	0.000%	2.48x
1541	Torbet	7	0.000%	7.98x
1542	Waddle	7	0.000%	3.43x
1543	Warnock	7	0.000%	1.86x
1544	Webber	7	0.000%	0.13x
1545	Wedderburn	7	0.000%	4.89x
1546	Whale	7	0.000%	0.72x
1547	Whithead	7	0.000%	2.89x
1548	Willock	7	0.000%	3.02x
1549	Abercrombie	6	0.000%	1.97x
1550	Allardice	6	0.000%	2.62x
1551	Appleby	6	0.000%	0.21x
1552	Atkinson	6	0.000%	0.04x
1553	Babington	6	0.000%	3.52x
1554	Ballantine	6	0.000%	1.13x
1555	Bannerman	6	0.000%	0.99x
1556	Barret	6	0.000%	1.22x
1557	Beard	6	0.000%	0.13x
1558	Blairs	6	0.000%	25.99x
1559	Bolton	6	0.000%	0.08x
1560	Borrowman	6	0.000%	6.34x
1561	Britton	6	0.000%	0.20x
1562	Broadfoot	6	0.000%	1.45x
1563	Brooksbank	6	0.000%	1.06x
1564	Browne	6	0.000%	0.19x
1565	Budge	6	0.000%	0.68x
1566	Carmichal	6	0.000%	12.22x
1567	Carron	6	0.000%	6.54x
1568	Cherrie	6	0.000%	6.38x
1569	Christon	6	0.000%	6.88x
1570	Clayton	6	0.000%	0.06x
1571	Clutterbuck	6	0.000%	1.00x
1572	Colson	6	0.000%	1.82x
1573	Corbitt	6	0.000%	4.01x
1574	Cotton	6	0.000%	0.15x
1575	Cowe	6	0.000%	1.29x
1576	Coyne	6	0.000%	0.66x
1577	Craib	6	0.000%	2.82x
1578	Cusick	6	0.000%	3.01x
1579	Danson	6	0.000%	1.55x
1580	Deans	6	0.000%	0.51x
1581	Doherty	6	0.000%	0.43x
1582	Dove	6	0.000%	0.30x
1583	Duguid	6	0.000%	1.03x
1584	Dwyer	6	0.000%	0.62x
1585	Eley	6	0.000%	0.56x
1586	Elliott	6	0.000%	0.04x
1587	Ewen	6	0.000%	0.82x
1588	Fisken	6	0.000%	8.88x
1589	Flanagan	6	0.000%	0.44x
1590	Fogo	6	0.000%	12.99x
1591	Fordyce	6	0.000%	1.60x
1592	Gilruth	6	0.000%	12.99x
1593	Gosling	6	0.000%	0.22x
1594	Grassie	6	0.000%	7.07x
1595	Gutherie	6	0.000%	10.60x
1596	Halliburton	6	0.000%	5.94x
1597	Harriot	6	0.000%	32.49x
1598	Hatton	6	0.000%	0.18x
1599	Hazelwood	6	0.000%	2.10x
1600	Hennesey	6	0.000%	4.06x