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 Herriot, with 6 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
1601	Herriot	6	0.000%	3.07x
1602	Hoey	6	0.000%	2.03x
1603	Holms	6	0.000%	1.23x
1604	Hooks	6	0.000%	2.02x
1605	Hopkin	6	0.000%	0.45x
1606	Howell	6	0.000%	0.08x
1607	Hutcheon	6	0.000%	1.27x
1608	Isdale	6	0.000%	7.75x
1609	Jerrard	6	0.000%	3.76x
1610	Jupp	6	0.000%	0.62x
1611	Kaye	6	0.000%	0.23x
1612	Kidston	6	0.000%	12.08x
1613	Kilday	6	0.000%	4.95x
1614	Kirke	6	0.000%	5.04x
1615	Kirkhope	6	0.000%	6.22x
1616	Knapp	6	0.000%	0.51x
1617	Kyd	6	0.000%	8.52x
1618	Laine	6	0.000%	4.28x
1619	Laurence	6	0.000%	0.24x
1620	Lesley	6	0.000%	6.75x
1621	Lightfoot	6	0.000%	0.25x
1622	Lilley	6	0.000%	0.25x
1623	Lunan	6	0.000%	4.17x
1624	Macandrew	6	0.000%	7.81x
1625	Macnab	6	0.000%	3.83x
1626	Melrose	6	0.000%	0.89x
1627	Mitchinson	6	0.000%	1.36x
1628	Moffatt	6	0.000%	0.54x
1629	Morney	6	0.000%	11.94x
1630	Mossman	6	0.000%	1.93x
1631	Mowat	6	0.000%	0.51x
1632	Mutch	6	0.000%	0.78x
1633	Nesbit	6	0.000%	1.13x
1634	Nevin	6	0.000%	1.73x
1635	Niblo	6	0.000%	41.61x
1636	Niel	6	0.000%	6.11x
1637	Oates	6	0.000%	0.22x
1638	Oneil	6	0.000%	0.35x
1639	Ormiston	6	0.000%	1.21x
1640	Ormsby	6	0.000%	2.85x
1641	Otto	6	0.000%	6.30x
1642	Pencock	6	0.000%	29.70x
1643	Philips	6	0.000%	0.19x
1644	Pirnie	6	0.000%	10.94x
1645	Plenderleith	6	0.000%	3.27x
1646	Poustie	6	0.000%	18.90x
1647	Prain	6	0.000%	5.97x
1648	Provan	6	0.000%	1.73x
1649	Punshon	6	0.000%	4.52x
1650	Ramsey	6	0.000%	0.32x
1651	Renny	6	0.000%	3.76x
1652	Rice	6	0.000%	0.11x
1653	Riddell	6	0.000%	0.41x
1654	Roddam	6	0.000%	4.37x
1655	Ryans	6	0.000%	5.07x
1656	Sandeman	6	0.000%	2.55x
1657	Semple	6	0.000%	0.73x
1658	Shanks	6	0.000%	0.46x
1659	Shelley	6	0.000%	0.45x
1660	Sherriff	6	0.000%	1.13x
1661	Skene	6	0.000%	1.42x
1662	Sleath	6	0.000%	2.97x
1663	Smiles	6	0.000%	1.67x
1664	Sparks	6	0.000%	0.23x
1665	Spink	6	0.000%	0.43x
1666	Stanford	6	0.000%	0.42x
1667	Stclair	6	0.000%	6.62x
1668	Storrier	6	0.000%	6.93x
1669	Swaine	6	0.000%	0.79x
1670	Swift	6	0.000%	0.11x
1671	Tain	6	0.000%	21.66x
1672	Tawse	6	0.000%	3.27x
1673	Tayler	6	0.000%	0.63x
1674	Thornton	6	0.000%	0.07x
1675	Thow	6	0.000%	3.75x
1676	Timmons	6	0.000%	6.49x
1677	Townley	6	0.000%	0.55x
1678	Veale	6	0.000%	0.80x
1679	Walsh	6	0.000%	0.07x
1680	Warrior	6	0.000%	7.07x
1681	Weddell	6	0.000%	2.05x
1682	Wehrle	6	0.000%	33.52x
1683	Wheatley	6	0.000%	0.17x
1684	Willimson	6	0.000%	24.74x
1685	Wyness	6	0.000%	2.76x
1686	Yellowlees	6	0.000%	11.17x
1687	Youll	6	0.000%	5.90x
1688	Aitkin	5	0.000%	1.68x
1689	Allon	5	0.000%	4.66x
1690	Andersen	5	0.000%	5.19x
1691	Armitt	5	0.000%	2.95x
1692	Bainbridge	5	0.000%	0.21x
1693	Banter	5	0.000%	12.03x
1694	Barlas	5	0.000%	7.95x
1695	Barnie	5	0.000%	9.31x
1696	Barrowman	5	0.000%	2.10x
1697	Beel	5	0.000%	4.05x
1698	Boyack	5	0.000%	6.46x
1699	Boyes	5	0.000%	0.28x
1700	Brackenridge	5	0.000%	2.14x