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 Hobbs, with 2 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
2301	Hobbs	2	0.000%	0.03x
2302	Hogan	2	0.000%	0.12x
2303	Holcroft	2	0.000%	0.54x
2304	Holme	2	0.000%	0.25x
2305	Home	2	0.000%	0.46x
2306	Hopkins	2	0.000%	0.02x
2307	Howat	2	0.000%	0.38x
2308	Howitt	2	0.000%	0.31x
2309	Howman	2	0.000%	2.21x
2310	Hughs	2	0.000%	0.32x
2311	Humphrey	2	0.000%	0.04x
2312	Hurrell	2	0.000%	0.19x
2313	Hurry	2	0.000%	0.55x
2314	Hussey	2	0.000%	0.11x
2315	Irving	2	0.000%	0.05x
2316	Jackett	2	0.000%	2.82x
2317	Jacobsen	2	0.000%	3.43x
2318	Jansen	2	0.000%	2.46x
2319	Jeffry	2	0.000%	1.00x
2320	Jenkinson	2	0.000%	0.07x
2321	Johannesen	2	0.000%	18.25x
2322	Kater	2	0.000%	10.19x
2323	Kershaw	2	0.000%	0.04x
2324	Kesson	2	0.000%	2.66x
2325	Kettles	2	0.000%	1.17x
2326	Kinmond	2	0.000%	2.10x
2327	Kinross	2	0.000%	2.03x
2328	Kissock	2	0.000%	2.86x
2329	Kitching	2	0.000%	0.20x
2330	Knudsen	2	0.000%	7.70x
2331	Kydd	2	0.000%	0.67x
2332	Lacey	2	0.000%	0.06x
2333	Lander	2	0.000%	0.17x
2334	Larsen	2	0.000%	1.69x
2335	Leach	2	0.000%	0.03x
2336	Leal	2	0.000%	1.36x
2337	Leggat	2	0.000%	0.50x
2338	Leich	2	0.000%	3.50x
2339	Leys	2	0.000%	1.28x
2340	Lighton	2	0.000%	1.41x
2341	Lilburn	2	0.000%	1.69x
2342	Linskey	2	0.000%	2.49x
2343	Lisher	2	0.000%	6.93x
2344	Lochart	2	0.000%	2.75x
2345	Lochead	2	0.000%	1.90x
2346	Louttit	2	0.000%	1.54x
2347	Lowdon	2	0.000%	0.82x
2348	Lugton	2	0.000%	1.85x
2349	Lumgair	2	0.000%	3.57x
2350	Lund	2	0.000%	0.11x
2351	Lupton	2	0.000%	0.16x
2352	Lymburn	2	0.000%	4.22x
2353	Macdowall	2	0.000%	9.62x
2354	Macguire	2	0.000%	2.11x
2355	Mackechnie	2	0.000%	4.68x
2356	Macneill	2	0.000%	3.94x
2357	Macphail	2	0.000%	1.17x
2358	Meachen	2	0.000%	2.22x
2359	Meehan	2	0.000%	0.58x
2360	Mellon	2	0.000%	0.56x
2361	Menzie	2	0.000%	2.62x
2362	Messer	2	0.000%	0.39x
2363	Meyer	2	0.000%	0.36x
2364	Milk	2	0.000%	4.12x
2365	Millan	2	0.000%	0.81x
2366	Moller	2	0.000%	2.26x
2367	Monday	2	0.000%	0.48x
2368	Moon	2	0.000%	0.05x
2369	Moorehead	2	0.000%	12.38x
2370	Mould	2	0.000%	0.14x
2371	Moyles	2	0.000%	3.81x
2372	Munn	2	0.000%	0.16x
2373	Neal	2	0.000%	0.04x
2374	Neary	2	0.000%	0.53x
2375	Nicolls	2	0.000%	0.95x
2376	Nisbett	2	0.000%	1.18x
2377	Nixon	2	0.000%	0.04x
2378	Odonnel	2	0.000%	1.79x
2379	Ofarrell	2	0.000%	3.21x
2380	Oshea	2	0.000%	1.64x
2381	Oven	2	0.000%	4.62x
2382	Palm	2	0.000%	8.88x
2383	Pargiter	2	0.000%	7.22x
2384	Parkinson	2	0.000%	0.02x
2385	Parrish	2	0.000%	0.33x
2386	Peckham	2	0.000%	0.31x
2387	Peffers	2	0.000%	1.99x
2388	Picken	2	0.000%	0.28x
2389	Ping	2	0.000%	2.73x
2390	Pinkerton	2	0.000%	0.47x
2391	Pinnington	2	0.000%	0.70x
2392	Plumber	2	0.000%	1.52x
2393	Poole	2	0.000%	0.02x
2394	Powers	2	0.000%	0.28x
2395	Purdue	2	0.000%	1.13x
2396	Ragan	2	0.000%	0.71x
2397	Rasmussen	2	0.000%	5.25x
2398	Rathbone	2	0.000%	0.21x
2399	Reeve	2	0.000%	0.05x
2400	Reeves	2	0.000%	0.03x