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 Renwick, 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
2401	Renwick	2	0.000%	0.17x
2402	Ridley	2	0.000%	0.06x
2403	Rielly	2	0.000%	0.80x
2404	Rigney	2	0.000%	4.33x
2405	Rilley	2	0.000%	1.00x
2406	Roddie	2	0.000%	2.42x
2407	Roddy	2	0.000%	1.19x
2408	Rodie	2	0.000%	3.12x
2409	Rogan	2	0.000%	0.44x
2410	Roland	2	0.000%	0.71x
2411	Ronnie	2	0.000%	16.50x
2412	Rooney	2	0.000%	0.13x
2413	Ryder	2	0.000%	0.07x
2414	Schulz	2	0.000%	3.36x
2415	Scot	2	0.000%	1.05x
2416	Scrutton	2	0.000%	1.11x
2417	Scutt	2	0.000%	0.45x
2418	Seely	2	0.000%	1.18x
2419	Shedden	2	0.000%	0.67x
2420	Sheilds	2	0.000%	1.19x
2421	Sherrock	2	0.000%	15.76x
2422	Shiells	2	0.000%	1.81x
2423	Simmers	2	0.000%	1.81x
2424	Singer	2	0.000%	0.29x
2425	Sister	2	0.000%	7.37x
2426	Sloan	2	0.000%	0.12x
2427	Smythe	2	0.000%	0.60x
2428	Squire	2	0.000%	0.10x
2429	Still	2	0.000%	0.18x
2430	Straiton	2	0.000%	1.88x
2431	Stratton	2	0.000%	0.13x
2432	Studd	2	0.000%	0.67x
2433	Swarbrick	2	0.000%	0.30x
2434	Sweeny	2	0.000%	0.50x
2435	Sword	2	0.000%	0.58x
2436	Symes	2	0.000%	0.16x
2437	Topp	2	0.000%	0.51x
2438	Torry	2	0.000%	1.46x
2439	Towers	2	0.000%	0.10x
2440	Trayner	2	0.000%	1.21x
2441	Twiner	2	0.000%	2.23x
2442	Vint	2	0.000%	1.34x
2443	Vogel	2	0.000%	3.53x
2444	Walace	2	0.000%	4.81x
2445	Wales	2	0.000%	0.14x
2446	Watkins	2	0.000%	0.02x
2447	Wedd	2	0.000%	1.56x
2448	Weighton	2	0.000%	9.90x
2449	Wetherall	2	0.000%	0.49x
2450	Whannel	2	0.000%	6.54x
2451	Wharton	2	0.000%	0.08x
2452	Whitecross	2	0.000%	0.94x
2453	Whitlaw	2	0.000%	2.36x
2454	Whitty	2	0.000%	0.84x
2455	Wilkins	2	0.000%	0.03x
2456	Willis	2	0.000%	0.02x
2457	Willison	2	0.000%	0.55x
2458	Willson	2	0.000%	0.10x
2459	Wilts	2	0.000%	2.82x
2460	Wink	2	0.000%	1.39x
2461	Woodford	2	0.000%	0.17x
2462	Wray	2	0.000%	0.09x
2463	Abel	1	0.000%	0.09x
2464	Abraham	1	0.000%	0.06x
2465	Acton	1	0.000%	0.10x
2466	Addy	1	0.000%	0.14x
2467	Agate	1	0.000%	0.35x
2468	Ahrens	1	0.000%	2.79x
2469	Aiken	1	0.000%	0.36x
2470	Aikenhead	1	0.000%	1.33x
2471	Alan	1	0.000%	2.71x
2472	Albert	1	0.000%	0.37x
2473	Albrecht	1	0.000%	1.88x
2474	Alfred	1	0.000%	1.37x
2475	Ali	1	0.000%	9.62x
2476	Allam	1	0.000%	0.46x
2477	Amour	1	0.000%	1.84x
2478	Andersson	1	0.000%	3.09x
2479	Annandale	1	0.000%	1.03x
2480	Archard	1	0.000%	0.58x
2481	Archbald	1	0.000%	2.09x
2482	Argo	1	0.000%	1.10x
2483	Arndt	1	0.000%	24.81x
2484	Arnett	1	0.000%	0.31x
2485	Asher	1	0.000%	0.14x
2486	Askew	1	0.000%	0.05x
2487	Atchison	1	0.000%	0.48x
2488	Aylen	1	0.000%	0.87x
2489	Bachelor	1	0.000%	0.40x
2490	Backhouse	1	0.000%	0.08x
2491	Bady	1	0.000%	9.12x
2492	Baikie	1	0.000%	0.42x
2493	Ballie	1	0.000%	1.49x
2494	Balloch	1	0.000%	0.83x
2495	Balls	1	0.000%	0.05x
2496	Bank	1	0.000%	0.61x
2497	Baumann	1	0.000%	2.31x
2498	Beach	1	0.000%	0.06x
2499	Beal	1	0.000%	0.06x
2500	Beary	1	0.000%	11.56x