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1881 census county

Kinross-shire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Kinross-shire 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

610 surnames are listed for Kinross-shire, covering 6,553 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Tainsh, with 1 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Kinross-shire

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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
601Tainsh117.18x
602Thornton10.27x
603Tregoning111.26x
604Tweedale14.47x
605Valance134.13x
606Waugh10.99x
607Weddell17.98x
608Welch10.39x
609Welsh10.34x
610Wylie11.16x