1881 census county

Lanarkshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Lanarkshire 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

9,763 surnames are listed for Lanarkshire, covering 745,133 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Dalling, with 53 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Lanarkshire

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	Dalling	53	0.010%	4.54x
1502	Devon	53	0.010%	6.09x
1503	Drain	53	0.010%	3.19x
1504	Ewan	53	0.010%	2.46x
1505	Fee	53	0.010%	3.30x
1506	Fegan	53	0.010%	4.79x
1507	Fleck	53	0.010%	4.96x
1508	Godfrey	53	0.010%	0.19x
1509	Haughie	53	0.010%	15.42x
1510	Kyles	53	0.010%	8.84x
1511	Lauchlan	53	0.010%	8.16x
1512	Maclaren	53	0.010%	6.09x
1513	Rule	53	0.010%	0.82x
1514	Trainor	53	0.010%	4.54x
1515	Weldon	53	0.010%	1.40x
1516	Willison	53	0.010%	2.67x
1517	Willock	53	0.010%	4.19x
1518	Allardice	52	0.010%	4.16x
1519	Arnold	52	0.010%	0.10x
1520	Balloch	52	0.010%	7.92x
1521	Cargill	52	0.010%	1.39x
1522	Chrichton	52	0.010%	9.87x
1523	Cleghorn	52	0.010%	2.01x
1524	Crawley	52	0.010%	0.42x
1525	Curren	52	0.010%	6.78x
1526	Dods	52	0.010%	3.29x
1527	Durie	52	0.010%	3.28x
1528	Easson	52	0.010%	2.85x
1529	Garland	52	0.010%	0.42x
1530	Humphrey	52	0.010%	0.21x
1531	Kenney	52	0.010%	1.00x
1532	Kilday	52	0.010%	7.85x
1533	Lachlan	52	0.010%	13.19x
1534	Nutt	52	0.010%	0.76x
1535	Pirrie	52	0.010%	3.21x
1536	Pollok	52	0.010%	13.62x
1537	Rait	52	0.010%	7.14x
1538	Richards	52	0.010%	0.04x
1539	Rodden	52	0.010%	10.70x
1540	Vassie	52	0.010%	15.55x
1541	Boylan	51	0.010%	3.54x
1542	Calderhead	51	0.010%	8.46x
1543	Cohen	51	0.010%	0.34x
1544	Dott	51	0.010%	8.21x
1545	Duke	51	0.010%	0.46x
1546	Dymock	51	0.010%	4.02x
1547	Flemming	51	0.010%	1.34x
1548	Gallie	51	0.010%	4.15x
1549	Gregg	51	0.010%	0.77x
1550	Greive	51	0.010%	4.00x
1551	Howitt	51	0.010%	1.46x
1552	Justice	51	0.010%	2.13x
1553	Lemon	51	0.010%	0.74x
1554	Macauley	51	0.010%	3.42x
1555	Mackinlay	51	0.010%	8.46x
1556	Pagan	51	0.010%	3.46x
1557	Stratton	51	0.010%	0.62x
1558	Sword	51	0.010%	2.73x
1559	Toal	51	0.010%	13.36x
1560	Wren	51	0.010%	0.50x
1561	Blackadder	50	0.010%	7.55x
1562	Brewster	50	0.010%	0.55x
1563	Bridges	50	0.010%	0.33x
1564	Browne	50	0.010%	0.29x
1565	Collie	50	0.010%	1.48x
1566	Dunsmuir	50	0.010%	7.34x
1567	Eaton	50	0.010%	0.19x
1568	Eccles	50	0.010%	0.33x
1569	Fitzsimons	50	0.010%	3.42x
1570	Flett	50	0.010%	1.22x
1571	Gibbs	50	0.010%	0.11x
1572	Haughey	50	0.010%	11.65x
1573	Liston	50	0.010%	3.41x
1574	Macindoe	50	0.010%	12.48x
1575	Mathewson	50	0.010%	2.19x
1576	Pitcairn	50	0.010%	6.37x
1577	Robison	50	0.010%	2.37x
1578	Ronaldson	50	0.010%	3.59x
1579	Summerhill	50	0.010%	7.73x
1580	Thyne	50	0.010%	12.89x
1581	Vincent	50	0.010%	0.17x
1582	Waterston	50	0.010%	3.65x
1583	Wharrie	50	0.010%	13.78x
1584	Abercromby	49	0.010%	8.31x
1585	Byers	49	0.010%	1.00x
1586	Cant	49	0.010%	0.84x
1587	Gladstone	49	0.010%	1.92x
1588	Herron	49	0.010%	1.45x
1589	Layden	49	0.010%	8.44x
1590	Mailer	49	0.010%	4.28x
1591	Mathison	49	0.010%	1.92x
1592	Montague	49	0.010%	1.03x
1593	Obrian	49	0.010%	1.58x
1594	Phillip	49	0.010%	1.02x
1595	Plunkett	49	0.010%	1.96x
1596	Richard	49	0.010%	0.60x
1597	Richie	49	0.010%	5.51x
1598	Roberton	49	0.010%	5.55x
1599	Scrimgeour	49	0.010%	3.38x
1600	Somers	49	0.010%	1.53x