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 Aikenhead, with 19 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
2801	Aikenhead	19	0.000%	4.63x
2802	Alford	19	0.000%	0.24x
2803	Baikie	19	0.000%	1.45x
2804	Barrow	19	0.000%	0.09x
2805	Batters	19	0.000%	2.08x
2806	Beaumont	19	0.000%	0.07x
2807	Beech	19	0.000%	0.14x
2808	Begbie	19	0.000%	1.30x
2809	Benn	19	0.000%	0.35x
2810	Bissell	19	0.000%	0.68x
2811	Blackhall	19	0.000%	1.12x
2812	Blainey	19	0.000%	4.24x
2813	Brien	19	0.000%	0.59x
2814	Brockett	19	0.000%	2.08x
2815	Bryant	19	0.000%	0.05x
2816	Burdon	19	0.000%	0.61x
2817	Bush	19	0.000%	0.08x
2818	Callon	19	0.000%	2.21x
2819	Caughey	19	0.000%	6.48x
2820	Colburn	19	0.000%	3.15x
2821	Court	19	0.000%	0.16x
2822	Craik	19	0.000%	0.66x
2823	Crosson	19	0.000%	3.99x
2824	Denham	19	0.000%	0.23x
2825	Dewer	19	0.000%	5.24x
2826	Dolton	19	0.000%	1.25x
2827	Dunlevy	19	0.000%	6.55x
2828	Farms	19	0.000%	12.55x
2829	Farries	19	0.000%	3.09x
2830	Ferry	19	0.000%	0.64x
2831	Finch	19	0.000%	0.06x
2832	Gartley	19	0.000%	10.21x
2833	Geraghty	19	0.000%	2.19x
2834	Gilpin	19	0.000%	0.69x
2835	Goldberg	19	0.000%	1.52x
2836	Gormly	19	0.000%	5.79x
2837	Greenwell	19	0.000%	0.61x
2838	Hagen	19	0.000%	2.10x
2839	Hally	19	0.000%	2.48x
2840	Hargreaves	19	0.000%	0.05x
2841	Haugh	19	0.000%	1.36x
2842	Hillock	19	0.000%	5.58x
2843	Holliday	19	0.000%	0.15x
2844	Howarth	19	0.000%	0.04x
2845	Hutson	19	0.000%	0.51x
2846	Keirs	19	0.000%	9.56x
2847	Kenedy	19	0.000%	1.53x
2848	Kirby	19	0.000%	0.05x
2849	Kitson	19	0.000%	0.25x
2850	Lattimer	19	0.000%	1.45x
2851	Leach	19	0.000%	0.05x
2852	Lenard	19	0.000%	2.29x
2853	Macneill	19	0.000%	6.84x
2854	Malon	19	0.000%	6.34x
2855	Marnoch	19	0.000%	4.13x
2856	Mckinlay	19	0.000%	9.41x
2857	Merchant	19	0.000%	0.30x
2858	Meredith	19	0.000%	0.10x
2859	Mort	19	0.000%	0.42x
2860	Needham	19	0.000%	0.09x
2861	Oconner	19	0.000%	2.06x
2862	Passmore	19	0.000%	0.34x
2863	Pyle	19	0.000%	0.49x
2864	Radcliff	19	0.000%	2.16x
2865	Readman	19	0.000%	0.83x
2866	Reeves	19	0.000%	0.05x
2867	Reich	19	0.000%	5.43x
2868	Renison	19	0.000%	5.79x
2869	Rennox	19	0.000%	21.53x
2870	Roddy	19	0.000%	2.08x
2871	Rolls	19	0.000%	0.45x
2872	Ruth	19	0.000%	1.69x
2873	Scollan	19	0.000%	10.39x
2874	Shaughnessy	19	0.000%	1.70x
2875	Stead	19	0.000%	0.10x
2876	Surgeon	19	0.000%	17.72x
2877	Suter	19	0.000%	0.67x
2878	Tague	19	0.000%	4.27x
2879	Teasdale	19	0.000%	0.24x
2880	Terney	19	0.000%	5.68x
2881	Terry	19	0.000%	0.08x
2882	Verner	19	0.000%	5.91x
2883	Weatherhead	19	0.000%	0.70x
2884	Whisker	19	0.000%	2.11x
2885	Willoughby	19	0.000%	0.23x
2886	Ash	18	0.000%	0.12x
2887	Aston	18	0.000%	0.12x
2888	Bainbridge	18	0.000%	0.14x
2889	Ballentine	18	0.000%	5.38x
2890	Ballie	18	0.000%	4.92x
2891	Boyde	18	0.000%	1.41x
2892	Bradey	18	0.000%	3.08x
2893	Brander	18	0.000%	1.27x
2894	Brandon	18	0.000%	0.38x
2895	Bullions	18	0.000%	6.64x
2896	Burgh	18	0.000%	6.01x
2897	Cadenhead	18	0.000%	3.88x
2898	Christy	18	0.000%	0.90x
2899	Conaghan	18	0.000%	19.68x
2900	Cowell	18	0.000%	0.13x