1881 census county

Midlothian surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Midlothian 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

7,675 surnames are listed for Midlothian, covering 334,302 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Leggat, with 50 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Midlothian

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
1001	Leggat	50	0.010%	5.52x
1002	Oneill	50	0.010%	2.01x
1003	Quinn	50	0.010%	0.67x
1004	Robbie	50	0.010%	5.55x
1005	Roden	50	0.010%	2.73x
1006	Sweeny	50	0.010%	5.51x
1007	Warden	50	0.010%	1.79x
1008	Cassie	49	0.010%	7.45x
1009	Croall	49	0.010%	19.43x
1010	Grahame	49	0.010%	4.78x
1011	Monaghan	49	0.010%	1.73x
1012	Mowatt	49	0.010%	8.13x
1013	Pirie	49	0.010%	1.75x
1014	Whiteford	49	0.010%	4.72x
1015	Barton	48	0.010%	0.23x
1016	Cavanagh	48	0.010%	1.63x
1017	Duffie	48	0.010%	17.92x
1018	Egan	48	0.010%	1.48x
1019	Flanigan	48	0.010%	7.10x
1020	Frazer	48	0.010%	1.58x
1021	Glancy	48	0.010%	10.47x
1022	Holland	48	0.010%	0.17x
1023	Keegan	48	0.010%	3.69x
1024	Lindores	48	0.010%	23.25x
1025	Linklater	48	0.010%	5.23x
1026	Lyons	48	0.010%	0.55x
1027	Mackinnon	48	0.010%	3.41x
1028	Richmond	48	0.010%	0.56x
1029	Salmond	48	0.010%	5.83x
1030	Scoular	48	0.010%	9.67x
1031	Shankie	48	0.010%	42.22x
1032	Steadman	48	0.010%	1.99x
1033	Buckle	47	0.010%	1.10x
1034	Carrick	47	0.010%	1.67x
1035	Casey	47	0.010%	0.81x
1036	Colvin	47	0.010%	3.46x
1037	Condie	47	0.010%	9.06x
1038	Conolly	47	0.010%	3.97x
1039	Eckford	47	0.010%	11.91x
1040	Forster	47	0.010%	0.37x
1041	Gaffney	47	0.010%	3.54x
1042	Grosset	47	0.010%	29.24x
1043	Hoggan	47	0.010%	8.35x
1044	Hyslop	47	0.010%	2.09x
1045	Minto	47	0.010%	4.33x
1046	Pirrie	47	0.010%	7.00x
1047	Tullis	47	0.010%	12.89x
1048	Willis	47	0.010%	0.23x
1049	Ballantine	46	0.010%	3.83x
1050	Bartholomew	46	0.010%	1.45x
1051	Boyne	46	0.010%	7.46x
1052	Colston	46	0.010%	6.44x
1053	Don	46	0.010%	5.16x
1054	George	46	0.010%	0.20x
1055	Grossart	46	0.010%	23.63x
1056	Kyle	46	0.010%	2.11x
1057	Locke	46	0.010%	1.31x
1058	Lockie	46	0.010%	5.17x
1059	Orrock	46	0.010%	18.73x
1060	Patrick	46	0.010%	0.59x
1061	Bone	45	0.010%	0.62x
1062	Clephane	45	0.010%	49.91x
1063	Ferrie	45	0.010%	6.35x
1064	Longmuir	45	0.010%	6.19x
1065	Loudon	45	0.010%	4.05x
1066	Mathie	45	0.010%	5.69x
1067	Milroy	45	0.010%	4.02x
1068	Pearce	45	0.010%	0.13x
1069	Peattie	45	0.010%	9.11x
1070	Philp	45	0.010%	1.69x
1071	Sheddon	45	0.010%	20.74x
1072	Stein	45	0.010%	4.86x
1073	Weatherston	45	0.010%	11.79x
1074	Wotherspoon	45	0.010%	3.62x
1075	Adie	44	0.010%	5.21x
1076	Baikie	44	0.010%	8.11x
1077	Brander	44	0.010%	7.50x
1078	Clelland	44	0.010%	4.07x
1079	Doull	44	0.010%	8.46x
1080	Kyles	44	0.010%	17.72x
1081	Macadam	44	0.010%	12.95x
1082	Miles	44	0.010%	0.19x
1083	Mollison	44	0.010%	5.04x
1084	Old	44	0.010%	2.77x
1085	Rough	44	0.010%	4.98x
1086	Runciman	44	0.010%	10.02x
1087	Soutar	44	0.010%	3.16x
1088	Wardrope	44	0.010%	11.45x
1089	Bowes	43	0.010%	1.20x
1090	Dunnet	43	0.010%	4.66x
1091	Howison	43	0.010%	18.28x
1092	Mackinlay	43	0.010%	17.23x
1093	Roger	43	0.010%	3.20x
1094	Seggie	43	0.010%	20.06x
1095	Shedden	43	0.010%	6.35x
1096	Sheridan	43	0.010%	1.83x
1097	Train	43	0.010%	4.88x
1098	Trainer	43	0.010%	2.69x
1099	Trench	43	0.010%	11.59x
1100	Whigham	43	0.010%	17.14x