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 Leighton, with 37 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
1201	Leighton	37	0.010%	0.88x
1202	Levack	37	0.010%	15.91x
1203	Lloyd	37	0.010%	0.08x
1204	Maxton	37	0.010%	14.02x
1205	Munroe	37	0.010%	3.50x
1206	Payne	37	0.010%	0.11x
1207	Peterkin	37	0.010%	6.12x
1208	Plain	37	0.010%	13.88x
1209	Speirs	37	0.010%	2.42x
1210	Stodart	37	0.010%	9.50x
1211	Tomlinson	37	0.010%	0.21x
1212	Balloch	36	0.010%	13.25x
1213	Beck	36	0.010%	0.39x
1214	Cantley	36	0.010%	20.71x
1215	Gallie	36	0.010%	7.06x
1216	Garland	36	0.010%	0.69x
1217	Griffin	36	0.010%	0.20x
1218	Hair	36	0.010%	2.36x
1219	Hudson	36	0.010%	0.11x
1220	Isbister	36	0.010%	6.87x
1221	Latimer	36	0.010%	2.39x
1222	Lessels	36	0.010%	22.77x
1223	Mcdonald	36	0.010%	1.13x
1224	Nivison	36	0.010%	25.04x
1225	Salton	36	0.010%	9.47x
1226	Sharpe	36	0.010%	0.31x
1227	Tosh	36	0.010%	4.11x
1228	Wade	36	0.010%	0.23x
1229	Waterson	36	0.010%	2.20x
1230	Wiseman	36	0.010%	0.67x
1231	Balmain	35	0.010%	14.72x
1232	Brownlie	35	0.010%	2.04x
1233	Brydone	35	0.010%	24.35x
1234	Corner	35	0.010%	1.23x
1235	Coulter	35	0.010%	1.78x
1236	Curtis	35	0.010%	0.16x
1237	Dale	35	0.010%	0.21x
1238	Dyer	35	0.010%	0.23x
1239	Forgie	35	0.010%	7.83x
1240	Gilmore	35	0.010%	1.53x
1241	Gracie	35	0.010%	4.29x
1242	Hughson	35	0.010%	4.89x
1243	Kent	35	0.010%	0.21x
1244	Latta	35	0.010%	7.14x
1245	Lavin	35	0.010%	5.09x
1246	Liddel	35	0.010%	12.40x
1247	Litster	35	0.010%	9.96x
1248	Murdock	35	0.010%	2.47x
1249	Tennent	35	0.010%	5.49x
1250	Banner	34	0.010%	1.59x
1251	Biggar	34	0.010%	6.28x
1252	Boe	34	0.010%	24.09x
1253	Cosgrove	34	0.010%	1.78x
1254	Crocket	34	0.010%	6.72x
1255	Cuthill	34	0.010%	4.45x
1256	Dougal	34	0.010%	4.77x
1257	Elliott	34	0.010%	0.10x
1258	Grady	34	0.010%	1.32x
1259	Groves	34	0.010%	0.31x
1260	Harkess	34	0.010%	29.91x
1261	Howard	34	0.010%	0.09x
1262	Massie	34	0.010%	2.70x
1263	Millan	34	0.010%	6.07x
1264	Milton	34	0.010%	0.63x
1265	Swinton	34	0.010%	4.22x
1266	Thyne	34	0.010%	21.15x
1267	Tucker	34	0.010%	0.16x
1268	Barcley	33	0.010%	21.59x
1269	Blackadder	33	0.010%	12.03x
1270	Cessford	33	0.010%	21.40x
1271	Charters	33	0.010%	3.09x
1272	Christison	33	0.010%	5.14x
1273	Connelly	33	0.010%	0.91x
1274	Crockett	33	0.010%	1.79x
1275	Donelly	33	0.010%	3.67x
1276	Easson	33	0.010%	4.36x
1277	Eunson	33	0.010%	7.63x
1278	Flemming	33	0.010%	2.10x
1279	Glegg	33	0.010%	10.27x
1280	Gough	33	0.010%	0.29x
1281	Hopkirk	33	0.010%	14.60x
1282	Hyde	33	0.010%	0.27x
1283	Laurenson	33	0.010%	3.44x
1284	Macandrew	33	0.010%	18.99x
1285	Mechan	33	0.010%	7.72x
1286	Myers	33	0.010%	0.32x
1287	Ohara	33	0.010%	1.47x
1288	Patton	33	0.010%	2.37x
1289	Stanton	33	0.010%	0.42x
1290	Tierney	33	0.010%	2.04x
1291	Vickers	33	0.010%	0.33x
1292	Walters	33	0.010%	0.18x
1293	Welch	33	0.010%	0.24x
1294	Westwater	33	0.010%	6.48x
1295	Barnetson	32	0.010%	18.98x
1296	Brien	32	0.010%	2.39x
1297	Brook	32	0.010%	0.21x
1298	Carney	32	0.010%	0.90x
1299	Comb	32	0.010%	12.12x
1300	Cooney	32	0.010%	1.97x