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 Corstorphine, with 32 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
1301	Corstorphine	32	0.010%	13.53x
1302	Elgin	32	0.010%	23.78x
1303	Gilhooly	32	0.010%	19.75x
1304	Humphrey	32	0.010%	0.31x
1305	Jolly	32	0.010%	0.58x
1306	Keay	32	0.010%	1.92x
1307	Key	32	0.010%	0.59x
1308	Lidgate	32	0.010%	22.06x
1309	Lowrie	32	0.010%	2.39x
1310	Maclaren	32	0.010%	8.87x
1311	Mathewson	32	0.010%	3.38x
1312	Mouat	32	0.010%	4.69x
1313	Mutch	32	0.010%	1.83x
1314	Newell	32	0.010%	0.52x
1315	Nolan	32	0.010%	0.60x
1316	Norman	32	0.010%	0.18x
1317	Norris	32	0.010%	0.19x
1318	Pillans	32	0.010%	13.68x
1319	Rourke	32	0.010%	1.66x
1320	Sheils	32	0.010%	14.16x
1321	Tweedale	32	0.010%	2.70x
1322	Winn	32	0.010%	0.84x
1323	Balsillie	31	0.010%	13.40x
1324	Broomfield	31	0.010%	1.18x
1325	Butchart	31	0.010%	3.51x
1326	Charlton	31	0.010%	0.28x
1327	Chrystal	31	0.010%	5.74x
1328	Cruikshanks	31	0.010%	15.21x
1329	Drew	31	0.010%	0.30x
1330	Dunsmore	31	0.010%	3.08x
1331	Forester	31	0.010%	2.75x
1332	Forgan	31	0.010%	7.88x
1333	Hansen	31	0.010%	4.31x
1334	Harkins	31	0.010%	3.50x
1335	Herkes	31	0.010%	17.84x
1336	Maloney	31	0.010%	0.96x
1337	Manuel	31	0.010%	2.63x
1338	Orman	31	0.010%	5.89x
1339	Paden	31	0.010%	23.72x
1340	Pendreigh	31	0.010%	31.63x
1341	Playfair	31	0.010%	10.31x
1342	Prior	31	0.010%	0.34x
1343	Rilley	31	0.010%	6.82x
1344	Swaney	31	0.010%	23.26x
1345	Wanless	31	0.010%	4.61x
1346	Alston	30	0.010%	1.18x
1347	Beaumont	30	0.010%	0.26x
1348	Blacklock	30	0.010%	1.80x
1349	Blain	30	0.010%	2.21x
1350	Butchard	30	0.010%	19.14x
1351	Byers	30	0.010%	1.48x
1352	Carlyle	30	0.010%	2.78x
1353	Conner	30	0.010%	0.99x
1354	Daniels	30	0.010%	0.24x
1355	Fuller	30	0.010%	0.19x
1356	Gladstone	30	0.010%	2.84x
1357	Goodwillie	30	0.010%	19.62x
1358	Gourley	30	0.010%	4.24x
1359	Hopper	30	0.010%	0.54x
1360	Kellock	30	0.010%	6.27x
1361	Landels	30	0.010%	15.51x
1362	Legget	30	0.010%	10.83x
1363	Lennon	30	0.010%	2.17x
1364	Macnair	30	0.010%	16.64x
1365	Malley	30	0.010%	2.64x
1366	Marwick	30	0.010%	6.34x
1367	Mellon	30	0.010%	3.70x
1368	Oconnor	30	0.010%	1.34x
1369	Owen	30	0.010%	0.06x
1370	Pace	30	0.010%	1.72x
1371	Perkins	30	0.010%	0.17x
1372	Petersen	30	0.010%	12.69x
1373	Pyper	30	0.010%	7.17x
1374	Rowley	30	0.010%	0.29x
1375	Spencer	30	0.010%	0.08x
1376	Stronach	30	0.010%	4.56x
1377	Struthers	30	0.010%	1.71x
1378	Swann	30	0.010%	0.70x
1379	Turpie	30	0.010%	6.27x
1380	Wighton	30	0.010%	7.53x
1381	Blackburn	29	0.010%	0.20x
1382	Bookless	29	0.010%	13.45x
1383	Brennan	29	0.010%	0.71x
1384	Brewster	29	0.010%	0.77x
1385	Browne	29	0.010%	0.40x
1386	Callan	29	0.010%	2.30x
1387	Carlon	29	0.010%	21.76x
1388	Crabb	29	0.010%	0.71x
1389	Cruikshank	29	0.010%	4.96x
1390	Darge	29	0.010%	19.99x
1391	Dickinson	29	0.010%	0.17x
1392	Dott	29	0.010%	11.26x
1393	Dun	29	0.010%	6.83x
1394	Fergus	29	0.010%	4.10x
1395	Gillan	29	0.010%	2.11x
1396	Greenan	29	0.010%	10.88x
1397	Griffiths	29	0.010%	0.05x
1398	Hatton	29	0.010%	0.38x
1399	Hawthorn	29	0.010%	1.28x
1400	Hodgson	29	0.010%	0.11x