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 Holden, with 29 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
1401	Holden	29	0.010%	0.14x
1402	Howe	29	0.010%	0.19x
1403	Inches	29	0.010%	13.70x
1404	Kean	29	0.010%	1.09x
1405	Kinross	29	0.010%	12.98x
1406	Learmont	29	0.010%	18.81x
1407	Legg	29	0.010%	0.45x
1408	Leonard	29	0.010%	0.34x
1409	Manclark	29	0.010%	18.34x
1410	Middlemiss	29	0.010%	3.13x
1411	Mitchel	29	0.010%	0.76x
1412	Richard	29	0.010%	0.86x
1413	Riddel	29	0.010%	4.89x
1414	Sands	29	0.010%	0.66x
1415	Scougal	29	0.010%	22.65x
1416	Sheppard	29	0.010%	0.21x
1417	Shiell	29	0.010%	9.40x
1418	Stone	29	0.010%	0.10x
1419	Ure	29	0.010%	2.39x
1420	Valentine	29	0.010%	0.58x
1421	Whelan	29	0.010%	1.09x
1422	Whittaker	29	0.010%	0.16x
1423	Bews	28	0.010%	4.63x
1424	Brims	28	0.010%	10.82x
1425	Bryan	28	0.010%	0.29x
1426	Cree	28	0.010%	2.40x
1427	Downs	28	0.010%	0.40x
1428	Ewan	28	0.010%	3.14x
1429	Gorrie	28	0.010%	3.36x
1430	Hampton	28	0.010%	0.45x
1431	Hanton	28	0.010%	4.11x
1432	Hynd	28	0.010%	3.02x
1433	Kellet	28	0.010%	3.33x
1434	Ledingham	28	0.010%	4.88x
1435	Leyden	28	0.010%	9.40x
1436	Mathew	28	0.010%	1.91x
1437	Mochrie	28	0.010%	14.58x
1438	Neish	28	0.010%	3.52x
1439	Nugent	28	0.010%	1.35x
1440	Odonnel	28	0.010%	11.10x
1441	Pairman	28	0.010%	12.24x
1442	Rorke	28	0.010%	8.09x
1443	Ryder	28	0.010%	0.41x
1444	Seater	28	0.010%	19.66x
1445	Seath	28	0.010%	4.78x
1446	Waddel	28	0.010%	10.01x
1447	Wales	28	0.010%	0.88x
1448	Aiken	27	0.010%	4.28x
1449	Andersen	27	0.010%	12.37x
1450	Blue	27	0.010%	4.00x
1451	Cathie	27	0.010%	12.92x
1452	Comrie	27	0.010%	4.23x
1453	Dailly	27	0.010%	8.23x
1454	Dillon	27	0.010%	0.70x
1455	Easter	27	0.010%	1.71x
1456	Freeman	27	0.010%	0.11x
1457	Harvie	27	0.010%	2.11x
1458	Hunt	27	0.010%	0.05x
1459	Jennings	27	0.010%	0.14x
1460	Lithgow	27	0.010%	3.91x
1461	Lochhead	27	0.010%	3.83x
1462	Loughlin	27	0.010%	4.23x
1463	Macdougall	27	0.010%	4.55x
1464	Olsen	27	0.010%	3.64x
1465	Osborne	27	0.010%	0.14x
1466	Pool	27	0.010%	0.60x
1467	Poole	27	0.010%	0.14x
1468	Powrie	27	0.010%	7.62x
1469	Riddoch	27	0.010%	5.77x
1470	Roper	27	0.010%	0.33x
1471	Ryrie	27	0.010%	11.87x
1472	Service	27	0.010%	2.84x
1473	Sidey	27	0.010%	6.44x
1474	Slaven	27	0.010%	4.74x
1475	Stafford	27	0.010%	0.32x
1476	Story	27	0.010%	1.11x
1477	Street	27	0.010%	0.30x
1478	Tudhope	27	0.010%	9.18x
1479	Wedderburn	27	0.010%	8.33x
1480	Wills	27	0.010%	0.23x
1481	Bedford	26	0.010%	0.28x
1482	Belford	26	0.010%	7.51x
1483	Boyes	26	0.010%	0.64x
1484	Brotchie	26	0.010%	18.09x
1485	Carey	26	0.010%	0.35x
1486	Clunas	26	0.010%	17.01x
1487	Clyde	26	0.010%	4.69x
1488	Corrigan	26	0.010%	1.48x
1489	Cramb	26	0.010%	6.54x
1490	Dishington	26	0.010%	22.11x
1491	France	26	0.010%	0.44x
1492	Geekie	26	0.010%	6.40x
1493	Harcus	26	0.010%	5.10x
1494	Harding	26	0.010%	0.09x
1495	Hartley	26	0.010%	0.11x
1496	Izatt	26	0.010%	6.91x
1497	John	26	0.010%	0.18x
1498	Lander	26	0.010%	0.97x
1499	Levy	26	0.010%	0.53x
1500	Macnab	26	0.010%	7.34x