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 Cobban, with 21 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
1701	Cobban	21	0.010%	5.95x
1702	Constable	21	0.010%	0.49x
1703	Culbert	21	0.010%	7.05x
1704	Dennis	21	0.010%	0.18x
1705	Dunnigan	21	0.010%	16.40x
1706	Fairholm	21	0.010%	21.43x
1707	Fairly	21	0.010%	14.35x
1708	Farrel	21	0.010%	2.36x
1709	Ferris	21	0.010%	0.54x
1710	Giblin	21	0.010%	2.77x
1711	Goddard	21	0.010%	0.13x
1712	Hills	21	0.010%	0.19x
1713	Hopkins	21	0.010%	0.09x
1714	Jamison	21	0.010%	2.69x
1715	Lancaster	21	0.010%	0.22x
1716	Landles	21	0.010%	11.48x
1717	Larkin	21	0.010%	0.60x
1718	Leary	21	0.010%	0.59x
1719	Long	21	0.010%	0.08x
1720	Magee	21	0.010%	1.22x
1721	Marjoribanks	21	0.010%	21.43x
1722	Maule	21	0.010%	2.25x
1723	Moon	21	0.010%	0.25x
1724	Mulvey	21	0.010%	3.15x
1725	Nasmyth	21	0.010%	19.14x
1726	Orourke	21	0.010%	4.94x
1727	Parkinson	21	0.010%	0.11x
1728	Plank	21	0.010%	3.08x
1729	Rolland	21	0.010%	4.70x
1730	Savage	21	0.010%	0.14x
1731	Scorgie	21	0.010%	5.04x
1732	Singer	21	0.010%	1.33x
1733	Sorley	21	0.010%	6.96x
1734	Sowersby	21	0.010%	10.30x
1735	Antonio	20	0.010%	22.84x
1736	Baldie	20	0.010%	9.94x
1737	Baldwin	20	0.010%	0.12x
1738	Bourke	20	0.010%	2.09x
1739	Bow	20	0.010%	2.19x
1740	Brogan	20	0.010%	1.52x
1741	Brough	20	0.010%	0.42x
1742	Carrigan	20	0.010%	2.62x
1743	Chamberlain	20	0.010%	0.19x
1744	Connel	20	0.010%	2.78x
1745	Conquer	20	0.010%	17.39x
1746	Cull	20	0.010%	1.03x
1747	Dearness	20	0.010%	9.39x
1748	Dippie	20	0.010%	11.51x
1749	Dorward	20	0.010%	2.80x
1750	Drake	20	0.010%	0.18x
1751	Duke	20	0.010%	0.44x
1752	English	20	0.010%	0.27x
1753	Esson	20	0.010%	2.32x
1754	Fenwick	20	0.010%	0.39x
1755	Firth	20	0.010%	0.15x
1756	Gairns	20	0.010%	12.05x
1757	Garrie	20	0.010%	15.30x
1758	Garrioch	20	0.010%	9.06x
1759	Gebbie	20	0.010%	5.00x
1760	Giles	20	0.010%	0.13x
1761	Gore	20	0.010%	0.45x
1762	Hand	20	0.010%	0.43x
1763	Hodges	20	0.010%	0.17x
1764	Jude	20	0.010%	2.77x
1765	Keiller	20	0.010%	7.47x
1766	Lambie	20	0.010%	1.57x
1767	Laughton	20	0.010%	1.05x
1768	Macneil	20	0.010%	7.54x
1769	Madden	20	0.010%	0.59x
1770	Malcom	20	0.010%	6.35x
1771	Merrylees	20	0.010%	19.13x
1772	Montague	20	0.010%	1.02x
1773	Ochiltree	20	0.010%	17.39x
1774	Panton	20	0.010%	1.52x
1775	Parsons	20	0.010%	0.07x
1776	Peaston	20	0.010%	19.63x
1777	Picken	20	0.010%	1.22x
1778	Procter	20	0.010%	0.39x
1779	Rowland	20	0.010%	0.18x
1780	Sanson	20	0.010%	4.06x
1781	Shepard	20	0.010%	1.80x
1782	Storey	20	0.010%	0.20x
1783	Terrace	20	0.010%	12.86x
1784	Tweeddale	20	0.010%	13.91x
1785	Tytler	20	0.010%	8.01x
1786	Yeaman	20	0.010%	4.44x
1787	Ancrum	19	0.000%	13.98x
1788	Arnold	19	0.000%	0.09x
1789	Bingham	19	0.000%	0.33x
1790	Birrel	19	0.000%	9.26x
1791	Blance	19	0.000%	6.73x
1792	Blaney	19	0.000%	2.41x
1793	Boak	19	0.000%	5.16x
1794	Brotherstone	19	0.000%	19.92x
1795	Browning	19	0.000%	0.24x
1796	Buglass	19	0.000%	3.43x
1797	Byrn	19	0.000%	23.09x
1798	Cahill	19	0.000%	1.06x
1799	Candlish	19	0.000%	4.15x
1800	Clancy	19	0.000%	1.67x