1881 census county

Peeblesshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Peeblesshire 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

1,016 surnames are listed for Peeblesshire, covering 12,347 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Waddell, with 1 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Peeblesshire

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	Waddell	1	0.010%	0.82x
1002	Waddle	1	0.010%	6.17x
1003	Walace	1	0.010%	30.30x
1004	Weatherson	1	0.010%	21.79x
1005	Wells	1	0.010%	0.09x
1006	Wheeler	1	0.010%	0.12x
1007	Whillans	1	0.010%	22.73x
1008	Whiteford	1	0.010%	2.75x
1009	Whitelaw	1	0.010%	1.22x
1010	Whittaker	1	0.010%	0.15x
1011	Wicks	1	0.010%	0.52x
1012	Wilde	1	0.010%	0.50x
1013	Will	1	0.010%	1.78x
1014	Willis	1	0.010%	0.14x
1015	Wison	1	0.010%	104.17x
1016	Youngson	1	0.010%	5.86x