1881 census county

Perthshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Perthshire 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

3,210 surnames are listed for Perthshire, covering 103,345 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Purdie, with 3 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Perthshire

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
2001	Purdie	3	0.000%	0.55x
2002	Rainey	3	0.000%	1.45x
2003	Rake	3	0.000%	2.79x
2004	Ramm	3	0.000%	1.57x
2005	Robert	3	0.000%	0.47x
2006	Roe	3	0.000%	0.12x
2007	Rogerson	3	0.000%	0.19x
2008	Routledge	3	0.000%	0.27x
2009	Rowden	3	0.000%	0.95x
2010	Rue	3	0.000%	4.86x
2011	Salmon	3	0.000%	0.10x
2012	Sandison	3	0.000%	0.91x
2013	Sayers	3	0.000%	0.21x
2014	Scroggie	3	0.000%	2.77x
2015	Sellers	3	0.000%	0.30x
2016	Sexton	3	0.000%	0.27x
2017	Shark	3	0.000%	9.02x
2018	Sherar	3	0.000%	16.71x
2019	Sherman	3	0.000%	0.41x
2020	Shiels	3	0.000%	0.97x
2021	Simmons	3	0.000%	0.06x
2022	Slack	3	0.000%	0.15x
2023	Sott	3	0.000%	28.57x
2024	Soutter	3	0.000%	2.31x
2025	Speedy	3	0.000%	3.13x
2026	Spinks	3	0.000%	0.34x
2027	Sproat	3	0.000%	1.17x
2028	Steward	3	0.000%	0.18x
2029	Strathie	3	0.000%	11.24x
2030	Strickland	3	0.000%	0.29x
2031	Tailor	3	0.000%	1.31x
2032	Tilley	3	0.000%	0.17x
2033	Tolley	3	0.000%	0.44x
2034	Tully	3	0.000%	0.43x
2035	Tunnard	3	0.000%	5.27x
2036	Turver	3	0.000%	6.99x
2037	Vince	3	0.000%	0.38x
2038	Wade	3	0.000%	0.06x
2039	Whitson	3	0.000%	1.59x
2040	Wildman	3	0.000%	0.37x
2041	Woodburn	3	0.000%	0.72x
2042	Wordie	3	0.000%	19.04x
2043	Wray	3	0.000%	0.17x
2044	Wrench	3	0.000%	0.69x
2045	Wylde	3	0.000%	1.11x
2046	Aiken	2	0.000%	0.95x
2047	Aird	2	0.000%	0.29x
2048	Airlie	2	0.000%	3.68x
2049	Archbold	2	0.000%	0.64x
2050	Arundell	2	0.000%	1.27x
2051	Auchterlonie	2	0.000%	2.22x
2052	Audus	2	0.000%	5.51x
2053	Baily	2	0.000%	0.24x
2054	Bald	2	0.000%	0.96x
2055	Ballentine	2	0.000%	4.31x
2056	Barber	2	0.000%	0.03x
2057	Barland	2	0.000%	11.14x
2058	Bate	2	0.000%	0.09x
2059	Bayley	2	0.000%	0.09x
2060	Beasley	2	0.000%	0.14x
2061	Beath	2	0.000%	2.51x
2062	Beel	2	0.000%	2.13x
2063	Beith	2	0.000%	1.58x
2064	Benn	2	0.000%	0.27x
2065	Benny	2	0.000%	1.27x
2066	Beresford	2	0.000%	0.21x
2067	Bethune	2	0.000%	0.99x
2068	Betts	2	0.000%	0.07x
2069	Biggs	2	0.000%	0.08x
2070	Birch	2	0.000%	0.04x
2071	Blackley	2	0.000%	0.56x
2072	Blaine	2	0.000%	6.09x
2073	Bolton	2	0.000%	0.04x
2074	Bourhill	2	0.000%	7.88x
2075	Bousie	2	0.000%	6.62x
2076	Bramwell	2	0.000%	0.27x
2077	Brannan	2	0.000%	0.23x
2078	Brash	2	0.000%	0.86x
2079	Brechin	2	0.000%	1.69x
2080	Bridgeman	2	0.000%	0.42x
2081	Briggs	2	0.000%	0.03x
2082	Broadbent	2	0.000%	0.07x
2083	Brocklebank	2	0.000%	0.63x
2084	Bryan	2	0.000%	0.06x
2085	Buckley	2	0.000%	0.03x
2086	Budge	2	0.000%	0.30x
2087	Burnet	2	0.000%	0.42x
2088	Burnie	2	0.000%	1.24x
2089	Burrel	2	0.000%	2.75x
2090	Butcher	2	0.000%	0.04x
2091	Caddle	2	0.000%	6.17x
2092	Cain	2	0.000%	0.07x
2093	Caldwell	2	0.000%	0.10x
2094	Callander	2	0.000%	0.75x
2095	Cambridge	2	0.000%	0.50x
2096	Cammeron	2	0.000%	5.31x
2097	Campble	2	0.000%	3.63x
2098	Carey	2	0.000%	0.08x
2099	Carlisle	2	0.000%	0.29x
2100	Carroll	2	0.000%	0.08x