1881 census county

Renfrewshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Renfrewshire 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

4,955 surnames are listed for Renfrewshire, covering 174,379 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Cadden, with 14 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Renfrewshire

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	Cadden	14	0.010%	11.65x
1402	Caufield	14	0.010%	8.95x
1403	Climie	14	0.010%	33.09x
1404	Clinton	14	0.010%	1.61x
1405	Connar	14	0.010%	11.36x
1406	Courtney	14	0.010%	0.86x
1407	Craigie	14	0.010%	1.97x
1408	Craw	14	0.010%	9.45x
1409	Crumlish	14	0.010%	52.95x
1410	Danks	14	0.010%	1.42x
1411	Dearie	14	0.010%	11.29x
1412	Douds	14	0.010%	28.07x
1413	Fawcett	14	0.010%	0.32x
1414	Fenton	14	0.010%	0.31x
1415	Forsythe	14	0.010%	6.36x
1416	Gaffney	14	0.010%	1.82x
1417	Galacher	14	0.010%	27.65x
1418	Garvie	14	0.010%	3.51x
1419	Glendinning	14	0.010%	1.62x
1420	Grubb	14	0.010%	1.00x
1421	Hainey	14	0.010%	12.95x
1422	Halket	14	0.010%	10.41x
1423	Hilliard	14	0.010%	2.29x
1424	Howden	14	0.010%	1.22x
1425	Hussey	14	0.010%	0.61x
1426	Inch	14	0.010%	2.17x
1427	Jebb	14	0.010%	4.98x
1428	Kent	14	0.010%	0.15x
1429	Kinney	14	0.010%	7.59x
1430	Kneebone	14	0.010%	3.93x
1431	Loftus	14	0.010%	1.13x
1432	Maclachlan	14	0.010%	6.69x
1433	Maclennan	14	0.010%	1.66x
1434	Marrs	14	0.010%	6.11x
1435	Marsh	14	0.010%	0.09x
1436	Maxton	14	0.010%	9.17x
1437	Millan	14	0.010%	4.32x
1438	Minto	14	0.010%	2.23x
1439	Monahan	14	0.010%	8.50x
1440	Olsen	14	0.010%	3.27x
1441	Percival	14	0.010%	0.39x
1442	Philp	14	0.010%	0.91x
1443	Pigott	14	0.010%	1.61x
1444	Ramsey	14	0.010%	0.57x
1445	Reoch	14	0.010%	11.72x
1446	Snedden	14	0.010%	4.58x
1447	Souden	14	0.010%	18.71x
1448	Stenhouse	14	0.010%	1.50x
1449	Stephens	14	0.010%	0.11x
1450	Stoddart	14	0.010%	0.74x
1451	Thoms	14	0.010%	3.46x
1452	Tolan	14	0.010%	11.02x
1453	Took	14	0.010%	4.55x
1454	Toole	14	0.010%	1.14x
1455	Vicars	14	0.010%	3.58x
1456	Weddell	14	0.010%	3.65x
1457	Wyper	14	0.010%	4.12x
1458	Ash	13	0.010%	0.35x
1459	Bailly	13	0.010%	20.48x
1460	Best	13	0.010%	0.21x
1461	Bickerstaff	13	0.010%	2.74x
1462	Brisland	13	0.010%	12.93x
1463	Bryant	13	0.010%	0.13x
1464	Callander	13	0.010%	2.82x
1465	Callender	13	0.010%	2.83x
1466	Carney	13	0.010%	0.64x
1467	Carrick	13	0.010%	0.80x
1468	Cleary	13	0.010%	1.39x
1469	Close	13	0.010%	0.66x
1470	Copeland	13	0.010%	0.61x
1471	Cormack	13	0.010%	0.76x
1472	Crann	13	0.010%	13.03x
1473	Crowe	13	0.010%	0.58x
1474	David	13	0.010%	0.55x
1475	Denney	13	0.010%	2.38x
1476	Duffey	13	0.010%	1.60x
1477	Duffie	13	0.010%	8.39x
1478	Duthie	13	0.010%	1.07x
1479	Fallon	13	0.010%	1.55x
1480	Forster	13	0.010%	0.18x
1481	Foy	13	0.010%	0.70x
1482	Freeland	13	0.010%	2.17x
1483	Gosnell	13	0.010%	11.10x
1484	Grey	13	0.010%	0.26x
1485	Hardcastle	13	0.010%	0.65x
1486	Herbert	13	0.010%	0.15x
1487	Hopper	13	0.010%	0.40x
1488	Ingles	13	0.010%	1.89x
1489	Jennings	13	0.010%	0.11x
1490	Kinnaird	13	0.010%	3.27x
1491	Kinnon	13	0.010%	9.55x
1492	Lade	13	0.010%	6.77x
1493	Lathem	13	0.010%	17.55x
1494	Leyden	13	0.010%	7.54x
1495	Logg	13	0.010%	18.10x
1496	Louden	13	0.010%	3.32x
1497	Lowrie	13	0.010%	1.68x
1498	Luby	13	0.010%	13.23x
1499	Mackellar	13	0.010%	26.87x
1500	Mathison	13	0.010%	2.12x