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 Matthew, with 13 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
1501	Matthew	13	0.010%	0.76x
1502	Mckay	13	0.010%	2.40x
1503	Miln	13	0.010%	12.29x
1504	Moorhead	13	0.010%	6.88x
1505	Mowat	13	0.010%	0.84x
1506	Mundie	13	0.010%	8.00x
1507	Noon	13	0.010%	0.80x
1508	Oaks	13	0.010%	3.19x
1509	Pearce	13	0.010%	0.06x
1510	Penman	13	0.010%	0.88x
1511	Petrie	13	0.010%	0.48x
1512	Pritchard	13	0.010%	0.11x
1513	Reed	13	0.010%	0.08x
1514	Retson	13	0.010%	18.69x
1515	Roche	13	0.010%	1.36x
1516	Rorke	13	0.010%	6.49x
1517	Scally	13	0.010%	8.04x
1518	Simmons	13	0.010%	0.14x
1519	Skilling	13	0.010%	5.73x
1520	Torrens	13	0.010%	18.90x
1521	Tracy	13	0.010%	2.08x
1522	Waterson	13	0.010%	1.37x
1523	Wheelan	13	0.010%	6.35x
1524	Annan	12	0.010%	3.78x
1525	Balloch	12	0.010%	7.63x
1526	Beacon	12	0.010%	6.13x
1527	Bristow	12	0.010%	0.39x
1528	Cahill	12	0.010%	1.15x
1529	Chesney	12	0.010%	4.18x
1530	Church	12	0.010%	0.24x
1531	Clacher	12	0.010%	29.96x
1532	Clugston	12	0.010%	14.43x
1533	Clyde	12	0.010%	3.74x
1534	Colton	12	0.010%	1.58x
1535	Connely	12	0.010%	2.88x
1536	Core	12	0.010%	3.74x
1537	Costello	12	0.010%	0.87x
1538	Coventry	12	0.010%	1.34x
1539	Crossley	12	0.010%	0.19x
1540	Curry	12	0.010%	0.37x
1541	Dally	12	0.010%	2.68x
1542	Degnan	12	0.010%	9.56x
1543	Dollar	12	0.010%	15.88x
1544	Emerson	12	0.010%	0.77x
1545	Fay	12	0.010%	1.27x
1546	Ferry	12	0.010%	1.68x
1547	Field	12	0.010%	0.11x
1548	Fitzgerald	12	0.010%	0.30x
1549	Fitzsimons	12	0.010%	3.43x
1550	Freebairn	12	0.010%	11.10x
1551	Frizzel	12	0.010%	22.68x
1552	Garry	12	0.010%	2.95x
1553	Gentle	12	0.010%	1.61x
1554	Gilespie	12	0.010%	16.89x
1555	Gilland	12	0.010%	15.27x
1556	Gourley	12	0.010%	2.93x
1557	Graig	12	0.010%	21.46x
1558	Hagarty	12	0.010%	8.77x
1559	Harkin	12	0.010%	5.17x
1560	Haxton	12	0.010%	3.60x
1561	Herbertson	12	0.010%	6.43x
1562	Hilton	12	0.010%	0.15x
1563	Hogarth	12	0.010%	0.80x
1564	Hopkin	12	0.010%	0.69x
1565	Hudson	12	0.010%	0.06x
1566	Isdale	12	0.010%	11.85x
1567	Jaffery	12	0.010%	21.17x
1568	Keay	12	0.010%	1.24x
1569	Kee	12	0.010%	20.10x
1570	Leighton	12	0.010%	0.49x
1571	Lundie	12	0.010%	3.06x
1572	Macnab	12	0.010%	5.86x
1573	Mailey	12	0.010%	20.62x
1574	Malcom	12	0.010%	6.59x
1575	Manners	12	0.010%	1.07x
1576	Mclean	12	0.010%	2.08x
1577	Morren	12	0.010%	9.92x
1578	Morron	12	0.010%	23.70x
1579	Moses	12	0.010%	0.52x
1580	Mullins	12	0.010%	0.55x
1581	Neville	12	0.010%	0.45x
1582	Notman	12	0.010%	3.21x
1583	Orkney	12	0.010%	12.70x
1584	Pollard	12	0.010%	0.15x
1585	Primrose	12	0.010%	4.06x
1586	Procter	12	0.010%	0.41x
1587	Rea	12	0.010%	0.94x
1588	Roger	12	0.010%	1.54x
1589	Seally	12	0.010%	26.91x
1590	Sharpe	12	0.010%	0.18x
1591	Skeffington	12	0.010%	11.02x
1592	Skelly	12	0.010%	2.80x
1593	Sorbie	12	0.010%	7.49x
1594	Stars	12	0.010%	28.87x
1595	Turley	12	0.010%	0.98x
1596	Vallely	12	0.010%	12.91x
1597	Warren	12	0.010%	0.08x
1598	Wells	12	0.010%	0.06x
1599	Whitehouse	12	0.010%	0.20x
1600	Whitford	12	0.010%	1.70x