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 Rollo, with 7 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
2301	Rollo	7	0.000%	1.35x
2302	Roseman	7	0.000%	11.16x
2303	Rougvie	7	0.000%	22.59x
2304	Scarf	7	0.000%	3.53x
2305	Shearlaw	7	0.000%	9.75x
2306	Sherridan	7	0.000%	5.97x
2307	Sillers	7	0.000%	13.62x
2308	Smiles	7	0.000%	1.49x
2309	Stavely	7	0.000%	4.52x
2310	Sterling	7	0.000%	1.47x
2311	Stevely	7	0.000%	21.55x
2312	Sturrock	7	0.000%	0.86x
2313	Swanson	7	0.000%	0.42x
2314	Sweet	7	0.000%	0.34x
2315	Tailor	7	0.000%	1.77x
2316	Tiernan	7	0.000%	7.92x
2317	Tiffany	7	0.000%	2.54x
2318	Tinto	7	0.000%	7.59x
2319	Tyrell	7	0.000%	0.85x
2320	Viney	7	0.000%	0.82x
2321	Walkinshaw	7	0.000%	2.72x
2322	Watchman	7	0.000%	5.42x
2323	Wilton	7	0.000%	0.32x
2324	Woodburn	7	0.000%	0.98x
2325	Yeaman	7	0.000%	2.68x
2326	Adie	6	0.000%	1.23x
2327	Adshead	6	0.000%	0.61x
2328	Aitcheson	6	0.000%	2.75x
2329	Allardice	6	0.000%	2.00x
2330	Alley	6	0.000%	1.95x
2331	Arbuthnot	6	0.000%	4.78x
2332	Archbald	6	0.000%	9.56x
2333	Bains	6	0.000%	1.07x
2334	Bamford	6	0.000%	0.18x
2335	Bardsley	6	0.000%	0.35x
2336	Bartholomew	6	0.000%	0.33x
2337	Bather	6	0.000%	2.66x
2338	Beatty	6	0.000%	1.78x
2339	Bellingham	6	0.000%	0.72x
2340	Bessell	6	0.000%	3.20x
2341	Biggam	6	0.000%	4.64x
2342	Bissell	6	0.000%	0.89x
2343	Blance	6	0.000%	3.67x
2344	Bogie	6	0.000%	1.95x
2345	Boner	6	0.000%	7.71x
2346	Bowles	6	0.000%	0.16x
2347	Boyl	6	0.000%	41.81x
2348	Brabner	6	0.000%	6.73x
2349	Brackenridge	6	0.000%	1.96x
2350	Brannagan	6	0.000%	7.71x
2351	Brawley	6	0.000%	6.30x
2352	Brett	6	0.000%	0.14x
2353	Brockbank	6	0.000%	0.75x
2354	Brownlow	6	0.000%	0.88x
2355	Brydon	6	0.000%	0.84x
2356	Bullion	6	0.000%	28.37x
2357	Bunter	6	0.000%	5.55x
2358	Butter	6	0.000%	0.56x
2359	Byng	6	0.000%	2.55x
2360	Callighan	6	0.000%	2.89x
2361	Calvert	6	0.000%	0.13x
2362	Cardwell	6	0.000%	0.55x
2363	Caul	6	0.000%	12.21x
2364	Cavenagh	6	0.000%	14.18x
2365	Cheevers	6	0.000%	15.88x
2366	Chivers	6	0.000%	0.30x
2367	Clement	6	0.000%	0.26x
2368	Clerk	6	0.000%	1.02x
2369	Clunas	6	0.000%	6.79x
2370	Coady	6	0.000%	4.48x
2371	Coan	6	0.000%	4.41x
2372	Cocker	6	0.000%	0.32x
2373	Conaghan	6	0.000%	27.37x
2374	Condie	6	0.000%	2.00x
2375	Conely	6	0.000%	8.63x
2376	Cormick	6	0.000%	3.95x
2377	Coyer	6	0.000%	88.37x
2378	Creedon	6	0.000%	9.02x
2379	Crocket	6	0.000%	2.05x
2380	Cryan	6	0.000%	7.42x
2381	Cuthell	6	0.000%	9.45x
2382	Dalgliesh	6	0.000%	1.92x
2383	Dalzell	6	0.000%	2.05x
2384	Dark	6	0.000%	0.73x
2385	Davey	6	0.000%	0.06x
2386	Day	6	0.000%	0.03x
2387	Dempsy	6	0.000%	9.80x
2388	Dever	6	0.000%	10.88x
2389	Dooley	6	0.000%	0.43x
2390	Dorans	6	0.000%	12.80x
2391	Dorgan	6	0.000%	9.02x
2392	Dorman	6	0.000%	0.82x
2393	Dorran	6	0.000%	9.80x
2394	Drinnan	6	0.000%	4.03x
2395	Durnan	6	0.000%	13.23x
2396	Dutton	6	0.000%	0.12x
2397	Dymock	6	0.000%	1.97x
2398	East	6	0.000%	0.17x
2399	Edmonds	6	0.000%	0.14x
2400	Edward	6	0.000%	0.29x