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 Emslie, with 6 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
2401	Emslie	6	0.000%	0.88x
2402	Erskin	6	0.000%	37.81x
2403	Fairman	6	0.000%	1.22x
2404	Faller	6	0.000%	8.63x
2405	Farish	6	0.000%	2.18x
2406	Farral	6	0.000%	8.63x
2407	Fee	6	0.000%	1.56x
2408	Figures	6	0.000%	10.45x
2409	Flock	6	0.000%	26.48x
2410	Frizzle	6	0.000%	11.02x
2411	Fyffe	6	0.000%	1.36x
2412	Gage	6	0.000%	0.47x
2413	Gallon	6	0.000%	1.08x
2414	Garman	6	0.000%	2.07x
2415	Gatherer	6	0.000%	8.27x
2416	Geddie	6	0.000%	5.97x
2417	Gillin	6	0.000%	5.19x
2418	Gillispie	6	0.000%	5.09x
2419	Givens	6	0.000%	6.25x
2420	Glacken	6	0.000%	24.07x
2421	Glegg	6	0.000%	3.23x
2422	Gloyn	6	0.000%	3.32x
2423	Gorge	6	0.000%	10.05x
2424	Graves	6	0.000%	0.17x
2425	Greenshields	6	0.000%	1.48x
2426	Gribbin	6	0.000%	2.43x
2427	Griffins	6	0.000%	7.78x
2428	Grocott	6	0.000%	0.93x
2429	Guild	6	0.000%	1.21x
2430	Hadden	6	0.000%	0.60x
2431	Hagerty	6	0.000%	3.12x
2432	Hammell	6	0.000%	5.75x
2433	Hammill	6	0.000%	2.56x
2434	Handley	6	0.000%	0.16x
2435	Harmon	6	0.000%	2.08x
2436	Hayward	6	0.000%	0.06x
2437	Hazelton	6	0.000%	2.57x
2438	Hepworth	6	0.000%	0.23x
2439	Hillard	6	0.000%	1.77x
2440	Hollan	6	0.000%	34.50x
2441	Ingleton	6	0.000%	1.96x
2442	Jacobson	6	0.000%	1.79x
2443	Johns	6	0.000%	0.10x
2444	Keefe	6	0.000%	0.61x
2445	Keely	6	0.000%	2.60x
2446	Kelley	6	0.000%	0.23x
2447	Kernaghan	6	0.000%	18.47x
2448	Lambe	6	0.000%	2.83x
2449	Lamberton	6	0.000%	4.01x
2450	Larry	6	0.000%	14.70x
2451	Laughan	6	0.000%	39.74x
2452	Lavell	6	0.000%	2.34x
2453	Lebrocq	6	0.000%	3.20x
2454	Legg	6	0.000%	0.16x
2455	Leggett	6	0.000%	0.34x
2456	Lithgow	6	0.000%	1.50x
2457	Littlejohn	6	0.000%	0.55x
2458	Lockart	6	0.000%	8.18x
2459	Lomax	6	0.000%	0.19x
2460	Lonie	6	0.000%	2.27x
2461	Lowther	6	0.000%	0.43x
2462	Lundy	6	0.000%	1.53x
2463	Lunt	6	0.000%	0.41x
2464	Lyness	6	0.000%	9.56x
2465	Macduff	6	0.000%	7.42x
2466	Machan	6	0.000%	5.40x
2467	Mallock	6	0.000%	6.40x
2468	Marton	6	0.000%	1.44x
2469	Mathewson	6	0.000%	1.10x
2470	Mauchline	6	0.000%	10.45x
2471	Mayes	6	0.000%	0.28x
2472	Mcgill	6	0.000%	2.67x
2473	Mcleod	6	0.000%	1.60x
2474	Menzie	6	0.000%	6.01x
2475	Merrylees	6	0.000%	9.92x
2476	Metcalfe	6	0.000%	0.12x
2477	Moles	6	0.000%	1.38x
2478	Moon	6	0.000%	0.13x
2479	Moonie	6	0.000%	7.22x
2480	Mora	6	0.000%	53.00x
2481	Mories	6	0.000%	31.78x
2482	Morrey	6	0.000%	1.40x
2483	Nalson	6	0.000%	12.80x
2484	Naughton	6	0.000%	1.33x
2485	Nelis	6	0.000%	37.81x
2486	Nichol	6	0.000%	0.25x
2487	Northmore	6	0.000%	2.83x
2488	Oreilly	6	0.000%	3.73x
2489	Ostler	6	0.000%	1.25x
2490	Owin	6	0.000%	9.68x
2491	Paget	6	0.000%	0.50x
2492	Peggs	6	0.000%	2.53x
2493	Phillipps	6	0.000%	1.39x
2494	Ponsonby	6	0.000%	3.83x
2495	Pottie	6	0.000%	6.79x
2496	Priestley	6	0.000%	0.16x
2497	Proudfoot	6	0.000%	0.61x
2498	Proven	6	0.000%	5.40x
2499	Purdue	6	0.000%	2.59x
2500	Radford	6	0.000%	0.14x