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 Appelton, with 2 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
3401	Appelton	2	0.000%	7.78x
3402	Appleyard	2	0.000%	0.10x
3403	Arlow	2	0.000%	4.27x
3404	Arther	2	0.000%	2.43x
3405	Askin	2	0.000%	1.06x
3406	Aspinall	2	0.000%	0.06x
3407	Ballock	2	0.000%	7.15x
3408	Balmain	2	0.000%	1.45x
3409	Balmer	2	0.000%	0.23x
3410	Bane	2	0.000%	0.72x
3411	Barbe	2	0.000%	11.50x
3412	Barden	2	0.000%	0.23x
3413	Bark	2	0.000%	0.58x
3414	Barlow	2	0.000%	0.02x
3415	Barnet	2	0.000%	0.18x
3416	Batters	2	0.000%	0.92x
3417	Bauld	2	0.000%	3.78x
3418	Bealey	2	0.000%	0.98x
3419	Belford	2	0.000%	1.00x
3420	Benett	2	0.000%	1.11x
3421	Bert	2	0.000%	3.23x
3422	Bett	2	0.000%	0.37x
3423	Betty	2	0.000%	0.72x
3424	Biggerstaff	2	0.000%	1.20x
3425	Birt	2	0.000%	0.21x
3426	Blacklock	2	0.000%	0.21x
3427	Boddy	2	0.000%	0.16x
3428	Bollen	2	0.000%	0.77x
3429	Bolter	2	0.000%	0.72x
3430	Bond	2	0.000%	0.02x
3431	Bonnie	2	0.000%	7.35x
3432	Bookless	2	0.000%	1.60x
3433	Borne	2	0.000%	2.28x
3434	Borner	2	0.000%	6.01x
3435	Borrowman	2	0.000%	1.61x
3436	Bowan	2	0.000%	2.52x
3437	Bower	2	0.000%	0.05x
3438	Bowling	2	0.000%	0.24x
3439	Boxall	2	0.000%	0.11x
3440	Bradey	2	0.000%	1.43x
3441	Braiden	2	0.000%	5.09x
3442	Branan	2	0.000%	1.70x
3443	Branton	2	0.000%	0.49x
3444	Brawn	2	0.000%	0.49x
3445	Breden	2	0.000%	2.79x
3446	Brookes	2	0.000%	0.04x
3447	Broome	2	0.000%	0.18x
3448	Brotchie	2	0.000%	2.41x
3449	Brunsdon	2	0.000%	0.80x
3450	Bucknor	2	0.000%	33.11x
3451	Bunton	2	0.000%	0.63x
3452	Burk	2	0.000%	0.25x
3453	Byard	2	0.000%	0.63x
3454	Caden	2	0.000%	3.35x
3455	Callachan	2	0.000%	2.79x
3456	Callier	2	0.000%	8.02x
3457	Cape	2	0.000%	0.35x
3458	Cardle	2	0.000%	5.63x
3459	Carle	2	0.000%	0.81x
3460	Carns	2	0.000%	2.52x
3461	Carvey	2	0.000%	3.35x
3462	Cary	2	0.000%	0.36x
3463	Cassey	2	0.000%	0.94x
3464	Casson	2	0.000%	0.15x
3465	Cattanach	2	0.000%	0.70x
3466	Caughey	2	0.000%	2.85x
3467	Cauldwell	2	0.000%	1.25x
3468	Caven	2	0.000%	1.05x
3469	Cavin	2	0.000%	2.85x
3470	Chapple	2	0.000%	0.13x
3471	Chicken	2	0.000%	0.63x
3472	Christy	2	0.000%	0.42x
3473	Clase	2	0.000%	8.02x
3474	Clydesdale	2	0.000%	1.33x
3475	Cobain	2	0.000%	8.83x
3476	Coffee	2	0.000%	0.71x
3477	Colegate	2	0.000%	0.91x
3478	Collis	2	0.000%	0.09x
3479	Collison	2	0.000%	0.22x
3480	Condon	2	0.000%	0.32x
3481	Condren	2	0.000%	7.78x
3482	Conell	2	0.000%	2.94x
3483	Conlon	2	0.000%	0.40x
3484	Conly	2	0.000%	2.57x
3485	Connally	2	0.000%	1.57x
3486	Cord	2	0.000%	2.62x
3487	Corkindale	2	0.000%	2.76x
3488	Cornelius	2	0.000%	0.30x
3489	Corns	2	0.000%	0.32x
3490	Coupland	2	0.000%	0.14x
3491	Courteney	2	0.000%	3.53x
3492	Cousin	2	0.000%	0.45x
3493	Cove	2	0.000%	0.41x
3494	Crampton	2	0.000%	0.18x
3495	Cranfield	2	0.000%	0.36x
3496	Craven	2	0.000%	0.05x
3497	Creaton	2	0.000%	2.91x
3498	Cromarty	2	0.000%	0.77x
3499	Crouch	2	0.000%	0.07x
3500	Crum	2	0.000%	1.55x