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 Howl, 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
3601	Howl	2	0.000%	1.08x
3602	Hubbard	2	0.000%	0.04x
3603	Huet	2	0.000%	5.63x
3604	Hugh	2	0.000%	0.33x
3605	Hull	2	0.000%	0.04x
3606	Humphries	2	0.000%	0.04x
3607	Hutt	2	0.000%	0.21x
3608	Huxham	2	0.000%	1.23x
3609	Hynes	2	0.000%	0.37x
3610	Janion	2	0.000%	4.07x
3611	Jarrett	2	0.000%	0.10x
3612	Jeffreys	2	0.000%	0.15x
3613	Jorgensen	2	0.000%	8.83x
3614	Kater	2	0.000%	7.78x
3615	Kemsley	2	0.000%	0.60x
3616	Kenneth	2	0.000%	2.17x
3617	Kerney	2	0.000%	1.57x
3618	Kerry	2	0.000%	0.13x
3619	Killy	2	0.000%	4.81x
3620	Kilroy	2	0.000%	0.52x
3621	Kilty	2	0.000%	2.10x
3622	Kinder	2	0.000%	0.21x
3623	Kirby	2	0.000%	0.02x
3624	Kirkaldy	2	0.000%	1.57x
3625	Kirkup	2	0.000%	0.37x
3626	Kneen	2	0.000%	0.58x
3627	Knipe	2	0.000%	0.60x
3628	Knott	2	0.000%	0.04x
3629	Kruse	2	0.000%	3.04x
3630	Larke	2	0.000%	0.85x
3631	Larr	2	0.000%	15.58x
3632	Lattimer	2	0.000%	0.64x
3633	Laud	2	0.000%	0.95x
3634	Laughton	2	0.000%	0.18x
3635	Lavender	2	0.000%	0.14x
3636	Lawes	2	0.000%	0.20x
3637	Learmont	2	0.000%	2.24x
3638	Leary	2	0.000%	0.10x
3639	Leatt	2	0.000%	3.67x
3640	Leed	2	0.000%	2.22x
3641	Lenaghan	2	0.000%	8.83x
3642	Leveson	2	0.000%	4.13x
3643	Lilly	2	0.000%	0.15x
3644	Linsay	2	0.000%	3.83x
3645	Lintott	2	0.000%	0.57x
3646	Littlewood	2	0.000%	0.07x
3647	London	2	0.000%	0.18x
3648	Lothian	2	0.000%	0.39x
3649	Louttit	2	0.000%	1.18x
3650	Loy	2	0.000%	1.01x
3651	Lundberg	2	0.000%	9.12x
3652	Macallister	2	0.000%	4.81x
3653	Macauly	2	0.000%	2.43x
3654	Maccallum	2	0.000%	3.44x
3655	Machin	2	0.000%	0.09x
3656	Mackin	2	0.000%	0.59x
3657	Macmaster	2	0.000%	3.48x
3658	Macnaught	2	0.000%	16.54x
3659	Mactavish	2	0.000%	3.23x
3660	Macwhirter	2	0.000%	53.19x
3661	Maddon	2	0.000%	0.87x
3662	Madigan	2	0.000%	1.34x
3663	Madon	2	0.000%	11.03x
3664	Maggs	2	0.000%	0.13x
3665	Maine	2	0.000%	0.62x
3666	Malcomson	2	0.000%	3.04x
3667	Mantell	2	0.000%	0.89x
3668	Manuel	2	0.000%	0.29x
3669	Marion	2	0.000%	3.67x
3670	Marlin	2	0.000%	1.02x
3671	Marling	2	0.000%	1.85x
3672	Marly	2	0.000%	8.54x
3673	Marmion	2	0.000%	2.59x
3674	Marnoch	2	0.000%	1.81x
3675	Martain	2	0.000%	1.62x
3676	Martan	2	0.000%	4.99x
3677	Masterson	2	0.000%	0.42x
3678	Mathew	2	0.000%	0.24x
3679	Maywood	2	0.000%	3.08x
3680	Mcewan	2	0.000%	1.89x
3681	Mcilroy	2	0.000%	9.12x
3682	Mclellan	2	0.000%	1.85x
3683	Medland	2	0.000%	0.39x
3684	Melbourne	2	0.000%	0.43x
3685	Mellis	2	0.000%	0.55x
3686	Meston	2	0.000%	1.14x
3687	Michie	2	0.000%	0.18x
3688	Minnie	2	0.000%	4.99x
3689	Molyneaux	2	0.000%	0.49x
3690	Morin	2	0.000%	2.47x
3691	Moris	2	0.000%	1.43x
3692	Morn	2	0.000%	2.52x
3693	Morriss	2	0.000%	0.14x
3694	Morrisson	2	0.000%	3.31x
3695	Mowatt	2	0.000%	0.57x
3696	Mudge	2	0.000%	0.29x
3697	Muire	2	0.000%	6.45x
3698	Mulhall	2	0.000%	1.88x
3699	Muller	2	0.000%	0.24x
3700	Mulvaney	2	0.000%	1.57x