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 Standon, 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
3801	Standon	2	0.000%	2.38x
3802	Steveson	2	0.000%	3.04x
3803	Stoodley	2	0.000%	0.71x
3804	Straiton	2	0.000%	1.44x
3805	Strathdee	2	0.000%	0.93x
3806	Stronach	2	0.000%	0.52x
3807	Swiney	2	0.000%	1.89x
3808	Sydney	2	0.000%	1.15x
3809	Taitt	2	0.000%	16.54x
3810	Talent	2	0.000%	6.01x
3811	Tallon	2	0.000%	1.09x
3812	Tay	2	0.000%	1.59x
3813	Tayler	2	0.000%	0.16x
3814	Templeman	2	0.000%	0.23x
3815	Tenant	2	0.000%	1.66x
3816	Terris	2	0.000%	1.89x
3817	Tervit	2	0.000%	6.62x
3818	Tinsley	2	0.000%	0.15x
3819	Tom	2	0.000%	1.66x
3820	Torrence	2	0.000%	2.22x
3821	Totten	2	0.000%	2.52x
3822	Townend	2	0.000%	0.10x
3823	Troup	2	0.000%	0.38x
3824	Tuke	2	0.000%	0.67x
3825	Valentine	2	0.000%	0.07x
3826	Vasey	2	0.000%	0.25x
3827	Vicker	2	0.000%	2.43x
3828	Vickers	2	0.000%	0.03x
3829	Vosper	2	0.000%	0.47x
3830	Wakeham	2	0.000%	0.23x
3831	Walshe	2	0.000%	2.21x
3832	Waterton	2	0.000%	0.59x
3833	Waudby	2	0.000%	1.29x
3834	Webber	2	0.000%	0.03x
3835	Weddle	2	0.000%	0.93x
3836	Weems	2	0.000%	12.03x
3837	Wenlock	2	0.000%	0.90x
3838	Whitby	2	0.000%	0.15x
3839	Whitefield	2	0.000%	0.43x
3840	Whiteman	2	0.000%	0.14x
3841	Wicks	2	0.000%	0.06x
3842	Wilkins	2	0.000%	0.02x
3843	Willcox	2	0.000%	0.16x
3844	Willet	2	0.000%	0.98x
3845	Willocks	2	0.000%	1.59x
3846	Win	2	0.000%	5.88x
3847	Windebank	2	0.000%	0.58x
3848	Wisdom	2	0.000%	0.47x
3849	Wise	2	0.000%	0.04x
3850	Wison	2	0.000%	12.60x
3851	Woodhouse	2	0.000%	0.04x
3852	Woodley	2	0.000%	0.10x
3853	Woodward	2	0.000%	0.02x
3854	Worrell	2	0.000%	0.40x
3855	Yan	2	0.000%	44.15x
3856	Yeoman	2	0.000%	0.14x
3857	Abe	1	0.000%	4.90x
3858	Abercromby	1	0.000%	0.71x
3859	Abrahams	1	0.000%	0.06x
3860	Ackers	1	0.000%	0.25x
3861	Addicott	1	0.000%	0.32x
3862	Addis	1	0.000%	0.13x
3863	Aguirre	1	0.000%	18.94x
3864	Airdrie	1	0.000%	2.04x
3865	Airley	1	0.000%	1.36x
3866	Airth	1	0.000%	0.71x
3867	Akers	1	0.000%	0.09x
3868	Alderton	1	0.000%	0.10x
3869	Alford	1	0.000%	0.05x
3870	Allason	1	0.000%	3.08x
3871	Allister	1	0.000%	1.08x
3872	Allman	1	0.000%	0.09x
3873	Allsop	1	0.000%	0.04x
3874	Aman	1	0.000%	4.73x
3875	Annand	1	0.000%	0.35x
3876	Antonio	1	0.000%	1.97x
3877	Appleby	1	0.000%	0.03x
3878	Ashby	1	0.000%	0.03x
3879	Askew	1	0.000%	0.04x
3880	Atken	1	0.000%	3.58x
3881	Audley	1	0.000%	0.47x
3882	Augustine	1	0.000%	18.94x
3883	Bacchus	1	0.000%	0.56x
3884	Bace	1	0.000%	3.15x
3885	Bachelor	1	0.000%	0.31x
3886	Backhouse	1	0.000%	0.06x
3887	Badger	1	0.000%	0.08x
3888	Ballentine	1	0.000%	1.25x
3889	Balson	1	0.000%	0.64x
3890	Balton	1	0.000%	2.36x
3891	Ban	1	0.000%	2.94x
3892	Band	1	0.000%	0.19x
3893	Banford	1	0.000%	0.50x
3894	Bank	1	0.000%	0.46x
3895	Banson	1	0.000%	2.45x
3896	Bany	1	0.000%	18.94x
3897	Barkley	1	0.000%	0.34x
3898	Barn	1	0.000%	1.02x
3899	Barne	1	0.000%	2.21x
3900	Barnie	1	0.000%	1.42x