1881 census place
Ancroft surnames in the 1881 census
This page ranks surnames recorded in Ancroft, Northumberland in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the district or town. Frequency and index show whether the surname was unusually common locally.
Place summary
63 surnames are listed for Ancroft, Northumberland, covering 453 people in the local records.
The leading surname here is Purvis, with 28 people recorded in 1881.
Most common surnames in Ancroft
Small places can have high concentration scores even when the raw count is modest. The index column helps separate genuinely local surnames from names that simply appear in large numbers everywhere.
| # | Surname | Total | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purvis | 28 | 189.45x |
| 2 | Nesbitt | 18 | 428.57x |
| 3 | Hume | 17 | 78.45x |
| 4 | Pringle | 17 | 70.63x |
| 5 | Younger | 17 | 205.56x |
| 6 | Foreman | 14 | 70.07x |
| 7 | Chisholm | 13 | 58.58x |
| 8 | Ord | 13 | 129.10x |
| 9 | Temple | 12 | 59.82x |
| 10 | Aitchison | 11 | 102.71x |
| 11 | Jobson | 11 | 122.49x |
| 12 | Lyall | 11 | 105.57x |
| 13 | Shiel | 11 | 401.46x |
| 14 | Spowart | 10 | 598.80x |
| 15 | Wait | 10 | 129.70x |
| 16 | Balmer | 9 | 155.71x |
| 17 | Hinson | 9 | 243.90x |
| 18 | Mabon | 9 | 489.13x |
| 19 | Weddell | 9 | 347.49x |
| 20 | Atcheson | 8 | 1739.13x |
| 21 | Blackett | 8 | 136.99x |
| 22 | Middlemiss | 8 | 220.99x |
| 23 | Nicholds | 8 | 761.90x |
| 24 | Ainslie | 7 | 173.27x |
| 25 | Chirnside | 7 | 707.07x |
| 26 | Craigs | 7 | 777.78x |
| 27 | Laidler | 7 | 115.32x |
| 28 | Lillie | 7 | 187.67x |
| 29 | Mallen | 7 | 311.11x |
| 30 | Slight | 7 | 178.12x |
| 31 | Spratt | 7 | 82.35x |
| 32 | Ainsley | 6 | 140.19x |
| 33 | Cassey | 6 | 416.67x |
| 34 | Conquer | 6 | 1333.33x |
| 35 | Crossman | 6 | 119.05x |
| 36 | Huntly | 6 | 352.94x |
| 37 | Oswald | 6 | 85.47x |
| 38 | Pillar | 6 | 472.44x |
| 39 | Scoular | 6 | 309.28x |
| 40 | Brotherston | 5 | 314.47x |
| 41 | Smail | 5 | 172.41x |
| 42 | Swanston | 5 | 152.44x |
| 43 | Thew | 5 | 246.31x |
| 44 | Timlin | 5 | 462.96x |
| 45 | Winskill | 5 | 409.84x |
| 46 | Baptist | 4 | 449.44x |
| 47 | Cowens | 4 | 305.34x |
| 48 | Mclaughlan | 4 | 1538.46x |
| 49 | Cosser | 3 | 291.26x |
| 50 | Hateley | 3 | 256.41x |
| 51 | Lillico | 3 | 340.91x |
| 52 | Weatherston | 3 | 201.34x |
| 53 | Atchison | 2 | 108.70x |
| 54 | Mathewson | 2 | 54.20x |
| 55 | Wintrip | 2 | 246.91x |
| 56 | Dryburgh | 1 | 27.86x |
| 57 | Faid | 1 | 322.58x |
| 58 | Girdwood | 1 | 52.08x |
| 59 | Johanson | 1 | 256.41x |
| 60 | Macquire | 1 | 208.33x |
| 61 | Millburn | 1 | 56.50x |
| 62 | Quarrie | 1 | 256.41x |
| 63 | Sprott | 1 | 76.92x |