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1881 census place

Ardrossan surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Ardrossan, Ayrshire 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

267 surnames are listed for Ardrossan, Ayrshire, covering 3,265 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Scoular, with 3 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Ardrossan

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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
201Scoular331.25x
202Scullion326.27x
203Steedman315.36x
204Tyre344.12x
205Aves215.64x
206Blakeney245.45x
207Broadly230.21x
208Cunninghame236.83x
209Curren232.57x
210Ewer224.88x
211Gairdner288.89x
212Gardon2165.29x
213Gourley214.60x
214Hillcoat270.67x
215Lambie28.10x
216Maxton239.22x
217Mcaulay2357.14x
218Millin222.94x
219Rodda210.50x
220Smillie213.32x
221Toland275.47x
222Yell269.44x
223Aiton120.70x
224Campell127.47x
225Canon134.36x
226Chrystie186.21x
227Cleugh135.34x
228Comrie18.11x
229Croal121.05x
230Curlett1188.68x
231Darragh132.15x
232Denver140.00x
233Dogherty118.08x
234Dorian152.08x
235Ellicott111.60x
236Espie125.19x
237Gault19.89x
238Halden114.71x
239Hammand1200.00x
240Henery115.22x
241Holan1200.00x
242Hynd15.57x
243Laughlan119.69x
244Lourie126.95x
245Lundie17.62x
246Lusk114.39x
247Lymburn148.31x
248Macarthur111.03x
249Mcandrew176.34x
250Mcblane1434.78x
251Mckellar168.03x
252Mckinnon147.62x
253Mclarty1555.56x
254Mcmillan112.64x
255Mcphail196.15x
256Mellow117.99x
257Norie134.97x
258Pennie130.21x
259Provan16.61x
260Riddick18.08x
261Seamans182.64x
262Simond143.10x
263Stansbury121.14x
264Stevenston134.13x
265Stinchcomb139.22x
266Walkinshaw111.64x
267Wark110.96x