1881 census place

Denny surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Denny, Stirlingshire 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

196 surnames are listed for Denny, Stirlingshire, covering 2,336 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Anderson, with 120 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Denny

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	Frequency	Index
1	Anderson	120	2.09%	10.60x
2	Adam	66	1.15%	67.05x
3	Ferguson	63	1.10%	15.51x
4	Paterson	57	0.990%	14.62x
5	Stirling	57	0.990%	76.55x
6	Gillespie	53	0.920%	58.32x
7	Muirhead	51	0.890%	115.36x
8	Hoggan	45	0.790%	545.45x
9	Kerr	45	0.790%	14.40x
10	Kirkwood	44	0.770%	84.94x
11	Ure	41	0.720%	230.34x
12	Blair	40	0.700%	26.93x
13	Fotheringham	39	0.680%	161.89x
14	Laird	38	0.660%	59.06x
15	Chalmers	36	0.630%	26.39x
16	Shanks	33	0.580%	75.74x
17	Sneddon	33	0.580%	96.72x
18	Fleming	32	0.560%	13.44x
19	Hay	32	0.560%	15.23x
20	Forsyth	30	0.520%	24.54x
21	Gilchrist	28	0.490%	33.33x
22	Shearer	26	0.450%	35.35x
23	Davie	25	0.440%	47.35x
24	Donaldson	25	0.440%	15.30x
25	Findlay	24	0.420%	20.21x
26	Liddell	24	0.420%	45.65x
27	Herd	23	0.400%	54.66x
28	Stark	23	0.400%	29.31x
29	Buchanan	22	0.380%	14.85x
30	Gillies	21	0.370%	25.62x
31	Baird	20	0.350%	16.32x
32	Dougall	20	0.350%	112.17x
33	Gorrie	20	0.350%	163.80x
34	Hannah	20	0.350%	26.85x
35	Laing	19	0.330%	16.50x
36	Neilson	19	0.330%	23.52x
37	Easton	18	0.310%	20.71x
38	Moffat	18	0.310%	17.34x
39	Neil	18	0.310%	23.75x
40	Rae	18	0.310%	13.79x
41	Bennie	17	0.300%	107.26x
42	Cousland	17	0.300%	890.05x
43	Dobbie	17	0.300%	67.92x
44	Lowrie	17	0.300%	86.60x
45	Straiton	17	0.300%	482.95x
46	Brownlee	16	0.280%	80.77x
47	Cuthill	16	0.280%	142.98x
48	Forrester	16	0.280%	20.80x
49	Leishman	16	0.280%	82.30x
50	Erskine	15	0.260%	42.30x
51	Mochrie	14	0.240%	498.22x
52	Wyper	14	0.240%	162.60x
53	Donnachie	13	0.230%	263.16x
54	Bryson	12	0.210%	27.31x
55	Comrie	12	0.210%	128.48x
56	Fagan	12	0.210%	43.94x
57	Niven	12	0.210%	30.09x
58	Wands	12	0.210%	474.31x
59	Watters	12	0.210%	65.65x
60	Baillie	11	0.190%	18.49x
61	Bowie	11	0.190%	22.03x
62	Esplin	11	0.190%	152.78x
63	Lynn	11	0.190%	21.99x
64	Penman	11	0.190%	29.34x
65	Rankin	11	0.190%	12.92x
66	Strang	11	0.190%	42.77x
67	Benny	10	0.170%	145.56x
68	Couper	10	0.170%	38.94x
69	Drumond	10	0.170%	401.61x
70	Finlay	10	0.170%	17.00x
71	Garrity	10	0.170%	97.85x
72	Looney	10	0.170%	110.25x
73	Auld	9	0.160%	26.06x
74	Cram	9	0.160%	80.50x
75	Cruickshank	9	0.160%	13.98x
76	Gilfillan	9	0.160%	81.23x
77	Loudon	9	0.160%	55.25x
78	Naysmith	9	0.160%	216.87x
79	Tough	9	0.160%	40.82x
80	Bailie	8	0.140%	100.50x
81	Barrie	8	0.140%	19.35x
82	Battison	8	0.140%	124.42x
83	Donelly	8	0.140%	60.70x
84	Garrety	8	0.140%	334.73x
85	Gentleman	8	0.140%	161.94x
86	Hanley	8	0.140%	16.95x
87	Lamont	8	0.140%	15.70x
88	Lumley	8	0.140%	22.91x
89	Mathie	8	0.140%	69.08x
90	Pender	8	0.140%	42.96x
91	Risk	8	0.140%	117.82x
92	Sibbald	8	0.140%	52.46x
93	Torley	8	0.140%	672.27x
94	Waddell	8	0.140%	15.73x
95	Carrigan	7	0.120%	62.61x
96	Carrol	7	0.120%	26.95x
97	Frew	7	0.120%	24.31x
98	Garth	7	0.120%	55.07x
99	Gentles	7	0.120%	109.20x
100	Hanlow	7	0.120%	578.51x