1881 census place

Dumfries surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire 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

263 surnames are listed for Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, covering 2,350 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Ferrol, with 7 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Dumfries

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
101	Ferrol	7	0.110%	660.38x
102	Grimm	7	0.110%	476.19x
103	Hayton	7	0.110%	22.44x
104	Pyle	7	0.110%	26.94x
105	Rawlins	7	0.110%	18.90x
106	Rutledge	7	0.110%	72.54x
107	Bogie	6	0.090%	69.20x
108	Carradice	6	0.090%	291.26x
109	Colvin	6	0.090%	27.20x
110	Farish	6	0.090%	77.52x
111	Farries	6	0.090%	144.93x
112	Lavan	6	0.090%	225.56x
113	Rea	6	0.090%	16.77x
114	Wyper	6	0.090%	62.70x
115	Banter	5	0.080%	326.80x
116	Broadfoot	5	0.080%	32.89x
117	Brydone	5	0.080%	213.68x
118	Combes	5	0.080%	37.15x
119	Costin	5	0.080%	48.40x
120	Cowden	5	0.080%	99.60x
121	Dalziell	5	0.080%	171.82x
122	Haggerty	5	0.080%	42.44x
123	Hanlon	5	0.080%	17.01x
124	Hannay	5	0.080%	31.87x
125	Harrow	5	0.080%	32.77x
126	Hoggan	5	0.080%	54.59x
127	Kilty	5	0.080%	186.57x
128	Kinnaird	5	0.080%	44.72x
129	Kinnear	5	0.080%	16.19x
130	Macauley	5	0.080%	49.75x
131	Melbourne	5	0.080%	38.61x
132	Morrin	5	0.080%	142.45x
133	Ronald	5	0.080%	22.03x
134	Roxburgh	5	0.080%	25.37x
135	Albert	4	0.060%	40.65x
136	Behan	4	0.060%	181.00x
137	Cleminson	4	0.060%	42.78x
138	Corrie	4	0.060%	27.62x
139	Folley	4	0.060%	29.30x
140	Gribbon	4	0.060%	110.80x
141	Hiddleston	4	0.060%	109.29x
142	Jaap	4	0.060%	187.79x
143	Oughton	4	0.060%	31.90x
144	Trainor	4	0.060%	50.89x
145	Wardrop	4	0.060%	27.51x
146	Carrie	3	0.050%	27.78x
147	Combs	3	0.050%	24.08x
148	Cradock	3	0.050%	43.04x
149	Dalgliesh	3	0.050%	34.09x
150	Fallas	3	0.050%	68.18x
151	Gallocher	3	0.050%	17.05x
152	Gatherer	3	0.050%	147.06x
153	Gooden	3	0.050%	41.49x
154	Grindall	3	0.050%	191.08x
155	Heatherley	3	0.050%	211.27x
156	Hellon	3	0.050%	153.06x
157	Kain	3	0.050%	23.47x
158	Leaper	3	0.050%	41.04x
159	Mckie	3	0.050%	88.76x
160	Meadway	3	0.050%	196.08x
161	Mean	3	0.050%	68.18x
162	Mechen	3	0.050%	234.38x
163	Primrose	3	0.050%	36.10x
164	Sheil	3	0.050%	66.23x
165	Tinning	3	0.050%	81.97x
166	Brenan	2	0.030%	39.22x
167	Callender	2	0.030%	15.48x
168	Campell	2	0.030%	65.36x
169	Corson	2	0.030%	30.53x
170	Crocket	2	0.030%	24.30x
171	Crum	2	0.030%	55.10x
172	Cuming	2	0.030%	25.91x
173	Dair	2	0.030%	168.07x
174	Dinwoodie	2	0.030%	29.33x
175	Drumond	2	0.030%	72.46x
176	Dryburgh	2	0.030%	13.37x
177	Ferrell	2	0.030%	52.63x
178	Gillison	2	0.030%	72.99x
179	Glaister	2	0.030%	18.42x
180	Grear	2	0.030%	68.73x
181	Henning	2	0.030%	21.53x
182	Hotson	2	0.030%	33.22x
183	Jessiman	2	0.030%	46.62x
184	Kenna	2	0.030%	33.00x
185	Kissock	2	0.030%	77.82x
186	Legget	2	0.030%	44.35x
187	Ludwig	2	0.030%	73.53x
188	Macwilliam	2	0.030%	294.12x
189	Mechan	2	0.030%	28.78x
190	Milan	2	0.030%	64.52x
191	Murphie	2	0.030%	96.15x
192	Piles	2	0.030%	137.93x
193	Porthouse	2	0.030%	69.20x
194	Reily	2	0.030%	34.19x
195	Roney	2	0.030%	15.79x
196	Ruddick	2	0.030%	13.16x
197	Seeds	2	0.030%	75.19x
198	Shankland	2	0.030%	17.62x
199	Slimmon	2	0.030%	80.97x
200	Smiles	2	0.030%	15.15x