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 Sproat, with 2 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 | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Sproat | 2 | 16.00x |
| 202 | Wardrope | 2 | 32.00x |
| 203 | Wemyss | 2 | 22.68x |
| 204 | Beadnell | 1 | 37.88x |
| 205 | Bettie | 1 | 66.23x |
| 206 | Biggam | 1 | 27.55x |
| 207 | Bran | 1 | 24.88x |
| 208 | Brander | 1 | 10.48x |
| 209 | Branigan | 1 | 22.52x |
| 210 | Brechin | 1 | 17.36x |
| 211 | Brow | 1 | 27.03x |
| 212 | Burnie | 1 | 12.79x |
| 213 | Canon | 1 | 40.98x |
| 214 | Cantwell | 1 | 13.64x |
| 215 | Cassady | 1 | 39.22x |
| 216 | Clerke | 1 | 45.66x |
| 217 | Clive | 1 | 12.76x |
| 218 | Coil | 1 | 46.95x |
| 219 | Conell | 1 | 52.36x |
| 220 | Connoly | 1 | 11.74x |
| 221 | Dacre | 1 | 12.18x |
| 222 | Dalling | 1 | 12.72x |
| 223 | Fearnside | 1 | 17.83x |
| 224 | Fingland | 1 | 30.77x |
| 225 | Gal | 1 | 2500.00x |
| 226 | Gambel | 1 | 142.86x |
| 227 | Gemmel | 1 | 17.48x |
| 228 | Gillmore | 1 | 16.45x |
| 229 | Gribbin | 1 | 14.39x |
| 230 | Grindy | 1 | 39.53x |
| 231 | Harles | 1 | 222.22x |
| 232 | Highet | 1 | 18.52x |
| 233 | Jess | 1 | 20.20x |
| 234 | Kempsell | 1 | 55.87x |
| 235 | Kim | 1 | 142.86x |
| 236 | Lammie | 1 | 32.05x |
| 237 | Leithead | 1 | 18.98x |
| 238 | Lochhead | 1 | 8.71x |
| 239 | Lorriman | 1 | 44.84x |
| 240 | Macfie | 1 | 21.79x |
| 241 | Mcmillen | 1 | 294.12x |
| 242 | Melvile | 1 | 90.09x |
| 243 | Menzie | 1 | 35.59x |
| 244 | Mogan | 1 | 73.53x |
| 245 | Monachan | 1 | 48.54x |
| 246 | Mouncey | 1 | 31.75x |
| 247 | Mundell | 1 | 11.20x |
| 248 | Newel | 1 | 73.53x |
| 249 | Nilson | 1 | 20.20x |
| 250 | Pagan | 1 | 10.07x |
| 251 | Pattie | 1 | 18.32x |
| 252 | Pennycook | 1 | 10.41x |
| 253 | Railey | 1 | 129.87x |
| 254 | Raleigh | 1 | 54.64x |
| 255 | Rork | 1 | 57.47x |
| 256 | Sellman | 1 | 22.52x |
| 257 | Stodart | 1 | 15.80x |
| 258 | Tassie | 1 | 76.92x |
| 259 | Trevitt | 1 | 14.75x |
| 260 | Wason | 1 | 18.45x |
| 261 | Waterston | 1 | 10.85x |
| 262 | Whalan | 1 | 30.77x |
| 263 | Whan | 1 | 75.76x |