1881 census place

Edinburgh Canongate surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian 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

445 surnames are listed for Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, covering 3,522 people in the local records.

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

Most common surnames in Edinburgh Canongate

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
301	Swanston	3	0.030%	14.03x
302	Sweeny	3	0.030%	13.00x
303	Sword	3	0.030%	15.21x
304	Traquair	3	0.030%	132.74x
305	Tyrie	3	0.030%	28.46x
306	Bald	2	0.020%	12.61x
307	Barrowman	2	0.020%	14.60x
308	Blues	2	0.020%	44.54x
309	Brackenridge	2	0.020%	14.88x
310	Brawley	2	0.020%	47.73x
311	Calderhead	2	0.020%	31.50x
312	Casley	2	0.020%	22.70x
313	Clelland	2	0.020%	7.27x
314	Conally	2	0.020%	66.01x
315	Connely	2	0.020%	10.89x
316	Cossar	2	0.020%	17.14x
317	Crookston	2	0.020%	36.43x
318	Dalgliesh	2	0.020%	14.52x
319	Forfar	2	0.020%	34.36x
320	Gallaghar	2	0.020%	52.36x
321	Galt	2	0.020%	8.86x
322	Gorrie	2	0.020%	9.43x
323	Harkins	2	0.020%	8.88x
324	Hearley	2	0.020%	158.73x
325	Heggie	2	0.020%	7.27x
326	Kenwick	2	0.020%	66.89x
327	Killan	2	0.020%	50.51x
328	Kinmond	2	0.020%	36.43x
329	Leggat	2	0.020%	8.68x
330	Lett	2	0.020%	15.11x
331	Lochrie	2	0.020%	31.15x
332	Malloy	2	0.020%	11.54x
333	Merser	2	0.020%	105.26x
334	Millie	2	0.020%	55.25x
335	Murchison	2	0.020%	19.92x
336	Mustard	2	0.020%	14.11x
337	Pow	2	0.020%	8.57x
338	Scotland	2	0.020%	7.04x
339	Seton	2	0.020%	21.10x
340	Smiles	2	0.020%	9.69x
341	Snedden	2	0.020%	14.88x
342	Stobie	2	0.020%	13.67x
343	Tennent	2	0.020%	12.32x
344	Thurlby	2	0.020%	17.64x
345	Tinlin	2	0.020%	46.62x
346	Warrin	2	0.020%	77.22x
347	Whithead	2	0.020%	14.35x
348	Aitkenhead	1	0.010%	8.47x
349	Alcorn	1	0.010%	12.85x
350	Arney	1	0.010%	11.66x
351	Austey	1	0.010%	44.25x
352	Battey	1	0.010%	10.41x
353	Baughan	1	0.010%	10.98x
354	Bickett	1	0.010%	28.41x
355	Blacklaw	1	0.010%	27.62x
356	Bogan	1	0.010%	16.89x
357	Bogue	1	0.010%	18.12x
358	Bovington	1	0.010%	15.27x
359	Braidwood	1	0.010%	7.01x
360	Brisbane	1	0.010%	10.98x
361	Brydone	1	0.010%	27.32x
362	Buie	1	0.010%	20.58x
363	Cairnie	1	0.010%	16.69x
364	Carnie	1	0.010%	5.85x
365	Carrack	1	0.010%	40.65x
366	Carruth	1	0.010%	16.81x
367	Charteris	1	0.010%	16.53x
368	Cherrie	1	0.010%	18.45x
369	Connoly	1	0.010%	7.50x
370	Cover	1	0.010%	12.69x
371	Cranmer	1	0.010%	5.84x
372	Crase	1	0.010%	38.61x
373	Crown	1	0.010%	8.17x
374	Dalgarno	1	0.010%	10.78x
375	Darcey	1	0.010%	14.33x
376	Dishington	1	0.010%	33.44x
377	Dott	1	0.010%	15.27x
378	Durr	1	0.010%	38.02x
379	Dysart	1	0.010%	29.76x
380	Elphinstone	1	0.010%	13.30x
381	Fergie	1	0.010%	21.32x
382	Figgins	1	0.010%	11.05x
383	Findlater	1	0.010%	6.80x
384	Flannaghan	1	0.010%	25.91x
385	Flockhart	1	0.010%	5.30x
386	Foggo	1	0.010%	9.61x
387	Follen	1	0.010%	44.25x
388	Folly	1	0.010%	15.50x
389	Fountaine	1	0.010%	32.68x
390	Fowlie	1	0.010%	6.88x
391	Gammie	1	0.010%	11.17x
392	Girvan	1	0.010%	6.39x
393	Godfray	1	0.010%	12.58x
394	Hacket	1	0.010%	8.02x
395	Heslin	1	0.010%	36.63x
396	Hocks	1	0.010%	68.49x
397	Horswill	1	0.010%	24.45x
398	Hynd	1	0.010%	4.24x
399	Joss	1	0.010%	5.51x
400	Junor	1	0.010%	10.22x