1881 census place

Ellon surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Ellon, Aberdeenshire 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

152 surnames are listed for Ellon, Aberdeenshire, covering 1,578 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Davidson, with 68 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Ellon

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	Davidson	68	1.83%	21.74x
2	Cruickshank	57	1.53%	136.43x
3	Mackie	43	1.16%	54.05x
4	Mutch	40	1.08%	240.82x
5	Marr	38	1.02%	89.54x
6	Bruce	37	0.990%	21.23x
7	Hutcheon	36	0.970%	352.94x
8	Massie	36	0.970%	301.26x
9	Minty	36	0.970%	485.83x
10	Lawrie	30	0.810%	84.20x
11	Buchan	28	0.750%	58.21x
12	Sangster	28	0.750%	157.39x
13	Cowie	27	0.730%	59.80x
14	Hay	27	0.730%	19.79x
15	Low	25	0.670%	31.71x
16	Melvin	24	0.650%	133.93x
17	Rae	24	0.650%	28.31x
18	Shivas	24	0.650%	2051.28x
19	Will	24	0.650%	158.10x
20	Aitken	22	0.590%	22.53x
21	Rennie	22	0.590%	33.85x
22	Innes	21	0.560%	36.45x
23	Kilgour	21	0.560%	153.40x
24	Stephen	21	0.560%	32.19x
25	Greig	20	0.540%	33.96x
26	Pirie	20	0.540%	75.10x
27	Skene	20	0.540%	219.30x
28	Cantlay	19	0.510%	1366.91x
29	Moir	19	0.510%	37.12x
30	Ronald	19	0.510%	143.18x
31	Duguid	18	0.480%	143.77x
32	Keith	18	0.480%	45.14x
33	Arthur	17	0.460%	20.96x
34	Beattie	17	0.460%	21.35x
35	Matthew	17	0.460%	60.52x
36	Auld	16	0.430%	71.33x
37	Coutts	16	0.430%	42.62x
38	Catto	15	0.400%	213.68x
39	Sim	15	0.400%	35.89x
40	Aiken	14	0.380%	233.33x
41	Hardie	14	0.380%	28.86x
42	Leslie	14	0.380%	22.73x
43	Fowlie	13	0.350%	239.41x
44	Jaffray	13	0.350%	251.94x
45	Kirton	12	0.320%	70.67x
46	Middler	12	0.320%	1643.84x
47	Wyness	12	0.320%	256.41x
48	Godsman	11	0.300%	1145.83x
49	Howitt	11	0.300%	79.88x
50	Mair	11	0.300%	31.99x
51	Ogston	11	0.300%	241.23x
52	Scorgie	11	0.300%	277.78x
53	Elrick	10	0.270%	182.82x
54	Ironside	10	0.270%	78.00x
55	Morrice	10	0.270%	91.74x
56	Shand	10	0.270%	39.12x
57	Wilken	10	0.270%	555.56x
58	Creighton	9	0.240%	61.35x
59	Finnie	9	0.240%	69.61x
60	Leask	9	0.240%	58.82x
61	Lyall	9	0.240%	35.48x
62	Polson	9	0.240%	104.17x
63	Riddell	9	0.240%	28.84x
64	Farquhar	8	0.220%	27.63x
65	Gall	8	0.220%	33.33x
66	Galt	8	0.220%	94.79x
67	Glennie	8	0.220%	88.11x
68	Hutchen	8	0.220%	792.08x
69	Mathew	8	0.220%	57.27x
70	Pirrie	8	0.220%	125.20x
71	Cardno	7	0.190%	234.11x
72	Cruikshank	7	0.190%	126.13x
73	Kelman	7	0.190%	106.06x
74	Lamont	7	0.190%	21.15x
75	Lawerance	7	0.190%	380.43x
76	Reith	7	0.190%	107.03x
77	Birnie	6	0.160%	37.88x
78	Craighead	6	0.160%	179.64x
79	Garrow	6	0.160%	139.21x
80	Marnoch	6	0.160%	331.49x
81	Rothnie	6	0.160%	422.54x
82	Slessor	6	0.160%	209.79x
83	Adie	5	0.130%	62.27x
84	Emslie	5	0.130%	44.72x
85	Garden	5	0.130%	32.18x
86	Gauld	5	0.130%	51.12x
87	Kellie	5	0.130%	176.68x
88	Ruxton	5	0.130%	126.58x
89	Sang	5	0.130%	344.83x
90	Boddie	4	0.110%	353.98x
91	Cantley	4	0.110%	242.42x
92	Coull	4	0.110%	31.40x
93	Cowieson	4	0.110%	430.11x
94	Mavor	4	0.110%	148.15x
95	Meston	4	0.110%	138.89x
96	Strath	4	0.110%	198.02x
97	Whitecross	4	0.110%	87.72x
98	Annand	3	0.080%	63.16x
99	Connon	3	0.080%	62.50x
100	Dalgarno	3	0.080%	86.46x