1881 census place

Forgan surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Forgan, Fife 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

192 surnames are listed for Forgan, Fife, covering 934 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Melville, with 32 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Forgan

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	Melville	32	0.970%	91.48x
2	Ritchie	31	0.940%	27.08x
3	Millar	29	0.880%	23.98x
4	Mackie	24	0.720%	33.88x
5	Lowson	21	0.630%	277.41x
6	Roger	19	0.570%	166.96x
7	Brand	18	0.540%	36.80x
8	Mathewson	18	0.540%	224.72x
9	Just	17	0.510%	691.06x
10	Latto	17	0.510%	433.67x
11	Niven	16	0.480%	69.41x
12	Farquharson	15	0.450%	80.09x
13	Low	15	0.450%	21.37x
14	Finlay	14	0.420%	41.16x
15	Logie	13	0.390%	135.14x
16	Sturrock	13	0.390%	108.79x
17	Corr	12	0.360%	452.83x
18	Horsburgh	12	0.360%	146.70x
19	Halley	11	0.330%	88.35x
20	Wishart	11	0.330%	42.39x
21	Bisset	10	0.300%	38.52x
22	Blacklaws	10	0.300%	1041.67x
23	Keay	10	0.300%	70.72x
24	Keenan	10	0.300%	35.63x
25	Marquis	10	0.300%	174.22x
26	Matthew	10	0.300%	39.98x
27	Meldrum	10	0.300%	47.94x
28	Buist	9	0.270%	137.61x
29	Don	9	0.270%	119.36x
30	Duffus	9	0.270%	177.87x
31	Fergusson	9	0.270%	53.67x
32	Leitch	9	0.270%	28.47x
33	Nicoll	9	0.270%	29.90x
34	Noakes	9	0.270%	37.14x
35	Barson	8	0.240%	129.24x
36	Ewan	8	0.240%	106.10x
37	Hain	8	0.240%	173.91x
38	Honeyman	8	0.240%	73.87x
39	Kirkcaldy	8	0.240%	418.85x
40	Rollo	8	0.240%	105.12x
41	Shilling	8	0.240%	99.38x
42	Arnot	7	0.210%	68.49x
43	Balsillie	7	0.210%	357.14x
44	Banon	7	0.210%	693.07x
45	Dargie	7	0.210%	222.22x
46	Deuchars	7	0.210%	270.27x
47	Doig	7	0.210%	35.92x
48	Langlands	7	0.210%	90.67x
49	Macdougald	7	0.210%	1944.44x
50	Moyes	7	0.210%	49.23x
51	Osler	7	0.210%	184.70x
52	Scrimgeour	7	0.210%	137.52x
53	Willock	7	0.210%	157.66x
54	Baldie	6	0.180%	352.94x
55	Clunie	6	0.180%	123.20x
56	Glenday	6	0.180%	530.97x
57	Mudie	6	0.180%	79.58x
58	Peebles	6	0.180%	43.13x
59	Rintoul	6	0.180%	79.26x
60	Storrier	6	0.180%	361.45x
61	Thoms	6	0.180%	101.35x
62	Allardice	5	0.150%	114.16x
63	Bissett	5	0.150%	63.45x
64	Braid	5	0.150%	41.12x
65	Fey	5	0.150%	211.86x
66	Frain	5	0.150%	114.68x
67	Haggart	5	0.150%	62.42x
68	Leng	5	0.150%	54.05x
69	Lowden	5	0.150%	46.04x
70	Macgregor	5	0.150%	36.13x
71	Miln	5	0.150%	322.58x
72	Neish	5	0.150%	74.18x
73	Stclair	5	0.150%	287.36x
74	Ballingall	4	0.120%	83.86x
75	Butchart	4	0.120%	53.55x
76	Easson	4	0.120%	62.40x
77	Edington	4	0.120%	67.68x
78	Ferrie	4	0.120%	66.67x
79	Heggie	4	0.120%	43.72x
80	Learmonth	4	0.120%	74.35x
81	Litster	4	0.120%	134.23x
82	Reoch	4	0.120%	228.57x
83	Sheach	4	0.120%	408.16x
84	Swinton	4	0.120%	58.57x
85	Trail	4	0.120%	66.23x
86	Winton	4	0.120%	32.21x
87	Anns	3	0.090%	344.83x
88	Falls	3	0.090%	184.05x
89	Rhind	3	0.090%	37.93x
90	Scrymgeour	3	0.090%	201.34x
91	Stovin	3	0.090%	329.67x
92	Whittet	3	0.090%	91.19x
93	Baptie	2	0.060%	73.53x
94	Benvie	2	0.060%	157.48x
95	Bertie	2	0.060%	74.07x
96	Boase	2	0.060%	55.87x
97	Caird	2	0.060%	29.67x
98	Calman	2	0.060%	125.79x
99	Caw	2	0.060%	80.97x
100	Conacher	2	0.060%	66.01x