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1881 census place

Fraserburgh surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Fraserburgh, 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

237 surnames are listed for Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, covering 4,396 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Brechin, with 1 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Fraserburgh

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.

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201Brechin114.51x
202Cadger122.99x
203Carl120.79x
204Cassie17.82x
205Cattanach110.37x
206Chesser135.71x
207Clyne19.71x
208Cord138.91x
209Craib110.66x
210Craighead114.62x
211Crockatt124.57x
212Dey17.23x
213Dinwoodie112.25x
214Elmslie122.99x
215Gaudie127.70x
216Girard120.08x
217Hector17.85x
218Hillocks166.67x
219Howett111.30x
220Howieson110.63x
221Insch168.03x
222Jaffrey113.99x
223Leel178.74x
224Mailer110.83x
225Middler166.67x
226Miln128.09x
227Parsey147.39x
228Perie160.61x
229Pyper112.29x
230Reiley123.42x
231Robbie15.70x
232Runcie120.58x
233Sievewright132.26x
234Soutter113.25x
235Thow114.20x
236Warrender18.28x
237Wilken127.10x