1881 census place

Fyvie surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Fyvie, 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

181 surnames are listed for Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, covering 2,226 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Beaton, with 77 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Fyvie

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	Beaton	77	1.74%	151.69x
2	Duguid	70	1.59%	471.06x
3	Strachan	67	1.52%	88.01x
4	Ironside	62	1.40%	407.63x
5	Davidson	61	1.38%	16.43x
6	Morrison	53	1.20%	15.27x
7	Alexander	51	1.16%	21.82x
8	Hay	49	1.11%	30.26x
9	Rennie	47	1.06%	60.94x
10	Chalmers	45	1.02%	42.82x
11	Gerrie	44	1.00%	883.53x
12	Mackie	40	0.910%	42.37x
13	Forbes	37	0.840%	25.01x
14	Sim	35	0.790%	70.58x
15	Cruickshank	34	0.770%	68.58x
16	Watt	31	0.700%	18.31x
17	Horn	29	0.660%	28.91x
18	Marr	28	0.630%	55.60x
19	Burr	26	0.590%	73.28x
20	Durno	26	0.590%	1011.67x
21	Gall	26	0.590%	91.29x
22	Ingram	26	0.590%	19.29x
23	Cockburn	24	0.540%	42.61x
24	Angus	23	0.520%	36.41x
25	Calder	23	0.520%	37.25x
26	Stephen	23	0.520%	29.71x
27	Leslie	22	0.500%	30.10x
28	Cheyne	21	0.480%	143.05x
29	Cowie	21	0.480%	39.20x
30	Donald	21	0.480%	23.63x
31	Fowlie	21	0.480%	326.09x
32	Littlejohn	21	0.480%	98.59x
33	Matthew	21	0.480%	63.01x
34	Thom	20	0.450%	50.66x
35	Wight	20	0.450%	88.03x
36	Barrack	19	0.430%	739.30x
37	Castle	19	0.430%	21.66x
38	Gerrard	19	0.430%	33.68x
39	Moir	19	0.430%	31.29x
40	Singer	19	0.430%	107.04x
41	Glennie	18	0.410%	166.98x
42	Lyon	18	0.410%	19.46x
43	Minty	18	0.410%	204.78x
44	Castel	17	0.390%	1328.13x
45	Ewen	17	0.390%	90.52x
46	Massie	17	0.390%	119.89x
47	Mutch	17	0.390%	86.25x
48	Pirie	17	0.390%	53.81x
49	Argo	16	0.360%	692.64x
50	Sangster	16	0.360%	75.79x
51	Adam	15	0.340%	19.78x
52	Catto	15	0.340%	180.07x
53	Finnie	15	0.340%	97.72x
54	Keith	15	0.340%	31.70x
55	Murison	15	0.340%	347.22x
56	Fyfe	14	0.320%	34.54x
57	Innes	14	0.320%	20.48x
58	Joss	14	0.320%	173.91x
59	Elrick	13	0.290%	200.31x
60	Ewan	13	0.290%	129.35x
61	Hutcheon	13	0.290%	107.44x
62	Urquhart	13	0.290%	20.96x
63	Cocker	12	0.270%	33.14x
64	Norrie	12	0.270%	87.72x
65	Rettie	12	0.270%	390.88x
66	Allardyce	11	0.250%	251.14x
67	Craighead	11	0.250%	277.08x
68	Dinnes	11	0.250%	632.18x
69	Malcolm	11	0.250%	18.95x
70	Reith	11	0.250%	141.94x
71	Sorrie	11	0.250%	932.20x
72	Towler	11	0.250%	55.84x
73	Carol	10	0.230%	512.82x
74	Marnoch	10	0.230%	465.12x
75	Napier	10	0.230%	28.18x
76	Ogston	10	0.230%	184.84x
77	Shand	10	0.230%	32.98x
78	Shirran	10	0.230%	671.14x
79	Brebner	9	0.200%	158.45x
80	Bremner	9	0.200%	23.73x
81	Crichton	9	0.200%	23.89x
82	Fyvie	9	0.200%	473.68x
83	Leask	9	0.200%	49.59x
84	Lunan	9	0.200%	245.23x
85	Mathewson	9	0.200%	84.35x
86	Rannie	9	0.200%	384.62x
87	Skene	9	0.200%	83.18x
88	Webester	9	0.200%	318.02x
89	Bartlet	8	0.180%	184.76x
90	Cormack	8	0.180%	23.97x
91	Cryle	8	0.180%	1000.00x
92	Hadden	8	0.180%	40.80x
93	Jessiman	8	0.180%	268.46x
94	Corsie	7	0.160%	443.04x
95	Cran	7	0.160%	111.64x
96	Gammie	7	0.160%	176.32x
97	Mollison	7	0.160%	71.07x
98	Murrison	7	0.160%	312.50x
99	Philip	7	0.160%	23.76x
100	Riddel	7	0.160%	104.63x