1881 census place
Govan surnames in the 1881 census
This page ranks surnames recorded in Govan, Lanarkshire 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
4,268 surnames are listed for Govan, Lanarkshire, covering 173,010 people in the local records.
The leading surname here is Greenhorn, with 16 people recorded in 1881.
Most common surnames in Govan
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 | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | Greenhorn | 16 | 10.25x |
| 1302 | Grigor | 16 | 5.89x |
| 1303 | Herron | 16 | 1.91x |
| 1304 | Higgans | 16 | 14.04x |
| 1305 | Hillis | 16 | 15.54x |
| 1306 | Hinds | 16 | 0.99x |
| 1307 | Holms | 16 | 2.43x |
| 1308 | Hooks | 16 | 3.98x |
| 1309 | Hurry | 16 | 3.27x |
| 1310 | Hyndman | 16 | 6.01x |
| 1311 | Kellock | 16 | 5.60x |
| 1312 | Larkin | 16 | 0.76x |
| 1313 | Leighton | 16 | 0.64x |
| 1314 | Lothian | 16 | 3.02x |
| 1315 | Maccallum | 16 | 26.63x |
| 1316 | Mars | 16 | 7.22x |
| 1317 | Masterton | 16 | 2.13x |
| 1318 | Mayor | 16 | 1.57x |
| 1319 | Metcalf | 16 | 0.34x |
| 1320 | Mullholland | 16 | 5.73x |
| 1321 | Mushet | 16 | 12.66x |
| 1322 | Nielson | 16 | 12.21x |
| 1323 | Parks | 16 | 0.66x |
| 1324 | Peak | 16 | 1.64x |
| 1325 | Ruddy | 16 | 4.19x |
| 1326 | Sellar | 16 | 2.88x |
| 1327 | Sheilds | 16 | 7.02x |
| 1328 | Sinton | 16 | 5.13x |
| 1329 | Skeoch | 16 | 14.44x |
| 1330 | Slimmon | 16 | 17.68x |
| 1331 | Tannock | 16 | 8.99x |
| 1332 | Toal | 16 | 16.95x |
| 1333 | Train | 16 | 3.04x |
| 1334 | Tullis | 16 | 7.35x |
| 1335 | Vernon | 16 | 0.42x |
| 1336 | Yorston | 16 | 7.43x |
| 1337 | Aikenhead | 15 | 14.79x |
| 1338 | Arbuthnot | 15 | 11.58x |
| 1339 | Balderston | 15 | 7.04x |
| 1340 | Balloch | 15 | 9.24x |
| 1341 | Battersby | 15 | 0.91x |
| 1342 | Blackney | 15 | 17.32x |
| 1343 | Broadly | 15 | 7.34x |
| 1344 | Collie | 15 | 1.79x |
| 1345 | Coyne | 15 | 1.21x |
| 1346 | Craney | 15 | 15.63x |
| 1347 | Crow | 15 | 0.43x |
| 1348 | Curdie | 15 | 17.80x |
| 1349 | Dayer | 15 | 17.48x |
| 1350 | Doctor | 15 | 18.31x |
| 1351 | Dowell | 15 | 1.28x |
| 1352 | Dumbreck | 15 | 18.14x |
| 1353 | Easdon | 15 | 29.14x |
| 1354 | Ferries | 15 | 7.28x |
| 1355 | Freckleton | 15 | 14.14x |
| 1356 | Galletly | 15 | 8.62x |
| 1357 | Gebbie | 15 | 6.28x |
| 1358 | Gentle | 15 | 1.95x |
| 1359 | Greenan | 15 | 9.43x |
| 1360 | Gregg | 15 | 0.91x |
| 1361 | Grimmond | 15 | 10.68x |
| 1362 | Grossart | 15 | 12.90x |
| 1363 | Hays | 15 | 1.50x |
| 1364 | Hempseed | 15 | 17.80x |
| 1365 | Howatson | 15 | 8.36x |
| 1366 | Ingles | 15 | 2.12x |
| 1367 | Ironside | 15 | 1.86x |
| 1368 | Kinghorn | 15 | 2.22x |
| 1369 | Macindoe | 15 | 15.14x |
| 1370 | Maclaren | 15 | 6.97x |
| 1371 | Marks | 15 | 0.31x |
| 1372 | Norval | 15 | 7.57x |
| 1373 | Peat | 15 | 0.80x |
| 1374 | Piggot | 15 | 6.89x |
| 1375 | Poland | 15 | 3.73x |
| 1376 | Rhind | 15 | 2.69x |
| 1377 | Roger | 15 | 1.87x |
| 1378 | Ryrie | 15 | 11.05x |
| 1379 | Seddon | 15 | 0.40x |
| 1380 | Sherlock | 15 | 0.95x |
| 1381 | Snedden | 15 | 4.76x |
| 1382 | Sorley | 15 | 8.32x |
| 1383 | Sproat | 15 | 3.27x |
| 1384 | Suter | 15 | 2.15x |
| 1385 | Thorn | 15 | 0.43x |
| 1386 | Tillie | 15 | 21.13x |
| 1387 | Twaddle | 15 | 6.16x |
| 1388 | Tyrie | 15 | 6.06x |
| 1389 | Vallance | 15 | 1.42x |
| 1390 | Walkinshaw | 15 | 5.65x |
| 1391 | Wardrope | 15 | 6.54x |
| 1392 | Warwick | 15 | 0.46x |
| 1393 | Wemyss | 15 | 4.63x |
| 1394 | Whiting | 15 | 0.33x |
| 1395 | Airth | 14 | 9.65x |
| 1396 | Barrowman | 14 | 4.36x |
| 1397 | Bathgate | 14 | 2.59x |
| 1398 | Biggerstaff | 14 | 8.12x |
| 1399 | Binning | 14 | 4.24x |
| 1400 | Bogan | 14 | 10.08x |