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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 Jacobson, with 4 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.

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2901Jacobson41.15x
2902Jeffray43.20x
2903Jinkins41.81x
2904Kellar412.21x
2905Kenmuir418.33x
2906Kenna41.80x
2907Kernachan4128.62x
2908Kiddie41.69x
2909Kilday42.44x
2910Killoran44.04x
2911Kissock44.24x
2912Lachlan44.10x
2913Landale43.15x
2914Langan41.11x
2915Lansdown40.92x
2916Lauderdale44.17x
2917Laughran48.01x
2918Leal42.01x
2919Leed44.31x
2920Lehan49.68x
2921Leydon47.43x
2922Lily43.61x
2923Lindstrom430.19x
2924Linklater40.73x
2925Lisle40.68x
2926Lobban41.48x
2927Loggie42.46x
2928Lone44.98x
2929Loose41.71x
2930Lucy40.83x
2931Lyman43.37x
2932Macalister43.61x
2933Macartney42.64x
2934Macgill44.84x
2935Maclauchlan410.46x
2936Macqueen41.48x
2937Maddon41.68x
2938Manuell45.13x
2939Margatroyd422.28x
2940Marmion45.03x
2941Marrin46.93x
2942Maston42.14x
2943Mauchline46.75x
2944Mayson41.83x
2945Mcgeachy4128.62x
2946Medlock41.10x
2947Meikleham48.01x
2948Merrigan48.41x
2949Meston42.21x
2950Mickle42.66x
2951Minto40.62x
2952Moffit43.15x
2953Moonie44.66x
2954Mulhall43.64x
2955Mullany42.09x
2956Mullarkey46.57x
2957Mulvenna451.41x
2958Murrin42.86x
2959Neagle42.29x
2960Nish42.55x
2961Noonan41.00x
2962Obeirne413.15x
2963Ocarroll439.45x
2964Odea48.99x
2965Ofarrell44.75x
2966Office48.27x
2967Ogrady42.08x
2968Oldman41.24x
2969Oniel41.96x
2970Overend40.58x
2971Pacheco4128.62x
2972Paulton44.27x
2973Pedder40.49x
2974Pennycook41.13x
2975Petit42.64x
2976Pillar42.07x
2977Quayle40.26x
2978Raleigh45.96x
2979Revers420.52x
2980Rixon40.52x
2981Roarke49.16x
2982Roberson41.11x
2983Rocks43.44x
2984Roddan44.01x
2985Rossini421.37x
2986Rowman427.01x
2987Rowston44.58x
2988Rubinstein413.50x
2989Rundell42.21x
2990Sandall40.87x
2991Schroeder45.13x
2992Scouler43.22x
2993Selwood40.64x
2994Sheils42.96x
2995Sheret44.20x
2996Sheridon46.41x
2997Simond45.57x
2998Skillen42.53x
2999Sommers42.49x
3000Sothern43.13x