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 Bisland, with 2 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	Frequency	Index
3301	Bisland	2	0.000%	3.89x
3302	Blank	2	0.000%	0.92x
3303	Boley	2	0.000%	1.81x
3304	Bonthron	2	0.000%	2.35x
3305	Borer	2	0.000%	1.12x
3306	Boshell	2	0.000%	2.59x
3307	Botten	2	0.000%	0.85x
3308	Boulden	2	0.000%	0.86x
3309	Bovell	2	0.000%	12.83x
3310	Bracy	2	0.000%	2.40x
3311	Bradie	2	0.000%	3.02x
3312	Branford	2	0.000%	0.97x
3313	Branscombe	2	0.000%	1.64x
3314	Breingan	2	0.000%	4.42x
3315	Brettle	2	0.000%	0.82x
3316	Brion	2	0.000%	1.53x
3317	Broadfield	2	0.000%	1.13x
3318	Brydie	2	0.000%	2.35x
3319	Burness	2	0.000%	0.45x
3320	Burney	2	0.000%	0.64x
3321	Butchard	2	0.000%	2.14x
3322	Cardy	2	0.000%	0.56x
3323	Carfrae	2	0.000%	2.51x
3324	Carlile	2	0.000%	0.58x
3325	Carol	2	0.000%	1.94x
3326	Carrey	2	0.000%	2.33x
3327	Carthy	2	0.000%	0.55x
3328	Caruthers	2	0.000%	2.64x
3329	Caskey	2	0.000%	6.41x
3330	Castello	2	0.000%	2.17x
3331	Castles	2	0.000%	1.40x
3332	Caughey	2	0.000%	2.76x
3333	Cavendish	2	0.000%	1.34x
3334	Cavin	2	0.000%	2.76x
3335	Chart	2	0.000%	0.61x
3336	Clarey	2	0.000%	0.94x
3337	Clary	2	0.000%	0.79x
3338	Clouston	2	0.000%	0.64x
3339	Cluckie	2	0.000%	7.33x
3340	Coggins	2	0.000%	0.33x
3341	Connon	2	0.000%	0.66x
3342	Constant	2	0.000%	0.85x
3343	Coole	2	0.000%	0.59x
3344	Copperwaite	2	0.000%	3.77x
3345	Core	2	0.000%	0.60x
3346	Cornes	2	0.000%	0.39x
3347	Corse	2	0.000%	5.34x
3348	Cosby	2	0.000%	0.94x
3349	Cosh	2	0.000%	1.07x
3350	Coston	2	0.000%	1.52x
3351	Cottage	2	0.000%	2.59x
3352	Courtenay	2	0.000%	0.73x
3353	Couser	2	0.000%	6.11x
3354	Coverly	2	0.000%	5.70x
3355	Cram	2	0.000%	0.44x
3356	Cranson	2	0.000%	8.27x
3357	Creelman	2	0.000%	3.77x
3358	Creevy	2	0.000%	13.50x
3359	Crickmore	2	0.000%	0.77x
3360	Crilly	2	0.000%	1.51x
3361	Croly	2	0.000%	9.50x
3362	Croom	2	0.000%	1.48x
3363	Crosser	2	0.000%	5.57x
3364	Curren	2	0.000%	1.05x
3365	Curtin	2	0.000%	1.10x
3366	Curzon	2	0.000%	0.44x
3367	Cushnie	2	0.000%	2.31x
3368	Daff	2	0.000%	2.15x
3369	Dailey	2	0.000%	0.62x
3370	Dalgetty	2	0.000%	2.62x
3371	Dan	2	0.000%	1.44x
3372	Darrington	2	0.000%	1.01x
3373	Davonport	2	0.000%	3.89x
3374	Dealy	2	0.000%	3.09x
3375	Denver	2	0.000%	2.59x
3376	Derham	2	0.000%	0.49x
3377	Dilger	2	0.000%	2.91x
3378	Dill	2	0.000%	1.50x
3379	Dippie	2	0.000%	1.93x
3380	Disher	2	0.000%	3.05x
3381	Diver	2	0.000%	0.46x
3382	Dolton	2	0.000%	0.53x
3383	Donohoe	2	0.000%	0.62x
3384	Dorian	2	0.000%	3.37x
3385	Doughan	2	0.000%	5.70x
3386	Dowdle	2	0.000%	1.64x
3387	Dron	2	0.000%	1.32x
3388	Dumbar	2	0.000%	3.47x
3389	Dundass	2	0.000%	2.27x
3390	Edson	2	0.000%	0.75x
3391	Edwardson	2	0.000%	0.70x
3392	Eglington	2	0.000%	1.10x
3393	Elrick	2	0.000%	0.58x
3394	Eskdale	2	0.000%	1.94x
3395	Esplin	2	0.000%	0.68x
3396	Fannon	2	0.000%	1.49x
3397	Farell	2	0.000%	2.73x
3398	Farris	2	0.000%	1.29x
3399	Fegan	2	0.000%	0.73x
3400	Ferrari	2	0.000%	4.93x