1881 census place

Halkirk surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Halkirk, Caithness 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

61 surnames are listed for Halkirk, Caithness, covering 1,389 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Sutherland, with 221 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Halkirk

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	Sutherland	221	8.17%	162.09x
2	Campbell	130	4.80%	28.39x
3	Henderson	116	4.29%	39.44x
4	Gunn	106	3.92%	159.98x
5	Mackay	99	3.66%	101.15x
6	Bain	82	3.03%	122.13x
7	Manson	77	2.85%	243.36x
8	Munro	49	1.81%	40.56x
9	Steven	34	1.26%	165.85x
10	Keith	33	1.22%	113.79x
11	Swanson	28	1.03%	141.27x
12	Innes	27	1.00%	64.44x
13	Tait	24	0.890%	30.12x
14	Angus	22	0.810%	56.82x
15	Bremner	20	0.740%	86.02x
16	Elder	19	0.700%	66.48x
17	Budge	18	0.670%	130.43x
18	Mowat	18	0.670%	96.93x
19	Malcolm	17	0.630%	47.78x
20	Hymers	16	0.590%	754.72x
21	Dunbar	14	0.520%	45.03x
22	Dunnet	14	0.520%	219.44x
23	Nicolson	14	0.520%	44.79x
24	Farquhar	13	0.480%	61.76x
25	Mill	13	0.480%	79.66x
26	Geddes	12	0.440%	36.99x
27	Bannerman	11	0.410%	115.91x
28	Mathers	10	0.370%	62.07x
29	Mcleod	10	0.370%	223.71x
30	Cormack	9	0.330%	43.99x
31	Levack	9	0.330%	559.01x
32	Moodie	8	0.300%	62.99x
33	Oman	7	0.260%	216.72x
34	Brims	6	0.220%	335.20x
35	Clyne	6	0.220%	163.93x
36	Georgeson	6	0.220%	111.11x
37	Macleod	6	0.220%	15.70x
38	Polson	6	0.220%	95.54x
39	Coghill	5	0.180%	93.28x
40	Dingwall	5	0.180%	46.60x
41	Ryrie	5	0.180%	318.47x
42	Charleson	4	0.150%	207.25x
43	Dallas	4	0.150%	39.14x
44	Louttit	4	0.150%	197.04x
45	Cambell	3	0.110%	40.27x
46	Macbeth	3	0.110%	119.05x
47	Meiklejohn	3	0.110%	49.18x
48	Mennie	3	0.110%	79.79x
49	Sandison	3	0.110%	44.12x
50	Hobkirk	2	0.070%	112.99x
51	Inkster	2	0.070%	42.83x
52	Macray	2	0.070%	377.36x
53	Rosie	2	0.070%	45.87x
54	Steuart	2	0.070%	128.21x
55	Baikie	1	0.040%	26.67x
56	Barnie	1	0.040%	119.05x
57	Cadogan	1	0.040%	51.55x
58	Coupar	1	0.040%	25.13x
59	Doull	1	0.040%	27.78x
60	Leal	1	0.040%	43.48x
61	Nevison	1	0.040%	32.15x