1881 census place

Irongray surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire 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

36 surnames are listed for Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, covering 223 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Coupland, with 22 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Irongray

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	Coupland	22	2.80%	442.66x
2	Moffat	18	2.29%	126.58x
3	Fergusson	14	1.78%	352.64x
4	Kirkpatrick	13	1.66%	192.31x
5	Lockerbie	11	1.40%	2500.00x
6	Charters	10	1.27%	467.29x
7	Jardine	10	1.27%	136.61x
8	Merry	9	1.15%	153.32x
9	Robison	9	1.15%	514.29x
10	Coltart	8	1.02%	879.12x
11	Haining	8	1.02%	808.08x
12	Thom	8	1.02%	113.96x
13	Dockray	7	0.890%	760.87x
14	Glendinning	7	0.890%	233.33x
15	Kissock	7	0.890%	2187.50x
16	Callander	6	0.760%	375.00x
17	Corson	6	0.760%	740.74x
18	Fair	6	0.760%	218.18x
19	Kinnaird	6	0.760%	434.78x
20	Chedgey	4	0.510%	2352.94x
21	Howat	4	0.510%	165.98x
22	Revie	4	0.510%	666.67x
23	Strain	4	0.510%	263.16x
24	Brownrigg	3	0.380%	297.03x
25	Henning	3	0.380%	260.87x
26	Morrin	3	0.380%	697.67x
27	Bilby	2	0.250%	256.41x
28	Connel	2	0.250%	138.89x
29	Farries	2	0.250%	392.16x
30	Beggs	1	0.130%	95.24x
31	Borrowman	1	0.130%	232.56x
32	Burnie	1	0.130%	104.17x
33	Cron	1	0.130%	384.62x
34	Drennan	1	0.130%	94.34x
35	Gaw	1	0.130%	212.77x
36	Gilespie	1	0.130%	400.00x