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1881 census place

Kilmarnock surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire 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

752 surnames are listed for Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, covering 16,587 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Hudston, with 1 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Kilmarnock

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.

#SurnameTotalIndex
701Hudston118.55x
702Humes15.09x
703Irland118.28x
704Jamie17.15x
705Keer15.61x
706Kennan15.48x
707Kettles13.90x
708Landale17.06x
709Lesley17.47x
710Lightbody12.19x
711Macneill113.07x
712Marquis12.22x
713Mcculloch110.46x
714Mcphail128.09x
715Merrilees16.77x
716Millan12.68x
717Milliken14.59x
718Miskelly125.58x
719Mulgrew17.94x
720Mundell12.74x
721Mure18.28x
722Nail111.29x
723Obeirne129.50x
724Ohea157.47x
725Pettersson1114.94x
726Prictor123.98x
727Quigly142.74x
728Ronaldson12.61x
729Saunder14.64x
730Seggie17.02x
731Sheil15.40x
732Sheriden19.67x
733Sinclar18.22x
734Snodgrass14.25x
735Sorley14.98x
736Speir18.59x
737Square17.28x
738Stitt12.72x
739Stobo13.55x
740Strachen18.22x
741Strathearn15.87x
742Sweenie14.41x
743Traner141.15x
744Tyre14.28x
745Usherwood13.54x
746Valance19.67x
747Vallely19.35x
748Wallet116.21x
749Wharrier114.20x
750Whistle128.09x
751Woodside17.02x
752Woodwood133.90x