1881 census place

Latheron surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Latheron, 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

97 surnames are listed for Latheron, Caithness, covering 4,432 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Sutherland, with 1,279 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Latheron

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	1,279	19.12%	379.39x
2	Gunn	419	6.26%	255.74x
3	Mackay	232	3.47%	95.87x
4	Cormack	195	2.91%	385.53x
5	Campbell	178	2.66%	15.72x
6	Henderson	160	2.39%	22.00x
7	Miller	160	2.39%	13.36x
8	Forbes	155	2.32%	69.13x
9	Munro	116	1.73%	38.83x
10	Bain	112	1.67%	67.46x
11	Ross	99	1.48%	13.54x
12	Grant	82	1.23%	12.35x
13	Dunbar	76	1.14%	98.86x
14	Budge	67	1.00%	196.37x
15	Adamson	59	0.880%	33.33x
16	Bruce	49	0.730%	15.64x
17	Macdonald	47	0.700%	17.70x
18	Mackenzie	45	0.670%	24.03x
19	Bremner	43	0.640%	74.80x
20	Keith	43	0.640%	59.96x
21	Barnie	41	0.610%	1971.15x
22	Mowat	41	0.610%	89.31x
23	Macleod	35	0.520%	37.04x
24	Polson	33	0.490%	212.49x
25	Donn	31	0.460%	707.76x
26	Calder	30	0.450%	32.06x
27	Innes	28	0.420%	27.03x
28	Gow	26	0.390%	49.19x
29	Baillie	24	0.360%	34.56x
30	Clyne	21	0.310%	232.04x
31	Doull	21	0.310%	236.22x
32	Oag	21	0.310%	458.52x
33	Henry	20	0.300%	11.83x
34	Louttit	19	0.280%	377.73x
35	Ganson	18	0.270%	480.00x
36	Macaulay	18	0.270%	75.44x
37	Bannerman	17	0.250%	72.46x
38	Hendry	17	0.250%	16.04x
39	Swanson	17	0.250%	34.69x
40	Bethune	16	0.240%	155.04x
41	Crombie	16	0.240%	42.63x
42	Dallas	14	0.210%	55.40x
43	Levack	14	0.210%	351.76x
44	Matheson	14	0.210%	15.30x
45	Peterkin	14	0.210%	135.40x
46	Shearer	14	0.210%	16.31x
47	Wares	13	0.190%	183.10x
48	Couper	12	0.180%	40.03x
49	Macgregor	12	0.180%	42.93x
50	Mathieson	12	0.180%	17.02x
51	Hymers	11	0.160%	209.52x
52	Begg	10	0.150%	24.56x
53	Farquhar	10	0.150%	19.21x
54	Finlayson	9	0.130%	11.68x
55	Nicolson	9	0.130%	11.64x
56	Dunnet	8	0.120%	50.73x
57	Georgeson	8	0.120%	59.88x
58	Mculloch	8	0.120%	3200.00x
59	Newlands	8	0.120%	29.60x
60	Nicoll	8	0.120%	13.16x
61	Olson	8	0.120%	178.17x
62	Macpherson	7	0.100%	16.16x
63	Bains	6	0.090%	36.10x
64	Ronaldson	6	0.090%	60.91x
65	Ryrie	6	0.090%	154.24x
66	Maciver	5	0.070%	35.92x
67	Monroe	5	0.070%	169.49x
68	Rosie	5	0.070%	46.43x
69	Charleston	4	0.060%	86.96x
70	Lamond	4	0.060%	17.50x
71	Watters	4	0.060%	18.74x
72	Coghill	3	0.040%	22.64x
73	Mathison	3	0.040%	16.57x
74	Seller	3	0.040%	29.59x
75	Brims	2	0.030%	45.25x
76	Macauly	2	0.030%	82.30x
77	Macivor	2	0.030%	281.69x
78	Macray	2	0.030%	151.52x
79	Phimister	2	0.030%	48.90x
80	Sandison	2	0.030%	11.89x
81	Abernethy	1	0.010%	6.47x
82	Barnetson	1	0.010%	34.72x
83	Beg	1	0.010%	555.56x
84	Cordiner	1	0.010%	11.16x
85	Drever	1	0.010%	8.74x
86	Findlayson	1	0.010%	30.67x
87	Holeman	1	0.010%	78.74x
88	Hopkirk	1	0.010%	25.91x
89	Macadie	1	0.010%	65.79x
90	Macalister	1	0.010%	31.55x
91	Murrison	1	0.010%	29.41x
92	Oman	1	0.010%	12.53x
93	Richie	1	0.010%	15.87x
94	Robeson	1	0.010%	21.10x
95	Shepphard	1	0.010%	58.82x
96	Suthd	1	0.010%	5000.00x
97	Sym	1	0.010%	28.65x