1881 census place

Lerwick Gulberwick surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Lerwick Gulberwick, Shetland 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

137 surnames are listed for Lerwick Gulberwick, Shetland, covering 2,749 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Foubister, with 3 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Lerwick Gulberwick

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
101	Foubister	3	0.070%	88.76x
102	Humphray	3	0.070%	365.85x
103	Laurenceson	3	0.070%	555.56x
104	Macbeath	3	0.070%	107.91x
105	Merrylees	3	0.070%	243.90x
106	Moncur	3	0.070%	32.97x
107	Sclater	3	0.070%	63.42x
108	Boult	2	0.040%	26.21x
109	Cardus	2	0.040%	81.97x
110	Cordiner	2	0.040%	32.36x
111	Doull	2	0.040%	32.57x
112	Hallahan	2	0.040%	333.33x
113	Hindmarch	2	0.040%	22.45x
114	Jacobson	2	0.040%	29.20x
115	Middlemas	2	0.040%	27.47x
116	Omond	2	0.040%	243.90x
117	Tailor	2	0.040%	24.81x
118	Bannatyne	1	0.020%	17.95x
119	Bigland	1	0.020%	27.47x
120	Caroline	1	0.020%	68.49x
121	Cogle	1	0.020%	76.34x
122	Gaudie	1	0.020%	45.66x
123	Guinan	1	0.020%	158.73x
124	Gulland	1	0.020%	35.09x
125	Jenson	1	0.020%	26.39x
126	Lecocq	1	0.020%	1250.00x
127	Macnab	1	0.020%	23.92x
128	Mangan	1	0.020%	21.83x
129	Mitchall	1	0.020%	42.92x
130	Nairne	1	0.020%	47.62x
131	Nobel	1	0.020%	400.00x
132	Reich	1	0.020%	58.48x
133	Runcie	1	0.020%	34.01x
134	Rusell	1	0.020%	109.89x
135	Tolchard	1	0.020%	61.73x
136	Wellwood	1	0.020%	56.50x
137	Yorston	1	0.020%	23.47x