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1881 census place

Lerwick surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Lerwick, 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

13 surnames are listed for Lerwick, Shetland, covering 41 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Geddes, with 13 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Lerwick

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
1Geddes13567.69x
2Bowie10602.41x
3Thain5806.45x
4Flockhart3833.33x
5Sandison2416.67x
6Carlsen15000.00x
7Cool11000.00x
8Crocket1400.00x
9Harkes1833.33x
10Jappy11250.00x
11Jarron11666.67x
12Johnsen13333.33x
13Laurenson1212.77x