1881 census place

Longside surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Longside, Aberdeenshire 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

126 surnames are listed for Longside, Aberdeenshire, covering 1,393 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Davidson, with 119 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Longside

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	Davidson	119	3.68%	43.81x
2	Mackie	45	1.39%	65.14x
3	Rennie	39	1.21%	69.10x
4	Hutchison	35	1.08%	65.89x
5	Park	35	1.08%	34.95x
6	Cruickshank	33	1.02%	90.96x
7	Keith	31	0.960%	89.52x
8	Buchan	30	0.930%	71.84x
9	Arthur	29	0.900%	41.19x
10	Greig	29	0.900%	56.71x
11	Low	28	0.870%	40.91x
12	Moir	28	0.870%	63.01x
13	Ritchie	26	0.800%	23.29x
14	Will	26	0.800%	197.27x
15	Thom	25	0.770%	86.54x
16	Burnett	24	0.740%	26.85x
17	Dalgarno	23	0.710%	764.12x
18	Mundie	23	0.710%	991.38x
19	Carle	21	0.650%	596.59x
20	Penny	21	0.650%	36.53x
21	Robb	21	0.650%	37.58x
22	Shewan	21	0.650%	509.71x
23	Birnie	19	0.590%	138.08x
24	Findlay	17	0.530%	25.40x
25	Finnie	16	0.500%	142.48x
26	Slessor	16	0.500%	645.16x
27	Urquhart	16	0.500%	35.25x
28	Connon	15	0.460%	360.58x
29	Sangster	15	0.460%	97.09x
30	Hutcheon	14	0.430%	158.01x
31	Michie	14	0.430%	88.50x
32	Mutch	14	0.430%	97.09x
33	Willox	14	0.430%	388.89x
34	Murison	13	0.400%	411.39x
35	Whyte	13	0.400%	23.73x
36	Bisset	12	0.370%	47.39x
37	Boyes	12	0.370%	35.53x
38	Cheyne	12	0.370%	111.63x
39	Forgie	12	0.370%	325.20x
40	Gall	12	0.370%	57.58x
41	Ogston	12	0.370%	303.03x
42	Pirie	12	0.370%	51.90x
43	Farquhar	11	0.340%	43.76x
44	Murrison	11	0.340%	670.73x
45	Stirling	11	0.340%	26.20x
46	Adie	10	0.310%	143.47x
47	Beagrie	10	0.310%	1315.79x
48	Cadger	10	0.310%	543.48x
49	Strath	10	0.310%	568.18x
50	Yule	10	0.310%	61.80x
51	Baigrie	9	0.280%	1836.73x
52	Cobban	9	0.280%	309.28x
53	Gavin	9	0.280%	56.32x
54	Grassie	9	0.280%	566.04x
55	Kilgour	9	0.280%	75.69x
56	Rattray	9	0.280%	57.00x
57	Warrender	9	0.280%	175.78x
58	Bremner	8	0.250%	28.82x
59	Cruden	8	0.250%	207.79x
60	Fyvie	8	0.250%	575.54x
61	Insch	8	0.250%	1269.84x
62	Oldman	8	0.250%	180.18x
63	Tolmie	8	0.250%	152.09x
64	Annand	7	0.220%	169.90x
65	Beedie	7	0.220%	331.75x
66	Cassie	7	0.220%	128.91x
67	Cow	7	0.220%	210.84x
68	Dinnes	7	0.220%	551.18x
69	Oliphant	7	0.220%	55.64x
70	Pozzi	7	0.220%	909.09x
71	Wedderburn	7	0.220%	261.19x
72	Cran	6	0.190%	130.72x
73	Elrick	6	0.190%	126.32x
74	Fowlie	6	0.190%	127.39x
75	Rettie	6	0.190%	267.86x
76	Roger	6	0.190%	54.05x
77	Third	6	0.190%	243.90x
78	Trail	6	0.190%	101.87x
79	Center	5	0.150%	819.67x
80	Craighead	5	0.150%	172.41x
81	Godsman	5	0.150%	602.41x
82	Inness	5	0.150%	202.43x
83	Troup	5	0.150%	66.84x
84	Bannerman	4	0.120%	35.30x
85	Duguid	4	0.120%	36.80x
86	Fenty	4	0.120%	975.61x
87	Kelman	4	0.120%	69.81x
88	Massie	4	0.120%	38.54x
89	Morrice	4	0.120%	42.28x
90	Pirrie	4	0.120%	72.07x
91	Rollo	4	0.120%	53.91x
92	Wyness	4	0.120%	98.28x
93	Ironside	3	0.090%	26.95x
94	Junor	3	0.090%	94.64x
95	Leask	3	0.090%	22.59x
96	Peterkin	3	0.090%	60.00x
97	Storrar	3	0.090%	95.85x
98	Boddie	2	0.060%	204.08x
99	Selbie	2	0.060%	134.23x
100	Skene	2	0.060%	25.25x