1881 census place

Lonmay surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Lonmay, 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

92 surnames are listed for Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, covering 1,271 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Buchan, with 304 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Lonmay

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	Buchan	304	12.38%	957.48x
2	Bruce	110	4.48%	95.62x
3	Strachan	70	2.85%	165.29x
4	Cow	49	2.00%	1936.76x
5	Forman	43	1.75%	339.92x
6	Jaffray	40	1.63%	1176.47x
7	Willox	33	1.34%	1204.38x
8	Mackie	27	1.10%	51.42x
9	Morice	27	1.10%	1824.32x
10	Gall	24	0.980%	151.52x
11	Morrice	23	0.940%	319.89x
12	Greig	21	0.860%	54.03x
13	Birnie	20	0.810%	191.20x
14	Cruckshank	19	0.770%	1681.42x
15	Cadger	18	0.730%	1285.71x
16	Sangster	18	0.730%	153.32x
17	Lawrance	17	0.690%	106.05x
18	Hepburn	16	0.650%	73.23x
19	Pirie	16	0.650%	91.06x
20	Stephen	15	0.610%	34.84x
21	Farquhar	14	0.570%	73.26x
22	Will	14	0.570%	139.72x
23	Copland	13	0.530%	94.55x
24	Cowie	13	0.530%	43.62x
25	Thom	13	0.530%	59.20x
26	Ogston	12	0.490%	398.67x
27	Dunbar	11	0.450%	38.98x
28	Michie	11	0.450%	91.51x
29	Pittendrigh	11	0.450%	1718.75x
30	Carle	10	0.410%	374.53x
31	Mathers	10	0.410%	68.40x
32	Baigrie	9	0.370%	2432.43x
33	Dickie	9	0.370%	46.70x
34	Ironside	9	0.370%	106.38x
35	Mair	9	0.370%	39.65x
36	Brebner	8	0.330%	253.16x
37	Cranna	8	0.330%	1126.76x
38	Crichton	8	0.330%	38.19x
39	Cheyne	7	0.290%	85.68x
40	Mutch	7	0.290%	63.87x
41	Philip	7	0.290%	42.71x
42	Rettie	7	0.290%	409.36x
43	Singer	7	0.290%	70.92x
44	Cobban	6	0.240%	271.49x
45	Crighton	6	0.240%	61.54x
46	Elrick	6	0.240%	166.21x
47	Hadden	6	0.240%	55.00x
48	Leask	6	0.240%	59.41x
49	Duguid	5	0.200%	60.46x
50	Finnie	5	0.200%	58.55x
51	Lunan	5	0.200%	245.10x
52	Oliphant	5	0.200%	52.30x
53	Rothney	5	0.200%	862.07x
54	Adie	4	0.160%	75.47x
55	Craighead	4	0.160%	181.00x
56	Hutcheon	4	0.160%	59.44x
57	Kinghorn	4	0.160%	56.42x
58	Rollo	4	0.160%	70.92x
59	Wyness	4	0.160%	129.45x
60	Youll	4	0.160%	277.78x
61	Connon	3	0.120%	94.64x
62	Cruden	3	0.120%	102.39x
63	Gillen	3	0.120%	170.45x
64	Third	3	0.120%	160.43x
65	Youle	3	0.120%	101.35x
66	Cardno	2	0.080%	101.01x
67	Catto	2	0.080%	43.20x
68	Dalgarno	2	0.080%	87.34x
69	Dargie	2	0.080%	85.47x
70	Hawdon	2	0.080%	138.89x
71	Hiatt	2	0.080%	86.96x
72	Kelman	2	0.080%	45.98x
73	Mowatt	2	0.080%	52.91x
74	Murison	2	0.080%	83.33x
75	Aiken	1	0.040%	25.25x
76	Beddie	1	0.040%	107.53x
77	Crann	1	0.040%	92.59x
78	Cuthill	1	0.040%	20.83x
79	Harvy	1	0.040%	42.02x
80	Lawerance	1	0.040%	82.64x
81	Ledingham	1	0.040%	27.78x
82	Lovie	1	0.040%	44.64x
83	Mennie	1	0.040%	29.33x
84	Mundie	1	0.040%	56.82x
85	Oldman	1	0.040%	29.59x
86	Reaper	1	0.040%	181.82x
87	Ruxton	1	0.040%	38.31x
88	Shewan	1	0.040%	31.95x
89	Slessor	1	0.040%	52.91x
90	Strachen	1	0.040%	86.96x
91	Wisely	1	0.040%	144.93x
92	Yale	1	0.040%	58.48x