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1881 census place

Melrose surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Melrose, Selkirkshire 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

256 surnames are listed for Melrose, Selkirkshire, covering 3,106 people in the local records.

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

Most common surnames in Melrose

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
201Lillie318.47x
202Makinson315.76x
203Marchbanks3245.90x
204Niland3148.51x
205Rigley332.93x
206Shaughnessy338.02x
207Tarbet346.23x
208Ayer271.94x
209Barrand222.08x
210Biggar221.74x
211Burrel254.20x
212Craw245.98x
213Finning2126.58x
214Hally237.04x
215Hassard2200.00x
216Keer243.96x
217Kegan270.92x
218Merton226.56x
219Ried251.15x
220Singers2192.31x
221Aitkinson153.48x
222Allister136.90x
223Begbie19.75x
224Carss131.45x
225Cockshott18.22x
226Connar127.62x
227Crosier115.48x
228Culbertson156.18x
229Farnan188.50x
230Fawcitt143.67x
231Fergus18.32x
232Ferraby139.84x
233Foulis120.08x
234Greenlaw122.42x
235Haston118.38x
236Hewat134.36x
237Jessiman122.27x
238Lackie133.11x
239Lannigan159.17x
240Leyden119.76x
241Ludwig135.21x
242Nielson126.81x
243Phimister124.63x
244Plain122.08x
245Poustie181.97x
246Primrose111.52x
247Quarrie158.48x
248Romanes156.18x
249Ruthven111.85x
250Snedden111.15x
251Strachen132.15x
252Tearney119.76x
253Wellwood139.22x
254Wemyss110.85x
255Winlow165.36x
256Witcomb117.92x