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1881 census place

Montrose surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Montrose, Angus 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

567 surnames are listed for Montrose, Angus, covering 10,299 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Fearnsides, with 1 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Montrose

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
501Fearnsides119.84x
502Ferries16.92x
503Foggo15.83x
504Galletly18.19x
505Gallie14.68x
506Gout132.05x
507Goves183.33x
508Halcrow13.73x
509Halden16.79x
510Henny19.42x
511Hillocks130.96x
512Hutchen122.52x
513Jaffray14.40x
514Jemison128.49x
515Keer18.90x
516Keers117.57x
517Kelman13.44x
518Kirkcaldy110.56x
519Laurenceson152.08x
520Leiper12.65x
521Linklater12.60x
522Luckie117.73x
523Machray115.75x
524Maclachlan16.59x
525Maier160.98x
526Marron18.01x
527Melon117.39x
528Millan14.26x
529Moorhead17.30x
530Niell119.23x
531Nivison116.61x
532Ogston14.98x
533Orrock19.71x
534Osler15.32x
535Paulin16.39x
536Pennycook14.04x
537Perrie15.32x
538Phin18.15x
539Pirrie13.55x
540Playfair17.94x
541Pollack122.52x
542Porteus15.78x
543Poustie133.22x
544Pyott113.53x
545Reach17.27x
546Riach13.50x
547Rilley15.25x
548Romanes122.83x
549Rosie13.79x
550Seeds114.62x
551Simmers19.56x
552Snaddon16.30x
553Somervile149.26x
554Spankie125.71x
555Stirton15.43x
556Stiven111.78x
557Stobo15.64x
558Stormont18.01x
559Tawse15.74x
560Terras111.86x
561Tocher14.69x
562Torrie18.61x
563Twatt110.56x
564Wares15.74x
565Wearne14.89x
566Wedderspoon112.67x
567Wisely121.74x