1881 census place

New Cumnock surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in New Cumnock, Ayrshire 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

103 surnames are listed for New Cumnock, Ayrshire, covering 1,151 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Gibson, with 72 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in New Cumnock

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	Gibson	72	1.90%	15.65x
2	Ferguson	60	1.58%	22.33x
3	Houston	58	1.53%	120.13x
4	Park	56	1.48%	47.66x
5	Kerr	48	1.27%	23.22x
6	Black	41	1.08%	16.70x
7	Sloan	39	1.03%	109.24x
8	Muir	37	0.980%	25.50x
9	Nisbet	30	0.790%	74.94x
10	Hyslop	28	0.740%	128.44x
11	Currie	26	0.690%	24.37x
12	Gilmour	24	0.630%	44.73x
13	Murdoch	24	0.630%	37.27x
14	Shankland	22	0.580%	325.44x
15	Clapperton	21	0.550%	235.69x
16	Rorison	19	0.500%	1809.52x
17	Farquhar	17	0.450%	57.65x
18	Templeton	15	0.400%	53.57x
19	Milligan	13	0.340%	29.13x
20	Adair	12	0.320%	101.61x
21	Dowie	12	0.320%	131.29x
22	Hastings	12	0.320%	24.86x
23	Hose	12	0.320%	371.52x
24	Kirkland	12	0.320%	35.56x
25	Melvin	12	0.320%	65.75x
26	Blackwood	11	0.290%	49.77x
27	Sellars	11	0.290%	46.79x
28	Tennant	11	0.290%	27.18x
29	Wyllie	11	0.290%	41.43x
30	Barson	10	0.260%	141.04x
31	Cairney	10	0.260%	117.79x
32	Howat	10	0.260%	85.98x
33	Lawrie	10	0.260%	27.54x
34	Lind	10	0.260%	155.52x
35	Mathieson	10	0.260%	25.04x
36	Rorrison	10	0.260%	847.46x
37	Roxburgh	10	0.260%	85.25x
38	Timpany	10	0.260%	1408.45x
39	Vallance	10	0.260%	58.51x
40	Aird	9	0.240%	45.64x
41	Flemming	9	0.240%	59.02x
42	Goldie	9	0.240%	38.14x
43	Gracie	9	0.240%	113.78x
44	Lorimer	9	0.240%	59.41x
45	Russel	9	0.240%	34.42x
46	Vass	9	0.240%	69.98x
47	Whiteford	9	0.240%	89.55x
48	Begg	8	0.210%	34.69x
49	Dempster	8	0.210%	30.00x
50	Drennan	8	0.210%	155.95x
51	Hewitson	8	0.210%	35.70x
52	Ingles	8	0.210%	69.63x
53	Proudfoot	8	0.210%	48.40x
54	Borland	7	0.180%	42.71x
55	Capstick	7	0.180%	62.72x
56	Clingan	7	0.180%	736.84x
57	Donnachie	7	0.180%	214.07x
58	Monteith	7	0.180%	69.58x
59	Peterson	7	0.180%	36.31x
60	Raw	7	0.180%	51.09x
61	Riddel	7	0.180%	121.74x
62	Sloss	7	0.180%	235.69x
63	Haddow	6	0.160%	51.90x
64	Tweedie	6	0.160%	41.04x
65	Ballantine	5	0.130%	43.03x
66	Hendrie	5	0.130%	53.82x
67	Stean	5	0.130%	373.13x
68	Stitt	5	0.130%	93.46x
69	Bickerstaff	4	0.110%	50.31x
70	Broadfoot	4	0.110%	44.20x
71	Conchie	4	0.110%	242.42x
72	Craik	4	0.110%	34.45x
73	Gallocher	4	0.110%	38.17x
74	Lammie	4	0.110%	215.05x
75	Burges	3	0.080%	31.68x
76	Lambie	3	0.080%	24.25x
77	Paden	3	0.080%	236.22x
78	Watret	3	0.080%	394.74x
79	Brackenridge	2	0.050%	39.14x
80	Breckenridge	2	0.050%	51.95x
81	Dalziell	2	0.050%	115.61x
82	Howatson	2	0.050%	68.73x
83	Rowen	2	0.050%	51.15x
84	Thoms	2	0.050%	29.54x
85	Toward	2	0.050%	59.88x
86	Twaddle	2	0.050%	50.63x
87	Valance	2	0.050%	132.45x
88	Colthart	1	0.030%	62.89x
89	Crum	1	0.030%	46.30x
90	Crumbie	1	0.030%	52.63x
91	Fegan	1	0.030%	22.52x
92	Fitzsimon	1	0.030%	91.74x
93	Graven	1	0.030%	106.38x
94	Halbert	1	0.030%	20.37x
95	Hillocks	1	0.030%	133.33x
96	Loggie	1	0.030%	38.02x
97	Mitchal	1	0.030%	185.19x
98	Oconner	1	0.030%	27.03x
99	Ore	1	0.030%	51.55x
100	Riddall	1	0.030%	78.13x