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1881 census place

North Yell surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in North Yell, Shetland 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

16 surnames are listed for North Yell, Shetland, covering 406 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Moar, with 114 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in North Yell

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
1Moar1148837.21x
2Williamson6486.96x
3Spence41150.96x
4Nisbet37426.76x
5Irvine35193.48x
6Henry24115.66x
7Inkster191338.03x
8Danielson1311818.18x
9Scollay133095.24x
10Tullock121121.50x
11Tulloch11201.83x
12Sandison10485.44x
13Leisk61224.49x
14Charleson3508.47x
15Hughson2133.33x
16Keppie2645.16x