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1881 census place

Peterhead surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Peterhead, 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

357 surnames are listed for Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, covering 9,665 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Pirrie, with 2 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Peterhead

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
301Pirrie28.14x
302Roll213.12x
303Sandison25.56x
304Sheriffs251.68x
305Webester221.81x
306Yuil258.14x
307Allister117.15x
308Baikie15.04x
309Berger111.89x
310Beton132.68x
311Boase16.46x
312Bovey15.93x
313Callam116.23x
314Carmon118.52x
315Chalmer126.53x
316Cousland120.92x
317Cowap19.92x
318Craib15.67x
319Craw110.68x
320Dahl141.84x
321Gammack131.75x
322Gilespie122.27x
323Gillen19.74x
324Gipson17.24x
325Haliday17.78x
326Harcus15.37x
327Hasty117.01x
328Hector14.18x
329Hutchen125.84x
330Hutten163.29x
331Imray112.03x
332Jorgensen169.93x
333Josh132.68x
334Kinner120.92x
335Lawe115.17x
336Ledingham14.77x
337Leel141.84x
338Lunan18.41x
339Macadam18.05x
340Madson184.03x
341Meston19.03x
342Middler135.46x
343Morice111.56x
344Officer17.00x
345Presley19.47x
346Rettie110.06x
347Selbie115.17x
348Sherar151.02x
349Slorach119.38x
350Stobo16.46x
351Strath112.84x
352Svendsen1109.89x
353Tenant113.16x
354Thomsen158.14x
355Tidey16.21x
356Well111.96x
357Wester156.50x