1881 census place

Pittenweem surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Pittenweem, Fife 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

70 surnames are listed for Pittenweem, Fife, covering 805 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Hugh, with 135 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Pittenweem

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	Hugh	135	6.33%	2393.62x
2	Gay	92	4.32%	323.83x
3	Bowman	84	3.94%	150.84x
4	Lindsay	39	1.83%	56.12x
5	Elder	32	1.50%	142.10x
6	Horsburgh	29	1.36%	551.33x
7	Peat	28	1.31%	164.61x
8	Lumsden	27	1.27%	151.86x
9	Peebles	27	1.27%	301.68x
10	Galloway	26	1.22%	70.81x
11	Adamson	25	1.17%	44.33x
12	Butter	22	1.03%	216.96x
13	Marr	17	0.800%	69.90x
14	Honeyman	15	0.700%	215.21x
15	Fulton	13	0.610%	48.33x
16	Tod	13	0.610%	156.63x
17	Nicolson	12	0.560%	48.72x
18	Laurie	11	0.520%	60.04x
19	Finlay	9	0.420%	41.13x
20	Balsillie	8	0.380%	634.92x
21	Marnie	8	0.380%	747.66x
22	Swinton	8	0.380%	182.23x
23	Burd	7	0.330%	339.81x
24	Garvie	6	0.280%	160.00x
25	Peattie	6	0.280%	223.05x
26	Tullis	6	0.280%	301.51x
27	Easson	5	0.230%	121.36x
28	Blackhall	4	0.190%	104.71x
29	Boyter	4	0.190%	506.33x
30	Brownlie	4	0.190%	42.87x
31	Greive	4	0.190%	138.89x
32	Heughes	4	0.190%	2666.67x
33	Pittendreigh	4	0.190%	816.33x
34	Tarvit	4	0.190%	1333.33x
35	Clacher	3	0.140%	789.47x
36	Dowie	3	0.140%	58.37x
37	Latto	3	0.140%	119.05x
38	Leckie	3	0.140%	44.91x
39	Leishman	3	0.140%	41.49x
40	Lothian	3	0.140%	61.98x
41	Louden	3	0.140%	81.30x
42	Ovenstone	3	0.140%	410.96x
43	Reekie	3	0.140%	58.37x
44	Rollo	3	0.140%	61.22x
45	Simmon	3	0.140%	319.15x
46	Aitkinson	2	0.090%	333.33x
47	Forgan	2	0.090%	93.46x
48	Hutcheon	2	0.090%	34.25x
49	Motion	2	0.090%	151.52x
50	Orrock	2	0.090%	149.25x
51	Reddie	2	0.090%	135.14x
52	Rodie	2	0.090%	253.16x
53	Seton	2	0.090%	98.52x
54	Whittet	2	0.090%	94.79x
55	Carstairs	1	0.050%	28.41x
56	Cornfoot	1	0.050%	120.48x
57	Foggo	1	0.050%	44.84x
58	Forgie	1	0.050%	41.15x
59	Fyffe	1	0.050%	24.10x
60	Garver	1	0.050%	2000.00x
61	Given	1	0.050%	56.50x
62	Joplin	1	0.050%	74.63x
63	Lyell	1	0.050%	68.97x
64	Marine	1	0.050%	1666.67x
65	Matters	1	0.050%	113.64x
66	Pear	1	0.050%	68.97x
67	Smillie	1	0.050%	23.64x
68	Sommers	1	0.050%	68.03x
69	Tenant	1	0.050%	88.50x
70	Turpie	1	0.050%	38.31x