1881 census place

Riccarton surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Riccarton, 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

96 surnames are listed for Riccarton, Ayrshire, covering 993 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Samson, with 56 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Riccarton

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	Samson	56	1.70%	237.69x
2	Orr	51	1.55%	91.78x
3	Templeton	39	1.18%	160.10x
4	Bowie	37	1.12%	128.79x
5	Picken	37	1.12%	268.70x
6	Stirling	37	1.12%	86.35x
7	Farquhar	34	1.03%	132.50x
8	Caldwell	30	0.910%	58.14x
9	Guthrie	28	0.850%	67.37x
10	Livingston	26	0.790%	87.78x
11	Auld	25	0.760%	125.75x
12	Houston	24	0.730%	57.14x
13	Murry	23	0.700%	131.96x
14	Sloan	20	0.610%	64.39x
15	Neil	18	0.550%	41.27x
16	Richmond	18	0.550%	24.91x
17	Cree	15	0.450%	152.28x
18	Heron	15	0.450%	47.42x
19	Breckenridge	14	0.420%	417.91x
20	Wyllie	14	0.420%	60.63x
21	Gebbie	13	0.390%	385.76x
22	Barrowman	12	0.360%	264.32x
23	Drennan	12	0.360%	269.06x
24	Cassels	11	0.330%	184.25x
25	Kirkwood	11	0.330%	36.90x
26	Raeside	11	0.330%	390.07x
27	Vallance	11	0.330%	73.97x
28	Barrie	10	0.300%	42.02x
29	Garret	10	0.300%	236.97x
30	Hillhouse	10	0.300%	335.57x
31	Willock	10	0.300%	226.24x
32	Aird	9	0.270%	52.45x
33	Deans	9	0.270%	40.23x
34	Goudie	9	0.270%	86.21x
35	Mair	9	0.270%	29.53x
36	Merry	9	0.270%	36.51x
37	Monaghan	9	0.270%	37.64x
38	Shedden	9	0.270%	157.89x
39	Sillars	9	0.270%	315.79x
40	Thom	9	0.270%	30.52x
41	Byars	8	0.240%	459.77x
42	Caulfield	8	0.240%	139.86x
43	Faulds	8	0.240%	79.44x
44	Morison	8	0.240%	47.56x
45	Armour	7	0.210%	33.87x
46	Blackwood	7	0.210%	36.40x
47	Dunsmore	7	0.210%	82.55x
48	Gemmill	7	0.210%	145.53x
49	Lennon	7	0.210%	60.19x
50	Rolley	7	0.210%	291.67x
51	Weymouth	7	0.210%	134.87x
52	Whitten	7	0.210%	147.06x
53	Caldow	6	0.180%	340.91x
54	Cargill	6	0.180%	45.94x
55	Fullarton	6	0.180%	86.46x
56	Grier	6	0.180%	124.74x
57	Hair	6	0.180%	46.66x
58	Jope	6	0.180%	287.08x
59	Kissock	6	0.180%	451.13x
60	Murchie	6	0.180%	109.89x
61	Sawyers	6	0.180%	135.14x
62	Smillie	6	0.180%	91.74x
63	Bicket	5	0.150%	294.12x
64	Garven	5	0.150%	242.72x
65	Lauchlan	5	0.150%	220.26x
66	Mathie	5	0.150%	75.08x
67	Melon	5	0.150%	431.03x
68	Dinning	4	0.120%	54.35x
69	Fairlie	4	0.120%	49.81x
70	Macgill	4	0.120%	341.88x
71	Wason	4	0.120%	142.35x
72	Drydale	3	0.090%	344.83x
73	Hidley	3	0.090%	2500.00x
74	Lambie	3	0.090%	27.88x
75	Milloy	3	0.090%	110.70x
76	Scoular	3	0.090%	71.77x
77	Strathdee	3	0.090%	95.54x
78	Dorrans	2	0.060%	666.67x
79	Entwhistle	2	0.060%	181.82x
80	Gibney	2	0.060%	92.17x
81	Scorgie	2	0.060%	56.98x
82	Byres	1	0.030%	45.05x
83	Carl	1	0.030%	48.08x
84	Dewer	1	0.030%	78.74x
85	Height	1	0.030%	101.01x
86	Highet	1	0.030%	35.71x
87	Loggie	1	0.030%	43.67x
88	Meikleham	1	0.030%	142.86x
89	Picket	1	0.030%	45.25x
90	Rawley	1	0.030%	37.88x
91	Reside	1	0.030%	51.28x
92	Robbs	1	0.030%	185.19x
93	Rowat	1	0.030%	72.99x
94	Slaven	1	0.030%	20.83x
95	Sym	1	0.030%	58.14x
96	Tannock	1	0.030%	39.84x