1881 census place

Shapinshay surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Shapinshay, Orkney 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

45 surnames are listed for Shapinshay, Orkney, covering 515 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Work, with 58 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Shapinshay

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	Work	58	5.95%	4873.95x
2	Shearer	54	5.54%	431.65x
3	Irvine	36	3.69%	167.60x
4	Bews	35	3.59%	2317.88x
5	Drever	35	3.59%	2095.81x
6	Hepburn	33	3.38%	380.62x
7	Heddle	24	2.46%	2424.24x
8	Hutchison	22	2.26%	137.24x
9	Nicolson	21	2.15%	186.50x
10	Laughton	17	1.74%	358.65x
11	Skea	13	1.33%	1625.00x
12	Craigie	12	1.23%	392.16x
13	Harcus	10	1.03%	787.40x
14	Inkster	10	1.03%	595.24x
15	Foubister	9	0.920%	1267.61x
16	Michael	9	0.920%	171.76x
17	Swanney	9	0.920%	1578.95x
18	Flett	8	0.820%	189.57x
19	Moodie	8	0.820%	174.67x
20	Tinch	8	0.820%	16000.00x
21	Groat	7	0.720%	619.47x
22	Tulloch	7	0.720%	108.19x
23	Kirkness	6	0.620%	540.54x
24	Rendall	6	0.620%	116.05x
25	Twatt	6	0.620%	1071.43x
26	Hourston	5	0.510%	746.27x
27	Rannie	5	0.510%	961.54x
28	Willitts	5	0.510%	714.29x
29	Baikie	4	0.410%	296.30x
30	Cutt	4	0.410%	400.00x
31	Learmouth	4	0.410%	439.56x
32	Tiplady	4	0.410%	168.07x
33	Leask	3	0.310%	74.81x
34	Omand	3	0.310%	937.50x
35	Corsie	2	0.210%	571.43x
36	Olson	2	0.210%	307.69x
37	Omond	2	0.210%	1176.47x
38	Willie	2	0.210%	250.00x
39	Dunnet	1	0.100%	43.48x
40	Garioch	1	0.100%	625.00x
41	Goudie	1	0.100%	32.36x
42	Hercus	1	0.100%	227.27x
43	Marwick	1	0.100%	84.75x
44	Ryrie	1	0.100%	175.44x
45	Willets	1	0.100%	101.01x