1881 census place

Stranraer surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Stranraer, Wigtownshire 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

138 surnames are listed for Stranraer, Wigtownshire, covering 928 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Caldwell, with 53 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Stranraer

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	Caldwell	53	1.49%	95.46x
2	Edgar	33	0.930%	60.41x
3	Monteith	33	0.930%	350.32x
4	Thorburn	24	0.680%	117.19x
5	Agnew	21	0.590%	105.21x
6	Murdoch	21	0.590%	34.84x
7	Blain	19	0.540%	154.22x
8	Irving	19	0.540%	24.04x
9	Rankin	18	0.510%	34.15x
10	Adair	17	0.480%	153.85x
11	Dill	17	0.480%	837.44x
12	Galloway	17	0.480%	27.82x
13	Garret	17	0.480%	374.45x
14	Heron	17	0.480%	49.96x
15	Porteous	16	0.450%	67.62x
16	Aird	15	0.420%	81.26x
17	Morland	15	0.420%	150.60x
18	Gillespie	14	0.390%	24.88x
19	Hannah	14	0.390%	30.36x
20	Wales	14	0.390%	48.71x
21	Gorman	13	0.370%	30.37x
22	Dorman	12	0.340%	105.17x
23	Moodie	11	0.310%	66.03x
24	Devan	10	0.280%	1538.46x
25	Ker	10	0.280%	135.32x
26	Alison	9	0.250%	140.19x
27	Armour	9	0.250%	40.47x
28	Ballantyne	9	0.250%	33.44x
29	Brunton	9	0.250%	32.28x
30	Dorrans	9	0.250%	2812.50x
31	Drynan	9	0.250%	526.32x
32	Faulds	9	0.250%	83.10x
33	Lennox	9	0.250%	42.76x
34	Lyall	9	0.250%	37.21x
35	Nesbit	9	0.250%	82.49x
36	Nibloe	9	0.250%	1698.11x
37	Penman	9	0.250%	38.78x
38	Snodgrass	9	0.250%	280.37x
39	Sweeting	9	0.250%	63.29x
40	Thursby	9	0.250%	216.35x
41	Cluckie	8	0.230%	1951.22x
42	Meikle	8	0.230%	31.34x
43	Sloss	8	0.230%	287.77x
44	Airdrie	7	0.200%	909.09x
45	Biggam	7	0.200%	344.83x
46	Dallas	7	0.200%	52.24x
47	Fergueson	7	0.200%	864.20x
48	Mushet	7	0.200%	364.58x
49	Toman	7	0.200%	419.16x
50	Bunton	6	0.170%	120.48x
51	Carnochan	6	0.170%	303.03x
52	Dalrymple	6	0.170%	38.84x
53	Dugan	6	0.170%	86.83x
54	Gracie	6	0.170%	81.08x
55	Haggins	6	0.170%	909.09x
56	Hannay	6	0.170%	68.65x
57	Keefe	6	0.170%	39.19x
58	Kyle	6	0.170%	30.41x
59	Lithgow	6	0.170%	95.69x
60	Ravey	6	0.170%	1071.43x
61	Smillie	6	0.170%	85.23x
62	Torrance	6	0.170%	38.36x
63	Braid	5	0.140%	38.40x
64	Byres	5	0.140%	209.21x
65	Devon	5	0.140%	152.91x
66	Devoy	5	0.140%	454.55x
67	Donnan	5	0.140%	253.81x
68	Espie	5	0.140%	268.82x
69	Farries	5	0.140%	216.45x
70	Gallocher	5	0.140%	50.97x
71	Garson	5	0.140%	164.47x
72	Haswell	5	0.140%	43.59x
73	Maltman	5	0.140%	109.17x
74	Phair	5	0.140%	301.20x
75	Sproule	5	0.140%	555.56x
76	Bark	4	0.110%	73.94x
77	Branney	4	0.110%	547.95x
78	Coock	4	0.110%	1000.00x
79	Gracey	4	0.110%	145.99x
80	Milroy	4	0.110%	39.41x
81	Service	4	0.110%	46.46x
82	Whorlow	4	0.110%	506.33x
83	Wither	4	0.110%	128.21x
84	Brackenridge	3	0.080%	62.63x
85	Douds	3	0.080%	384.62x
86	Herdsman	3	0.080%	285.71x
87	Peden	3	0.080%	41.84x
88	Plunket	3	0.080%	134.53x
89	Tunnock	3	0.080%	810.81x
90	Braidwood	2	0.060%	39.37x
91	Broadfoot	2	0.060%	23.61x
92	Caird	2	0.060%	27.74x
93	Eaglesham	2	0.060%	68.97x
94	Gilespie	2	0.060%	180.18x
95	Gillin	2	0.060%	110.50x
96	Iddon	2	0.060%	22.32x
97	Jeffray	2	0.060%	105.26x
98	Kennan	2	0.060%	80.32x
99	Learmont	2	0.060%	142.86x
100	Macavoy	2	0.060%	408.16x