1881 census place

Strichen surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Strichen, 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

108 surnames are listed for Strichen, Aberdeenshire, covering 939 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Stephen, with 40 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Strichen

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	Stephen	40	1.70%	97.04x
2	Park	35	1.49%	48.03x
3	Kinghorn	28	1.19%	412.37x
4	Sim	25	1.06%	94.66x
5	Robb	23	0.980%	56.57x
6	Willox	23	0.980%	877.86x
7	Birnie	21	0.890%	209.79x
8	Greig	21	0.890%	56.44x
9	Chalmers	20	0.850%	35.73x
10	Hepburn	20	0.850%	95.65x
11	Jack	20	0.850%	40.03x
12	Pirie	19	0.810%	112.96x
13	Beddie	18	0.770%	2022.47x
14	Cruickshank	18	0.770%	68.18x
15	Strachan	18	0.770%	44.40x
16	Urquhart	18	0.770%	54.50x
17	Ogston	17	0.720%	590.28x
18	Roger	17	0.720%	210.40x
19	Finnie	16	0.680%	195.84x
20	Hadden	16	0.680%	153.26x
21	Thain	16	0.680%	210.80x
22	Rennie	15	0.640%	36.52x
23	Cheyne	14	0.600%	179.03x
24	Morrice	14	0.600%	203.49x
25	Shand	14	0.600%	86.69x
26	Cassie	13	0.550%	329.11x
27	Gerrard	13	0.550%	43.28x
28	Lovie	13	0.550%	607.48x
29	Esslemont	12	0.510%	1081.08x
30	Mutch	12	0.510%	114.29x
31	Farquhar	11	0.470%	60.14x
32	Murison	11	0.470%	478.26x
33	Rankin	11	0.470%	31.49x
34	Adie	10	0.430%	197.24x
35	Cardno	10	0.430%	529.10x
36	Forman	10	0.430%	82.58x
37	Matthew	10	0.430%	56.34x
38	Shewan	10	0.430%	333.33x
39	Third	10	0.430%	558.66x
40	Trail	10	0.430%	233.10x
41	Fowlie	9	0.380%	262.39x
42	Ironside	9	0.380%	111.11x
43	Ruxton	9	0.380%	360.00x
44	Clubb	8	0.340%	194.65x
45	Fenty	8	0.340%	2666.67x
46	Gow	8	0.340%	43.08x
47	Hemingway	8	0.340%	50.76x
48	Skene	8	0.340%	138.89x
49	Tocher	8	0.340%	262.30x
50	Cryle	7	0.300%	1666.67x
51	Michie	7	0.300%	60.82x
52	Parley	7	0.300%	1166.67x
53	Sleigh	7	0.300%	133.59x
54	Strath	7	0.300%	546.88x
55	Cranna	6	0.260%	882.35x
56	Dalziel	6	0.260%	57.75x
57	Dott	6	0.260%	387.10x
58	Quirie	6	0.260%	1428.57x
59	Rhind	6	0.260%	106.95x
60	Rothney	6	0.260%	1071.43x
61	Catto	5	0.210%	112.61x
62	Leask	5	0.210%	51.76x
63	Minty	5	0.210%	106.84x
64	Peter	5	0.210%	60.75x
65	Pittendrigh	5	0.210%	819.67x
66	Slessor	5	0.210%	276.24x
67	Beatt	4	0.170%	1818.18x
68	Cobban	4	0.170%	188.68x
69	Craib	4	0.170%	137.93x
70	Eddison	4	0.170%	117.30x
71	Jaffrey	4	0.170%	181.00x
72	Merson	4	0.170%	150.94x
73	Slesser	4	0.170%	888.89x
74	Wyness	4	0.170%	135.14x
75	Benzie	3	0.130%	84.03x
76	Findlater	3	0.130%	86.46x
77	Hutcheon	3	0.130%	46.51x
78	Junor	3	0.130%	129.87x
79	Kelman	3	0.130%	71.94x
80	Lind	3	0.130%	75.19x
81	Rollo	3	0.130%	55.56x
82	Shirras	3	0.130%	566.04x
83	Aiken	2	0.090%	52.77x
84	Beedie	2	0.090%	129.87x
85	Cadger	2	0.090%	149.25x
86	Caie	2	0.090%	120.48x
87	Elrick	2	0.090%	57.97x
88	Fyvie	2	0.090%	198.02x
89	Gammack	2	0.090%	384.62x
90	Pyper	2	0.090%	79.68x
91	Sivewright	2	0.090%	128.21x
92	Abernethy	1	0.040%	18.42x
93	Addie	1	0.040%	38.31x
94	Boner	1	0.040%	123.46x
95	Brebner	1	0.040%	33.11x
96	Cartney	1	0.040%	169.49x
97	Connon	1	0.040%	33.00x
98	Coul	1	0.040%	166.67x
99	Deuchars	1	0.040%	54.35x
100	Imlach	1	0.040%	78.13x