1881 census place
Tranent surnames in the 1881 census
This page ranks surnames recorded in Tranent, East Lothian 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
187 surnames are listed for Tranent, East Lothian, covering 2,324 people in the local records.
The leading surname here is Belford, with 5 people recorded in 1881.
Most common surnames in Tranent
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 | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Belford | 5 | 107.99x |
| 102 | Blaikie | 5 | 79.37x |
| 103 | Buchannan | 5 | 67.84x |
| 104 | Codona | 5 | 1612.90x |
| 105 | Dalgleish | 5 | 21.28x |
| 106 | Dudgeon | 5 | 45.91x |
| 107 | Haig | 5 | 24.33x |
| 108 | Niell | 5 | 301.20x |
| 109 | Nimmo | 5 | 21.47x |
| 110 | Sneddon | 5 | 16.06x |
| 111 | Steedman | 5 | 37.06x |
| 112 | Borland | 4 | 17.69x |
| 113 | Cathie | 4 | 143.37x |
| 114 | Comiskey | 4 | 677.97x |
| 115 | Dowie | 4 | 31.75x |
| 116 | Ferry | 4 | 24.23x |
| 117 | Greenan | 4 | 112.36x |
| 118 | Kilgour | 4 | 20.79x |
| 119 | Mulvey | 4 | 44.94x |
| 120 | Rogan | 4 | 29.07x |
| 121 | Selkirk | 4 | 40.90x |
| 122 | Soutter | 4 | 77.22x |
| 123 | Truran | 4 | 102.30x |
| 124 | Carl | 3 | 90.91x |
| 125 | Cowe | 3 | 21.29x |
| 126 | Eskdale | 3 | 130.43x |
| 127 | Gaw | 3 | 96.46x |
| 128 | Glasgow | 3 | 26.20x |
| 129 | Heriot | 3 | 75.00x |
| 130 | Laydon | 3 | 138.89x |
| 131 | Nivison | 3 | 156.25x |
| 132 | Pryde | 3 | 20.73x |
| 133 | Sandilands | 3 | 26.04x |
| 134 | Shedden | 3 | 33.19x |
| 135 | Andison | 2 | 136.05x |
| 136 | Arneil | 2 | 88.11x |
| 137 | Brander | 2 | 25.51x |
| 138 | Carfrae | 2 | 112.36x |
| 139 | Cavannah | 2 | 103.09x |
| 140 | Edington | 2 | 21.46x |
| 141 | Gilhooly | 2 | 92.59x |
| 142 | Hobbins | 2 | 23.39x |
| 143 | Honeysett | 2 | 34.31x |
| 144 | Howison | 2 | 63.69x |
| 145 | Norval | 2 | 45.15x |
| 146 | Notman | 2 | 23.20x |
| 147 | Scrymgeour | 2 | 84.75x |
| 148 | Sewart | 2 | 95.69x |
| 149 | Skedd | 2 | 666.67x |
| 150 | Aikman | 1 | 9.25x |
| 151 | Brechin | 1 | 21.14x |
| 152 | Bridget | 1 | 79.37x |
| 153 | Callen | 1 | 17.21x |
| 154 | Cormie | 1 | 44.44x |
| 155 | Cron | 1 | 56.82x |
| 156 | Cruise | 1 | 19.69x |
| 157 | Dougal | 1 | 10.49x |
| 158 | Fairgrieve | 1 | 12.45x |
| 159 | Gleghorn | 1 | 23.87x |
| 160 | Grandison | 1 | 27.25x |
| 161 | Grieg | 1 | 28.25x |
| 162 | Hallowes | 1 | 61.73x |
| 163 | Harkess | 1 | 65.79x |
| 164 | Herkes | 1 | 43.10x |
| 165 | Hewat | 1 | 43.67x |
| 166 | Kirsopp | 1 | 36.76x |
| 167 | Landells | 1 | 35.84x |
| 168 | Landles | 1 | 40.98x |
| 169 | Lannan | 1 | 116.28x |
| 170 | Less | 1 | 333.33x |
| 171 | Lipp | 1 | 80.65x |
| 172 | Litster | 1 | 21.28x |
| 173 | Mar | 1 | 106.38x |
| 174 | Mein | 1 | 16.81x |
| 175 | Naysmith | 1 | 26.39x |
| 176 | Newel | 1 | 89.29x |
| 177 | Ranken | 1 | 30.30x |
| 178 | Ruskin | 1 | 29.67x |
| 179 | Rutty | 1 | 39.84x |
| 180 | Ryans | 1 | 27.93x |
| 181 | Somervile | 1 | 153.85x |
| 182 | Terras | 1 | 37.17x |
| 183 | Thornburn | 1 | 39.22x |
| 184 | Torbet | 1 | 37.74x |
| 185 | Tuthill | 1 | 23.87x |
| 186 | Wauchope | 1 | 119.05x |
| 187 | Woon | 1 | 43.67x |