Top surnames from the 1881 census in Forfarshire (Angus)

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SMITH5,2441.93761.37
ROBERTSON4,2721.57849.42
ANDERSON3,6401.34496.81
STEWART3,5531.31288.39
SCOTT2,5380.93783.71
MITCHELL2,4100.89054.39
BROWN2,4010.88711.35
DUNCAN2,3740.877212.82
MILNE2,2610.835418.79
THOMSON2,1190.78295.86
CLARK2,0230.74752.49
REID1,7690.65366.22
DAVIDSON1,6430.60717.22
TAYLOR1,6140.59640.93
YOUNG1,5720.58082.70
WILSON1,5690.57971.26
LOW1,5690.579727.36
NICOLL1,4890.550260.55
WATSON1,3760.50842.19
HENDERSON1,3460.49734.58
RAMSAY1,3170.486618.89
CHRISTIE1,3120.484814.95
ROSS1,2030.44454.07
LINDSAY1,1910.440113.50
SIMPSON1,1700.43232.47
GRAY1,1670.43123.02
WALKER1,1640.43011.28
MILLAR1,1290.417211.43
MARTIN1,1160.41231.67
CAMPBELL1,0880.40202.38
BRUCE1,0850.40098.56
GRANT1,0410.38463.88
MURRAY1,0290.38023.07
JOHNSTON1,0270.37954.70
STRACHAN1,0060.371721.56
FRASER9940.36734.13
PETRIE9650.356630.00
FINDLAY9510.351416.96
WEBSTER9490.35064.03
ALEXANDER9210.34036.43
GORDON9140.33775.36
BLACK9070.33515.18
FORBES8990.33229.91
GIBSON8850.32702.69
BELL8790.32481.73
WILKIE8640.319222.38
WATT8500.31418.19
OGILVIE8430.311532.20
CHALMERS8260.305212.82
WHYTE8000.295617.43

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
DARGIE81.152090.0772
DORWARD74.243670.1356
FYFFE73.453870.1430
ESPLIN72.982480.0916
STURROCK69.266760.2498
CARRIE65.573010.1112
CARGILL61.306570.2428
NICOLL60.551,4890.5502
MUDIE59.873690.1363
PERT59.853440.1271
JAMIE55.67810.0299
BOYACK55.33670.0248
AIRTH52.95890.0329
LANGLANDS52.793330.1230
GUILD52.283090.1142
CHRISTISON49.812210.0817
BRYMER49.33740.0273
TOSH48.722950.1090
STORMONT48.531000.0369
BERTIE48.071060.0392
HERALD47.431080.0399
YEAMAN46.831460.0539
GELLATLY44.961670.0617
DOIG44.527090.2620
MOLLISON43.232610.0964
LACKIE43.12530.0196
BEAT42.65740.0273
CARNEGIE41.653700.1367
RAITT41.141000.0369
COULL40.813780.1397
ROBBIE40.092500.0924
THOMS39.921930.0713
CROLL38.201940.0717
SUTTIE38.082970.1097
NORRIE37.083110.1149
CUTHILL37.071960.0724
FETTES34.84850.0314
FAIRWEATHER34.727280.2690
MONCUR34.321830.0676
KINNEAR32.824310.1592
TYRIE32.46930.0344
OGILVIE32.208430.3115
LESSLIE31.85590.0218
JAPP31.14850.0314
BURNESS31.041610.0595
PETRIE30.009650.3566
FERRIER29.664670.1726
RATTRAY29.403890.1437
WHITTET28.69770.0285
PULLAR28.38990.0366

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 209 people called DARGIE in Forfarshire (Angus) at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, a frequency of 0.0772 in Forfarshire (Angus) means that 0.0772% of the people in Forfarshire (Angus) on census day were called DARGIE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DARGIE in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole. An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same probability of picking someone called DARGIE as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called DARGIE here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find someone called DARGIE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 81.15 in Forfarshire (Angus) means that you are 81.15 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DARGIE in Forfarshire (Angus) than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Forfarshire (Angus) comprises 63 registration districts

District Population Top Surname by Total Top Surname by Frequency
Aberlemno 1000 STEWART CATANACH
Abroath St Vigeans 1112 SMITH HERSCHELL
Airlie 868 ROBERTSON LOBAN
Arbirlot 824 MILNE HERSCHELL
Arbroath 8969 SMITH CABLES
Auchterhouse 666 SMITH WHITTET
Barry 3248 ROBERTSON LYMON
Brechin 10636 SMITH JOE
Caputh 32 GELLATLY GELLATLY
Careston 198 COOK LEMEN
Carmyllie 1153 ANDERSON ESPLIN
Clova 43 ROBBIE ROBBIE
Cortachy 337 LOWDEN BROW
Cortachy Clova 60 FENTON HANTON
Coupar Angus 2561 STEWART BREN
Craig 2614 COULL COULL
Dun 541 SMITH CAIRO
Dundee 101037 ROBERTSON FYFFE
Dundee St Andrew 60 SINCLAIR FEENAN
Dundee St Clement 104 TAYLOR FRANZMANN
Dundee St Peter 106 PEEBLES MAURER
Dunnichen 1427 SMITH CATANACH
Eassie Nevay 561 SMITH KINNISON
Edzell 827 CHRISTISON CHRISTISON
Farnell 621 STEWART AIRTH
Fearn 316 SMITH STORMONT
Forfar 14655 SMITH BYARS
Glamis 1633 JOHNSTON MUNGO
Glenisla 792 ROBERTSON REACH
Guthrie 443 DORWARD DORWARD
Inverarity 869 PATERSON RICKERT
Inverkeillor 1678 SMITH CUTHILL
Kettins 907 REID PIRNIE
Kingoldrum 389 MILNE BALLA
Kinnel 700 ANDERSON GOODLET
Kinnettles 386 FINDLAY WILISON
Kirkden 1693 SMITH YELTON
Kirriemuir 6678 LINDSAY BALLENTINE
Lethnot Navar 289 CLARK TYNDAL
Liff Benvie 41085 ROBERTSON MUDIE
Lintrathen 643 DUNCAN ANNAND
Lochee 2414 ROBERTSON GREVE
Lochlee 361 CHRISTISON CHRISTISON
Logie Pert 999 DUNCAN DAIR
Lunan 243 BRUCE FRIDGE
Lundie 317 ROBERTSON DAER
Mains 2300 BROWN MILIN
Maryton 389 LYALL ROBIE
Menmuir 757 ANDERSON MILLAM
Monifieth 9560 SMITH ZOLLER
Monikie 1419 SCOTT STURROCK
Montrose 16402 MILNE DUCAT
Murroes 752 STURROCK YEAMAN
Newtyle 917 ROBERTSON WHITTON
Oathlaw 447 CARNEGIE JOE
Panbride 1410 RAMSAY LAMIE
Rescobie 687 RAMSAY NAVOR
Ruthven 195 THOMSON LESSLIE
St Vigeans 14609 SMITH CARRIE
Stracathro 489 MITCHELL DORWARD
Strathmartine 1200 SMITH FOYE
Tannadice 1260 STEWART BELFORD
Tealing 758 ROBERTSON TINDER