Top surnames from the 1881 census in Golspie, Sutherland

Golspie is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Sutherland

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SUTHERLAND23415.0289298.28
MACDONALD1066.8080171.55
MACKAY1006.4226177.59
MURRAY613.917831.59
ROSS563.596732.91
GORDON473.018647.90
MUNRO452.890264.74
GUNN432.7617112.80
MATHESON362.3121169.09
MACRAE352.2479288.30
FRASER352.247925.25
BANNERMAN332.1195604.40
MACKENZIE291.862666.54
GRANT261.669916.83
MELVILLE201.2845121.65
WATSON191.22035.26
MORRISON191.220315.53
POLSON171.0918470.91
MACLEOD161.027672.76
FERGUSON150.963413.59
CAMPBELL150.96345.69
MITCHELL150.96344.75
STUART130.834934.98
BRUCE130.834917.83
NICOL120.770737.03
INGRAM120.770725.24
VASS100.6423189.39
SMITH100.64230.45
BAILLIE90.578055.69
WILSON90.57801.26
CUMMING90.578030.29
BAIN90.578023.30
MATHIESON90.578054.88
GRAY90.57804.05
STEWART80.51383.28
ANDERSON80.51382.60
FORBES70.449613.42
ARMSTRONG70.44965.88
STEVENSON70.44966.41
SMART70.44969.87
BALFOUR60.385455.30
BORTHWICK60.385468.65
LESLIE60.385423.27
KERR60.38547.07
BOX60.385447.54
STAGE50.32112,500.00
PETERS50.32119.16
MACGREGOR50.321176.92
URQUHART50.321122.86
GRAHAM50.32112.80

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
STAGE2,500.0050.3211
BANNERMAN604.40332.1195
GARDE487.8020.1285
POLSON470.91171.0918
OLSON384.6240.2569
SUTHERLAND298.2823415.0289
MACRAE288.30352.2479
VASS189.39100.6423
MACKAY177.591006.4226
MACDONALD171.551066.8080
MATHESON169.09362.3121
MELVILLE121.65201.2845
GUNN112.80432.7617
JEANS95.4250.3211
DUDGEON92.5930.1927
MACGREGOR76.9250.3211
MACLEOD72.76161.0276
MACLENNAN68.8540.2569
BORTHWICK68.6560.3854
MACKENZIE66.54291.8626
MUNRO64.74452.8902
BAILLIE55.6990.5780
BALFOUR55.3060.3854
MATHIESON54.8890.5780
TAGGART51.0230.1927
GORDON47.90473.0186
BOX47.5460.3854
MOWAT37.4540.2569
NICOL37.03120.7707
STUART34.98130.8349
ROSS32.91563.5967
BEGG31.6830.1927
MURRAY31.59613.9178
CUMMING30.2990.5780
MACPHERSON29.7630.1927
MELVIN26.6720.1285
FRASER25.25352.2479
INGRAM25.24120.7707
BISSET24.5930.1927
BAIN23.3090.5780
LESLIE23.2760.3854
MACLEAN23.2340.2569
URQUHART22.8650.3211
RUSSEL18.6220.1285
BRUCE17.83130.8349
GRANT16.83261.6699
MORRISON15.53191.2203
FERGUSON13.59150.9634
FORBES13.4270.4496
DUFF10.8330.1927

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 5 people called STAGE in Golspie 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 0.3211 in Golspie means that 0.3211% of the people in Golspie on census day were called STAGE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called STAGE 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 STAGE 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 STAGE 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 STAGE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,500.00 in Golspie means that you are 2,500.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of STAGE in Golspie than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Golspie in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

ALEXANDER (1)  ANDERSON (8)  MACANDREW (2)  ARMSTRONG (7)  BAILLIE (9)  BAIN (9)  BALFOUR (6)  BANNERMAN (33)  BARNES (4)  BATHURST (1)  BAXTER (3)  BEATTIE (1)  BEGG (3)  BELL (2)  BISSET (3)  BLAKE (1)  BOOTH (1)  BORTHWICK (6)  BOX (6)  BREMNER (1)  BRETT (1)  BROWN (1)  BRUCE (13)  BRYDON (1)  BURNETT (4)  CAMERON (4)  CAMPBELL (15)  CLARK (3)  CONNACHER (4)  CORMACK (1)  COWIE (1)  CRAWFORD (1)  CUMMING (9)  CUTHBERT (1)  DAVIDSON (1)  DOUGLASS (1)  DOULL (6)  DUFF (3)  DUDGEON (3)  DUNCAN (1)  ELPHINSTONE (2)  FALCONER (1)  FERGUSON (15)  FETTHAM (1)  FINDLAY (1)  FORBES (7)  FOWLER (1)  FRASER (35)  GARDE (2)  MACGIBBON (1)  GORDON (47)  GRAHAM (5)  GRANT (26)  GRAY (9)  GREEN (1)  GUNN (43)  HALL (1)  HAMILTON (2)  HENSON (1)  HUTCHINSON (1)  INGLIS (2)  INGRAM (12)  INNES (1)  JEANS (5)  JOASS (2)  MC KAY (17)  KEITH (1)  KENNEDY (3)  KERR (6)  KING (1)  LAWSON (1)  LESLIE (6)  LIKELY (1)  LIKLEY (6)  LINDSAY (4)  MACGLASHAY (6)  MURDEN (1)  MATHESON (36)  MATHIESON (9)  MC ANDREW (1)  MC BEATH (17)  MC CARQUADALE (3)  MC CULLOCH (9)  MC DONALD (24)  MACDONALD (106)  MACGREGOR (5)  MC INTOSH (11)  MACINTOSH (1)  MC IVER (2)  MACKAY (100)  MACKENZIE (29)  MC LACHLAN (4)  MC LEAN (1)  MACLEAN (4)  MACLENNAN (4)  MC LENNAN (4)  MACLEOD (16)  MACPHERSON (3)  MC PHERSON (10)  MACRAE (35)  MC RAE (1)  TAGGART (3)  MELVILLE (20)  MELVIN (2)  MENNIES (5)  MILLS (1)  MITCHELL (15)  MOIR (1)  MORRISON (19)  MOWAT (4)  MUNRO (45)  MURRAY (61)  NICOL (12)  NOBLE (1)  NORRIE (1)  OLSON (4)  OMAN (1)  PARK (1)  PATTIESON (1)  PEACOCK (2)  PEARCE (2)  PENNY (1)  PENDRITH (2)  PETERS (5)  PITCOUTHLEY (1)  PITT (1)  POLSON (17)  REID (1)  ROBB (1)  ROBERTSON (2)  ROSS (56)  ROSE (1)  RUSSELL (5)  RUSSEL (2)  SHAW (1)  SHEPHERD (2)  SYMON (1)  SMART (7)  SMITH (10)  SOUTAR (2)  STAGE (5)  STEVENSON (7)  STUART (13)  STEWART (8)  SUTHERLAND (234)  TAIT (3)  TIMPSON (1)  TIPPER (1)  TRAQUAIR (4)  TURNER (3)  URQUHART (5)  VASS (10)  WALKER (5)  WATSON (19)  WATT (1)  WESTON (4)  WELLER (1)  WILSON (9)  WINCHESTER (1)  WRIGHT (3)  DOVE (1)  HARRISON (1)  HIGGIE (1)  LIGHTON (1)  LOVE (2)  MC LEOD (1)  MUTTERS (1)