Top surnames from the 1881 census in North Yell, Zetland (Shetland)

North Yell is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Zetland (Shetland)

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
WILLIAMSON647.795486.96
ANDERSON435.237526.52
SPENCE414.9939150.96
BROWN394.75037.21
NISBET374.5067426.76
IRVINE354.2631193.48
ROBERTSON313.775922.53
HENDERSON273.288730.26
GRAY273.288723.04
SINCLAIR273.288763.77
HENRY242.9233115.66
SMITH161.94881.38
FRASER151.827020.53
RAMSAY151.827070.96
DANIELSON131.583411,818.18
HAY131.583443.18
BAIN121.461658.91
TULLOCK121.46161,121.50
NICHOLSON111.339818.86
TULLOCH111.3398201.83
SANDISON101.2180485.44
DOUGLAS101.218025.14
MANSON80.974483.33
SUTHERLAND80.974419.34
CAMPBELL70.85265.04
JOHNSON70.85262.54
BRUCE70.852618.21
HENDRY70.852653.80
JAMESON60.730866.01
THOMPSON60.73082.44
KEITH40.487245.45
URQUHART40.487234.69
MACKAY40.487213.47
GUTHRIE30.365428.99
ALLEN20.24361.29
DONALDSON20.24368.54
HOUSTON20.243619.12
THOMSON20.24361.82
POLE20.243678.43
JAMIESON20.24368.75
HUGHSON20.2436133.33
CLARK20.24360.81
SIMPSON10.12180.70
NICOLSON10.121810.54
TAIT10.12184.14
FARQUHAR10.121815.65
GARDNER10.12181.79
TELFER10.121820.37
MURRAY10.12180.98

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
DANIELSON11,818.18131.5834
TULLOCK1,121.50121.4616
SANDISON485.44101.2180
NISBET426.76374.5067
TULLOCH201.83111.3398
IRVINE193.48354.2631
SPENCE150.96414.9939
HUGHSON133.3320.2436
HENRY115.66242.9233
WILLIAMSON86.96647.7954
MANSON83.3380.9744
POLE78.4320.2436
RAMSAY70.96151.8270
JAMESON66.0160.7308
SINCLAIR63.77273.2887
BAIN58.91121.4616
HENDRY53.8070.8526
KEITH45.4540.4872
HAY43.18131.5834
URQUHART34.6940.4872
HENDERSON30.26273.2887
GUTHRIE28.9930.3654
ANDERSON26.52435.2375
DOUGLAS25.14101.2180
GRAY23.04273.2887
ROBERTSON22.53313.7759
FRASER20.53151.8270
TELFER20.3710.1218
SUTHERLAND19.3480.9744
HOUSTON19.1220.2436
NICHOLSON18.86111.3398
BRUCE18.2170.8526
FARQUHAR15.6510.1218
MACKAY13.4740.4872
NICOLSON10.5410.1218
JAMIESON8.7520.2436
DONALDSON8.5420.2436
BROWN7.21394.7503
CAMPBELL5.0470.8526
TAIT4.1410.1218
JOHNSON2.5470.8526
THOMPSON2.4460.7308
THOMSON1.8220.2436
GARDNER1.7910.1218
SMITH1.38161.9488
ALLEN1.2920.2436
MURRAY0.9810.1218
CLARK0.8120.2436
SIMPSON0.7010.1218

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 13 people called DANIELSON in North Yell 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 1.5834 in North Yell means that 1.5834% of the people in North Yell on census day were called DANIELSON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DANIELSON 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 DANIELSON 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 DANIELSON 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 DANIELSON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 11,818.18 in North Yell means that you are 11,818.18 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DANIELSON in North Yell than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in North Yell in 1881

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

ALLEN (2)  ANDERSON (43)  BAIN (12)  BROWN (39)  BRUCE (7)  CAMPBELL (7)  CHARLESON (3)  CLARK (2)  DANIELDSON (4)  DANIELSON (13)  DONALDSON (2)  DOUGLAS (10)  FARQUHAR (1)  FRASER (15)  GARDNER (1)  GRAY (27)  GUTHRIE (3)  HAY (13)  HENDERSON (27)  HENRY (24)  HENDRY (7)  HOSEASON (15)  HOUSTON (2)  HUGHSON (2)  INKSTER (19)  IRVINE (35)  JAMIESON (2)  JAMESON (6)  JOHNSON (7)  KEITH (4)  KEPPIE (2)  LEISK (6)  MANSON (8)  MACKAY (4)  MOAR (114)  MURRAY (1)  NICHOLSON (11)  NICOLSON (1)  NISBET (37)  POLE (2)  RAMSAY (15)  ROBERTSON (31)  RUSLAND (9)  SANDISON (10)  SCOLLAY (13)  SIMPSON (1)  SINCLAIR (27)  SMITH (16)  SPENCE (41)  SUTHERLAND (8)  TAIT (1)  TELFER (1)  THOMSON (2)  THOMPSON (6)  TULLOCK (12)  TULLOCH (11)  URQUHART (4)  URQUHURT (8)  WILLIAMSON (64)  WINWICK (1)