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

Tingwall 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
IRVINE1228.1824371.39
TAIT604.0241136.67
JAMIESON493.2864118.02
LEASK453.0181734.09
NICOLSON422.8169243.76
SMITH412.74981.95
SLATTER402.6828674.54
SCOTT372.48169.81
WILLIAMSON362.414526.93
HUNTER362.414523.51
ROBERTSON312.079112.41
LESLIE271.8109109.40
SINCLAIR271.810935.11
FRASER261.743819.59
PETERSON261.7438343.01
MONCRIEFF261.7438693.33
JOHNSON251.67674.99
HENRY221.475558.37
MURRAY221.475511.90
ANDERSON211.40857.13
THOMSON211.408510.54
MORRISON201.341417.07
MANSON201.3414114.68
GEORGESON181.2072604.03
COUTTS171.1402113.03
GOUDIE140.9390296.61
HENDERSON140.93908.64
RUSSELL130.87197.14
DAVIDSON130.871910.37
JOHNSTON130.871910.80
ROSS110.73786.75
GREIG110.737846.61
DUNCAN100.67079.80
LAING100.670733.38
SANDISON100.6707266.67
LAURIE90.603670.26
SLATER90.60369.97
WHITE80.53661.67
HAY80.536614.63
LOW80.536625.32
NELSON80.536611.08
HUGHSON70.4695256.41
POTTINGER70.4695179.49
GRAY70.46953.29
MACKAY60.402411.13
DALZELL60.4024310.88
SWANSON60.402454.95
WISHART60.402451.37
HUTCHISON60.402424.47
CHEYNE60.4024120.97

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
LEASK734.09453.0181
MONCRIEFF693.33261.7438
SLATTER674.54402.6828
GEORGESON604.03181.2072
IRVINE371.391228.1824
PETERSON343.01261.7438
DALZELL310.8860.4024
HARCUS309.2860.4024
GOUDIE296.61140.9390
SANDISON266.67100.6707
TULLOCK257.7350.3353
HUGHSON256.4170.4695
NICOLSON243.76422.8169
POTTINGER179.4970.4695
TAIT136.67604.0241
CHEYNE120.9760.4024
JAMIESON118.02493.2864
MANSON114.68201.3414
COUTTS113.03171.1402
LESLIE109.40271.8109
DALGLEISH89.5560.4024
GEAR71.8140.2683
LAURIE70.2690.6036
TULLOCH60.6760.4024
HENRY58.37221.4755
SLOANE57.9720.1341
LINKLATER57.3120.1341
STOUT56.0240.2683
SWANSON54.9560.4024
WISHART51.3760.4024
DUTHIE50.0040.2683
GREIG46.61110.7378
BAYNE36.6320.1341
SINCLAIR35.11271.8109
LAING33.38100.6707
FULLERTON31.7020.1341
WILLIAMSON26.93362.4145
LOW25.3280.5366
HUTCHISON24.4760.4024
HUNTER23.51362.4145
FRASER19.59261.7438
MOFFAT18.5150.3353
ARTHUR18.4760.4024
MARR17.6430.2012
MORRISON17.07201.3414
GREY15.4750.3353
HAY14.6380.5366
MAIR14.5120.1341
ROBERTSON12.41312.0791
MURRAY11.90221.4755

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 45 people called LEASK in Tingwall 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 3.0181 in Tingwall means that 3.0181% of the people in Tingwall on census day were called LEASK.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called LEASK 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 LEASK 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 LEASK 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 LEASK here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 734.09 in Tingwall means that you are 734.09 times as likely to find someone with the surname of LEASK in Tingwall than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Tingwall in 1881

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

ABERNETHY (1)  ANDERSON (21)  ARTHUR (6)  AITKEN (3)  BAYNE (2)  BEATTON (11)  BEWS (6)  BLANCH (1)  BLANCE (11)  BROWN (2)  BURGESS (4)  BURGASS (1)  CALDER (1)  CAMPBELL (2)  CHEYNE (6)  CHRISTIE (5)  HUNTER OR COOPER (2)  COUTTS (17)  COUTT (3)  CRAIG (1)  MC CURTNEY (1)  DALGLEISH (6)  HUNTER (DALGLEISH) (2)  DALZELL (6)  DAVIDSON (13)  DUNCAN (10)  DUTHIE (4)  EUNSON (11)  FARQUHAR (1)  FLYNN (3)  FRASER (26)  TWATT (FRASER) (2)  FULLERTON (2)  FULLARTON (17)  FULERTON (2)  GARRIOCK (13)  GAULT (1)  GEAR (4)  GEORGESON (18)  GOODLAD (29)  GOUDIE (14)  GRAY (7)  GREY (5)  GREIG (11)  HALCROW (11)  HARCUS (6)  HARRISON (2)  HAY (8)  HENDERSON (14)  HENRY (22)  HENRY OR ROBERTSON (2)  HERCULSON (1)  HINDMARCH (1)  HORAY (1)  HUGHSON (7)  UMPHRAY (3)  HUNTER (36)  HUTCHISON (6)  INKSTER (37)  IRVINE (122)  JAMIESON (49)  SINCLAIR (JAMIESON) (2)  MORRISON (JAMIESON) (2)  JEORMSON (1)  JOHNSON (25)  YONSON (1)  JOHNSTON (13)  LAING (10)  LAURIE (9)  LAW (1)  LAURENSON (54)  LEASK (45)  LESLIE (27)  LINKLATER (2)  LOW (8)  MANN (1)  MANSON (20)  MC GARRUY (1)  MC INNES (3)  MC INTOSH (1)  MACKAY (6)  MC KENZIE (1)  MC LEOD (6)  MITCHELL (4)  MOFFAT (5)  MOMCRIEFF (3)  MONCRIEFF (26)  MORRISON (20)  MURISON (7)  MOUAT (15)  MULLAY (1)  MURRAY (22)  MAIR (2)  NELSON (8)  NICOLSON (42)  ODIE (1)  OGILVY (1)  PAPLEY (1)  PETERSON (26)  PATIENCE (1)  PHILIPPS (1)  PITTONDRIGH (5)  POTTINGER (7)  POTINGER (1)  RIDDLAND (1)  ROBERTSON (31)  ROCHESTER (1)  ROSS (11)  RUSSELL (13)  SANDISON (10)  SCOTT (37)  SEELAND (1)  SIMPSON (2)  SINCLAIR (27)  SCLATER (3)  SLATTER (40)  SLATER (9)  SLOANE (2)  SMITH (41)  STEWART (1)  STOUT (4)  SWANSON (6)  SYBISON (7)  TAIT (60)  THOMPSON (5)  THOMSON (21)  TWATT (4)  TULLOCK (5)  TULLOCH (6)  TURNBULL (1)  WHITE (8)  WILLIAMSON (36)  WISHART (6)  WOOD (6)  CLARK (1)  MARR (3)  TATE (1)  WATT (1)