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

Yell South 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
WILLIAMSON8711.9835133.68
ROBERTSON8511.708069.87
JOHNSON669.090927.06
ANDERSON517.024835.56
TULLOCK283.85672,978.72
THOMASON212.8926495.28
GREEN202.75489.78
HUGHSON182.47931,353.38
SHARP162.203926.45
GUTHRIE152.0661163.93
SMITH131.79061.27
SINCLAIR121.652932.05
NICOLSON121.6529143.03
SUTHERLAND121.652932.80
IRVINE111.515268.75
ARTHUR111.515269.53
LEASK101.3774335.57
WISHART91.2397158.17
COUPER91.2397276.92
TAIT81.101937.44
HAY81.101930.04
GIFFORD70.9642110.94
RITCHIE70.964227.91
TULLOCH60.8264124.48
HENDERSON60.82647.60
GRAY60.82645.79
DONALDSON50.688724.14
WATSON50.68872.97
WEST50.68877.15
WATT40.551014.37
RENDALL40.5510103.90
CLARK40.55101.83
GRANT30.41324.16
MURRAY30.41323.33
FORBES30.413212.33
WOOD30.41321.30
CONNON20.2755212.77
BRUCE20.27555.88
WISEMAN20.275520.06
NISBET20.275526.08
STOVE20.2755645.16
PETRIE10.137711.59
SPENCE10.13774.16
GOUDIE10.137743.48
JAMIESON10.13774.95
FORDYCE10.137763.29
TOMPSON10.137764.10
PETERSON10.137727.10
LANGRIDGE10.137723.42
GILBERTSON10.137747.17

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
TULLOCK2,978.72283.8567
HUGHSON1,353.38182.4793
STOVE645.1620.2755
THOMASON495.28212.8926
LEASK335.57101.3774
COUPER276.9291.2397
CONNON212.7720.2755
GUTHRIE163.93152.0661
WISHART158.1791.2397
NICOLSON143.03121.6529
WILLIAMSON133.688711.9835
TULLOCH124.4860.8264
GIFFORD110.9470.9642
RENDALL103.9040.5510
ROBERTSON69.878511.7080
ARTHUR69.53111.5152
IRVINE68.75111.5152
TOMPSON64.1010.1377
FORDYCE63.2910.1377
MATHEWSON56.8210.1377
CAMBELL50.0010.1377
GILBERTSON47.1710.1377
POLE44.4410.1377
GOUDIE43.4810.1377
TAIT37.4481.1019
ANDERSON35.56517.0248
SUTHERLAND32.80121.6529
SINCLAIR32.05121.6529
HAY30.0481.1019
RITCHIE27.9170.9642
PETERSON27.1010.1377
JOHNSON27.06669.0909
SHARP26.45162.2039
NISBET26.0820.2755
DONALDSON24.1450.6887
LANGRIDGE23.4210.1377
WISEMAN20.0620.2755
WATT14.3740.5510
FORBES12.3330.4132
PETRIE11.5910.1377
GREEN9.78202.7548
HENDERSON7.6060.8264
WEST7.1550.6887
IRVING6.1810.1377
BRUCE5.8820.2755
GRAY5.7960.8264
HENRY5.4510.1377
JAMIESON4.9510.1377
SPENCE4.1610.1377
GRANT4.1630.4132

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 28 people called TULLOCK in Yell South 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 3.8567 in Yell South means that 3.8567% of the people in Yell South on census day were called TULLOCK.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called TULLOCK 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 TULLOCK 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 TULLOCK 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 TULLOCK here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,978.72 in Yell South means that you are 2,978.72 times as likely to find someone with the surname of TULLOCK in Yell South than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Yell South in 1881

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

ALCRON (1)  ANDERSON (51)  ARTHUR (11)  ARTHURSON (3)  BETTIE (1)  BETTEY (1)  BLANCE (34)  BRUCE (2)  CAMBELL (1)  CLARK (4)  CLUNESS (3)  COGLE (7)  CONNON (2)  COOPER (1)  COUPER (9)  DONALDSON (5)  EUNSON (8)  FORBES (3)  FORDYCE (1)  GIFFORD (7)  GILBERTSON (1)  GILBERSON (4)  GOUDIE (1)  GRANT (3)  GRAY (6)  GREEN (20)  ROBERTSON (GREEN) (4)  GUTHRIE (15)  HAY (8)  HENDERSON (6)  HENRY (1)  HAWICK (2)  HUGHSON (18)  IRVINE (11)  IRVING (1)  JAMIESON (1)  JOHNSON (66)  LANGRIDGE (1)  LAURENCESON (3)  LEASK (10)  MATHEWSON (1)  MOUAT (1)  MURRAY (3)  NICOLSON (12)  NISBET (2)  ODIE (4)  OMAND (16)  PETERSON (1)  PETRIE (1)  POLE (1)  RENDALL (4)  RATTER (1)  RITCHIE (7)  ROBERTSON (85)  SANDIESON (9)  SCOLLAY (4)  SHARP (16)  SINCLAIR (12)  SMITH (13)  SPENCE (1)  STOVE (2)  SUTHERLAND (12)  TAIT (8)  THOMASON (21)  TOMPSON (1)  TULLOCH (6)  TULLOCK (28)  URQUART (1)  WATSON (5)  WATT (4)  WEST (5)  WILLIAMSON (87)  WILSON (1)  WISEMAN (2)  WISHART (9)  WOOD (3)