Top surnames from the 1881 census in Knapdale North, Argyll

Knapdale North is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Argyll

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
CAMPBELL485.183630.63
GILLIES353.7797264.35
SMITH303.23972.29
FISHER252.699823.07
GRAHAM242.591822.57
FLETCHER161.727915.14
LEITCH131.4039147.23
LIVINGSTON121.2959144.23
BROWN111.18791.80
MORRISON90.971912.37
MUNRO90.971921.77
SINCLAIR80.863916.75
WILKIE70.755952.99
BLAIR70.755929.17
JOHNSON70.75592.25
FLEMING70.755918.19
LINDSAY70.755923.19
ORR70.755944.87
JOHNSTONE60.647914.34
BUCHANAN60.647925.07
FAIRLEY60.6479132.45
JOHNSTON60.64798.03
JACKSON60.64792.32
BLACK60.647910.01
DARROCH50.5400207.47
BAXTER50.54009.06
DEVINE50.540054.23
KERR50.54009.90
BELL40.43202.30
BRODIE40.432032.18
TURNER40.43201.55
MANSFIELD40.432023.02
GRAY30.32402.27
ANDREWS30.32403.38
JACOBS30.324013.53
KENNEDY30.32405.37
PATERSON30.32404.76
CLARK30.32401.08
COMMON30.3240146.34
MUNN20.216029.99
GLEN20.216021.83
MILES20.21603.66
GALBRAITH20.216023.61
MACLEAN20.216019.53
CRAIG20.21604.92
HAGGART20.216089.29
ARTHUR20.21609.91
GEBBIE20.2160210.53
CRAWFORD20.21604.41
SHAW20.21601.18

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
DILE0.939262500.0000
GILLIES0.93926264.3505
BUIE0.93926222.2222
GEBBIE0.93926210.5263
DARROCH0.93926207.4689
LEITCH0.93926147.2254
COMMON0.93926146.3415
LIVINGSTON0.93926144.2308
COLL0.93926142.8571
FAIRLEY0.93926132.4503
HAGGART0.9392689.2857
BLUE0.9392662.5000
GOVAN0.9392659.1716
CONNEL0.9392658.8235
CROLL0.9392657.4713
DEVINE0.9392654.2299
WILKIE0.9392652.9902
ORR0.9392644.8718
HOLMS0.9392638.3142
BRODIE0.9392632.1802
CAMPBELL0.9392630.6298
MUNN0.9392629.9850
BLAIR0.9392629.1667
BUCHANAN0.9392625.0731
GALBRAITH0.9392623.6128
LINDSAY0.9392623.1942
FISHER0.9392623.0670
MANSFIELD0.9392623.0150
GRAHAM0.9392622.5734
GLEN0.9392621.8341
MUNRO0.9392621.7707
MACLEAN0.9392619.5313
FLEMING0.9392618.1913
GRUBB0.9392617.4520
SINCLAIR0.9392616.7504
FLETCHER0.9392615.1357
JOHNSTONE0.9392614.3369
ORAM0.9392613.8504
JACOBS0.9392613.5257
MORRISON0.9392612.3660
KIRKWOOD0.9392611.9474
HOWIE0.9392611.0132
KEITH0.9392610.0705
BLACK0.9392610.0067
ARTHUR0.939269.9108
KERR0.939269.9010
FINLAYSON0.939269.3721
BAXTER0.939269.0613
BARR0.939268.9326
HANNAH0.939268.3056

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 926 people called DILE in Knapdale North 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 2500.0000 in Knapdale North means that 2500.0000% of the people in Knapdale North on census day were called DILE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called DILE 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 DILE 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 DILE 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 DILE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.93 in Knapdale North means that you are 0.93 times as likely to find someone with the surname of DILE in Knapdale North than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Knapdale North in 1881

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

ANDREWS (3)  MC ARTHUR (3)  ARTHUR (2)  BAIN (1)  BARR (2)  BASETER (3)  BAXTER (5)  BELL (4)  BLACK (6)  BLAIR (7)  BLUE (1)  BUIE (1)  BRODIE (4)  BROWN (11)  BUCHANAN (6)  CAMERON (1)  CAMPBELL (48)  CLARK (3)  MC CLOY (3)  MC COLL (9)  COLL (1)  CONNEL (1)  MC CORMICK (9)  CRAIG (2)  CRAWFORD (2)  CRAWFORT (2)  CROLL (1)  COMMON (3)  DARROCH (5)  DEVINE (5)  DEWAR (1)  DILE (1)  FAIRLEY (6)  FERGUSON (1)  FINLAYSON (1)  FISHER (25)  FLEMING (7)  FLETCHER (16)  GALBRAITH (2)  GEBBIE (2)  GILLIES (35)  GLEN (2)  GOVAN (1)  GRAHAM (24)  GRAHAME (13)  GRAY (3)  GRUBB (1)  HAGGART (2)  HAMILTON (2)  HANNAH (1)  HOLMS (1)  HOWIE (1)  JACKSON (6)  JACOBS (3)  JOHNSON (7)  JOHNSTON (6)  JOHNSTONE (6)  MC KAY (7)  KEITH (1)  KENNEDY (3)  KERR (5)  KIRKWOOD (1)  LEITCH (13)  LINDSAY (7)  LIVINGSTON (12)  MANSFIELD (4)  MARTIN (1)  MC ALPINE (5)  MC BRAYNE (2)  MC CALLUM (23)  MC CALMAN (9)  MC CORMAIG (1)  MC CASKILL (1)  MC CORQUADALE (1)  MC CULLOCH (9)  MC DONALD (37)  DONALD (1)  MC DOUGALL (12)  MC DOUGAL (3)  MC DOUGALD (1)  MC EWAN (5)  MC FARLANE (2)  MC FAYDEAN (1)  MC GILLIVRAY (3)  MC GILP (20)  MC GREGOR (3)  MC GOUGAN (14)  MC GUGAN (9)  MC INNES (2)  MC INTOSH (1)  MC INTYRE (17)  MC MILLAN OR MC INTYRE (2)  MC KECHNIE (6)  MC KELLAR (16)  MC KENZIE (8)  MC INLAY (1)  MC KINNON (1)  MC LACHLAN (33)  MC LAUCHLAN (2)  MC LEAN (22)  MACLEAN (2)  MC LELLAN (6)  MC LEOD (9)  MC LULLICH (15)  MC MILLAN (13)  MC MILLIN (3)  MC NAB (4)  MC NEE (1)  MC NAUGHT (3)  MC NAUGHTON (6)  MC PHAIL (25)  MC SWEEN (2)  MC SWEIN (7)  MC TAGGART (7)  MC TAVISH (18)  MC VEAN (9)  MILES (2)  MILLER (1)  MORRISON (9)  MUNN (2)  MUNRO (9)  MC NEIL (8)  MC NEILL (4)  MC NICOL (28)  ORR (7)  ORAM (1)  PATERSON (3)  PEGROVE (1)  QUINN (1)  SHAW (2)  SINCLAIR (8)  SMITH (30)  TURNER (4)  MC VICAR (9)  WALKER (1)  WEIR (1)  WHYTE (1)  WILKIE (7)