Top surnames from the 1881 census in Elginshire (Morayshire)

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
GRANT1,7893.941239.72
FRASER1,1172.460827.64
ROSS1,1112.447622.40
SMITH9302.04881.45
STEWART7641.683110.76
ANDERSON7561.66558.43
ROBERTSON6411.41218.43
CAMERON5661.246916.04
SIMPSON5251.15666.61
MAIN5221.150070.26
MUNRO5051.112524.92
REID4671.02889.79
GORDON4000.881213.98
CAMPBELL3800.83724.95
SUTHERLAND3730.821716.31
FORSYTH3670.808537.90
DAVIDSON3600.79319.43
MILNE3460.762217.14
SCOTT3410.75122.97
TAYLOR3350.73801.15
DUNCAN3350.738010.79
MURRAY3260.71825.79
MITCHELL3110.68513.38
THOMSON3060.67415.05
INNES2990.658742.54
ALLAN2920.643310.25
CRUICKSHANK2880.634556.50
YOUNG2880.63452.95
MORRISON2760.60807.74
CLARK2670.58821.96
HAY2660.586015.98
MASSON2610.575093.69
CUMMING2440.537528.17
FALCONER2400.528744.33
BROWN2240.49350.75
RUSSELL2220.48914.01
DUNBAR2100.462640.26
WATSON2080.45821.98
STUART2070.456019.11
DEAN1970.43406.25
WILSON1920.42300.92
MURDOCH1900.418624.64
SIM1900.418637.26
HENDRY1880.414226.15
MACDONALD1860.409810.33
ROSE1860.40985.53
SHAND1790.394357.41
GRAY1760.38772.72
BAIN1700.374515.09
LAING1700.374518.64

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
YOUNIE372.471050.2313
BRANDER160.181090.2401
STRONACH120.43920.2027
GARROW119.79630.1388
MELLIS111.57810.1784
MASSON93.692610.5750
PETERKIN89.77630.1388
LOGIE88.731170.2578
MAIN70.265221.1500
SOUTER66.911650.3635
ASHER66.131270.2798
GARDEN65.401240.2732
SHAND57.411790.3943
HOSSACK57.06570.1256
CRUICKSHANK56.502880.6345
WINCHESTER51.46890.1961
SIME45.08820.1806
FALCONER44.332400.5287
INNES42.542990.6587
DUNBAR40.262100.4626
GRANT39.721,7893.9412
TULLOCH38.851170.2578
MACINTOSH38.78760.1674
FORSYTH37.903670.8085
SIM37.261900.4186
COLLIE36.28590.1300
MORE35.981270.2798
JEANS34.72530.1168
FARQUHAR33.981200.2644
ROY32.481340.2952
CUMMING28.172440.5375
FRASER27.641,1172.4608
GEDDES27.021470.3238
HENDRY26.151880.4142
CALDER25.361610.3547
MUNRO24.925051.1125
MURDOCH24.641900.4186
OGILVIE24.601080.2379
RALPH24.311680.3701
ROSS22.401,1112.4476
URQUHART21.801390.3062
BREMNER21.03820.1806
STEPHEN20.981670.3679
SHANKS20.57710.1564
PHILIP19.48590.1300
PETRIE19.461050.2313
STUART19.112070.4560
LESLIE18.901420.3128
LAING18.641700.3745
MACKINTOSH17.45530.1168

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 105 people called YOUNIE in Elginshire (Morayshire) 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 0.2313 in Elginshire (Morayshire) means that 0.2313% of the people in Elginshire (Morayshire) on census day were called YOUNIE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called YOUNIE 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 YOUNIE 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 YOUNIE 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 YOUNIE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 372.47 in Elginshire (Morayshire) means that you are 372.47 times as likely to find someone with the surname of YOUNIE in Elginshire (Morayshire) than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Elginshire (Morayshire) comprises 20 registration districts