Top surnames from the 1881 census in Lanarkshire

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
BROWN11,8191.25091.90
SMITH11,4631.21330.86
WILSON10,1781.07732.35
CAMPBELL9,8111.03846.14
THOMSON8,3750.88646.63
ROBERTSON7,6130.80584.81
STEWART7,5090.79485.08
HAMILTON6,7750.71719.56
ANDERSON6,6250.70123.55
MILLER5,6560.59863.35
REID5,6180.59465.66
PATERSON5,4550.57748.48
YOUNG5,2190.55242.57
SCOTT5,1000.53982.13
WATSON5,0560.53512.31
MURRAY4,8740.51594.16
FERGUSON4,4280.46876.61
RUSSELL4,3600.46153.78
CAMERON4,2840.45345.83
WALKER4,2650.45141.35
CLARK4,1820.44261.47
GRAY4,0600.42973.01
GRAHAM3,7700.39903.48
MARTIN3,6730.38881.58
JOHNSTON3,6660.38804.81
HENDERSON3,6490.38623.55
MORRISON3,6460.38594.91
MUIR3,5470.37549.81
TAYLOR3,5280.37340.58
KERR3,4320.36326.66
KELLY3,3940.35923.28
BLACK3,3690.35665.51
HUNTER3,3570.35533.46
ALLAN3,3510.35475.65
MITCHELL3,2950.34871.72
ROSS3,1300.33133.03
BELL3,1040.32851.75
MARSHALL3,0480.32261.92
STEVENSON3,0080.31844.54
CRAWFORD3,0010.31766.49
CRAIG2,9100.30807.01
GIBSON2,8730.30412.51
FRASER2,7540.29153.27
WALLACE2,6360.27904.07
WHITE2,6220.27750.86
BURNS2,6080.27604.11
DAVIDSON2,5780.27293.25
WRIGHT2,4500.25930.81
FLEMING2,4470.25906.23
KENNEDY2,4430.25864.29

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
JAAP26.31830.0088
CHERRIE24.701270.0134
BROWNLIE24.159990.1057
SCOULLER22.781150.0122
MEIGHAN22.421160.0123
YUILL19.873980.0421
FRAME19.591,1740.1243
TONNER19.492380.0252
KINNIBURGH18.991150.0122
BULLOCH18.573510.0372
TOLAND18.42610.0065
WARNOCK18.213740.0396
JARVIE18.114490.0475
WANDS18.01750.0079
TWADDLE17.581730.0183
HEMPHILL17.45820.0087
WINNING17.363680.0389
CLELLAND16.944420.0468
EDMISTON16.871490.0158
CROSSAN16.592140.0227
ADDIE16.561740.0184
HADDOW16.564770.0505
STRUTHERS16.526980.0739
LOUDON16.024300.0455
TENNENT15.982460.0260
BARROWMAN15.932070.0219
CASSELS15.732690.0285
VASSIE15.55520.0055
SEMPLE15.486970.0738
PETTIGREW15.487100.0751
LIGHTBODY15.372550.0270
SOMMERVILLE15.305700.0603
ARBUCKLE15.283070.0325
QUEEN15.165870.0621
DOCHERTY14.672,0620.2182
MILLIKEN14.651160.0123
LOGUE14.591040.0110
SMILLIE14.512720.0288
SNEDDON14.518160.0864
HARVIE14.494480.0474
LAMMIE14.45670.0071
GALLACHER14.361,1700.1238
FERRIE14.092410.0255
BRAWLEY14.09560.0059
CLYDE14.051880.0199
LAMBIE13.824260.0451
SPEIRS13.785090.0539
FRIEL13.76890.0094
WARK13.701560.0165
CASSELLS13.672100.0222

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 83 people called JAAP in Lanarkshire 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 0.0088 in Lanarkshire means that 0.0088% of the people in Lanarkshire on census day were called JAAP.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called JAAP 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 JAAP 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 JAAP 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 JAAP here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 26.31 in Lanarkshire means that you are 26.31 times as likely to find someone with the surname of JAAP in Lanarkshire than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Lanarkshire comprises 51 registration districts

District Population Top Surname by Total Top Surname by Frequency
Anderston 249 PETERSON KRISTIANSEN
Avondale 5524 HAMILTON MOUNTS
Barony 239111 CAMPBELL CROSSAN
Barony Camlachie 41 CONNOLLY CONNOLLY
Biggar 2136 BROWN HARLAN
Blantyre 9836 SMITH HILSTON
Blythswood 50 DEWAR BUIE
Bothwell 25622 SMITH JAAP
Cadder 6978 MARSHALL BROOKENS
Cambuslang 9525 SMITH DORNAN
Cambusnethan 20984 SMITH GEBBIE
Carluke 8579 HAMILTON LAMMIE
Carmichael 782 WEIR CASSAR
Carmunnock 725 WILSON TWADDLE
Carnwath 5842 WILSON RUSHFORD
Carstairs 1957 BROWN CAMBEL
Covington 444 ANDERSON VASSIE
Crawford 1763 MOFFAT WHITEFIELD
Crawfordjohn 844 WATSON MARCHBANKS
Culter 574 WATSON SMAIL
Dalserf 9428 THOMSON CROSSER
Dalziel 10164 SMITH SUMMERHILL
Dolphinton 302 BLACK GLADSON
Douglas 2724 WILSON LEWARS
Dunsyre 260 BROWN ORMISTON
East Kilbride 4046 YOUNG CAULLEY
Glasgow 167766 SMITH FERRIE
Glassford 1456 PATERSON RANTZ
Gorbals 5608 SMITH GAFFIGAN
Govan 233672 CAMPBELL MILLIKEN
Govan Church 134 FERNANDES FERNANDES
Hamilton 26351 HAMILTON AITON
Kinning Park 136 BROWN MAWHINNEY
Lanark 7602 WILSON MCLAUCHLIN
Lesmahagow 9992 BROWN MCKINLAY
Libberton 627 RITCHIE FRAM
Maryhill 18495 SMITH FREEL
New Monkland 27928 BROWN CHERRIE
Old Monkland 37493 BROWN CLELLAND
Partick 16 STOREY MURTHA
Pettinain 360 TAYLOR CORE
Rutherglen 13861 BROWN FINNERAN
Shettleston 8459 BROWN DIVENS
Shotts 11306 BROWN SHALLOW
St Rollox 13 WEIR MULHOLLAND
Stonehouse 3205 HAMILTON LACAILLE
Symington 462 MITCHELL BRODDY
Tradeston 153 THOMAS MCVICAR
Walston 340 BROWN PENNIE
Wandell Lamington 316 BROWN YUILL
Wiston Robertson 565 WATSON HOWISON