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

Whiteness Weisdale 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
HUNTER11212.4306121.04
SMITH839.21206.52
NICOLSON626.8812595.58
MORRISON424.661559.31
WILLIAMSON404.439549.52
THOMSON394.328532.39
JAMIESON333.6626131.53
ARTHUR283.1077142.64
LEASK283.1077756.76
JOHNSON272.99678.92
DAVIDSON232.552730.36
ROBERTSON222.441714.57
ANDERSON212.330711.80
IRVINE202.2198100.76
GARRICK181.99781,313.87
SLATER181.997833.00
MANSON161.7758151.80
ABERNETHY151.6648721.15
LAW131.442831.89
PETERSON121.3319262.01
MOODIE111.2209260.05
ISBISTER111.2209909.09
TAIT101.109937.69
SINCLAIR101.109921.52
GEORGESON90.9989500.00
GOUDIE80.8879280.70
JAMISON80.8879444.44
JOHNSTON70.77699.63
POTTINGER70.7769296.61
TAYLOR70.77691.21
FRASER70.77698.73
LINKLATER70.7769331.75
HENDERSON50.55495.11
JAMESON50.554950.15
GAIR40.4440167.36
BARCLAY40.444021.58
NICHOLSON30.33304.69
INGLIS30.333019.93
HOBART30.3330283.02
GRAHAM20.22201.93
CHRISTISON20.2220135.14
MACDONALD20.22205.59
WISHART20.222028.33
HENRY10.11104.39
TULLOCK10.111085.47
MACFARLANE10.111019.42
YOUNG10.11100.52
HUGHSON10.111060.61
NISBET10.111010.52
MURRAY10.11100.90

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GARRICK1,313.87181.9978
ISBISTER909.09111.2209
LEASK756.76283.1077
ABERNETHY721.15151.6648
NICOLSON595.58626.8812
GEORGESON500.0090.9989
JAMISON444.4480.8879
LINKLATER331.7570.7769
POTTINGER296.6170.7769
HOBART283.0230.3330
GOUDIE280.7080.8879
PETERSON262.01121.3319
MOODIE260.05111.2209
GAIR167.3640.4440
MANSON151.80161.7758
ARTHUR142.64283.1077
CHRISTISON135.1420.2220
JAMIESON131.53333.6626
HUNTER121.0411212.4306
IRVINE100.76202.2198
TULLOCK85.4710.1110
HUGHSON60.6110.1110
MORRISON59.31424.6615
JAMESON50.1550.5549
WILLIAMSON49.52404.4395
TAIT37.69101.1099
SLATER33.00181.9978
THOMSON32.39394.3285
LAW31.89131.4428
DAVIDSON30.36232.5527
WISHART28.3320.2220
BARCLAY21.5840.4440
SINCLAIR21.52101.1099
INGLIS19.9330.3330
MACFARLANE19.4210.1110
MOWAT16.1810.1110
ROBERTSON14.57222.4417
ANDERSON11.80212.3307
NISBET10.5210.1110
JOHNSTON9.6370.7769
JOHNSON8.92272.9967
FRASER8.7370.7769
SMITH6.52839.2120
MACDONALD5.5920.2220
HENDERSON5.1150.5549
NICHOLSON4.6930.3330
HENRY4.3910.1110
SMART2.4410.1110
GRAHAM1.9320.2220
TAYLOR1.2170.7769

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 18 people called GARRICK in Whiteness Weisdale 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 1.9978 in Whiteness Weisdale means that 1.9978% of the people in Whiteness Weisdale on census day were called GARRICK.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GARRICK 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 GARRICK 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 GARRICK 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 GARRICK here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 1,313.87 in Whiteness Weisdale means that you are 1,313.87 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GARRICK in Whiteness Weisdale than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Whiteness Weisdale in 1881

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

ABERNETHY (15)  ANDERSON (21)  ARTHUR (28)  BARCLAY (4)  CHARLESON (1)  CHRISTISON (2)  DAVIDSON (23)  FRASER (7)  GAIR (4)  GANSON (1)  GARBY (1)  GARRICK (18)  GARRIOCK (12)  GEORGESON (9)  GODFAIRY (3)  GOUDIE (8)  GRAHAM (2)  GRYHAM (3)  HARRISON (1)  HENDERSON (5)  HENRY (1)  HOBART (3)  HUGHSON (1)  HUNTER (112)  INGLIS (3)  INKSTER (1)  IRVINE (20)  ISBISTER (11)  JAMESON (5)  JAMIESON (33)  JAMISON (8)  JOHNSON (27)  JOHNSTON (7)  MC KAY (6)  MC KEE (2)  LAW (13)  LAURENSON (10)  LEASK (28)  LEISK (11)  LINCLATER (5)  LINKLATER (7)  MC GUIRE (6)  MANSON (16)  MACDONALD (2)  MACFARLANE (1)  MC KENZIE (2)  MC PHERSON (1)  MOODIE (11)  MOAR (6)  MORRISON (42)  MOUAT (5)  MURRAY (1)  NICOLSON (62)  NICHOLSON (3)  NISBET (1)  PETERSON (12)  POTTINGER (7)  ROBERTSON (22)  SCOTT (1)  SINCLAIR (10)  SLATER (18)  SMART (1)  SMITH (83)  SYBISON (2)  TAIT (10)  TAYLOR (7)  THOMSON (39)  TULLOCK (1)  WHITE (1)  WILLIAMSON (40)  WISHART (2)  WOOD (1)  ARTHURSON (1)  MOWAT (1)  YOUNG (1)