Top surnames from the 1881 census in Banffshire

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SMITH1,9013.13702.22
GRANT1,3302.194822.12
WILSON9821.62053.53
REID8861.462113.92
WATT7951.311934.21
STUART7441.227751.45
MORRISON7221.191415.16
MURRAY7181.18489.56
COWIE6911.140393.97
DUNCAN6781.118816.35
MILNE6651.097424.68
ROBERTSON6651.09746.55
THOMSON6351.04797.84
GORDON5890.972015.42
STEWART5880.97036.20
TAYLOR5810.95881.50
INNES5620.927459.90
WOOD5590.92252.90
SIMPSON5520.91095.21
FRASER5130.84659.51
ANDERSON5010.82674.19
GEDDES4920.811967.73
CLARK4800.79212.64
ROSS4780.78887.22
GRAY4750.78385.49
PIRIE4740.7822109.31
WATSON4690.77393.34
MITCHELL4680.77233.81
FINDLAY4540.749236.16
MAIR4390.724478.38
HAY4330.714519.48
DAVIDSON4280.70638.40
CRUICKSHANK3800.627155.84
MUNRO3710.612213.71
FORBES3590.592417.68
ALLAN3520.58099.25
FLETT3470.5726132.32
SCOTT3360.55452.19
PATERSON3230.53307.83
BRUCE3170.523111.17
SUTHERLAND3150.519810.32
CAMERON3140.51826.67
INGRAM3060.505016.54
COULL2850.4703137.41
STEPHEN2710.447225.50
WALKER2710.44721.34
HENDERSON2580.42573.92
DONALD2550.420820.90
HENDRY2520.415826.25
BROWN2470.40760.62

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
BADENOCH235.37700.1155
LOBBAN186.581310.2162
LOVIE181.031000.1650
CRAIB159.391190.1964
COULL137.412850.4703
FLETT132.323470.5726
PIRIE109.314740.7822
MERSON100.89690.1139
COWIE93.976911.1403
FORDYCE89.581180.1947
DEY88.12970.1601
THAIN80.241570.2591
MAIR78.384390.7244
GAULD77.871240.2046
STRONACH77.47790.1304
GARDEN77.041950.3218
GEDDES67.734920.8119
ANNAND65.99510.0842
SYMON64.12650.1073
KELMAN63.29680.1122
SELLAR61.17880.1452
INNES59.905620.9274
BRANDER57.24520.0858
CRUICKSHANK55.843800.6271
STUART51.457441.2277
FARQUHAR50.692390.3944
SHAND46.131920.3168
SANDISON43.97670.1106
OGG41.36800.1320
SKENE38.38570.0941
COLLIE37.77820.1353
FINDLAY36.164540.7492
BREMNER35.151830.3020
WINCHESTER34.22790.1304
WATT34.217951.3119
LYALL33.401380.2277
MICHIE31.01920.1518
LORIMER30.14730.1205
WILL29.93740.1221
MASSIE27.23530.0875
HENDRY26.252520.4158
WISEMAN26.072170.3581
STEPHEN25.502710.4472
MOIR25.442120.3498
HEPBURN24.861340.2211
MILNE24.686651.0974
SIM23.651610.2657
BOWIE22.351180.1947
GRANT22.121,3302.1948
MELDRUM22.01840.1386

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 70 people called BADENOCH in Banffshire 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 0.1155 in Banffshire means that 0.1155% of the people in Banffshire on census day were called BADENOCH.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called BADENOCH 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 BADENOCH 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 BADENOCH 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 BADENOCH here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 235.37 in Banffshire means that you are 235.37 times as likely to find someone with the surname of BADENOCH in Banffshire than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Banffshire comprises 24 registration districts

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