Top surnames from the 1881 census in Clackmannanshire

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
HUNTER7393.063029.83
PATERSON6342.627838.61
MITCHELL4171.72848.52
THOMSON3281.359510.17
FERGUSON2841.177116.61
ALLAN2661.102517.56
ROBERTSON2360.97825.84
DAWSON2240.92848.42
STEWART2100.87045.56
FYFE2020.837291.21
DRYSDALE2010.833198.53
HENDERSON1980.82077.55
WILSON1950.80821.76
FRASER1850.76688.61
BROWN1790.74191.13
HARROWER1770.7336327.41
ANDERSON1760.72953.69
SHARP1750.72538.70
MORRISON1740.72129.18
CAMPBELL1720.71294.21
SCOTT1660.68802.72
WRIGHT1650.68392.13
YOUNG1650.68393.18
DRUMMOND1600.663233.37
HALL1560.64662.20
MILLER1450.60103.36
WATSON1420.58862.54
MURRAY1410.58444.71
WHITE1390.57611.79
MARSHALL1350.55953.34
ARCHIBALD1270.526460.98
SIMPSON1260.52222.99
REID1240.51394.89
SINCLAIR1190.49329.56
TAYLOR1180.48910.76
BLAIR1150.476618.39
SMITH1150.47660.34
COOK1110.46012.32
MILLAR1040.431111.81
WALKER1000.41451.24
ADAMSON980.406215.36
RAMSAY970.402015.61
STALKER960.397980.84
FORSYTH960.397918.65
RUSSELL930.38553.16
HUTTON900.373012.49
JOHNSTONE900.37308.25
GIBSON890.36893.04
MICHIE880.364774.51
CARMICHAEL880.364725.49

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HARROWER327.411770.7336
CONDIE209.51670.2777
SCOTLAND113.37780.3233
DRYSDALE98.532010.8331
FYFE91.212020.8372
STALKER80.84960.3979
MICHIE74.51880.3647
BERNARD68.07680.2818
HONEYMAN64.66510.2114
ARCHIBALD60.981270.5264
RAMAGE47.94650.2694
PATERSON38.616342.6278
PENMAN33.58530.2197
DRUMMOND33.371600.6632
BOWIE33.30700.2901
DEMPSTER31.22530.2197
HUNTER29.837393.0630
CARMICHAEL25.49880.3647
FORSYTH18.65960.3979
BLAIR18.391150.4766
MALCOLM17.65560.2321
ALLAN17.562661.1025
POLLOCK17.41610.2528
COCHRANE17.39650.2694
FERGUSON16.612841.1771
RAMSAY15.61970.4020
ADAMSON15.36980.4062
CAIRNS15.14790.3274
KNOX13.52560.2321
HUTTON12.49900.3730
LOVE12.41710.2943
DONALDSON11.92820.3399
MILLAR11.811040.4311
AITKEN10.27650.2694
THOMSON10.173281.3595
CHRISTIE10.10790.3274
SINCLAIR9.561190.4932
HOGG9.18800.3316
MORRISON9.181740.7212
BAIN9.02540.2238
SHARP8.701750.7253
FRASER8.611850.7668
MITCHELL8.524171.7284
DAWSON8.422240.9284
JOHNSTONE8.25900.3730
HENDERSON7.551980.8207
LINDSAY6.99550.2280
CRAWFORD6.61780.3233
ALEXANDER6.19790.3274
ROBERTSON5.842360.9782

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 177 people called HARROWER in Clackmannanshire 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 0.7336 in Clackmannanshire means that 0.7336% of the people in Clackmannanshire on census day were called HARROWER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HARROWER 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 HARROWER 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 HARROWER 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 HARROWER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 327.41 in Clackmannanshire means that you are 327.41 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HARROWER in Clackmannanshire than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Clackmannanshire comprises 4 registration districts

District Population Top Surname by Total Top Surname by Frequency
Alloa 11700 PATERSON IZATT
Clackmannan 4560 HUNTER CRANS
Dollar 2500 HENDERSON SOGA
Tillicoultry 5367 HUNTER CLAW

BritishSurnames.uk is a Good Stuff website.