Top surnames from the 1881 census in East Lothian

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
THOMSON7842.026115.16
SMITH6011.55321.10
BROWN5021.29731.97
ANDERSON4951.27926.48
DICKSON4481.157831.27
ROBERTSON4391.13456.77
SCOTT3780.97693.86
YOUNG3630.93814.37
WILSON3350.86571.89
JOHNSTON3290.850210.54
WATT3260.842521.97
BLACK3010.777912.01
CUNNINGHAM2780.718415.26
HOGG2760.713319.74
HENDERSON2740.70816.51
HUNTER2580.66686.49
WHITE2480.64091.99
WOOD2450.63321.99
STEWART2240.57893.70
DONALDSON2130.550519.30
ALLAN2050.52988.44
MURRAY1920.49624.00
GORDON1840.47557.54
REID1780.46004.38
BELL1780.46002.45
PATERSON1740.44976.61
ROSS1730.44714.09
PURVES1680.434266.41
BURNS1670.43166.43
AITKEN1650.426416.25
LOGAN1650.426417.98
RITCHIE1550.400611.59
KERR1540.39807.30
COCKBURN1480.382529.98
CAMPBELL1470.37992.24
GRAY1440.37212.61
TURNBULL1430.36968.77
WATSON1430.36961.59
DENHOLM1420.367087.64
DUNCAN1410.36445.33
BLAIR1350.348913.46
BAILLIE1340.346333.37
HAMILTON1340.34634.62
WALKER1330.34371.03
FRASER1320.34113.83
TAIT1310.338511.50
DAVIDSON1300.33604.00
AMOS1300.336020.45
GOODALL1240.320514.96
MARR1230.317927.87

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
PEFFERS302.49680.1757
SKELDON150.20590.1525
HERRIOT121.36530.1370
BALD115.20710.1835
PEDEN99.78780.2016
COMBE93.47820.2119
DENHOLM87.641420.3670
DUDGEON86.83700.1809
BURNSIDE71.50970.2507
ORMISTON69.21770.1990
PURVES66.411680.4342
SIBBALD65.06670.1731
EDMOND61.24800.2067
HOWDEN59.651170.3024
REDPATH49.55890.2300
WIGHT43.19860.2223
AITCHISON43.141170.3024
BORTHWICK42.36920.2378
BLACKIE40.97650.1680
DALGLEISH36.80640.1654
BERTRAM36.75680.1757
PAXTON36.621130.2920
MELROSE34.66520.1344
HAIG34.19520.1344
BAILLIE33.371340.3463
FAIRBAIRN32.19920.2378
DICKSON31.274481.1578
PORTEOUS30.62790.2042
COCKBURN29.981480.3825
NEILL29.27750.1938
FORTUNE28.68580.1499
MARR27.871230.3179
RENTON25.28600.1551
WHITELAW25.15580.1499
ARCHIBALD24.85830.2145
LUMSDEN24.48790.2042
LAWRIE24.02890.2300
HARDIE22.011110.2869
WATT21.973260.8425
BARRIE21.85610.1576
HASTIE21.63530.1370
BRYSON21.57640.1654
NISBET21.29870.2248
LOCKHART21.15570.1473
AMOS20.451300.3360
MACK19.79770.1990
HOGG19.742760.7133
DONALDSON19.302130.5505
LOGAN17.981650.4264
GRIEVE16.73750.1938

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 68 people called PEFFERS in East Lothian 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 0.1757 in East Lothian means that 0.1757% of the people in East Lothian on census day were called PEFFERS.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called PEFFERS 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 PEFFERS 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 PEFFERS 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 PEFFERS here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 302.49 in East Lothian means that you are 302.49 times as likely to find someone with the surname of PEFFERS in East Lothian than you would be in the whole of the UK.

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