Top surnames from the 1881 census in Fife

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
THOMSON3,0011.735312.99
ROBERTSON2,9271.692510.10
BROWN2,6601.53812.33
WILSON2,5091.45083.16
ANDERSON2,3211.34216.79
SMITH2,2461.29870.92
SCOTT1,7260.99803.94
HENDERSON1,7140.99119.12
DUNCAN1,5320.885912.95
MITCHELL1,4480.83734.13
SIMPSON1,3610.78704.50
WATSON1,2540.72513.13
BEVERIDGE1,1450.662163.61
WALKER1,1310.65401.95
TAYLOR1,1100.64181.00
YOUNG1,0760.62222.90
WALLACE1,0530.60898.89
STEWART1,0090.58343.73
HUNTER9930.57425.59
CLARK9840.56901.89
PATERSON9610.55578.17
ALLAN9470.54768.72
CAMPBELL9350.54073.19
ADAMSON9300.537820.33
BLACK9080.52508.11
REID8450.48864.65
JOHNSTON7560.43715.42
BELL7530.43542.32
MORRIS7490.43311.95
CHRISTIE7420.429113.23
WILLIAMSON7170.41464.62
DAVIDSON7140.41294.91
CUNNINGHAM7020.40598.62
RAMSAY6640.384014.91
MELVILLE6630.383436.31
RUSSELL6560.37933.11
RITCHIE6460.373510.81
PHILP6250.361453.03
LAWSON6170.35686.05
BIRRELL6140.355072.83
DONALDSON6110.353312.39
MILLAR6030.34879.55
MILLER6000.34691.94
NICOL5970.345216.58
ROSS5920.34233.13
BLYTH5910.341721.68
LAING5860.338816.87
MACKIE5850.338315.82
MARTIN5840.33771.37
DEWAR5650.326725.05

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
EDNIE130.891300.0752
BOYTER129.51830.0480
FYALL123.031030.0596
REEKIE113.694740.2741
VENTERS93.841100.0636
IZATT85.391420.0821
METHVEN82.283250.1879
HAXTON76.971960.1133
EDIE76.74740.0428
CLUNIE73.601870.1081
HYND73.413010.1740
BIRRELL72.836140.3550
DEAS71.123610.2087
NORMAND70.90610.0353
BOGIE69.611640.0948
DALL64.002040.1180
BEVERIDGE63.611,1450.6621
TULLIS60.83980.0567
WESTWATER59.951350.0781
INCHES58.80550.0318
HAIN58.281400.0810
ROLLAND58.231150.0665
SUTTIE57.992890.1671
HEGGIE55.702660.1538
BUIST53.911840.1064
MOYES53.643980.2301
PHILP53.036250.3614
HONEYMAN52.892990.1729
PRYDE51.812480.1434
NESS48.293790.2192
LITSTER48.28750.0434
WANN47.38580.0335
KILGOUR43.532770.1602
LOUDEN42.121260.0729
WYSE41.80840.0486
HUGH41.331890.1093
PENMAN40.314560.2637
BETHUNE38.981040.0601
STOBIE38.96990.0572
GOURLAY38.913730.2157
HERD38.594900.2833
MELDRUM38.104150.2400
LONIE36.72740.0428
MELVILLE36.316630.3834
CONDIE35.77820.0474
PATTIE35.71530.0306
PITCAIRN35.47510.0295
WARDLAW35.331110.0642
MASTERTON34.991950.1128
ARNOT33.741800.1041

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 130 people called EDNIE in Fife 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 0.0752 in Fife means that 0.0752% of the people in Fife on census day were called EDNIE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called EDNIE 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 EDNIE 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 EDNIE 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 EDNIE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 130.89 in Fife means that you are 130.89 times as likely to find someone with the surname of EDNIE in Fife than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Fife comprises 66 registration districts

District Population Top Surname by Total Top Surname by Frequency
Abbotshall 6462 BROWN BUDDIE
Abdie 984 BROWN CLUNIE
Aberdour 1742 BEVERIDGE THAYNE
Anstruther Easter 1248 ROBERTSON SANG
Anstruther West 10 YOUNG CLYNE
Anstruther Wester 673 THOMSON CLACHER
Arngask 547 THOMSON GATCHELL
Auchterderran 4348 WILSON SPLITT
Auchtermuchty 2323 SUTTIE LEAVEN
Auchtertool 716 PATERSON SANG
Ballingry 1067 WILSON STRAHAN
Balmerino 664 JOHNSTON WEDDERBURN
Beath 5465 BEVERIDGE DRYLIE
Buckhaven 11 DAVIDSON MOLLER
Burntisland 4835 ROBERTSON CONSER
Cameron 1004 ROBERTSON BETHUNE
Carnbee 1057 ANDERSON EDNIE
Carnock 1058 ANDERSON BALD
Ceres 2079 ROBERTSON CREATH
Collessie 1991 ROBERTSON STORRER
Crail 1765 BROWN EDNIE
Creich 387 DUNCAN SETH
Cults 705 SCOTT ERSKIN
Cupar 7521 ROBERTSON MILLIE
Dairsie 701 ROBERTSON PLAIR
Dalgety 1321 MUIR ORROCK
Dunbog 219 BERWICK BUIST
Dunfermline 26592 WILSON DRYLIE
Dunino 302 DALRYMPLE GRANDISON
Dysart 11646 SMITH NUMBERS
Elie 680 THOMSON FROELICH
Falkland 2720 ROBERTSON REEKIE
Ferry Port On Craig 2845 THOMSON TERRES
Flisk 261 MITCHELL SETH
Forgan 3313 SMITH COMAR
Inverkeithing 2606 ADAMSON MILLOT
Kemback 855 THOMSON CHESNUTT
Kennoway 1573 THOMSON SHANDS
Kettle 2076 SCOTT WHAN
Kilconquhar 2058 BROWN DYCE
Kilmany 634 JACK EDNIE
Kilrenny 3199 WATSON BOYTER
Kinghorn 3671 THOMSON HILLOCK
Kinglassie 1317 BROWN BEATH
Kingsbarns 795 BROWN LOTHIAN
Kirkcaldy 8577 WILSON BARN
Kirkcaldy Abbotshall 27 OLIVER HECTOR
Largo 2246 GILLIES METHVEN
Leslie 4379 ROBERTSON JOLLIE
Leuchars 2187 SMITH MANZIE
Logie 390 JOHNSTON SEITH
Markinch 5871 THOMSON NORD
Monimail 847 WALKER GLASSFORD
Moonzie 148 SMITH ROLLAND
Newburgh 2197 BLYTH BUDDIE
Newburn 346 SIME GUTHERIE
Pittenweem 2132 HUGH HUGH
Saline 957 ANDERSON TACKES
Scoonie 3745 THOMSON GARRO
St Andrews 7869 BROWN EDIE
St Andrews St 6 COLEMAN HOOK
St Leonards 774 BROWN OSTEN
St Monance 2065 REEKIE FYALL
Strathmiglo 2067 THOMSON LEVEN
Torryburn 746 HUNTER ROS
Wemyss 7317 THOMSON VENTERS

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