Top surnames from the 1881 census in Alvie, Inverness-shire

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 708 people called GILKISON in Alvie 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 1333.3333 in Alvie means that 1333.3333% of the people in Alvie on census day were called GILKISON.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GILKISON 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 GILKISON 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 GILKISON 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 GILKISON here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 0.71 in Alvie means that you are 0.71 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GILKISON in Alvie than you would be in the whole of the UK.