Top surnames from the 1881 census in Orkney

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SINCLAIR9953.095860.02
SPENCE5481.705051.55
MUIR5451.695744.31
FLETT5181.6117372.42
SCOTT5161.60556.35
RENDALL5111.5899299.65
THOMSON4811.496611.20
JOHNSTON4601.431217.74
TULLOCH4291.3348201.17
SUTHERLAND4261.325526.31
ROBERTSON3991.24147.41
SMITH3921.21970.86
LINKLATER3811.1854505.71
MOWAT3671.1419166.41
MILLER3611.12326.28
SHEARER3611.123287.53
TAYLOR3190.99251.55
REID3060.95219.06
HARCUS2940.9147702.51
CLOUSTON2860.8899667.91
WILSON2640.82141.79
PEACE2500.777885.80
IRVINE2500.777835.31
BROWN2500.77781.18
MARWICK2450.7623630.63
ANDERSON2380.74053.75
KIRKNESS2240.6970613.87
RITCH2240.6970784.59
LAUGHTON2020.6285129.27
ISBISTER1950.6067453.07
WORK1930.6005494.11
ALLAN1920.59749.52
LEASK1900.5912143.82
CHALMERS1840.572524.05
HARVEY1840.57255.36
MAINLAND1800.5600578.41
MANSON1760.547646.83
FIRTH1750.544516.39
TAIT1710.532018.07
STEVENSON1700.52897.54
GROAT1620.5040436.30
ROSIE1570.4885303.50
BUDGE1550.482394.58
SLATER1530.47607.86
LESLIE1450.451227.25
GARSON1440.4480522.12
GRAY1430.44493.12
STOUT1410.438791.56
LOGIE1380.4294147.80
WOOD1350.42001.32

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
RITCH784.592240.6970
HARCUS702.512940.9147
SABISTON687.661070.3329
CLOUSTON667.912860.8899
MARWICK630.632450.7623
KIRKNESS613.872240.6970
MAINLAND578.411800.5600
GARSON522.121440.4480
SKEA505.901330.4138
LINKLATER505.713811.1854
WORK494.111930.6005
CROY462.72720.2240
ANNAL456.47970.3018
ISBISTER453.071950.6067
GROAT436.301620.5040
FLETT372.425181.6117
CUTT324.731070.3329
ROSIE303.501570.4885
RENDALL299.655111.5899
LESSLIE240.91530.1649
TULLOCH201.174291.3348
BRASS187.351140.3547
MOWAT166.413671.1419
TULLOCK160.48670.2085
LOGIE147.801380.4294
LEASK143.821900.5912
LAUGHTON129.272020.6285
STANGER124.811010.3143
POTTINGER120.041010.3143
BUDGE94.581550.4823
STOUT91.561410.4387
FIDDLER87.85610.1898
SHEARER87.533611.1232
SANDISON86.62700.2178
PEACE85.802500.7778
MOODIE77.541170.3640
ESSON76.12540.1680
SINCLAIR60.029953.0958
HARROLD53.80780.2427
SPENCE51.555481.7050
MERRIMAN50.21590.1836
MANSON46.831760.5476
CORMACK46.511130.3516
MUIR44.315451.6957
COPLAND40.01720.2240
WISHART39.721000.3111
IRVINE35.312500.7778
LEITH34.85580.1805
WYLIE32.621220.3796
PETRIE30.891180.3671

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 224 people called RITCH in Orkney 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 0.6970 in Orkney means that 0.6970% of the people in Orkney on census day were called RITCH.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called RITCH 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 RITCH 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 RITCH 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 RITCH here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 784.59 in Orkney means that you are 784.59 times as likely to find someone with the surname of RITCH in Orkney than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Orkney comprises 24 registration districts

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