Top surnames from the 1881 census in Peeblesshire

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SCOTT2731.98687.85
BROWN2701.96492.98
WILSON2151.56473.41
TAIT1921.397347.46
ANDERSON1891.37546.96
THOMSON1771.28819.64
SMITH1721.25170.89
WATSON1651.20085.18
VEITCH1511.0989166.72
MURRAY1370.99708.04
MITCHELL1350.98254.84
ROBERTSON1120.81514.86
DICKSON1090.793221.42
WALKER1080.78602.35
JOHNSTON1020.74239.20
HENDERSON1010.73506.76
GRAHAM990.72056.28
HOGG960.698619.34
STEWART940.68414.37
TODD870.633112.44
MELROSE870.6331163.32
AITKEN850.618623.58
HOPE830.604017.75
HAMILTON800.58227.76
LAIDLAW790.574964.88
CLARK770.56041.86
BALLANTYNE750.545871.98
INGLIS750.545832.68
REID740.53855.13
PATERSON730.53137.81
BRUNTON710.516765.77
CAMPBELL710.51673.05
TURNER690.50211.80
DALGLEISH660.4803106.87
HUNTER640.46584.54
RITCHIE640.465813.48
CAIRNS630.458521.20
FLEMING620.451210.86
HISLOP600.436672.57
FERGUSON590.42946.06
MUIR570.414810.84
RUSSELL560.40753.34
JOHNSTONE550.40038.86
MILLER540.39302.20
GRIEVE540.393033.92
WHITE530.38571.20
MILLAR530.385710.57
KERR520.37846.94
DOUGLAS520.37847.81
MOFFAT520.378420.89

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
VEITCH166.721511.0989
MELROSE163.32870.6331
DALGLEISH106.87660.4803
HISLOP72.57600.4366
BALLANTYNE71.98750.5458
BRUNTON65.77710.5167
LAIDLAW64.88790.5749
TAIT47.461921.3973
GRIEVE33.92540.3930
INGLIS32.68750.5458
AITKEN23.58850.6186
DICKSON21.421090.7932
CAIRNS21.20630.4585
MOFFAT20.89520.3784
HOGG19.34960.6986
HOPE17.75830.6040
RITCHIE13.48640.4658
TODD12.44870.6331
FLEMING10.86620.4512
MUIR10.84570.4148
MILLAR10.57530.3857
THOMSON9.641771.2881
JOHNSTON9.201020.7423
JOHNSTONE8.86550.4003
MURRAY8.041370.9970
SCOTT7.852731.9868
DOUGLAS7.81520.3784
PATERSON7.81730.5313
HAMILTON7.76800.5822
ANDERSON6.961891.3754
KERR6.94520.3784
HENDERSON6.761010.7350
GRAHAM6.28990.7205
FERGUSON6.06590.4294
WATSON5.181651.2008
REID5.13740.5385
ROBERTSON4.861120.8151
MITCHELL4.841350.9825
HUNTER4.54640.4658
STEWART4.37940.6841
WILSON3.412151.5647
RUSSELL3.34560.4075
CAMPBELL3.05710.5167
BROWN2.982701.9649
WALKER2.351080.7860
MILLER2.20540.3930
CLARK1.86770.5604
TURNER1.80690.5021
WHITE1.20530.3857
SMITH0.891721.2517

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 151 people called VEITCH in Peeblesshire 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 1.0989 in Peeblesshire means that 1.0989% of the people in Peeblesshire on census day were called VEITCH.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called VEITCH 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 VEITCH 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 VEITCH 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 VEITCH here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 166.72 in Peeblesshire means that you are 166.72 times as likely to find someone with the surname of VEITCH in Peeblesshire than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Peeblesshire comprises 17 registration districts

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