Top surnames from the 1881 census in Renfrewshire

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
CAMPBELL2,9451.30087.69
SMITH2,5151.11090.79
WILSON2,4141.06632.32
BROWN2,3071.01901.55
STEWART2,2480.99306.35
ANDERSON1,6560.73153.70
THOMSON1,5460.68295.11
ROBERTSON1,4640.64673.86
SCOTT1,2950.57202.26
CRAIG1,2220.539812.29
CAMERON1,2140.53626.90
HAMILTON1,2070.53317.11
CRAWFORD1,2060.532710.89
REID1,1560.51064.86
KERR1,1240.49659.10
STEVENSON1,0920.48236.87
YOUNG1,0860.47972.23
FERGUSON1,0800.47706.73
WATSON1,0550.46602.01
PATERSON1,0360.45766.72
CLARK1,0130.44741.49
GRAHAM1,0080.44523.88
MURRAY9600.42403.42
TAYLOR9430.41650.65
MUIR8900.393110.27
HUNTER8750.38653.76
DOCHERTY8560.378125.42
ALLAN8420.37195.92
BARR8420.371915.38
WALKER8370.36971.10
MORRISON8130.35914.57
BLAIR7960.351613.56
MILLAR7700.34019.32
KENNEDY7660.33835.61
GRAY7630.33702.36
BLACK7450.32915.08
MITCHELL7400.32691.61
MARTIN7260.32071.30
WALLACE7250.32024.68
JOHNSTON7080.31273.88
MILLER7070.31231.75
BOYD6800.30048.56
ADAM6770.299017.41
KELLY6760.29862.73
RUSSELL6720.29682.43
LANG6510.287512.90
FLEMING6500.28716.91
HENDERSON6440.28452.62
BELL6390.28221.50
BUCHANAN6300.278310.77

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GORMLY67.43530.0234
ROWAND62.01600.0265
CARRUTH59.12800.0353
RENFREW58.672120.0936
SPROUL49.121400.0618
PARKHILL48.27540.0239
TANNAHILL40.98920.0406
COWDEN35.87640.0283
WHITEHILL35.53650.0287
DRENNAN34.951070.0473
COCHRAN34.262960.1307
RAESIDE33.59650.0287
DARROCH32.861940.0857
BEITH32.04700.0309
LYLE31.443330.1471
GREENLEES28.821270.0561
URIE28.54630.0278
TYRE28.52580.0256
KINCAID28.48790.0349
GEMMILL27.85920.0406
GALLACHER26.785230.2310
SPEIRS26.432340.1034
HOLMS26.331680.0742
HYNDMAN25.99670.0296
DOCHERTY25.428560.3781
SLAVEN24.27800.0353
WHITEFORD23.991440.0636
BLUE23.54920.0406
SCOBIE23.371150.0508
GEMMELL22.933120.1378
GOVAN22.77940.0415
LAFFERTY22.631170.0517
RALSTON22.441710.0755
LEGGAT22.331170.0517
FERRIE21.48880.0389
BARBOUR20.892600.1148
HOUSTON20.715970.2637
FAULDS20.411410.0623
MATHIE19.68900.0398
RISK19.38520.0230
SHEDDEN18.90740.0327
PURDON18.83790.0349
SEMPLE18.732020.0892
CARSWELL18.481530.0676
HARKINS18.37940.0415
CROSSAN18.11560.0247
DONACHIE17.96520.0230
WATERSTON17.68580.0256
ARMOUR17.622500.1104
POLLOCK17.585780.2553

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 53 people called GORMLY in Renfrewshire 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 0.0234 in Renfrewshire means that 0.0234% of the people in Renfrewshire on census day were called GORMLY.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GORMLY 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 GORMLY 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 GORMLY 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 GORMLY here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 67.43 in Renfrewshire means that you are 67.43 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GORMLY in Renfrewshire than you would be in the whole of the UK.

Renfrewshire comprises 27 registration districts

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