Top surnames from the 1881 census in West Lothian

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
BROWN7011.59342.42
SMITH5091.15700.82
WILSON4951.12522.45
ROBERTSON4951.12526.71
THOMSON4821.09568.20
ANDERSON4451.01155.12
RUSSELL3790.86157.06
HAMILTON3770.856911.42
MARSHALL3640.82744.93
GRANT3270.74337.49
WALKER3220.73192.19
STEWART2730.62053.97
JOHNSTON2680.60927.55
WHITE2580.58641.82
GRAY2480.56373.95
YOUNG2450.55692.59
SCOTT2400.54552.16
KERR2350.53429.79
BLACK2320.52738.14
HENDERSON2320.52734.85
AITKEN2270.516019.66
CAMPBELL2240.50923.01
MARTIN2110.47961.95
HUNTER2070.47054.58
GRAHAM2040.46374.04
MILLER2030.46142.58
REID2020.45924.37
SIMPSON1960.44552.55
DUNCAN1950.44326.48
BELL1950.44322.36
WATSON1890.42961.85
MEIKLE1880.427359.39
FLEMING1860.422810.17
CUNNINGHAM1840.41828.88
ALLAN1770.40236.41
WALLACE1730.39325.74
BRYCE1720.391039.07
MURRAY1720.39103.15
WILLIAMSON1720.39104.36
TAYLOR1710.38870.61
GARDNER1690.38415.66
CLARK1690.38411.28
PATERSON1670.37965.58
RITCHIE1650.375110.86
SNEDDEN1550.3523261.16
MITCHELL1530.34781.71
STEVENSON1520.34554.92
KELLY1510.34323.13
MORRISON1480.33644.28
STEEL1450.32968.09

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
SNEDDEN261.161550.3523
HASTON172.27620.1409
NIMMO66.851310.2978
MEIKLE59.391880.4273
STEIN56.65590.1341
BENNIE52.62640.1455
BINNIE48.00880.2000
BALLANTINE47.46640.1455
SOMMERVILLE44.38770.1750
FAIRLEY39.93860.1955
BRYCE39.071720.3910
BROWNLEE38.81590.1341
BORTHWICK35.64880.2000
SHANKS34.381150.2614
SNEDDON32.83860.1955
TWEEDIE31.24530.1205
STRANG25.83510.1159
HASTIE24.77690.1568
ERSKINE21.67590.1341
CALDER21.291310.2978
HARDIE20.751190.2705
AITKEN19.662270.5160
ANTHONY19.561000.2273
MEEK19.16980.2228
DRYSDALE19.09710.1614
EASTON19.031270.2887
BOWIE18.79720.1637
STEVEN17.10570.1296
LAWRIE16.14680.1546
GLEN15.16660.1500
PRENTICE13.71710.1614
LIDDLE13.70710.1614
BRODIE13.38790.1796
BAILLIE13.36610.1387
SAMUEL12.76670.1523
DOWNIE12.60650.1477
BAIRD12.541180.2682
BEVERIDGE12.45570.1296
DUNLOP12.41880.2000
DICK11.821160.2637
SHIELDS11.76800.1818
HAMILTON11.423770.8569
WEIR11.281290.2932
GIBB11.20870.1978
INGLIS11.16820.1864
NISBET10.98510.1159
GALLOWAY10.95830.1887
REILLY10.92510.1159
DONALDSON10.921370.3114
RITCHIE10.861650.3751

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 155 people called SNEDDEN in West Lothian 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 0.3523 in West Lothian means that 0.3523% of the people in West Lothian on census day were called SNEDDEN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called SNEDDEN 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 SNEDDEN 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 SNEDDEN 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 SNEDDEN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 261.16 in West Lothian means that you are 261.16 times as likely to find someone with the surname of SNEDDEN in West Lothian than you would be in the whole of the UK.

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