Top surnames from the 1881 census in Farr, Sutherland

Farr is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Sutherland

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
MACKAY29415.1781419.70
MUNRO1316.7630151.48
CAMPBELL733.768722.27
MURRAY381.961815.82
ROSS341.755316.06
SUTHERLAND311.600431.77
ANDERSON291.49727.58
GUNN251.290752.71
GORDON201.032516.38
ROBERTSON150.77444.62
MACKINTOSH130.6711100.31
GUN120.6195909.09
SINCLAIR120.619512.01
KERR120.619511.36
HENDERSON110.56795.22
FALCONER100.516343.29
MORRISON100.51636.57
DUNCAN100.51637.55
WATERS90.464611.56
WILSON80.41300.90
SIMPSON80.41302.36
FRENCH80.41308.46
MATHESON70.361426.43
FRASER60.30983.48
WAUGH60.309822.73
GILLIES60.309821.66
MUNN50.258135.82
MACDONALD50.25816.50
FERGUSON50.25813.64
PERCY40.206522.15
FORBES40.20656.16
MATHIESON40.206519.60
MILLER40.20651.15
NICOL30.15497.44
DOUGLAS30.15493.20
PATERSON20.10331.52
BROWN20.10330.16
HARDIE20.10337.92
DOUGLASS20.103316.25
GRAHAM20.10330.90
PARKER20.10330.54
CHISOLM20.1033327.87
WATT20.10332.69
TOMSON20.103393.90
MARTIN20.10330.42
ALLISON20.10333.63
PRING20.103322.60
ARMSTRONG10.05160.68
DAVIDSON10.05160.61
MARSHAL10.051624.45

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
GUN909.09120.6195
MACKAY419.7029415.1781
CHISOLM327.8720.1033
MUNRO151.481316.7630
MACKINTOSH100.31130.6711
TOMSON93.9020.1033
GUNN52.71251.2907
FALCONER43.29100.5163
MUNN35.8250.2581
SUTHERLAND31.77311.6004
MATHESON26.4370.3614
WAUGH22.7360.3098
PRING22.6020.1033
CAMPBELL22.27733.7687
PERCY22.1540.2065
GILLIES21.6660.3098
MATHIESON19.6040.2065
GORDON16.38201.0325
DOUGLASS16.2520.1033
ROSS16.06341.7553
MURRAY15.82381.9618
SINCLAIR12.01120.6195
WATERS11.5690.4646
KERR11.36120.6195
FRENCH8.4680.4130
HARDIE7.9220.1033
ANDERSON7.58291.4972
DUNCAN7.55100.5163
NICOL7.4430.1549
MORRISON6.57100.5163
MACDONALD6.5050.2581
FORBES6.1640.2065
HENDERSON5.22110.5679
ROBERTSON4.62150.7744
FERGUSON3.6450.2581
ALLISON3.6320.1033
FRASER3.4860.3098
DOUGLAS3.2030.1549
WATT2.6920.1033
SIMPSON2.3680.4130
PATERSON1.5220.1033
MILLER1.1540.2065
GRAHAM0.9020.1033
WILSON0.9080.4130
PARKER0.5420.1033
MARTIN0.4220.1033
BROWN0.1620.1033

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 12 people called GUN in Farr 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 0.6195 in Farr means that 0.6195% of the people in Farr on census day were called GUN.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called GUN 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 GUN 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 GUN 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 GUN here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 909.09 in Farr means that you are 909.09 times as likely to find someone with the surname of GUN in Farr than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Farr in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

ALLISON (2)  ANDERSON (29)  ARMSTRONG (1)  AITKIN (1)  BAIN (1)  BROWN (2)  O'BRINE (4)  OBRINE (6)  BURNS (1)  CAMERON (1)  CAMPBELL (73)  CARNABY (1)  CATANACH (1)  CHISOLM (2)  CLARK (1)  CLARKE (1)  COOK (1)  DALGLIESH (1)  DAVIDSON (1)  DOUGLAS (3)  DOUGLASS (2)  DUNCAN (10)  ELLISON (1)  FALCONER (10)  FERGUSON (5)  FORBES (4)  FRASER (6)  FRENCH (8)  GILLIES (6)  GLASS (1)  GORDON (20)  GRAHAM (2)  GUN (12)  GUNN (25)  HARDIE (2)  HENDERSON (11)  HOGG (1)  INGLES (1)  MC KAY (642)  MACKAY (MC KAY) (8)  MC KAY (MACKAY) (6)  KERR (12)  MACARDIE (6)  MALONIE (1)  MARSHAL (1)  MARTIN (2)  MANSON (1)  MATHERS (1)  MATHESON (7)  MATHIESON (4)  MC BETH (4)  MC BEATH (4)  MAC BETH (2)  MACBEATH (3)  MC DONALD (117)  MACDONALD (5)  MC DOUGAL (2)  MC GREGOR (1)  MACKINTOSH (13)  MC INTOSH (11)  MC KASKILL (1)  MACKAY (294)  MCKAY (1)  MC KENZIE (34)  MC KINNON (1)  MC KINTOSH (1)  MC LEAN (1)  MC LEOD (129)  MC PHERSON (16)  MC RAE (1)  MC TAVEL (1)  MILLER (4)  MORRISON (10)  MUNN (5)  MUNRO (131)  MURRAY (38)  MC NIEL (4)  NICOL (3)  NICOLSON (1)  NIKLESON (1)  PARKER (2)  PATERSON (2)  PEARSON (1)  PERCY (4)  PRING (2)  REID (1)  ROBERTS (1)  ROBERTSON (15)  ROBISON (1)  ROSS (34)  SIMPSON (8)  SINCLAIR (12)  STELL (1)  STEPHEN (1)  STUART (1)  SUTHERLAND (31)  TOMSON (2)  VERNON (1)  WATERS (9)  WATT (2)  WAUGH (6)  WEBBE (1)  WEBSTER (1)  WILSON (8)