Top surnames from the 1881 census in Bressay Burra Quarff, Zetland (Shetland)

Bressay Burra Quarff is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Zetland (Shetland)

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
SMITH13710.53047.46
POTTINGER927.07152,697.95
MANSON826.3028539.12
WILLIAMSON544.150746.30
SINCLAIR453.458967.06
LINKLATER453.45891,475.41
JAMIESON392.9977107.65
CHRISTIE382.920890.09
DUNCAN282.152231.46
JOHNSON272.07536.18
DAVIDSON272.075324.68
NICOLSON272.0753179.64
GRAY261.998514.00
ANDERSON211.61418.17
THOMPSON211.61415.39
NELSON201.537331.74
ROBERTSON191.46048.72
WARD161.22985.63
WHITE151.15303.59
NICHOLSON130.999214.06
LEASK130.9992242.99
BOLT120.9224127.52
BURGES110.8455338.46
TULLOCH110.8455127.46
WATT110.845522.05
AITKIN100.7686446.43
STEWART100.76864.91
CUMMING90.691836.26
MORRISON80.61497.82
BURGESS80.61498.85
LESLIE70.538032.50
HENRY70.538021.28
FORDYCE60.4612212.01
TAIT60.461215.67
COOPER60.46121.90
GIFFORD50.384344.21
MACPHERSON40.307547.51
BIRNIE40.307572.20
WEST40.30753.19
HENDERSON30.23062.12
STOUT30.230648.15
WISEMAN30.230616.79
OMAN30.2306193.55
HUNTER20.15371.50
WEBSTER20.15371.77
HUGHSON20.153784.03
FULLERTON20.153736.36
NICOL20.15377.39
JOHNSTON20.15371.90
LAURIE20.153717.89

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
POTTINGER2,697.95927.0715
LINKLATER1,475.41453.4589
MANSON539.12826.3028
AITKIN446.43100.7686
BURGES338.46110.8455
LEASK242.99130.9992
FORDYCE212.0160.4612
OMAN193.5530.2306
NICOLSON179.64272.0753
BOLT127.52120.9224
TULLOCH127.46110.8455
JAMIESON107.65392.9977
CHRISTIE90.09382.9208
HUGHSON84.0320.1537
BIRNIE72.2040.3075
SINCLAIR67.06453.4589
STOUT48.1530.2306
MACPHERSON47.5140.3075
WILLIAMSON46.30544.1507
GIFFORD44.2150.3843
FULLERTON36.3620.1537
CUMMING36.2690.6918
LESLIE32.5070.5380
NELSON31.74201.5373
DUNCAN31.46282.1522
DAVIDSON24.68272.0753
WATT22.05110.8455
HENRY21.2870.5380
LAURIE17.8920.1537
WISEMAN16.7930.2306
TAIT15.6760.4612
NICHOLSON14.06130.9992
GRAY14.00261.9985
BURGESS8.8580.6149
ROBERTSON8.72191.4604
ANDERSON8.17211.6141
MORRISON7.8280.6149
SMITH7.4613710.5304
NICOL7.3920.1537
JOHNSON6.18272.0753
WARD5.63161.2298
THOMPSON5.39211.6141
STEWART4.91100.7686
WHITE3.59151.1530
WEST3.1940.3075
HENDERSON2.1230.2306
JOHNSTON1.9020.1537
COOPER1.9060.4612
WEBSTER1.7720.1537
HUNTER1.5020.1537

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 92 people called POTTINGER in Bressay Burra Quarff 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 7.0715 in Bressay Burra Quarff means that 7.0715% of the people in Bressay Burra Quarff on census day were called POTTINGER.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called POTTINGER 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 POTTINGER 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 POTTINGER 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 POTTINGER here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 2,697.95 in Bressay Burra Quarff means that you are 2,697.95 times as likely to find someone with the surname of POTTINGER in Bressay Burra Quarff than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Bressay Burra Quarff in 1881

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

ANDERSON (21)  AITKIN (10)  BOLT (12)  BROCK (1)  BURGES (11)  BURGESS (8)  BUTCHART (3)  HAY (BUTCHART) (2)  BIRNIE (4)  CHRISTIE (38)  COOPER (6)  COSTER (1)  CUMMING (9)  DAVIDSON (27)  DUNCAN (28)  EUNSON (4)  FORDYCE (6)  FULLERTON (2)  FULLARTON (1)  FULLERTUN (2)  GALLOWAY (1)  GAUNSON (13)  GIFFORD (5)  GOODLAD (79)  WILLIAMSON (GOODLAD) (2)  GRAY (26)  HENDERSON (3)  HENRY (7)  HUGHSON (2)  HUMPHRAY (1)  UMPHRAY (2)  HUNTER (2)  INKSTER (98)  INKESTER (3)  IRVIN (1)  JAMIESON (39)  JOHNSON (27)  JOHNSTON (2)  LAMB (1)  LAURIE (2)  LOVIE (1)  LAURENSON (56)  LEASK (13)  LEISK (12)  LESLIE (7)  LINKLATER (45)  MANSON (82)  DONALD (1)  MAKINZIE (1)  MACPHERSON (4)  MILLER (1)  MONATE (1)  MONCREIFF (1)  MORRISON (8)  MOUAT (6)  MURREY (1)  NELSON (20)  NICOL (2)  NICHOLSON (13)  NICOLSON (27)  OLLASON (4)  OMAN (3)  POTTINGER (92)  ROBERTSON (19)  SCOTT (1)  SINCLAIR (45)  SCLATER (22)  SCLATTER (5)  SMITH (137)  STEWART (10)  STOUT (3)  TAIT (6)  THOMPSON (21)  TULLOCH (11)  WARDS (1)  WARD (16)  WATT (11)  WEBSTER (2)  WEST (4)  WHITE (15)  WILLIAMSON (54)  WISEMAN (3)  YORSTON (2)