Top surnames from the 1881 census in Unst, Zetland (Shetland)

Unst 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
SUTHERLAND1547.0577140.08
THOMSON1245.682942.53
SMITH1105.04123.57
JAMIESON1004.5830164.55
SINCLAIR934.262182.64
WILLIAMSON884.033044.99
JOHNSTON773.528943.73
CLARK743.391411.28
BRUCE642.933162.62
SPENCE632.887387.28
ANDERSON532.429012.30
HENDERSON482.199820.24
JOHNSON472.15406.41
GRAY462.108214.77
PRIEST452.0623157.51
STICKEL442.016510,000.00
ROBERTSON421.924811.49
HARPER351.604025.05
NISBET311.4207134.55
EDWARDSON301.37491,119.40
SANDISON281.2832510.02
THOMPSON261.19163.98
MANSON261.1916101.88
FRASER251.145712.87
NICOLSON231.054191.23
ABERNETHY221.0082436.51
MACKAY210.962426.61
HARRISON190.87083.92
HUGHSON190.8708476.19
PETRIE180.824969.42
PETERSON180.8249162.16
MATHIESON180.824978.29
ISBISTER160.7333547.95
JAMESON140.641657.97
GIFFORD140.641673.80
RITCH130.5958670.10
DAVIDSON130.59587.09
BURN130.595844.28
GILBERTSON120.5500188.09
FORDYCE120.5500253.16
WHITE110.50411.57
WATT110.504113.15
ARTHUR100.458321.03
PENNANT90.41251,551.72
RAMSAY90.412516.01
GEORGESON80.3666183.49
NEVIN80.3666182.65
COUTTS80.366636.35
HUNTER80.36663.57
LEITCH80.366638.42

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
STICKEL10,000.00442.0165
STICKLE2,500.0030.1375
PENNANT1,551.7290.4125
EDWARDSON1,119.40301.3749
RITCH670.10130.5958
ISBISTER547.95160.7333
SANDISON510.02281.2832
HUGHSON476.19190.8708
ABERNETHY436.51221.0082
PENNIE421.0540.1833
FORDYCE253.16120.5500
BOYNE232.5680.3666
MATTHEWSON191.6960.2750
GILBERTSON188.09120.5500
GEORGESON183.4980.3666
NEVIN182.6580.3666
JAMIESON164.551004.5830
PETERSON162.16180.8249
PRIEST157.51452.0623
BUNT155.4460.2750
SUTHERLAND140.081547.0577
NISBET134.55311.4207
MANSON101.88261.1916
NICOLSON91.23231.0541
SPENCE87.28632.8873
SINCLAIR82.64934.2621
MATHIESON78.29180.8249
GIFFORD73.80140.6416
PETRIE69.42180.8249
BRUCE62.62642.9331
JAMESON57.97140.6416
THOMASON47.1060.2750
WILLIAMSON44.99884.0330
BURN44.28130.5958
JOHNSTON43.73773.5289
THOMSON42.531245.6829
CROFTS39.7170.3208
LEITCH38.4280.3666
COUTTS36.3580.3666
MACKAY26.61210.9624
HARPER25.05351.6040
ARTHUR21.03100.4583
HENDERSON20.24482.1998
RAMSAY16.0190.4125
GRAY14.77462.1082
OGILVIE14.2130.1375
WATT13.15110.5041
FRASER12.87251.1457
ANDERSON12.30532.4290
ROBERTSON11.49421.9248

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 44 people called STICKEL in Unst 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 2.0165 in Unst means that 2.0165% of the people in Unst on census day were called STICKEL.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called STICKEL 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 STICKEL 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 STICKEL 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 STICKEL here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 10,000.00 in Unst means that you are 10,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of STICKEL in Unst than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Unst in 1881

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

ABERNETHY (22)  ANDERSON (53)  ARTHUR (10)  BAIN (4)  BLACKHALL (1)  BOYNE (8)  BROWN (7)  BRUCE (64)  BUNT (6)  BURGESS (1)  BURNETT (4)  BURN (13)  CARMICHAEL (1)  CHARLESON (3)  CLARK (74)  CLUNESS (17)  CORRIGALL (2)  COUTTS (8)  CRAIGIE (10)  CROFTS (7)  DANIELSON (1)  DAVIDSON (13)  DUNCAN (2)  EDMONDSTON (4)  EDWARDSON (30)  EMSLIE (1)  EVANS (2)  FORDICE (3)  FORDYCE (12)  FRASER (25)  GANCIN (4)  GARDNER (4)  GARTHSON (2)  GARTSON (2)  GAUNSON (8)  GANT (1)  GEORGESON (8)  GIFFORD (14)  GILBERTSON (12)  GRAY (46)  HAMILTON (7)  SLOANE (HAMILTON) (2)  HANTON (1)  HARPER (35)  HARRISON (19)  HENDERSON (48)  HUGHSON (19)  HUNTER (8)  INGRAM (4)  INKSTER (17)  IRVINE (4)  ISBISTER (16)  JAMES (1)  JAMIESON (100)  JAMESON (14)  JAFFRAY (1)  JOHNSON (47)  JOHNSTON (77)  LAMB (1)  LOVIE (1)  LAURNSON (3)  LAURENSON (27)  LEISK (2)  LEITCH (8)  LOW (1)  MANN (5)  MANSON (26)  MATTHEWSON (6)  MATHEWSON (1)  MATHIESON (18)  MATHEISON (8)  DOWAL (2)  MACKAY (21)  MC LEOD (1)  MILLAR (3)  MILLER (2)  MOAR (20)  MORE (2)  MOUAT (54)  MUNDELL (1)  MUNROE (1)  MURRAY (6)  NICOLSON (23)  NISBET (31)  NESBET (1)  NEVIN (8)  OGILVY (4)  OGILVIE (3)  PETERSON (18)  PENNANT (9)  PENNIE (4)  PETRIE (18)  PRIEST (45)  RAMSAY (9)  RAMSEY (1)  RITCH (13)  RITCHIE (1)  ROBERT (1)  ROBERTSON (42)  ROSS (2)  RUSSELL (1)  RUTHERFORD (1)  SANDISON (28)  SCOLLAY (10)  SCOTT (5)  SINCLAIR (93)  SMITH (110)  SPENCE (63)  STEELE (1)  STICKEL (44)  STICKLE (3)  SUTHERLAND (154)  THIRDE (2)  THOMSON (124)  THOMPSON (26)  THOMASON (6)  WALTERSON (2)  WATT (11)  WEST (4)  WHITE (11)  WILLIAMSON (88)  WINWICK (11)  WISEMAN (1)  WOOD (1)