Orkney Surnames in the 1821 Census

(Report date: 03/05/24)

Surname	Count
(Clouston)	1
(Sinclair)	2
?	1
Abernethy	7
Adamson	4
Addison	1
Aiken	1
Aitken	14
Aitkin	1
Alexander	5
Alison	2
Allan	71
Anderson	58
Angis	3
Angus	17
Annal	65
Annall	3
Archibald	7
Baikie	76
Bailie	2
Bakie	1
Ballander	1
Ballantine	9
Ballantyne	17
Ballenden	5
Ballentine	4
Ballentyne	1
Banks	28
Bannatyne	1
Barcley	1
Barnet	21
Beatton	28
Bell	8
Belly	9
Benston	5
Berston	20
Bews	52
Bichan	38
Bilten	1
Bilton	1
Birsay	2
Birstan	1
Blackie	5
Bogg	3
Borwick	14
Boun	2
Bowman	4
Boyd	1
Brass	79
Bremner	5
Brock	14
Brodie	11
Brown	162
Bruce	34
Buchan	1
Buchanan	1
Budge	109
Burgess	4
Burnie	5
Byas	10
Caird	7
Calder	11
Campbell	5
Card	7
Carmichael	1
Chailer	1
Chalmers	26
Chaplin	1
Charles	2
Christie	11
Christon	1
Christy	1
Clark	9
Clerk	1
Clouston	121
Cob	1
Coban	1
Cogle	12
Cooper	13
Copland	16
Cormack	30
Corner	7
Corrigall	52
Corrigil	3
Corrigill	2
Corse	2
Corston	22
Craig	1
Craigie	44
Cray	1
Crear	2
Creelman	6
Cromartie	12
Cromarty	112
Crookshank	6
Cruikshanks	3
Cumming	21
Currie	1
Cursater	7
Cursetter	1
Cursitter	1
Cusater	1
Cutt	2
Dass	16
Davidson	20
Davie	6
Deerness	3
Delday	28
Dennison	1
Devin	5
Dick	4
Dinnet	9
Dishan	18
Donaldson	1
Dowal	1
Downie	1
Draver	1
Drever	10
Drew	3
Drummond	1
Duncan	48
Dundas	2
Dunnet	26
Durran	1
Dyer	1
Easterman	1
Eddlestone	1
Elder	2
Ellison	1
Essen	5
Esson	33
Eunson	52
Falconer	1
Fea	1
Ferguson	5
Fiddlar	12
Fiddler	5
Finlay	2
Finlayson	1
Finnison	10
Firth	31
Flaws	25
Flett	280
Folster	12
Forbes	12
Forker	8
Forster	1
Foster	2
Fotheringham	7
Foubister	78
Foubister ?	1
Foulis	17
Fraser	14
Fubister	3
Gariock	1
Garrioch	90
Garson	95
Gaudie	20
Gaudy	2
Geddes	4
Gerrard	1
Gibbon	1
Gibson	12
Gier	1
Gillies	1
Gills	9
Gordon	1
Gore	1
Gorie	7
Goudie	21
Gow	6
Graeme	1
Graham	4
Grant	1
Gray	80
Green	6
Grey	3
Grieve	11
Groat	40
Groundwater	48
Gunn	40
Gutchard	3
Gutcher	20
Guthrie	19
Hackland	22
Halcro	23
Halcrow	20
Hall	1
Handysides	5
Hannah	5
Harcus	16
Hardy	4
Harold	3
Harper	13
Harrold	2
Harrow	1
Harvey	71
Harvie	1
Hay	58
Heddle	19
Henderson	3
Henry	2
Hepburn	5
Hinson	1
Hogston	1
Holland	1
Honeyman	1
Hoory	6
Horn	4
Hossack	4
Hourie	17
Hourston	61
Howison	1
Hughs	5
Hume	2
Humphrey	7
Hunto	38
Husson ?	1
Hutchen	1
Hutcheon	6
Hutchison	6
Huxton	1
Ibister	1
Inksetter	7
Inkster	75
Innes	2
Irvine	152
Irving	20
Isbister	57
Jamison	1
Jeffreys	1
Jock	1
Johnston	82
Johnstone	23
Kenedy	6
Kennedy	11
Kerr	2
Kinnock	1
Kirkness	74
Kirkpatrick	4
Knarston	22
Knight	10
Laird	31
Langscale	2
Langskaill	1
Lauder	1
Laughton	108
Leask	76
Leith	29
Lesk	5
Liddell	1
Liddle	7
Linay	52
Lindsay	1
Linklarer ?	1
Linklater	122
Linkletter	2
Linnard	1
Liny	9
Logan	9
Loutit	3
Louttit	181
Lyon	3
MacBeath	2
MacKay	24
MacKinlay	2
Mainland	7
Maivie ?	1
Malcolm	1
Manson	26
Marion	1
Mariot	1
Marr	1
Marshall	1
Marwick	33
Mason	16
Matches	26
Maxwell	7
McAlister	4
McAllister	1
McBeath	17
McCauley	6
McCay	5
McCoul	1
McCulloch	3
McDonald	21
McDunnoch	2
McGhee	1
McIntosh	3
McIntyre	9
McIver	5
McKay	41
McKenlay	1
McKenzie	3
McKinlay	3
McKinley	1
McLaren	2
McLean	5
McLeod	3
McLoed	1
McPherson	1
McRae	1
Meal	1
Meason	1
Meil	2
Meiles	1
Meles	1
Mellish	2
Melvin	1
Melvine	7
Merriman	21
Michel	1
Millar	4
Miller	41
Mirimn ?	1
Mirriman	6
Mitchell	1
Moar	131
Moncrieff	6
Monro	11
Monroe	1
Moodie ?	1
Moody	1
Moore	8
Moore (Muir)	1
Morwick	1
Moss	1
Mowat	113
Mowatt	3
Muir	17
Munro	5
Murdoch	1
Murray	16
Nelson	5
Neugar	1
Nicholson	1
Nicol	1
Nicolson	10
Nisbet	4
Norn	33
Norquay	60
Norquoy	1
Nougar	1
Oddie	3
Oman	37
Omand	12
Omond	6
Papla	3
Paplay	13
Park	25
Paterson	8
Peace	18
Peak	1
Peebles	5
Peters	1
Petrie	55
Philip	1
Philips	2
Phillip	1
Pirie	1
Plowman	1
Pottinger	42
Rae	9
Rainy	8
Redland	1
Reed	1
Reid	23
Rendall	20
Rich	13
Richan	1
Richard	1
Riddoch	3
Ritch	60
Robb	9
Robertson	137
Robison	2
Robson	1
Ronaldsay	1
Ronaldson	1
Rosie	100
Ross	60
Rossie	1
Rouland	42
Rowland	1
Rusland	14
Russell	9
Russland	10
Sabeson	9
Sabeston	40
Sabistin	1
Sabiston	25
Samson	1
Sandison	26
Scarth	4
Sclater	38
Sclatter	2
Scott	54
Seater	9
Seatter	11
Shearer	15
Short	7
Shurie	1
Simpson	14
Sinclair	237
Skae	42
Skea	3
Skethaway	6
Slater	5
Sleater	23
Sleatter	5
Smellie	14
Smith	179
Snodie	5
Snody	3
Spence	185
Spratt	1
Stanger	10
Stark	2
Stenger	4
Stensgarth	1
Stevenson	7
Stewart	60
Stockan	8
Stockine	16
Stocking	13
Stokan	3
Stout	2
Stove	45
Strang	3
Streba	1
Sullivan	3
Sutherland	96
Swan	9
Swanson	8
Swordie	2
Symison	35
Tait	134
Tamison	5
Taylor	127
Thomison	6
Thomson	138
Thrumlin	1
Tillack(Tullock)	1
Tomison	38
Tours	28
Towers	11
Traice	1
Tulloch	26
Turner	4
Twat	1
Twatt	28
Tyrie	8
Urquhart	1
Vedder	11
Velzian	12
Velzion	1
Voy	17
Wallace	3
Walls	36
Wards	34
Waters	1
Watson	1
Watt	17
Watts	4
White	20
Whitquoy	2
Wick	18
Wildridge	3
Williamson	4
Wilson	80
Windwick	16
Winwick	1
Wishart	69
Wlson	1
Woldrage	26
Wood	15
Work	1
Wylie	48
Yorston	13
Young	16