Month: October 2016

Common surnames in Fife in 1841

Hunter is ranked 36, 388 per 100,000

Common surnames in Clackmannanshire

Hunter is ranked 1, 3945 per 100,000

Common surnames in Berwickshire in 1841

Hunter is ranked 28, 545 per 100,000

Common surnames in Ayrshire in 1841

Hunter is ranked 17, 665 per 100,000

Common surnames in Angus in 1841

Hunter is ranked 51, 324 per 100,000

Common surnames in Aberdeenshire in 1841

Hunter is ranked 70, 249 per 100,000

Male Heads of families 1834

James Hunter – Pingarie

James Hunter – Burnfoot

James Hunter – Tynron Kirk

James Hunter – Milntown

Common surnames in Renfrewshire:

Hunter is ranked 18, 535 per 100,000 in 1841.

The frequency with which the surname Hunter in Scotland appears in Scottish historical records to determine the following rank are Census (1841-1911), Old Parish Registers 1538-1854, Statutory Registration of births, deaths and Catholic parish records (1703-1992), Valuation rolls (1855-1925) and Scottish wills and testaments (1513-1925). This record set currently includes 8597 surnames.

Hunter is ranked 47

The three counties in Scotland with the highest per-capita incidence of the surname in 1841.

1) Clackmannanshire (3945.82)
2) Shetland (1391.27)
3) Bute (1037.6)