Surnames of Angus and Dundee

There are many ancient names associated with Angus. Indeed the family name Ogilvy, of Angus origin, is thought to perhaps be the oldest family name in Scotland.

The earldom of Angus was one of the seven original Celtic earldoms, Angus passing in the 13th century through the heiress Matilda to the Anglo-Norman Umfravilles, a line that expired in 1381. In 1389, King Robert II granted the earldom to the Douglas family, the Douglas earls of Angus being known as the 'Red' Douglases to distinguish them from the 'Black' Douglases. The 11th Earl was created Marquis of Douglas in 1633 and his title passed eventually to the Dukes of Hamilton.

Further Clan Ogilvy information http://www.findlater.org.uk/Ogilvy.htm

Some surnames of importance to the area include: Dalhousie, Douglas, Erskine, Farquharson, Graham, Guthrie, Hamilton, Lindsay, Logan, Lundy, Muirhead, Ogilvie, Ramsay, Scrymgeour, Sibbald and Stewart.

For expanded details on local Angus Clans and tartans visit http://www.angusahead.com/VisitAngus/GenealogyHistoryCult/FamiliesClans.asp

Top surnames in Forfarshire (Angus and Dundee) from the 1881 British Census

Top surnames by total occurrences were:

Top surnames by population index

Towns/Villages in Forfarshire (Angus and Dundee)

• The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were people called in 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 in means that % of the people in on census day were called .
• The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called 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 a if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. If the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someoen called here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and if 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 here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of in means that you are times as likely to find someone with the surname of in than you would be in the whole of the UK.