MacNicol and Nicolson amongst the 'highest status' surnames in UK!

4 JUNE 2006:  Research at University College London has revealed 'MacNicol' and 'Nicolson' to be amongst the 'highest status' names in the UK.  Of course, you didn't need to be told that you're a class act....!

The research, which has processed socio-economic census data to rank 26,000 surnames in the UK has found that in terms of 'high-status' the people with the surname Nicolson outranked 98% of other surnames.  And as for MacNicol - the research found that 0% of other surnames had a higher status!

You can read more about the research in this Sunday Times article here.

You can check the status of various surnames and find lot of other exciting data at the UCL site here.

 

MACNICOL DATA

 

International Comparisons Rate As % of GB rate in 1998
Great Britain Frequency (1998) 274 100
Great Britain Frequency (1881) 54  
Great Britain Rate (1998) 6  
Great Britain Rate (1881) 2  
Northern Ireland 5.67 83.2
Republic of Ireland 0.00 0.0
Australia 0.00 0.0
New Zealand 7.88 115.7
United States 0.98 14.4
Canada 8.19 120.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geographical Spread Statistics
Great Britain top area (1881) Paisley
Great Britain top area (1998) Kirkwall
Great Britain top area index * 9709
Great Britain top postal town Isle Of Islay
Number of UK gazetteer entries None
County of gazetteer entry Not applicable
Republic of Ireland top county  
Republic of Ireland top county index *  
Australia top state  
Australia top state index *  
Australia top standard statistical division  
New Zealand top province Taranaki
New Zealand top province index * 1172
United States top state Michigan
United States top state index * 617
Number of gazetteer entries in Africa or Asian none
African or Asian country with most gazetteer entries  
Number of gazetteer entries in African or Asian country named above  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Demographics Statistics
Category of surname Celtic; Scottish; Starting with Mc Or Mac
Mosaic type with highest index # Pastoral Symphony
Index of top Mosaic type * 681
% of people with a more rural name 1
% of people with a more high-status name 0
Cultural, Ethnic, Linguistic categories of surname British, Scottish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NICOLSON DATA

 

International Comparisons Rate As % of GB rate in 1998
Great Britain Frequency (1998) 3024 100
Great Britain Frequency (1881) 3478  
Great Britain Rate (1998) 64  
Great Britain Rate (1881) 129  
Northern Ireland 15.11 20.1
Republic of Ireland 0.00 0.0
Australia 66.34 88.3
New Zealand 162.84 216.7
United States 5.19 6.9
Canada 45.50 60.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geographical Spread Statistics
Great Britain top area (1881) Lerwick
Great Britain top area (1998) Lerwick
Great Britain top area index * 17999
Great Britain top postal town Shetland
Number of UK gazetteer entries None
County of gazetteer entry Not applicable
Republic of Ireland top county  
Republic of Ireland top county index *  
Australia top state Northern Territory
Australia top state index * 409
Australia top standard statistical division West Mallee, Victoria
New Zealand top province Otago
New Zealand top province index * 298
United States top state Montana
United States top state index * 431
Number of gazetteer entries in Africa or Asian none
African or Asian country with most gazetteer entries  
Number of gazetteer entries in African or Asian country named above  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Demographics Statistics
Category of surname Celtic; Scottish; Ending in -Son After Male Personal Name
Mosaic type with highest index # Tourist Attendants
Index of top Mosaic type * 416
% of people with a more rural name 12
% of people with a more high-status name 2
Cultural, Ethnic, Linguistic categories of surname Scottish