BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
Boundary Changes Summary: (See details)
Culter - Partly in Peeblesshire until 1891
East Kilbride - Partly in Renfrewshire until 1891
Glasgow - Partly in Renfrewshire until 1891
Govan - Partly in Renfrewshire until 1891
Kirkpatrick Juxta - Portion transferred to Dumfriesshire, 1891
Moffat - Portion transferred to Dumfriesshire, 1891
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Anderson, Brown, Campbell, Hamilton, Miller, Robertson, Smith, Stewart, Thomson, Wilson
Common Surnames:
A: Adamson, Aitken, Allan, Armstrong
B: Ballantyne, Barr, Barrie, Bell, Black, Blackwood, Boyd, Brownlie, Bruce
C: Cameron, Carrick, Clark, Clarkson, Clelland, Cooper, Core, Craig, Crawford, Crozier, Currie
D: Dickson, Douglas, Dunlop
F: Ferguson, Fleming, Forrest, Fram, Frame, French
G: Galloway, Gemmell, Gibson, Gilchrist, Gilmour, Gold, Graham, Gray
H: Hislop, Hope, Howison, Hudson, Hunter
J: Jack, Jackson
K: Kay, Kelly, Kerr, Kirkland
L: Lawrie, Lean, Lees, Lindsay, Linton
M: Marshall, Martin, Massey, Menzies, Milligan, Mitchell, Moffat, Moore, Muir, Murray
N: Nelson
P: Pate, Paterson, Pollock, Prentice, Purdie
R: Ramage, Rankin, Reid, Riddell, Ritchie, Russell
S: Sanderson, Scott, Semple, Shearer, Sinclair, Sneddon, Sommerville, Stark, Steel, Strang, Struthers
T: Telfer, Thorburn, Twaddle
V: Vassie, Veitch
W: Walker, Watson, Weir, Williamson
Y: Young
POPULATION:
1755: 81,726
1801: 147,692
1811: 191,291
1821: 244,387
1831: 316,819
1841: 426,972
1851: 530,169
Location of Lanarkshire
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Note: OPR stands for Old Parochial Registers, which are the earliest records of baptisms, marriages, and burials kept by The Church of Scotland. The OPR number is useful, and often necessary, in tracking down these records. The Church of Scotland kept the records before civil registration was introduced in 1855. Civil registration district numbers (RD numbers) are included in the timelines on the Parish pages. See the All Parishes Index for ancient parishes and parishes created or subdivided from older parishes.
| Parish Name | OPR Number |
|---|---|
| Avondale | 621 |
| Barony | 622 |
| Biggar | 623 |
| Blantyre | 624 |
| Bothwell | 625 |
| Cadder | 626 |
| Cambuslang | 627 |
| Cambusnethan | 628 |
| Carluke | 629 |
| Carmichael | 630 |
| Carmunnock | 631 |
| Carnwath | 632 |
| Carstairs | 633 |
| Covington and Thankerton | 634 |
| Crawford | 635 |
| Crawfordjohn | 636 |
| Culter | 637 |
| Dalserf | 638 |
| Dalziel | 639 |
| Dolphinton | 640 |
| Douglas | 641 |
| Dunsyre | 642 |
| East Kilbride | 643 |
| Glasgow | 644 |
| Glassford | 645 |
| Govan | 646 |
| Hamilton | 647 |
| Lanark | 648 |
| Lesmahagow | 649 |
| Libberton | 650 |
| New Monkland | 651 |
| Old Monkland | 652 |
| Pettinain | 653 |
| Rutherglen | 654 |
| Shotts | 655 |
| Stonehouse | 656 |
| Symington | 657 |
| Walston | 658 |
| Wandell and Lamington | 659 |
| Wiston and Roberton | 660 |