BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Flett, Johnston, Muir, Rendall, Scott, Sinclair, Spence, Sutherland, Thomson, Tulloch
Common Surnames:
A: Anderson, Annal
B: Brass, Brown, Budge
C: Chalmers, Clouston, Cormack, Craig, Croy
D: Davidson, Dickson, Duncan
F: Firth
G: Garson, Gibson, Gorn, Gray, Grieve, Groat
H: Harcus, Harvey, Hepburn, Hutchison
I: Irvine, Isbister
K: Kirkness
L: Laird, Laughton, Leask, Leonard, Leslie, Linklater, Logie, Lyon
M: Mainland, Manson, Marwick, Miller, Mitchell, Mowat
N: Nicolson
P: Paterson, Peace, Petrie, Pottinger
R: Reid, Ritch, Robertson, Rosie, Ross
S: Sabiston, Shearer, Simpson, Skea, Skinner, Slater, Slett, Smith, Stanger, Stevenson, Stout, Stove
T: Tait, Taylor
W: Wilson, Wishart, Wood, Work, Wylie
POPULATION:
(Orkney and Shetland)
1755: 38,591
1801: 46,824
1811: 46,153
1821: 53,124
1831: 58,239
1841: 61,065
1851: 62,533
Location of Orkney
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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 |
|---|---|
| Birsay | 13 |
| Deerness | 14 |
| Eday and Pharay | 15 |
| Evie and Rendall | 16 |
| Firth and Stenness | 17 |
| Harray | 18 |
| Holm and Paplay | 19 |
| Hoy and Graemsay | 20 |
| Kirkwall and St Ola | 21 |
| North Ronaldsay | 22 |
| Orphir | 23 |
| Rousay and Egilsay | 24 |
| St Andrews | 25 |
| Sanday | 26 |
| Sandwick | 27 |
| Shapinsay | 28 |
| South Ronaldsay and Burray | 29 |
| Stromness | 30 |
| Stronsay | 31 |
| Walls and Flotta | 32 |
| Westray | 33 |