BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
Boundary Changes Summary: (See details)
Dornoch - Properties transferred to Rogart, 1891
Farr - Properties transferred from Reay, Caithness, 1891
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Campbell, Gunn, MacKay, MacLeod, Matheson, Morrison, Munro, Murray, Ross, Sutherland
Common Surnames:
A: Anderson, Armstrong
B: Bannerman, Bruce
C: Calder, Cameron, Corbett, Cumming
D: Davidson, Duff
F: Forbes, Fraser
G: Gordon, Gow, Graham, Grant
K: Kerr
M: MacDonald, Mackenzie, Melville
P: Polson
R: Rae, Reid, Robertson
S: Stewart
W: Whyte, Wilson
POPULATION:
1755: 20,774
1801: 23,117
1811: 23,629
1821: 23,840
1831: 25,518
1841: 24,782
1851: 25,793
Location of Sutherland
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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 |
|---|---|
| Assynt | 44 |
| Clyne | 45 |
| Creich | 46 |
| Dornoch | 47 |
| Durness | 48 |
| Eddrachillis | 49 |
| Farr | 50 |
| Golspie | 51 |
| Kildonan | 52 |
| Lairg | 53 |
| Loth | 54 |
| Rogart | 55 |
| Tongue | 56 |