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ADAM

Adam in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

904

0.0957

5.5704

Aberdeenshire

706

0.2609

15.1916

Renfrewshire

677

0.2990

17.4094

Forfarshire (Angus)

569

0.2102

12.2398

Stirlingshire

260

0.2413

14.0484

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

230

0.0588

3.4215

Fife

176

0.1018

5.9249

London

175

0.0060

0.3487

Kincardineshire

143

0.4020

23.4020

Ayrshire

137

0.0627

3.6481

Perthshire

130

0.0991

5.7721

Banffshire

108

0.1782

10.3758

Lancashire

94

0.0027

0.1579

Surrey

81

0.0057

0.3313

Elginshire (Morayshire)

63

0.1388

8.0802

Yorkshire

59

0.0020

0.1186

Dunbartonshire

56

0.0713

4.1529

Kent

52

0.0052

0.3037

County Durham

45

0.0052

0.3014

Northumberland

35

0.0081

0.4688

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

35

0.0796

4.6317

Warwickshire

34

0.0046

0.2687

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

25

0.0049

0.2861

Channel Islands

20

0.0231

1.3451

Essex

20

0.0035

0.2019

Worcestershire

19

0.0050

0.2899

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

18

0.0224

1.3063

Sussex

18

0.0037

0.2128

Hampshire

16

0.0027

0.1556

Buteshire

16

0.0904

5.2625

Argyll

14

0.0172

1.0023

Lincolnshire

14

0.0030

0.1745

Suffolk

14

0.0039

0.2291

Cheshire

13

0.0020

0.1174

Huntingdonshire

11

0.0190

1.1040

Roxburghshire

10

0.0189

1.1002

Staffordshire

9

0.0009

0.0531

Leicestershire

9

0.0028

0.1618

Dumfriesshire

9

0.0139

0.8119

Devon

8

0.0013

0.0766

Peeblesshire

8

0.0582

3.3895

Nairnshire

8

0.0897

5.2233

Inverness-shire

7

0.0080

0.4671

Royal Navy

7

0.0201

1.1706

Nottinghamshire

7

0.0018

0.1035

Cumberland

6

0.0024

0.1389

Caithness

6

0.0150

0.8733

Derbyshire

5

0.0011

0.0636

Northamptonshire

5

0.0018

0.1059

Norfolk

5

0.0011

0.0648

Wiltshire

5

0.0019

0.1127

Wigtownshire

4

0.0103

0.6003

Kinross-shire

4

0.0542

3.1533

Shropshire

3

0.0012

0.0692

Cambridgeshire

3

0.0016

0.0944

Clackmannanshire

3

0.0124

0.7239

Gloucestershire

3

0.0005

0.0305

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

3

0.0045

0.2609

Somerset

2

0.0004

0.0248

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.5428

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

2

0.0025

0.1483

Buckinghamshire

2

0.0011

0.0659

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

2

0.0018

0.1055

Hertfordshire

2

0.0010

0.0578

Berkshire

1

0.0005

0.0265

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0323

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0304

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.1646

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.2203

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.2470

Cornwall

1

0.0003

0.0176

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

295

0.1262

7.3498

Barony

Lanarkshire

209

0.0874

5.0887

Abbey

Renfrewshire

199

0.5761

33.5384

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

194

0.1920

11.1785

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

171

0.3027

17.6240

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

159

0.0948

5.5177

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

104

0.0661

3.8454

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

98

0.5437

31.6527

Paisley Middle Church

Renfrewshire

94

0.7131

41.5194

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

83

0.1640

9.5457

St Ninians

Stirlingshire

66

0.6180

35.9771

Denny

Stirlingshire

66

1.1516

67.0459

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

65

0.1582

9.2107

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

63

0.2421

14.0949

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

62

0.2420

14.0877

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

57

0.1403

8.1661

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

57

0.2260

13.1570

Paisley Low Church

Renfrewshire

55

0.7674

44.6791

Dunnottar

Kincardineshire

52

2.0775

120.9584

Arbroath

Forfarshire (Angus)

50

0.5575

32.4549

Top male forenames

John Adam
William Adam
James Adam
George Adam
Thomas Adam
Robert Adam
Charles Adam
Henry Adam
Arthur Adam
Edward Adam
Joseph Adam
Alexander Adam
David Adam
Alfred Adam
Frederick Adam
Frank Adam
Wm. Adam
Hugh Adam
Abraham Adam
Benjamin Adam
Samuel Adam
Mathew Adam
Harry Adam
Albert Adam
Stephen Adam
Thos. Adam
Geo. Adam
Fredk. Adam
Peter Adam
Francis Adam
Andrew Adam
Roland Adam
Robt. Adam
Martin Adam
Laurence Adam
Ronald Adam
Caleb Adam
Aitkin Adam
Henery Adam
Harold Adam
Christo Adam
Clement Adam
Alex. Adam
Dan Adam
Geo.F. Adam
Daniel Adam
Donald Adam
Wm.Henry Adam
Ambrose Adam
Calib Adam

Top female forenames

Mary Adam
Sarah Adam
Elizabeth Adam
Jane Adam
Ann Adam
Charlotte Adam
Caroline Adam
Catherine Adam
Emily Adam
Alice Adam
Emma Adam
Ellen Adam
Agnes Adam
Isabella Adam
Margaret Adam
Annie Adam
Edith Adam
Kate Adam
Eliza Adam
Hannah Adam
Fanny Adam
Harriet Adam
Maria Adam
Anne Adam
Florence Adam
Janet Adam
Penelope Adam
Clara Adam
Rose Adam
Helen Adam
Amy Adam
Robina Adam
Katherine Adam
Louisa Adam
Jessie Adam
Harriett Adam
Beatrice Adam
Jemima Adam
Margret Adam
Lucy Adam
Barbara Adam
Jean Adam
Lydia Adam
Jannette Adam
Ada Adam
Martha Adam
Frances Adam
Maggie Adam
Lizzie Adam
Constance Adam

Top occupations

Scholar
Annuitant
Clerk Insurance
Clerk
Coal Miner
Servant
Spring Knife Cutler
Labourer
Tailor
Fruit Broker
Cook
Domestic
Dressmaker
General Servant
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Housemaid
Ag Lab
Joiner
Laundress
Gentleman
School Mistress
C Miner
General Labourer
General Servant Domestic
Factory Hand (Text)
Carpenter
Drapers Apprentice
Needlewoman
Laborer
Drapers Assistant
Shipping Clerk
Cook Domestic Serv
Professor Of Music
Gentlewoman
General Serv
Errand Boy
No Occupation
Shopwoman (Gen)
Ship Rivetter
Machinist
Baker
General Lab
In Pensioner
Gardener
Railway Porter
Private
Lace Maker
General Domestic Servant
Painter