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ADAMSON

Adamson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

1206

0.0417

1.5748

County Durham

1204

0.1385

5.2369

Lancashire

1087

0.0314

1.1854

Fife

930

0.5378

20.3291

Forfarshire (Angus)

496

0.1833

6.9280

Lanarkshire

357

0.0378

1.4284

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

350

0.0894

3.3808

Northumberland

295

0.0679

2.5657

London

280

0.0096

0.3623

Cheshire

142

0.0220

0.8324

Surrey

135

0.0095

0.3585

Dumfriesshire

104

0.1612

6.0922

Clackmannanshire

98

0.4062

15.3550

Nottinghamshire

85

0.0216

0.8160

Ayrshire

79

0.0361

1.3660

Caithness

70

0.1750

6.6159

Aberdeenshire

69

0.0255

0.9641

Stirlingshire

63

0.0585

2.2103

Renfrewshire

63

0.0278

1.0520

Staffordshire

50

0.0051

0.1917

Perthshire

50

0.0381

1.4415

Cumberland

48

0.0191

0.7214

Kent

46

0.0046

0.1745

Suffolk

43

0.0121

0.4568

Essex

39

0.0068

0.2557

Lincolnshire

36

0.0077

0.2914

Devon

34

0.0056

0.2114

Norfolk

33

0.0073

0.2777

Sussex

33

0.0067

0.2533

Hampshire

27

0.0045

0.1705

Dunbartonshire

23

0.0293

1.1075

Zetland (Shetland)

22

0.0737

2.7875

Banffshire

22

0.0363

1.3724

Kinross-shire

20

0.2708

10.2380

Warwickshire

18

0.0024

0.0924

Roxburghshire

18

0.0340

1.2859

Derbyshire

17

0.0037

0.1405

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

16

0.0364

1.3749

Orkney

14

0.0436

1.6467

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

13

0.0062

0.2327

Selkirkshire

13

0.0492

1.8594

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

13

0.0336

1.2700

Cambridgeshire

13

0.0070

0.2656

Wigtownshire

12

0.0309

1.1694

Kirkcudbrightshire

12

0.0284

1.0727

Gloucestershire

11

0.0019

0.0726

Oxfordshire

9

0.0050

0.1886

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

8

0.0102

0.3851

Cornwall

7

0.0021

0.0800

Royal Navy

6

0.0172

0.6515

Kincardineshire

6

0.0169

0.6376

Elginshire (Morayshire)

6

0.0132

0.4997

Leicestershire

5

0.0015

0.0584

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.2324

Hertfordshire

5

0.0025

0.0939

Buckinghamshire

4

0.0023

0.0856

Northamptonshire

4

0.0015

0.0550

Nairnshire

4

0.0449

1.6958

Sutherland

4

0.0178

0.6731

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

4

0.0050

0.1885

Wiltshire

4

0.0015

0.0585

Buteshire

3

0.0169

0.6407

Shropshire

3

0.0012

0.0449

Somerset

3

0.0006

0.0241

Peeblesshire

3

0.0218

0.8253

Berkshire

3

0.0014

0.0517

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0814

Bedfordshire

2

0.0013

0.0500

Huntingdonshire

2

0.0034

0.1303

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.2137

Dorset

2

0.0010

0.0394

Westmorland

2

0.0031

0.1178

Channel Islands

2

0.0023

0.0873

Worcestershire

2

0.0005

0.0198

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0647

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Dunfermline

Fife

228

0.8574

32.4126

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

224

0.2217

8.3810

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

193

0.2587

9.7799

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

182

0.1156

4.3697

Dysart

Fife

137

1.1764

44.4704

Ashton In Makerfield

Lancashire

117

1.1853

44.8070

Forfar

Forfarshire (Angus)

103

0.7028

26.5690

Govan

Lanarkshire

81

0.0347

1.3104

Sculcoates

Yorkshire

75

0.1634

6.1774

Leeds

Yorkshire

72

0.0440

1.6651

Stanhope

County Durham

69

0.7689

29.0661

Wemyss

Fife

68

0.9293

35.1312

Liverpool

Lancashire

65

0.0309

1.1671

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

62

0.0370

1.3971

Latheron

Caithness

59

0.8818

33.3333

Inverkeithing

Fife

58

2.2256

84.1311

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

57

0.0819

3.0946

Barony

Lanarkshire

55

0.0230

0.8695

Scarborough

Yorkshire

51

0.1939

7.3293

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

48

0.1090

4.1202

Top male forenames

John Adamson
William Adamson
Thomas Adamson
James Adamson
Robert Adamson
George Adamson
Joseph Adamson
Henry Adamson
Charles Adamson
Richard Adamson
Alfred Adamson
Samuel Adamson
David Adamson
Edward Adamson
Frederick Adamson
Arthur Adamson
Wm. Adamson
Thos. Adamson
Walter Adamson
Benjamin Adamson
Peter Adamson
Harry Adamson
Anthony Adamson
Ralph Adamson
Christopher Adamson
Alexander Adamson
Albert Adamson
Herbert Adamson
Francis Adamson
Frank Adamson
Isaac Adamson
Stephen Adamson
Tom Adamson
Matthew Adamson
Ernest Adamson
Jno. Adamson
Robt. Adamson
Geo. Adamson
Edwin Adamson
Mark Adamson
Daniel Adamson
Percy Adamson
Andrew Adamson
Fredrick Adamson
Fred Adamson
Jas. Adamson
Adam Adamson
Mathew Adamson
Horatio Adamson
Martin Adamson

Top female forenames

Mary Adamson
Elizabeth Adamson
Jane Adamson
Sarah Adamson
Margaret Adamson
Ann Adamson
Annie Adamson
Alice Adamson
Hannah Adamson
Ellen Adamson
Isabella Adamson
Emma Adamson
Martha Adamson
Eliza Adamson
Emily Adamson
Edith Adamson
Catherine Adamson
Anne Adamson
Ada Adamson
Harriet Adamson
Maria Adamson
Florence Adamson
Frances Adamson
Kate Adamson
Fanny Adamson
Agnes Adamson
Elizth. Adamson
Charlotte Adamson
Jessie Adamson
Clara Adamson
Louisa Adamson
Betsy Adamson
Rebecca Adamson
Lucy Adamson
Janet Adamson
Amelia Adamson
Dorothy Adamson
Susannah Adamson
Ethel Adamson
Henrietta Adamson
Caroline Adamson
Margt. Adamson
Gertrude Adamson
Ruth Adamson
Helen Adamson
Beatrice Adamson
Barbara Adamson
Rachel Adamson
Grace Adamson
Bertha Adamson

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Joiner
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Annuitant
Cotton Weaver
Blacksmith
Tailor
Ag Lab
General Labourer
Wife
Bricklayer
Hinge Maker
General Servant
Silk Weaver
Laundress
Labourer
Butcher
Baker
Milliner
Engine Fitter
Charwoman
Ironstone Miner
Dress Maker
Farm Servant
Cotton Operative
Railway Labourer
Shoe Maker
Cotton Spinner
Laborer
Domestic Serv
General Laborer
Grocer
Confectioner
No Occupation
Shoemaker
Schollar
Agricultural Labourer
Farm Labourer
Farmers Son
Cotton Winder
House Keeper
Carpenter
Iron Moulder
Draper
Pupil Teacher
Clerk
Cabinet Maker