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ALLAN

Allan in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

3351

0.3547

5.6496

Aberdeenshire

1467

0.5422

8.6367

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1346

0.3439

5.4784

Fife

947

0.5476

8.7225

Ayrshire

923

0.4222

6.7246

Yorkshire

867

0.0299

0.4770

Renfrewshire

842

0.3719

5.9241

Forfarshire (Angus)

792

0.2926

4.6613

Northumberland

765

0.1760

2.8035

County Durham

717

0.0825

1.3141

Lancashire

583

0.0168

0.2679

London

548

0.0188

0.2988

Perthshire

490

0.3737

5.9526

Stirlingshire

450

0.4176

6.6525

Banffshire

352

0.5809

9.2525

Elginshire (Morayshire)

292

0.6433

10.2467

Dunbartonshire

277

0.3528

5.6203

Clackmannanshire

266

1.1025

17.5615

Surrey

259

0.0182

0.2898

Berwickshire

248

0.7010

11.1664

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

205

0.5298

8.4388

Orkney

192

0.5974

9.5156

Cumberland

189

0.0751

1.1969

Kincardineshire

183

0.5144

8.1939

Roxburghshire

180

0.3402

5.4184

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

177

0.4023

6.4086

Kent

166

0.0167

0.2653

Caithness

108

0.2700

4.3010

Hampshire

99

0.0165

0.2634

Westmorland

91

0.1417

2.2577

Essex

89

0.0154

0.2458

Inverness-shire

76

0.0871

1.3876

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

71

0.0885

1.4097

Cheshire

70

0.0109

0.1729

Lincolnshire

70

0.0150

0.2387

Buteshire

69

0.3898

6.2092

Argyll

67

0.0824

1.3123

Selkirkshire

59

0.2232

3.5558

Sussex

56

0.0114

0.1811

Dumfriesshire

55

0.0852

1.3576

Devon

53

0.0087

0.1388

Wigtownshire

53

0.1366

2.1763

Kirkcudbrightshire

45

0.1064

1.6949

Warwickshire

44

0.0060

0.0951

Staffordshire

38

0.0039

0.0614

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

38

0.0075

0.1190

Somerset

29

0.0062

0.0982

Northamptonshire

28

0.0102

0.1623

Worcestershire

28

0.0073

0.1169

Nairnshire

26

0.2916

4.6445

Norfolk

25

0.0056

0.0887

Leicestershire

24

0.0074

0.1180

Nottinghamshire

24

0.0061

0.0971

Cornwall

22

0.0067

0.1060

Buckinghamshire

21

0.0119

0.1894

Gloucestershire

20

0.0035

0.0556

Royal Navy

19

0.0546

0.8694

Peeblesshire

17

0.1237

1.9707

Dorset

15

0.0078

0.1246

Suffolk

15

0.0042

0.0671

Wiltshire

15

0.0058

0.0925

Berkshire

13

0.0059

0.0944

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

12

0.0129

0.2059

Derbyshire

11

0.0024

0.0383

Hertfordshire

11

0.0055

0.0870

Sutherland

10

0.0445

0.7091

Kinross-shire

9

0.1219

1.9412

Channel Islands

9

0.0104

0.1656

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

8

0.0102

0.1623

Herefordshire

8

0.0067

0.1064

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

8

0.0038

0.0603

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.0944

Shropshire

7

0.0028

0.0442

Oxfordshire

6

0.0033

0.0530

Isle of Man

6

0.0111

0.1762

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

6

0.0090

0.1428

Huntingdonshire

5

0.0086

0.1373

Bedfordshire

4

0.0026

0.0421

Cambridgeshire

3

0.0016

0.0258

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

2

0.0034

0.0545

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.1485

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0308

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

826

0.3535

5.6306

Barony

Lanarkshire

737

0.3082

4.9096

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

541

0.3436

5.4730

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

481

0.2867

4.5669

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

345

0.6815

10.8560

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

295

0.5222

8.3186

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

290

0.2870

4.5719

Dunfermline

Fife

243

0.9138

14.5559

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

193

0.5148

8.1995

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

178

0.4042

6.4381

Abbey

Renfrewshire

175

0.5066

8.0695

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

174

0.4282

6.8204

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

173

0.6565

10.4576

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

162

0.6423

10.2310

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

140

0.3408

5.4278

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

139

0.4977

7.9279

Clackmannan

Clackmannanshire

114

2.5000

39.8225

Islington London

London

110

0.0388

0.6188

Cathcart

Renfrewshire

105

0.8572

13.6543

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

96

0.5853

9.3230

Top male forenames

John Allan
William Allan
James Allan
George Allan
Thomas Allan
Robert Allan
Joseph Allan
Charles Allan
Henry Allan
David Allan
Edward Allan
Alexander Allan
Richard Allan
Alfred Allan
Frederick Allan
Andrew Allan
Arthur Allan
Walter Allan
Wm. Allan
Samuel Allan
Frank Allan
Albert Allan
Hugh Allan
Ralph Allan
Herbert Allan
Harry Allan
Peter Allan
Anthony Allan
Christopher Allan
Francis Allan
Ernest Allan
Benjamin Allan
Stephen Allan
Edwin Allan
Isaac Allan
Mark Allan
Percy Allan
Michael Allan
Thos. Allan
Patrick Allan
Adam Allan
Robt. Allan
Tom Allan
Jno. Allan
Fred Allan
Fredk. Allan
Philip Allan
Leonard Allan
Daniel Allan
Nicholas Allan

Top female forenames

Mary Allan
Elizabeth Allan
Sarah Allan
Jane Allan
Margaret Allan
Ann Allan
Ellen Allan
Alice Allan
Annie Allan
Isabella Allan
Eliza Allan
Emma Allan
Hannah Allan
Catherine Allan
Emily Allan
Agnes Allan
Martha Allan
Charlotte Allan
Maria Allan
Jessie Allan
Louisa Allan
Frances Allan
Edith Allan
Harriet Allan
Grace Allan
Esther Allan
Florence Allan
Eleanor Allan
Ada Allan
Lucy Allan
Anne Allan
Kate Allan
Clara Allan
Harriett Allan
Fanny Allan
Janet Allan
Gertrude Allan
Susan Allan
Julia Allan
Rebecca Allan
Margt. Allan
Caroline Allan
Helen Allan
Georgina Allan
Amelia Allan
Elizth. Allan
Lizzie Allan
Minnie Allan
Matilda Allan
Flora Allan

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Labourer
General Labourer
Tailor
Housekeeper
Cotton Weaver
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Blacksmith
Joiner
General Servant
Farm Labourer
Laundress
Butcher
Hawker
Wife
Carpenter
Charwoman
Housemaid
Farmers Son
Clerk
Laborer
Farm Servant
No Occupation
Painter
Servant
Grocer
Infant
Cook
Lodging House Keeper
School
Draper
Farmers Wife
Domestic
Worsted Weaver
General Serv
Gen Lab
Nurse
Baker
Housekeeper (Dom)
Engine Fitter
General Lab
Dom Serv
Schoolar
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Shoemaker
Machinist