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ANDERSON

Anderson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

6625

0.7012

3.5501

London

3845

0.1316

0.6663

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

3824

0.9771

4.9470

Forfarshire (Angus)

3640

1.3449

6.8093

Aberdeenshire

3421

1.2644

6.4016

Lancashire

3284

0.0947

0.4796

County Durham

3184

0.3663

1.8548

Yorkshire

2990

0.1033

0.5229

Northumberland

2473

0.5690

2.8806

Fife

2321

1.3421

6.7949

Renfrewshire

1656

0.7315

3.7033

Ayrshire

1532

0.7007

3.5476

Perthshire

1496

1.1409

5.7765

Surrey

1427

0.1002

0.5075

Kent

1239

0.1243

0.6293

Stirlingshire

1113

1.0330

5.2298

Zetland (Shetland)

951

3.1874

16.1377

Elginshire (Morayshire)

756

1.6655

8.4322

Dumfriesshire

595

0.9220

4.6680

Roxburghshire

549

1.0375

5.2527

Banffshire

501

0.8267

4.1857

Berwickshire

497

1.4049

7.1127

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

495

1.2792

6.4767

Essex

489

0.0848

0.4293

Cheshire

473

0.0733

0.3713

Norfolk

467

0.1040

0.5264

Cumberland

458

0.1821

0.9219

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

445

1.0115

5.1211

Lincolnshire

444

0.0951

0.4813

Dunbartonshire

415

0.5286

2.6764

Staffordshire

378

0.0383

0.1941

Kincardineshire

357

1.0035

5.0807

Inverness-shire

345

0.3954

2.0021

Hertfordshire

341

0.1693

0.8574

Nottinghamshire

321

0.0815

0.4127

Hampshire

299

0.0499

0.2528

Selkirkshire

270

1.0216

5.1721

Argyll

262

0.3222

1.6311

Warwickshire

257

0.0349

0.1766

Sussex

247

0.0501

0.2539

Orkney

238

0.7405

3.7491

Kirkcudbrightshire

233

0.5510

2.7895

Cambridgeshire

230

0.1243

0.6293

Devon

214

0.0352

0.1782

Wigtownshire

208

0.5362

2.7148

Peeblesshire

189

1.3754

6.9638

Gloucestershire

187

0.0326

0.1652

Clackmannanshire

176

0.7295

3.6933

Buckinghamshire

175

0.0991

0.5017

Northamptonshire

163

0.0593

0.3003

Leicestershire

160

0.0494

0.2501

Bedfordshire

157

0.1038

0.5255

Caithness

152

0.3800

1.9240

Derbyshire

148

0.0324

0.1638

Berkshire

133

0.0607

0.3071

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

127

0.1583

0.8015

Buteshire

122

0.6892

3.4895

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

121

0.0238

0.1204

Worcestershire

116

0.0304

0.1539

Somerset

109

0.0232

0.1174

Sutherland

102

0.4541

2.2989

Isle of Man

93

0.1714

0.8679

Suffolk

82

0.0230

0.1167

Oxfordshire

82

0.0455

0.2301

Kinross-shire

82

1.1104

5.6216

Royal Navy

80

0.2298

1.1635

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

68

0.0322

0.1630

Nairnshire

64

0.7177

3.6338

Westmorland

62

0.0966

0.4889

Shropshire

60

0.0238

0.1204

Wiltshire

55

0.0213

0.1078

Dorset

49

0.0256

0.1294

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

41

0.0372

0.1881

Cornwall

32

0.0097

0.0490

Channel Islands

32

0.0370

0.1872

Huntingdonshire

30

0.0517

0.2618

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

24

0.0259

0.1309

Anglesey / Sir Fon

16

0.0309

0.1565

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

14

0.0178

0.0903

Herefordshire

12

0.0100

0.0507

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

10

0.0085

0.0429

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

7

0.0105

0.0529

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

5

0.0041

0.0206

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

5

0.0070

0.0355

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0095

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0215

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1767

1.1222

5.6818

Govan

Lanarkshire

1679

0.7185

3.6379

Barony

Lanarkshire

1559

0.6520

3.3010

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

1295

1.2817

6.4892

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

1261

0.7516

3.8055

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

754

1.3348

6.7580

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

678

1.3394

6.7811

Dunfermline

Fife

430

1.6170

8.1869

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

396

0.9639

4.8799

Liverpool

Lancashire

395

0.1876

0.9499

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

393

0.8924

4.5180

Islington London

London

358

0.1264

0.6401

Gateshead

County Durham

344

0.5286

2.6765

Lambeth

Surrey

339

0.1331

0.6738

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

318

1.2608

6.3834

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

290

0.3887

1.9681

St Pancras London

London

281

0.1195

0.6050

St Vigeans

Forfarshire (Angus)

264

1.8071

9.1492

North Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

257

1.4190

7.1844

Kensington London

London

244

0.1502

0.7606

Top male forenames

John Anderson
William Anderson
James Anderson
George Anderson
Thomas Anderson
Robert Anderson
Charles Anderson
Henry Anderson
Joseph Anderson
Edward Anderson
Arthur Anderson
Alfred Anderson
David Anderson
Frederick Anderson
Richard Anderson
Alexander Anderson
Samuel Anderson
Andrew Anderson
Walter Anderson
Albert Anderson
Frank Anderson
Wm. Anderson
Harry Anderson
Francis Anderson
Peter Anderson
Ernest Anderson
Herbert Anderson
Ralph Anderson
Matthew Anderson
Benjamin Anderson
Thos. Anderson
Isaac Anderson
Fred Anderson
Michael Anderson
Robt. Anderson
Edwin Anderson
Geo. Anderson
Daniel Anderson
Jas. Anderson
Tom Anderson
Archibald Anderson
Fredk. Anderson
Adam Anderson
Jacob Anderson
Christopher Anderson
Mark Anderson
Stephen Anderson
Hugh Anderson
Chas. Anderson
Willm. Anderson

Top female forenames

Mary Anderson
Elizabeth Anderson
Sarah Anderson
Jane Anderson
Margaret Anderson
Ann Anderson
Annie Anderson
Eliza Anderson
Ellen Anderson
Alice Anderson
Emma Anderson
Emily Anderson
Isabella Anderson
Hannah Anderson
Catherine Anderson
Martha Anderson
Agnes Anderson
Louisa Anderson
Maria Anderson
Charlotte Anderson
Edith Anderson
Ada Anderson
Caroline Anderson
Kate Anderson
Harriet Anderson
Florence Anderson
Frances Anderson
Fanny Anderson
Jessie Anderson
Janet Anderson
Anne Anderson
Clara Anderson
Susan Anderson
Eleanor Anderson
Amelia Anderson
Helen Anderson
Lucy Anderson
Esther Anderson
Rose Anderson
Minnie Anderson
Julia Anderson
Harriett Anderson
Grace Anderson
Sophia Anderson
Matilda Anderson
Anna Anderson
Margt. Anderson
Dorothy Anderson
Amy Anderson
Rebecca Anderson

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Ag Lab
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Laundress
Housekeeper
Tailor
General Labourer
General Servant
Joiner
Charwoman
Carpenter
No Occupation
Dress Maker
Blacksmith
Cotton Weaver
Wife
Mariner
Farm Labourer
Painter
Tailoress
None
Servant
Seaman
Laborer
Grocer
Housemaid
Cook
Bricklayer
General Serv
Engine Fitter
Butcher
Hawker
Shoemaker
Milliner
Errand Boy
Cooper
Shepherd
Clerk
Sailor
Plasterer
Domestic Serv
Fisherman
Gardener
Draper
General Servant Domestic
Baker