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BLACK

Black in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

3369

0.3566

5.5068

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1309

0.3345

5.1654

Lancashire

1071

0.0309

0.4771

Fife

908

0.5250

8.1084

Forfarshire (Angus)

907

0.3351

5.1754

London

844

0.0289

0.4461

Aberdeenshire

778

0.2876

4.4407

Renfrewshire

745

0.3291

5.0819

County Durham

682

0.0785

1.2118

Ayrshire

666

0.3046

4.7043

Argyll

655

0.8054

12.4385

Northumberland

616

0.1417

2.1886

Yorkshire

543

0.0188

0.2897

Kent

426

0.0427

0.6600

Cumberland

367

0.1459

2.2534

Leicestershire

332

0.1025

1.5829

Surrey

323

0.0227

0.3504

Perthshire

320

0.2441

3.7690

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

301

0.7779

12.0130

Stirlingshire

290

0.2691

4.1565

Dumfriesshire

285

0.4416

6.8202

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

232

0.5273

8.1440

Dunbartonshire

231

0.2942

4.5441

Kirkcudbrightshire

194

0.4587

7.0844

Warwickshire

175

0.0238

0.3668

Lincolnshire

170

0.0364

0.5621

Buteshire

154

0.8700

13.4358

Nottinghamshire

150

0.0381

0.5883

Berwickshire

137

0.3873

5.9805

Wigtownshire

136

0.3506

5.4144

Banffshire

124

0.2046

3.1601

Hampshire

123

0.0205

0.3172

Derbyshire

106

0.0232

0.3579

Roxburghshire

100

0.1890

2.9185

Norfolk

92

0.0205

0.3163

Elginshire (Morayshire)

88

0.1939

2.9939

Inverness-shire

88

0.1009

1.5577

Kincardineshire

81

0.2277

3.5163

Essex

74

0.0128

0.1982

Staffordshire

72

0.0073

0.1128

Northamptonshire

71

0.0258

0.3990

Sussex

71

0.0144

0.2226

Cheshire

70

0.0109

0.1676

Devon

62

0.0102

0.1575

Isle of Man

62

0.1143

1.7649

Clackmannanshire

61

0.2528

3.9045

Zetland (Shetland)

49

0.1642

2.5363

Westmorland

43

0.0670

1.0343

Gloucestershire

42

0.0073

0.1132

Suffolk

41

0.0115

0.1779

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

39

0.0486

0.7508

Caithness

39

0.0975

1.5058

Kinross-shire

39

0.5281

8.1556

Berkshire

33

0.0150

0.2324

Herefordshire

33

0.0275

0.4254

Shropshire

31

0.0123

0.1897

Selkirkshire

31

0.1173

1.8114

Cambridgeshire

26

0.0141

0.2170

Somerset

22

0.0047

0.0722

Sutherland

22

0.0979

1.5124

Bedfordshire

22

0.0145

0.2246

Royal Navy

20

0.0574

0.8872

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

20

0.0039

0.0607

Worcestershire

17

0.0045

0.0688

Cornwall

17

0.0051

0.0794

Buckinghamshire

16

0.0091

0.1399

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

15

0.0071

0.1097

Peeblesshire

14

0.1019

1.5734

Hertfordshire

14

0.0070

0.1074

Nairnshire

12

0.1346

2.0783

Wiltshire

12

0.0046

0.0717

Channel Islands

9

0.0104

0.1606

Anglesey / Sir Fon

8

0.0155

0.2386

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

8

0.0086

0.1331

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

7

0.0063

0.0980

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

5

0.0086

0.1322

Oxfordshire

5

0.0028

0.0428

Orkney

4

0.0124

0.1922

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

4

0.0060

0.0923

Rutland

3

0.0140

0.2160

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.0392

Dorset

2

0.0010

0.0161

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.0578

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

926

0.3963

6.1199

Barony

Lanarkshire

832

0.3480

5.3736

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

482

0.3061

4.7276

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

470

0.2802

4.3265

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

294

0.2910

4.4937

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

205

0.7340

11.3359

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

201

0.4946

7.6386

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

195

0.3452

5.3311

Dunfermline

Fife

187

0.7032

10.8600

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

167

0.3299

5.0948

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

148

0.3361

5.1899

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

134

0.3574

5.5194

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

123

0.2994

4.6234

Shotts

Lanarkshire

116

1.0260

15.8448

Liverpool

Lancashire

110

0.0522

0.8069

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

110

0.4227

6.5282

Abbey

Renfrewshire

110

0.3184

4.9177

Gateshead

County Durham

100

0.1537

2.3733

Rothesay

Buteshire

93

1.0849

16.7549

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

88

0.4194

6.4764

Top male forenames

John Black
William Black
James Black
George Black
Thomas Black
Robert Black
Joseph Black
Henry Black
Charles Black
Edward Black
Alexander Black
David Black
Arthur Black
Richard Black
Samuel Black
Andrew Black
Alfred Black
Walter Black
Frederick Black
Wm. Black
Peter Black
Frank Black
Harry Black
Albert Black
Thos. Black
Francis Black
Isaac Black
Edwin Black
Adam Black
Michael Black
Benjamin Black
Tom Black
Robt. Black
Herbert Black
Ernest Black
Hugh Black
Fredrick Black
Daniel Black
Stephen Black
Jacob Black
Jas. Black
Jno. Black
Matthew Black
Willm. Black
Mark Black
Jonathan Black
Amos Black
Geo. Black
Nicholas Black
Edgar Black

Top female forenames

Mary Black
Elizabeth Black
Sarah Black
Jane Black
Margaret Black
Ann Black
Annie Black
Ellen Black
Eliza Black
Alice Black
Isabella Black
Emma Black
Agnes Black
Emily Black
Catherine Black
Hannah Black
Harriet Black
Fanny Black
Charlotte Black
Martha Black
Jessie Black
Louisa Black
Edith Black
Maria Black
Frances Black
Florence Black
Ada Black
Kate Black
Susan Black
Anne Black
Eleanor Black
Caroline Black
Janet Black
Matilda Black
Amy Black
Lucy Black
Rose Black
Esther Black
Clara Black
Anna Black
Helen Black
Christina Black
Elizth. Black
Rachel Black
Gertrude Black
Rebecca Black
Susannah Black
Rosa Black
Barbara Black
Ethel Black

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Labourer
Laundress
General Labourer
General Servant
Wife
Carpenter
Tailor
Housekeeper
Blacksmith
Painter
Joiner
Charwoman
Engine Fitter
Domestic Serv
No Occupation
Ag Labourer
Servant
Plasterer
Clerk
Errand Boy
Shoemaker
Grocer
General Laborer
General Serv
Gardener
Railway Labourer
Farm Servant
Pupil Teacher
Cook
Housemaid
Farm Laborer
Domestic
None
Laborer
Mariner
Tailoress
Mason
Farm Labourer
Nurse
House Keeper
Farmers son
Colliery Labourer
Coalminer
Farmers wife