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BLAIR

Blair in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1453

0.1538

5.9328

Renfrewshire

796

0.3516

13.5637

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

534

0.1364

5.2638

Lancashire

479

0.0138

0.5330

Ayrshire

476

0.2177

8.3989

Forfarshire (Angus)

363

0.1341

5.1741

County Durham

340

0.0391

1.5091

Northumberland

286

0.0658

2.5384

Perthshire

226

0.1724

6.6492

Fife

217

0.1255

4.8406

London

217

0.0074

0.2865

Stirlingshire

217

0.2014

7.7693

Argyll

213

0.2619

10.1041

Cumberland

192

0.0763

2.9448

Dunbartonshire

181

0.2306

8.8943

Yorkshire

162

0.0056

0.2159

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

135

0.3489

13.4590

Clackmannanshire

115

0.4766

18.3876

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

91

0.2068

7.9796

Surrey

81

0.0057

0.2195

Aberdeenshire

81

0.0299

1.1549

Cheshire

74

0.0115

0.4427

Berwickshire

70

0.1979

7.6333

Kent

64

0.0064

0.2477

Buteshire

51

0.2881

11.1150

Kirkcudbrightshire

47

0.1111

4.2874

Staffordshire

40

0.0041

0.1565

Wigtownshire

37

0.0954

3.6796

Gloucestershire

36

0.0063

0.2424

Lincolnshire

33

0.0071

0.2725

Essex

31

0.0054

0.2074

Roxburghshire

31

0.0586

2.2600

Kincardineshire

27

0.0759

2.9279

Inverness-shire

27

0.0309

1.1939

Derbyshire

26

0.0057

0.2193

Westmorland

24

0.0374

1.4421

Dumfriesshire

24

0.0372

1.4347

Leicestershire

21

0.0065

0.2501

Devon

20

0.0033

0.1269

Sussex

19

0.0039

0.1488

Isle of Man

19

0.0350

1.3511

Hampshire

18

0.0030

0.1160

Nottinghamshire

17

0.0043

0.1665

Wiltshire

17

0.0066

0.2538

Worcestershire

16

0.0042

0.1618

Selkirkshire

12

0.0454

1.7515

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

10

0.0047

0.1827

Suffolk

10

0.0028

0.1084

Royal Navy

10

0.0287

1.1081

Warwickshire

10

0.0014

0.0524

Banffshire

9

0.0149

0.5729

Kinross-shire

6

0.0812

3.1343

Hertfordshire

5

0.0025

0.0958

Elginshire (Morayshire)

4

0.0088

0.3399

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

4

0.0032

0.1253

Cornwall

4

0.0012

0.0467

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

3

0.0045

0.1729

Cambridgeshire

3

0.0016

0.0625

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

3

0.0037

0.1443

Somerset

3

0.0006

0.0246

Norfolk

3

0.0007

0.0258

Bedfordshire

2

0.0013

0.0510

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

2

0.0004

0.0152

Dorset

2

0.0010

0.0402

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.3597

Buckinghamshire

2

0.0011

0.0437

Zetland (Shetland)

2

0.0067

0.2586

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.1490

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0214

Channel Islands

1

0.0012

0.0446

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0660

Herefordshire

1

0.0008

0.0322

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0491

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

475

0.2033

7.8419

Barony

Lanarkshire

449

0.1878

7.2440

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

258

0.1538

5.9327

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

219

0.1391

5.3657

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

219

0.5389

20.7900

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

163

0.1613

6.2236

Dunfermline

Fife

94

0.3535

13.6366

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

90

0.4993

19.2620

East Greenock

Renfrewshire

83

0.3882

14.9771

Clackmannan

Clackmannanshire

67

1.4693

56.6836

Abbey

Renfrewshire

66

0.1911

7.3706

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

57

0.1294

4.9930

Dalry

Ayrshire

55

0.5346

20.6240

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

52

0.2030

7.8293

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

51

0.1826

7.0447

Eastwood

Renfrewshire

50

0.3586

13.8339

Neilston

Renfrewshire

48

0.4223

16.2933

Everton

Lancashire

47

0.0425

1.6411

Liverpool

Lancashire

46

0.0218

0.8429

Largs

Ayrshire

42

0.8154

31.4560

Top male forenames

John Blair
William Blair
James Blair
Thomas Blair
Robert Blair
George Blair
Joseph Blair
Henry Blair
Charles Blair
Edward Blair
David Blair
Alexander Blair
Richard Blair
Peter Blair
Samuel Blair
Andrew Blair
Walter Blair
Archibald Blair
Matthew Blair
Hugh Blair
Robt. Blair
Wm. Blair
Ernest Blair
Daniel Blair
Francis Blair
Thos. Blair
Arthur Blair
Jonathan Blair
Frank Blair
Alfred Blair
Frederick Blair
Jas. Blair
Jno. Blair
Herbert Blair
Edwin Blair
Geo. Blair
Vernon Blair
Harrison Blair
Bryce Blair
Stephen Blair
Anthony Blair
Amos Blair
Adam Blair
Douglas Blair
Claude Blair
Robson Blair
P. Blair
Mac Blair
Joshua Blair
Ridley Blair

Top female forenames

Mary Blair
Elizabeth Blair
Jane Blair
Margaret Blair
Sarah Blair
Ann Blair
Annie Blair
Isabella Blair
Emma Blair
Agnes Blair
Eliza Blair
Ellen Blair
Alice Blair
Hannah Blair
Catherine Blair
Louisa Blair
Martha Blair
Frances Blair
Edith Blair
Charlotte Blair
Emily Blair
Harriet Blair
Maria Blair
Jessie Blair
Eleanor Blair
Caroline Blair
Anne Blair
Florence Blair
Esther Blair
Lucy Blair
Elizth. Blair
Kate Blair
Rachel Blair
Helen Blair
Fanny Blair
Ethel Blair
Harriett Blair
Selina Blair
Grace Blair
Matilda Blair
Christina Blair
Julia Blair
Ada Blair
Margt. Blair
Betsy Blair
Marion Blair
Anna Blair
Maggie Blair
Amelia Blair
Janet Blair

Top occupations

Scholar
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Annuitant
Dressmaker
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Labourer
Tailor
Joiner
Stone Mason
Charwoman
General Labourer
Milliner
Draper
Plumber
Clerk
Engine Fitter
Drapers Assistant
Bricklayer
Ag Lab
Wife
Blacksmith
Farmers Son
Warehouseman
Cotton Weaver
General Serv
Solicitor
Pilot
Hawker
Baker
Farmers Wife
Housemaid Domestic Servant
Laundress
Boiler Maker
Dress Maker
Soldier
Seaman
Stonemason
Carter
Commercial Clerk
Painter
Private
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Domestic Serv
Agricultural Labourer
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Student
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Grocer
Farm Servant