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BOYD

Boyd in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

2193

0.2321

6.6177

Ayrshire

1158

0.5296

15.1007

Lancashire

1026

0.0296

0.8438

Renfrewshire

680

0.3004

8.5634

London

425

0.0145

0.4147

Yorkshire

412

0.0142

0.4057

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

407

0.1040

2.9650

County Durham

399

0.0459

1.3089

Northumberland

360

0.0828

2.3614

Forfarshire (Angus)

260

0.0961

2.7389

Stirlingshire

239

0.2218

6.3241

Cumberland

175

0.0696

1.9837

Surrey

172

0.0121

0.3445

Dunbartonshire

169

0.2153

6.1375

Cheshire

166

0.0257

0.7339

Argyll

157

0.1931

5.5042

Perthshire

156

0.1190

3.3921

Wigtownshire

150

0.3867

11.0248

Inverness-shire

123

0.1410

4.0196

Dumfriesshire

119

0.1844

5.2573

Kent

119

0.0119

0.3404

Fife

101

0.0584

1.6651

Hampshire

100

0.0167

0.4761

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

95

0.2159

6.1566

Aberdeenshire

89

0.0329

0.9379

Gloucestershire

73

0.0127

0.3632

Kirkcudbrightshire

68

0.1608

4.5844

Selkirkshire

62

0.2346

6.6881

Roxburghshire

59

0.1115

3.1789

Isle of Man

57

0.1051

2.9955

Berwickshire

54

0.1526

4.3519

Staffordshire

48

0.0049

0.1388

Essex

44

0.0076

0.2175

Devon

42

0.0069

0.1969

Sussex

41

0.0083

0.2373

Banffshire

39

0.0644

1.8349

Buteshire

35

0.1977

5.6374

Warwickshire

32

0.0043

0.1238

Clackmannanshire

32

0.1326

3.7814

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

29

0.0057

0.1625

Berkshire

28

0.0128

0.3640

Dorset

21

0.0110

0.3123

Leicestershire

19

0.0059

0.1672

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

18

0.0465

1.3263

Kincardineshire

17

0.0478

1.3624

Northamptonshire

16

0.0058

0.1660

Somerset

16

0.0034

0.0970

Westmorland

15

0.0234

0.6661

Norfolk

15

0.0033

0.0952

Worcestershire

14

0.0037

0.1046

Derbyshire

13

0.0028

0.0810

Hertfordshire

12

0.0060

0.1699

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.3952

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

11

0.0137

0.3909

Bedfordshire

11

0.0073

0.2073

Royal Navy

10

0.0287

0.8190

Peeblesshire

10

0.0728

2.0749

Nottinghamshire

10

0.0025

0.0724

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

9

0.0073

0.2084

Shropshire

7

0.0028

0.0791

Herefordshire

6

0.0050

0.1428

Oxfordshire

6

0.0033

0.0948

Buckinghamshire

6

0.0034

0.0969

Suffolk

6

0.0017

0.0481

Lincolnshire

5

0.0011

0.0305

Elginshire (Morayshire)

4

0.0088

0.2512

Huntingdonshire

4

0.0069

0.1966

Cornwall

4

0.0012

0.0345

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

3

0.0014

0.0405

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.2658

Sutherland

2

0.0089

0.2538

Wiltshire

2

0.0008

0.0221

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

2

0.0018

0.0517

Cambridgeshire

2

0.0011

0.0308

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0307

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

648

0.2710

7.7265

Govan

Lanarkshire

553

0.2367

6.7473

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

371

0.2211

6.3049

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

174

0.1105

3.1507

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

163

0.6264

17.8589

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

157

0.3863

11.0151

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

141

0.1396

3.9788

East Greenock

Renfrewshire

117

0.5473

15.6029

Liverpool

Lancashire

113

0.0537

1.5302

Abbey

Renfrewshire

90

0.2605

7.4281

Dalry

Ayrshire

87

0.8456

24.1097

Stevenston

Ayrshire

87

1.5266

43.5239

Barrow In Furness

Lancashire

86

0.1824

5.2006

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

79

0.3132

8.9301

Ardrossan

Ayrshire

76

1.0042

28.6317

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

75

0.0639

1.8216

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

74

0.1974

5.6272

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

71

0.2542

7.2482

Largs

Ayrshire

70

1.3590

38.7447

Kilsyth

Stirlingshire

69

1.0044

28.6355

Top male forenames

John Boyd
William Boyd
James Boyd
Thomas Boyd
Robert Boyd
George Boyd
Henry Boyd
Charles Boyd
Joseph Boyd
Alexander Boyd
Edward Boyd
Samuel Boyd
Alfred Boyd
David Boyd
Hugh Boyd
Arthur Boyd
Frederick Boyd
Wm. Boyd
Richard Boyd
Francis Boyd
Harry Boyd
Walter Boyd
Andrew Boyd
Albert Boyd
Frank Boyd
Thos. Boyd
Benjamin Boyd
Archibald Boyd
Isaac Boyd
Herbert Boyd
Daniel Boyd
Robt. Boyd
Christopher Boyd
Luke Boyd
Fredk. Boyd
Sidney Boyd
Chas. Boyd
Ralph Boyd
Matthew Boyd
Patrick Boyd
Jas. Boyd
Percy Boyd
Edwin Boyd
Michael Boyd
Ernest Boyd
Jno. Boyd
Adam Boyd
Neil Boyd
Jesse Boyd
Allan Boyd

Top female forenames

Mary Boyd
Elizabeth Boyd
Jane Boyd
Margaret Boyd
Sarah Boyd
Ann Boyd
Annie Boyd
Ellen Boyd
Eliza Boyd
Alice Boyd
Emma Boyd
Isabella Boyd
Catherine Boyd
Agnes Boyd
Emily Boyd
Hannah Boyd
Martha Boyd
Edith Boyd
Louisa Boyd
Ada Boyd
Charlotte Boyd
Caroline Boyd
Janet Boyd
Maria Boyd
Frances Boyd
Fanny Boyd
Florence Boyd
Susan Boyd
Anne Boyd
Harriet Boyd
Jessie Boyd
Elizth. Boyd
Esther Boyd
Ethel Boyd
Amelia Boyd
Lucy Boyd
Maggie Boyd
Eleanor Boyd
Isabel Boyd
Grace Boyd
Helen Boyd
Susannah Boyd
Dorothy Boyd
Kate Boyd
Sophia Boyd
Amy Boyd
Rebecca Boyd
Clara Boyd
Georgina Boyd
Rose Boyd

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
Tailor
Labourer
Charwoman
Housekeeper
Cotton Weaver
General Servant
No Occupation
General Labourer
Annuitant
Joiner
Servant
Ag Lab
Dress Maker
Tailoress
None
Laundress
Sawyer
Carter
Shoemaker
Blacksmith
Cook
Wife
No Profession
Engine Fitter
Errand Boy
Gardener
Hawker
Grocer
Baker
Warehouseman
Curriers Daughter
General Laborer
Mariner
Boiler Maker
Bricklayer
Clerk
Private
Mason
Carman
Farm Labourer
Painter
Confectioner
Printer Compositor
Nurse
Police Constable
Groom