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BURN

Burn in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Northumberland

829

0.1907

14.1731

County Durham

827

0.0952

7.0710

Yorkshire

441

0.0152

1.1320

London

269

0.0092

0.6842

Lancashire

207

0.0060

0.4437

Surrey

176

0.0124

0.9188

Devon

174

0.0286

2.1263

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

107

0.0273

2.0317

Cumberland

97

0.0386

2.8659

Kent

75

0.0075

0.5591

Staffordshire

67

0.0068

0.5049

Lincolnshire

61

0.0131

0.9705

Hampshire

60

0.0100

0.7446

Warwickshire

56

0.0076

0.5648

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

49

0.0096

0.7158

Lanarkshire

41

0.0043

0.3225

Westmorland

41

0.0639

4.7455

Essex

40

0.0069

0.5154

Cheshire

39

0.0060

0.4494

Derbyshire

38

0.0083

0.6174

Roxburghshire

36

0.0680

5.0556

Cambridgeshire

32

0.0173

1.2851

Cornwall

27

0.0082

0.6067

Gloucestershire

21

0.0037

0.2724

Somerset

18

0.0038

0.2844

Forfarshire (Angus)

16

0.0059

0.4393

Norfolk

16

0.0036

0.2647

Nottinghamshire

14

0.0036

0.2642

Zetland (Shetland)

13

0.0436

3.2379

Leicestershire

12

0.0037

0.2753

Sussex

11

0.0022

0.1660

Worcestershire

10

0.0026

0.1948

Fife

8

0.0046

0.3438

Northamptonshire

8

0.0029

0.2164

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

8

0.0120

0.8881

Shropshire

7

0.0028

0.2061

Buckinghamshire

6

0.0034

0.2524

Caithness

6

0.0150

1.1147

Elginshire (Morayshire)

6

0.0132

0.9823

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

6

0.0155

1.1523

Suffolk

5

0.0014

0.1044

Wiltshire

5

0.0019

0.1438

Selkirkshire

4

0.0151

1.1247

Berwickshire

4

0.0113

0.8402

Royal Navy

4

0.0115

0.8538

Argyll

4

0.0049

0.3655

Aberdeenshire

3

0.0011

0.0824

Channel Islands

3

0.0035

0.2575

Perthshire

3

0.0023

0.1700

Renfrewshire

3

0.0013

0.0985

Hertfordshire

3

0.0015

0.1107

Oxfordshire

2

0.0011

0.0824

Isle of Man

2

0.0037

0.2740

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

2

0.0009

0.0704

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.1601

Kincardineshire

1

0.0028

0.2089

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0852

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0629

Berkshire

1

0.0005

0.0339

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.1152

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0388

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

109

0.1461

10.8577

Westoe

County Durham

78

0.1583

11.7644

Tynemouth

Northumberland

66

0.2835

21.0694

Elswick

Northumberland

62

0.1787

13.2811

Gateshead

County Durham

61

0.0937

6.9662

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

60

0.0381

2.8318

Lambeth

Surrey

55

0.0216

1.6045

Westgate

Northumberland

54

0.2006

14.9077

Wallsend

Northumberland

43

0.3119

23.1806

Byker

Northumberland

41

0.1908

14.1795

Millom

Cumberland

41

0.5319

39.5257

Bedlington

Northumberland

40

0.2756

20.4803

Plymouth St Andrew

Devon

39

0.0833

6.1868

Alnwick

Northumberland

38

0.5085

37.7884

Leeds

Yorkshire

36

0.0220

1.6365

Tavistock

Devon

35

0.5053

37.5456

Newcastle On Tyne St

Northumberland

35

0.1553

11.5435

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

31

0.0445

3.3084

Whickham

County Durham

31

0.3876

28.8077

Shoreditch London

London

30

0.0237

1.7604

Top male forenames

John Burn
William Burn
Thomas Burn
James Burn
George Burn
Robert Burn
Joseph Burn
Henry Burn
Charles Burn
Edward Burn
Alfred Burn
Richard Burn
Michael Burn
Samuel Burn
Walter Burn
Ralph Burn
Arthur Burn
Frederick Burn
Patrick Burn
David Burn
Andrew Burn
Wm. Burn
Matthew Burn
Fred Burn
Edwin Burn
Christopher Burn
Frank Burn
Harry Burn
Peter Burn
Stephen Burn
Francis Burn
Thos. Burn
Alexander Burn
Robt. Burn
Benjamin Burn
Geo. Burn
Lancelot Burn
Albert Burn
Martin Burn
Adam Burn
Tom Burn
Joshua Burn
Daniel Burn
Ernest Burn
Herbert Burn
Leonard Burn
Fredk. Burn
Edmund Burn
Percy Burn
Josiah Burn

Top female forenames

Mary Burn
Elizabeth Burn
Jane Burn
Margaret Burn
Sarah Burn
Ann Burn
Ellen Burn
Isabella Burn
Annie Burn
Hannah Burn
Alice Burn
Eliza Burn
Emma Burn
Catherine Burn
Louisa Burn
Martha Burn
Emily Burn
Dorothy Burn
Edith Burn
Maria Burn
Harriet Burn
Charlotte Burn
Florence Burn
Helen Burn
Caroline Burn
Amelia Burn
Clara Burn
Lucy Burn
Rebecca Burn
Agnes Burn
Eleanor Burn
Anne Burn
Kate Burn
Ada Burn
Fanny Burn
Bridget Burn
Ethel Burn
Susan Burn
Elizth. Burn
Esther Burn
Minnie Burn
Jessie Burn
Frances Burn
Anna Burn
Amy Burn
Sophia Burn
Barbara Burn
Isabel Burn
Bessie Burn
Julia Burn

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Joiner
Annuitant
Tailor
Housekeeper
Ag Lab
General Labourer
General Servant
Labourer
Grocer
Laundress
No Occupation
Blacksmith
Wife
Farmers Son
Engine Fitter
Domestic Servant
None
Pilot
Waterman
Housemaid
Errand Boy
Servant
Carpenter
Agricultural Labourer
General Laborer
Stone Mason
Pupil Teacher
Clerk
Coalminer
Unemployed
Charwoman
Carter
Shepherd
Butcher
Cartman
General Lab
Painter
Milliner
Schoolar
Bricklayer
Seaman
Mate
General Serv
Plasterer
Gen Lab
Cooper
Formerly Laundress