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BURNS

Burns in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

4886

0.1409

2.0994

Lanarkshire

2608

0.2760

4.1115

Yorkshire

1320

0.0456

0.6791

County Durham

1295

0.1490

2.2193

London

1085

0.0371

0.5532

Cumberland

811

0.3224

4.8027

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

630

0.1610

2.3977

Renfrewshire

594

0.2624

3.9080

Cheshire

583

0.0904

1.3465

Northumberland

552

0.1270

1.8916

Ayrshire

531

0.2429

3.6175

Staffordshire

523

0.0530

0.7899

Forfarshire (Angus)

397

0.1467

2.1849

Warwickshire

287

0.0390

0.5802

Surrey

285

0.0200

0.2982

Stirlingshire

281

0.2608

3.8845

Kent

218

0.0219

0.3258

Dunbartonshire

216

0.2751

4.0982

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

177

0.0348

0.5183

Perthshire

177

0.1350

2.0107

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

167

0.4316

6.4283

Hampshire

160

0.0267

0.3980

Fife

158

0.0914

1.3608

Devon

155

0.0255

0.3796

Derbyshire

154

0.0337

0.5015

Essex

105

0.0182

0.2712

Worcestershire

98

0.0257

0.3826

Aberdeenshire

97

0.0359

0.5340

Gloucestershire

89

0.0155

0.2314

Roxburghshire

87

0.1644

2.4489

Cornwall

83

0.0251

0.3738

Sussex

80

0.0162

0.2419

Nottinghamshire

72

0.0183

0.2723

Wigtownshire

61

0.1573

2.3423

Westmorland

61

0.0950

1.4152

Berwickshire

60

0.1696

2.5262

Dumfriesshire

60

0.0930

1.3848

Kirkcudbrightshire

58

0.1371

2.0428

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

58

0.1318

1.9637

Lincolnshire

47

0.0101

0.1499

Leicestershire

47

0.0145

0.2161

Inverness-shire

43

0.0493

0.7341

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

43

0.0204

0.3033

Somerset

41

0.0087

0.1299

Selkirkshire

39

0.1476

2.1979

Argyll

35

0.0430

0.6411

Shropshire

35

0.0139

0.2066

Peeblesshire

34

0.2474

3.6855

Berkshire

31

0.0141

0.2106

Royal Navy

27

0.0776

1.1552

Isle of Man

27

0.0498

0.7413

Banffshire

23

0.0380

0.5653

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

22

0.0237

0.3529

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

20

0.0255

0.3793

Clackmannanshire

19

0.0787

1.1730

Wiltshire

17

0.0066

0.0980

Suffolk

17

0.0048

0.0712

Herefordshire

16

0.0134

0.1989

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

15

0.0257

0.3824

Buteshire

14

0.0791

1.1781

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

14

0.0175

0.2599

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

14

0.0127

0.1890

Norfolk

13

0.0029

0.0431

Anglesey / Sir Fon

13

0.0251

0.3740

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.2065

Hertfordshire

12

0.0060

0.0888

Bedfordshire

12

0.0079

0.1182

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

10

0.0081

0.1210

Northamptonshire

9

0.0033

0.0488

Elginshire (Morayshire)

7

0.0154

0.2297

Kinross-shire

7

0.0948

1.4118

Cambridgeshire

6

0.0032

0.0483

Caithness

6

0.0150

0.2234

Buckinghamshire

6

0.0034

0.0506

Dorset

6

0.0031

0.0466

Kincardineshire

5

0.0141

0.2093

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

4

0.0075

0.1115

Nairnshire

4

0.0449

0.6682

Oxfordshire

3

0.0017

0.0248

Orkney

2

0.0062

0.0927

Sutherland

2

0.0089

0.1326

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.0252

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0632

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0222

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.0257

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0209

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.0694

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Liverpool

Lancashire

846

0.4018

5.9852

Barony

Lanarkshire

606

0.2534

3.7749

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

538

0.3207

4.7766

Manchester

Lancashire

496

0.3182

4.7390

Govan

Lanarkshire

487

0.2084

3.1043

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

274

0.2334

3.4768

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

228

0.1448

2.1569

Cleator

Cumberland

222

2.1205

31.5852

Birmingham

Warwickshire

200

0.0815

1.2133

Salford

Lancashire

182

0.1785

2.6589

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

169

0.4508

6.7139

Everton

Lancashire

167

0.1512

2.2514

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

167

0.1653

2.4619

Birkenhead

Cheshire

167

0.3249

4.8387

Hulme

Lancashire

144

0.1990

2.9636

Chorlton On Medlock

Lancashire

141

0.2560

3.8137

Gateshead

County Durham

129

0.1982

2.9528

Leeds

Yorkshire

127

0.0777

1.1572

Pendleton In Salford

Lancashire

125

0.3027

4.5081

Hedworth Monkton Jarrow

County Durham

121

0.3214

4.7878

Top male forenames

John Burns
James Burns
Thomas Burns
William Burns
Patrick Burns
Robert Burns
Edward Burns
Michael Burns
George Burns
Joseph Burns
Henry Burns
Peter Burns
Charles Burns
Richard Burns
Arthur Burns
Alfred Burns
Francis Burns
Hugh Burns
Daniel Burns
David Burns
Martin Burns
Samuel Burns
Andrew Burns
Thos. Burns
Frederick Burns
Matthew Burns
Christopher Burns
Wm. Burns
Walter Burns
Albert Burns
Bernard Burns
Harry Burns
Benjamin Burns
Owen Burns
Timothy Burns
Stephen Burns
Alexander Burns
Frank Burns
Jno. Burns
Dennis Burns
Lawrence Burns
Luke Burns
Anthony Burns
Herbert Burns
Jas. Burns
Laurence Burns
Mathew Burns
Robt. Burns
Archibald Burns
Ernest Burns

Top female forenames

Mary Burns
Elizabeth Burns
Margaret Burns
Ann Burns
Sarah Burns
Catherine Burns
Ellen Burns
Jane Burns
Annie Burns
Bridget Burns
Alice Burns
Eliza Burns
Hannah Burns
Kate Burns
Emma Burns
Isabella Burns
Agnes Burns
Martha Burns
Maria Burns
Emily Burns
Julia Burns
Charlotte Burns
Rose Burns
Anne Burns
Louisa Burns
Susan Burns
Harriet Burns
Frances Burns
Ada Burns
Lucy Burns
Fanny Burns
Caroline Burns
Matilda Burns
Edith Burns
Esther Burns
Jessie Burns
Eleanor Burns
Margt. Burns
Elizth. Burns
Rebecca Burns
Florence Burns
Winifred Burns
Susannah Burns
Lizzie Burns
Margret Burns
Catharine Burns
Clara Burns
Sophia Burns
Minnie Burns
Barbara Burns

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer
Coal Miner
General Labourer
Cotton Weaver
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Charwoman
Housekeeper
Tailor
Iron Ore Miner
Laundress
General Servant
Iron Miner
General Laborer
Hawker
Dock Labourer
Servant
Cotton Operative
Cotton Spinner
Blacksmith
Joiner
Tailoress
None
Machinist
Laborer
Carter
Shoemaker
Bricklayer
Annuitant
House Keeper
Ag Lab
Wife
Gen Lab
Farm Labourer
Cotton Winder
School
No Occupation
Bricklayers Labourer
Cook
Dock Laborer
Plasterer
Errand Boy
General Serv
Iron Worker
Boiler Maker
Iron Moulder
Dress Maker
Mariner
Painter