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CAIN

Cain in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

1729

0.0499

2.4018

Isle of Man

790

1.4562

70.1231

London

552

0.0189

0.9098

Yorkshire

439

0.0152

0.7302

County Durham

422

0.0486

2.3381

Lanarkshire

209

0.0221

1.0652

Hertfordshire

204

0.1013

4.8785

Bedfordshire

193

0.1276

6.1440

Cheshire

158

0.0245

1.1798

Warwickshire

130

0.0176

0.8497

Surrey

126

0.0089

0.4262

Staffordshire

110

0.0112

0.5371

Northumberland

109

0.0251

1.2076

Cumberland

101

0.0402

1.9337

Kent

89

0.0089

0.4300

Wigtownshire

84

0.2165

10.4278

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

61

0.0156

0.7506

Shropshire

57

0.0226

1.0875

Ayrshire

56

0.0256

1.2334

Hampshire

45

0.0075

0.3619

Derbyshire

43

0.0094

0.4527

Devon

43

0.0071

0.3405

Nottinghamshire

38

0.0097

0.4647

Essex

35

0.0061

0.2923

Renfrewshire

32

0.0141

0.6807

Sussex

29

0.0059

0.2835

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

26

0.0591

2.8459

Norfolk

26

0.0058

0.2787

Cambridgeshire

23

0.0124

0.5986

Lincolnshire

22

0.0047

0.2268

Worcestershire

22

0.0058

0.2777

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

19

0.0037

0.1799

Stirlingshire

18

0.0167

0.8045

Leicestershire

14

0.0043

0.2081

Fife

14

0.0081

0.3898

Berkshire

12

0.0055

0.2635

Gloucestershire

12

0.0021

0.1009

Royal Navy

11

0.0316

1.5216

Buckinghamshire

11

0.0062

0.2999

Suffolk

10

0.0028

0.1353

Huntingdonshire

9

0.0155

0.7472

Dunbartonshire

9

0.0115

0.5521

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

8

0.0102

0.4906

Forfarshire (Angus)

8

0.0030

0.1423

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

7

0.0131

0.6306

Northamptonshire

6

0.0022

0.1052

Dumfriesshire

5

0.0077

0.3731

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

5

0.0042

0.2038

Dorset

5

0.0026

0.1256

Aberdeenshire

5

0.0018

0.0890

Herefordshire

4

0.0033

0.1608

Channel Islands

4

0.0046

0.2225

Wiltshire

3

0.0012

0.0559

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

3

0.0051

0.2473

Perthshire

2

0.0015

0.0735

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.3644

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.1139

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0519

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.1361

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0267

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0592

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0676

Cornwall

1

0.0003

0.0146

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.0910

Somerset

1

0.0002

0.0102

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1

0.0005

0.0228

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Onchan

Isle of Man

358

2.2909

110.3202

Liverpool

Lancashire

309

0.1468

7.0676

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

163

0.1389

6.6869

Luton

Bedfordshire

142

0.5423

26.1135

Manchester

Lancashire

120

0.0770

3.7068

Everton

Lancashire

86

0.0778

3.7484

Braddan

Isle of Man

81

2.7337

131.6431

West Derby

Lancashire

71

0.0700

3.3712

German

Isle of Man

67

2.2643

109.0317

Birmingham

Warwickshire

67

0.0273

1.3140

Malew

Isle of Man

66

1.3927

67.0664

Patrick

Isle of Man

63

2.3828

114.7332

Ealing

London

55

0.2107

10.1446

St Paul Walden

Hertfordshire

55

5.3922

259.6789

Islington London

London

55

0.0194

0.9354

Leeds

Yorkshire

55

0.0336

1.6202

Aston

Warwickshire

52

0.0256

1.2343

Hulme

Lancashire

51

0.0705

3.3934

Wigan

Lancashire

48

0.0991

4.7715

Bootle Cum Linacre

Lancashire

43

0.1562

7.5218

Top male forenames

John Cain
Thomas Cain
William Cain
James Cain
George Cain
Patrick Cain
Michael Cain
Charles Cain
Edward Cain
Joseph Cain
Robert Cain
Henry Cain
Peter Cain
Daniel Cain
Alfred Cain
Martin Cain
Richard Cain
Frederick Cain
Arthur Cain
Walter Cain
Hugh Cain
David Cain
Thos. Cain
Francis Cain
Harry Cain
Philip Cain
Albert Cain
Bernard Cain
Samuel Cain
Wm. Cain
Herbert Cain
Frank Cain
Christopher Cain
Cornelius Cain
Andrew Cain
Dennis Cain
Fredk. Cain
Ernest Cain
Matthew Cain
Matthias Cain
Jas. Cain
Stephen Cain
Timothy Cain
Edmund Cain
Owen Cain
Sydney Cain
Jno. Cain
Luke Cain
Jeremiah Cain
Austin Cain

Top female forenames

Mary Cain
Elizabeth Cain
Margaret Cain
Sarah Cain
Ann Cain
Catherine Cain
Ellen Cain
Jane Cain
Annie Cain
Bridget Cain
Alice Cain
Emily Cain
Eliza Cain
Emma Cain
Hannah Cain
Louisa Cain
Anne Cain
Maria Cain
Martha Cain
Caroline Cain
Kate Cain
Charlotte Cain
Isabella Cain
Eleanor Cain
Esther Cain
Edith Cain
Julia Cain
Clara Cain
Agnes Cain
Ada Cain
Elizth. Cain
Frances Cain
Fanny Cain
Harriet Cain
Rose Cain
Florence Cain
Catharine Cain
Susan Cain
Margret Cain
Amelia Cain
Margt. Cain
Matilda Cain
Ethel Cain
Jessie Cain
Lucy Cain
Ruth Cain
Christian Cain
Amy Cain
Maggie Cain
Winifred Cain

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Labourer
Dressmaker
General Labourer
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Charwoman
Ag Lab
Tailor
Joiner
Wife
Cotton Weaver
Straw Plaiter
Shoemaker
General Servant
Farm Labourer
Servant
Schoolar
Housekeeper
Plasterer
Fisherman
Baker
Laborer
Blacksmith
Hawker
Bricklayers Labourer
Dock Labourer
General Laborer
Domestic Serv
Tailoress
Annuitant
Labourer General
School
General Serv
Painter
Gardener
Bricklayer
Cartman
Cotton Spinner
Worsted Spinner
Milliner
Lead Miner
Farmers Son
Draper
Dress Maker
Gen Lab
No Occupation
Plaiter
Iron Ore Miner