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CAMERON

Cameron in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

4284

0.4534

5.8337

Argyll

2918

3.5882

46.1645

Inverness-shire

2058

2.3589

30.3495

Perthshire

1755

1.3385

17.2204

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1242

0.3174

4.0830

Renfrewshire

1214

0.5362

6.8990

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1176

1.4659

18.8599

Aberdeenshire

756

0.2794

3.5950

Forfarshire (Angus)

695

0.2568

3.3038

Dunbartonshire

643

0.8190

10.5376

London

612

0.0209

0.2695

Lancashire

611

0.0176

0.2268

Elginshire (Morayshire)

566

1.2469

16.0425

Ayrshire

503

0.2301

2.9599

County Durham

361

0.0415

0.5344

Stirlingshire

349

0.3239

4.1673

Banffshire

314

0.5182

6.6665

Fife

287

0.1660

2.1351

Yorkshire

233

0.0080

0.1035

Northumberland

221

0.0508

0.6542

Surrey

202

0.0142

0.1826

Cumberland

194

0.0771

0.9924

Kent

132

0.0132

0.1704

Nairnshire

125

1.4018

18.0354

Caithness

122

0.3050

3.9243

Cheshire

112

0.0174

0.2234

Buteshire

94

0.5310

6.8323

Hampshire

93

0.0155

0.1998

Kincardineshire

90

0.2530

3.2549

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

86

0.1955

2.5150

Sutherland

80

0.3561

4.5818

Clackmannanshire

70

0.2901

3.7328

Dumfriesshire

69

0.1069

1.3756

Devon

68

0.0112

0.1439

Essex

67

0.0116

0.1495

Gloucestershire

60

0.0105

0.1347

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

56

0.1447

1.8620

Kirkcudbrightshire

55

0.1301

1.6732

Sussex

54

0.0110

0.1411

Staffordshire

49

0.0050

0.0639

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

45

0.0088

0.1138

Berwickshire

36

0.1018

1.3092

Warwickshire

36

0.0049

0.0629

Roxburghshire

35

0.0661

0.8510

Isle of Man

27

0.0498

0.6403

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

26

0.0123

0.1584

Lincolnshire

26

0.0056

0.0716

Kinross-shire

24

0.3250

4.1812

Derbyshire

23

0.0050

0.0647

Leicestershire

23

0.0071

0.0914

Selkirkshire

22

0.0832

1.0709

Channel Islands

22

0.0254

0.3270

Wigtownshire

21

0.0541

0.6965

Hertfordshire

20

0.0099

0.1278

Cornwall

18

0.0054

0.0700

Norfolk

14

0.0031

0.0401

Royal Navy

13

0.0373

0.4804

Herefordshire

13

0.0109

0.1396

Nottinghamshire

12

0.0030

0.0392

Bedfordshire

11

0.0073

0.0936

Berkshire

11

0.0050

0.0645

Orkney

11

0.0342

0.4403

Somerset

10

0.0021

0.0274

Buckinghamshire

10

0.0057

0.0728

Dorset

10

0.0052

0.0671

Shropshire

9

0.0036

0.0459

Suffolk

9

0.0025

0.0325

Westmorland

9

0.0140

0.1804

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

8

0.0072

0.0933

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.0762

Worcestershire

6

0.0016

0.0202

Peeblesshire

5

0.0364

0.4682

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

4

0.0075

0.0963

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

4

0.0051

0.0655

Oxfordshire

3

0.0017

0.0214

Wiltshire

3

0.0012

0.0149

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3

0.0032

0.0416

Huntingdonshire

3

0.0052

0.0665

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0249

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.0600

Cambridgeshire

1

0.0005

0.0070

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.0431

Northamptonshire

1

0.0004

0.0047

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

1456

0.6089

7.8343

Govan

Lanarkshire

1246

0.5332

6.8604

Kilmallie

Argyll

871

20.8224

267.8928

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

802

0.4780

6.1504

Ardnamurchan

Argyll

732

17.7455

228.3077

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

591

0.3754

4.8292

Inverness

Inverness-shire

511

2.3287

29.9600

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

263

0.6472

8.3266

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

259

0.2563

3.2980

Kilmonivaig

Inverness-shire

228

11.7708

151.4447

Lismore Appin

Argyll

209

7.7236

99.3677

Abbey

Renfrewshire

202

0.5848

7.5234

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

183

0.3615

4.6511

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

172

0.3045

3.9175

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

165

0.3747

4.8203

Dull

Perthshire

153

5.8219

74.9045

Fortingall

Perthshire

151

9.0203

116.0556

East Greenock

Renfrewshire

151

0.7063

9.0871

Bonhill

Dunbartonshire

149

1.1824

15.2118

Dumbarton

Dunbartonshire

140

1.2812

16.4840

Top male forenames

John Cameron
James Cameron
William Cameron
George Cameron
Alexander Cameron
Thomas Cameron
Donald Cameron
Robert Cameron
Charles Cameron
Henry Cameron
Hugh Cameron
David Cameron
Peter Cameron
Duncan Cameron
Archibald Cameron
Joseph Cameron
Samuel Cameron
Edward Cameron
Arthur Cameron
Richard Cameron
Walter Cameron
Andrew Cameron
Allan Cameron
Alfred Cameron
Daniel Cameron
Frederick Cameron
Angus Cameron
Herbert Cameron
Francis Cameron
Wm. Cameron
Alex Cameron
Kenneth Cameron
Ewen Cameron
Frank Cameron
Thos. Cameron
Harry Cameron
Jas. Cameron
Evan Cameron
Jno. Cameron
Robt. Cameron
Neil Cameron
Ernest Cameron
W. Cameron
Roderick Cameron
Edwin Cameron
Lewis Cameron
Jeremiah Cameron
Willm. Cameron
Murdock Cameron
Jacob Cameron

Top female forenames

Mary Cameron
Elizabeth Cameron
Margaret Cameron
Jane Cameron
Sarah Cameron
Annie Cameron
Ann Cameron
Catherine Cameron
Alice Cameron
Jessie Cameron
Ellen Cameron
Eliza Cameron
Isabella Cameron
Agnes Cameron
Emily Cameron
Hannah Cameron
Emma Cameron
Janet Cameron
Helen Cameron
Martha Cameron
Anne Cameron
Charlotte Cameron
Kate Cameron
Harriet Cameron
Florence Cameron
Frances Cameron
Flora Cameron
Louisa Cameron
Edith Cameron
Marion Cameron
Clara Cameron
Fanny Cameron
Lucy Cameron
Maggie Cameron
Caroline Cameron
Christina Cameron
Susan Cameron
Grace Cameron
Ada Cameron
Esther Cameron
Julia Cameron
Sophia Cameron
Maria Cameron
Elizth. Cameron
Lizzie Cameron
Isabel Cameron
Margt. Cameron
Lydia Cameron
Eleanor Cameron
Betsy Cameron

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Joiner
Wife
Tailor
Housekeeper
Labourer
Cook
Draper
Machinist
Servant
Blacksmith
Laundress
Private
Cabinet Maker
No Occupation
None
Housemaid
General Servant
Mariner
Shoemaker
Hawker
Laborer
Painter
Baker
Grocer
Tailoress
General Labourer
Nurse
Coalminer
Domestic Serv
Cooper
Clerk
Engine Fitter
Carpenter
Governess
Dress Maker
Charwoman
Iron Moulder
Boarding School (Scholars)
Confectioner
Cotton Weaver
Stone Mason
No Profession
French Polisher
Plumber
Pupil Teacher