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DAWSON

Dawson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

7086

0.2448

2.2205

Lancashire

6423

0.1853

1.6809

County Durham

2092

0.2407

2.1836

London

1731

0.0592

0.5375

Lincolnshire

1641

0.3513

3.1871

Northumberland

1047

0.2409

2.1853

Staffordshire

1047

0.1062

0.9632

Surrey

1002

0.0704

0.6386

Cheshire

995

0.1543

1.3997

Norfolk

801

0.1783

1.6178

Derbyshire

622

0.1360

1.2338

Lanarkshire

586

0.0620

0.5627

Kent

525

0.0527

0.4778

Essex

524

0.0909

0.8243

Cumberland

466

0.1853

1.6808

Warwickshire

466

0.0632

0.5738

Aberdeenshire

450

0.1663

1.5089

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

315

0.0805

0.7302

Stirlingshire

309

0.2868

2.6017

Nottinghamshire

306

0.0777

0.7050

Sussex

270

0.0548

0.4973

Leicestershire

250

0.0772

0.7002

Clackmannanshire

224

0.9284

8.4226

Berkshire

221

0.1008

0.9143

Hampshire

217

0.0362

0.3288

Northamptonshire

207

0.0753

0.6834

Bedfordshire

190

0.1256

1.1395

Forfarshire (Angus)

185

0.0684

0.6201

Fife

180

0.1041

0.9442

Suffolk

175

0.0492

0.4462

Westmorland

173

0.2695

2.4445

Cambridgeshire

172

0.0930

0.8433

Perthshire

161

0.1228

1.1139

Banffshire

158

0.2607

2.3654

Devon

144

0.0237

0.2148

Oxfordshire

142

0.0787

0.7141

Hertfordshire

127

0.0631

0.5722

Gloucestershire

115

0.0201

0.1821

Renfrewshire

106

0.0468

0.4248

Shropshire

84

0.0333

0.3019

Isle of Man

76

0.1401

1.2709

Rutland

75

0.3497

3.1720

Worcestershire

65

0.0170

0.1546

Huntingdonshire

56

0.0965

0.8758

Elginshire (Morayshire)

54

0.1190

1.0792

Ayrshire

53

0.0242

0.2199

Buckinghamshire

50

0.0283

0.2568

Argyll

50

0.0615

0.5578

Somerset

48

0.0102

0.0926

Wiltshire

42

0.0163

0.1475

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

39

0.0077

0.0696

Kincardineshire

37

0.1040

0.9435

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

37

0.0335

0.3042

Dunbartonshire

36

0.0459

0.4160

Channel Islands

35

0.0404

0.3668

Dorset

32

0.0167

0.1514

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

28

0.0636

0.5774

Inverness-shire

28

0.0321

0.2912

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

24

0.0620

0.5627

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

22

0.0104

0.0945

Berwickshire

20

0.0565

0.5129

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

19

0.0242

0.2195

Royal Navy

18

0.0517

0.4691

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

17

0.0212

0.1922

Cornwall

16

0.0048

0.0439

Dumfriesshire

11

0.0170

0.1546

Nairnshire

10

0.1121

1.0174

Roxburghshire

10

0.0189

0.1714

Kirkcudbrightshire

7

0.0166

0.1502

Selkirkshire

7

0.0265

0.2403

Herefordshire

7

0.0058

0.0530

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

7

0.0098

0.0891

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

6

0.0049

0.0442

Orkney

5

0.0156

0.1411

Caithness

5

0.0125

0.1134

Peeblesshire

4

0.0291

0.2641

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3

0.0032

0.0293

Anglesey / Sir Fon

3

0.0058

0.0526

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.0230

Kinross-shire

2

0.0271

0.2457

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

2

0.0030

0.0271

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.0468

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.0339

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0385

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0513

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0155

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Oldham

Lancashire

417

0.3727

3.3811

Leeds

Yorkshire

372

0.2276

2.0645

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

249

0.2381

2.1602

Salford

Lancashire

237

0.2325

2.1088

Islington London

London

224

0.0791

0.7177

Manchester

Lancashire

206

0.1321

1.1988

Preston

Lancashire

200

0.2156

1.9563

Barony

Lanarkshire

191

0.0799

0.7247

Blackburn

Lancashire

188

0.2038

1.8492

Castleton

Lancashire

183

0.5286

4.7954

Bradford

Yorkshire

181

0.2583

2.3431

Camberwell

Surrey

180

0.0965

0.8751

Aston

Warwickshire

173

0.0853

0.7736

Huddersfield

Yorkshire

172

0.4078

3.6998

Sheffield

Yorkshire

169

0.1834

1.6635

Birmingham

Warwickshire

166

0.0676

0.6133

Liverpool

Lancashire

161

0.0765

0.6937

Lambeth

Surrey

156

0.0612

0.5556

Alva

Stirlingshire

147

2.8605

25.9502

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

146

0.2097

1.9022

Top male forenames

John Dawson
William Dawson
Thomas Dawson
George Dawson
James Dawson
Joseph Dawson
Robert Dawson
Charles Dawson
Henry Dawson
Edward Dawson
Samuel Dawson
Arthur Dawson
Alfred Dawson
Richard Dawson
Frederick Dawson
Walter Dawson
Albert Dawson
Harry Dawson
Herbert Dawson
Frank Dawson
Ernest Dawson
Fred Dawson
Wm. Dawson
Edwin Dawson
David Dawson
Benjamin Dawson
Tom Dawson
Daniel Dawson
Isaac Dawson
Peter Dawson
Francis Dawson
Thos. Dawson
Stephen Dawson
Matthew Dawson
Jonathan Dawson
Joshua Dawson
Ralph Dawson
Abraham Dawson
Mark Dawson
Geo. Dawson
Sam Dawson
Edmund Dawson
Christopher Dawson
Jno. Dawson
Percy Dawson
Philip Dawson
Andrew Dawson
Harold Dawson
Robt. Dawson
Joe Dawson

Top female forenames

Mary Dawson
Elizabeth Dawson
Sarah Dawson
Jane Dawson
Ann Dawson
Alice Dawson
Hannah Dawson
Annie Dawson
Emma Dawson
Ellen Dawson
Eliza Dawson
Margaret Dawson
Martha Dawson
Emily Dawson
Harriet Dawson
Isabella Dawson
Maria Dawson
Ada Dawson
Clara Dawson
Edith Dawson
Louisa Dawson
Charlotte Dawson
Agnes Dawson
Fanny Dawson
Catherine Dawson
Caroline Dawson
Anne Dawson
Florence Dawson
Frances Dawson
Esther Dawson
Kate Dawson
Lucy Dawson
Rebecca Dawson
Susannah Dawson
Amelia Dawson
Rose Dawson
Betsy Dawson
Harriett Dawson
Susan Dawson
Amy Dawson
Eleanor Dawson
Elizth. Dawson
Sophia Dawson
Julia Dawson
Jessie Dawson
Rachel Dawson
Grace Dawson
Betty Dawson
Gertrude Dawson
Matilda Dawson

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Cotton Weaver
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Housekeeper
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Joiner
General Labourer
Laundress
Worsted Weaver
General Servant
Wife
Farm Labourer
Carpenter
Charwoman
Butcher
Grocer
No Occupation
Carter
Bricklayer
Tailor
Blacksmith
Cotton Winder
Farmers Son
Stone Mason
Farmers Wife
Cotton Operative
Dress Maker
Shoemaker
Painter
Cotton Spinner
General Serv
Gardener
Woollen Weaver
Fisherman
Domestic Serv
Worsted Spinner
House Keeper
General Laborer
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Iron Moulder
Laborer
Housewife
Housemaid
Engine Fitter
Silk Weaver
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