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DICK

Dick in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1557

0.1648

7.3881

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

758

0.1937

8.6832

Ayrshire

547

0.2502

11.2165

Fife

520

0.3007

13.4803

Forfarshire (Angus)

435

0.1607

7.2057

Renfrewshire

284

0.1254

5.6239

London

248

0.0085

0.3806

Stirlingshire

230

0.2135

9.5699

Lancashire

171

0.0049

0.2211

Aberdeenshire

165

0.0610

2.7341

Perthshire

163

0.1243

5.5732

Yorkshire

144

0.0050

0.2230

Northumberland

144

0.0331

1.4853

County Durham

136

0.0156

0.7015

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

116

0.2637

11.8209

Elginshire (Morayshire)

102

0.2247

10.0742

Surrey

87

0.0061

0.2740

Dunbartonshire

59

0.0752

3.3693

Cheshire

59

0.0091

0.4102

Argyll

52

0.0639

2.8667

Clackmannanshire

50

0.2072

9.2909

Essex

43

0.0075

0.3343

Kirkcudbrightshire

41

0.0969

4.3464

Kent

37

0.0037

0.1664

Selkirkshire

35

0.1324

5.9369

Nottinghamshire

33

0.0084

0.3757

Banffshire

30

0.0495

2.2194

Roxburghshire

29

0.0548

2.4570

Dumfriesshire

28

0.0434

1.9452

Caithness

27

0.0675

3.0263

Warwickshire

26

0.0035

0.1582

Derbyshire

24

0.0052

0.2353

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

23

0.0594

2.6648

Cumberland

22

0.0087

0.3921

Kinross-shire

20

0.2708

12.1411

Lincolnshire

17

0.0036

0.1632

Devon

17

0.0028

0.1253

Sussex

15

0.0030

0.1365

Isle of Man

15

0.0276

1.2396

Kincardineshire

14

0.0394

1.7643

Hampshire

13

0.0022

0.0973

Somerset

12

0.0026

0.1144

Staffordshire

12

0.0012

0.0546

Wigtownshire

11

0.0284

1.2713

Peeblesshire

10

0.0728

3.2626

Inverness-shire

9

0.0103

0.4625

Orkney

9

0.0280

1.2554

Royal Navy

8

0.0230

1.0302

Berwickshire

8

0.0226

1.0138

Gloucestershire

8

0.0014

0.0626

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

7

0.0087

0.3912

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

6

0.0028

0.1274

Norfolk

6

0.0013

0.0599

Berkshire

5

0.0023

0.1022

Worcestershire

5

0.0013

0.0588

Buteshire

3

0.0169

0.7598

Northamptonshire

3

0.0011

0.0489

Cornwall

3

0.0009

0.0407

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

2

0.0016

0.0728

Herefordshire

2

0.0017

0.0749

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0966

Nairnshire

2

0.0224

1.0055

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

2

0.0004

0.0176

Channel Islands

2

0.0023

0.1036

Suffolk

1

0.0003

0.0126

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.1996

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0767

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.0178

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

0.0254

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0249

Wiltshire

1

0.0004

0.0174

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

394

0.1686

7.5592

Barony

Lanarkshire

295

0.1234

5.5311

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

288

0.1829

8.2003

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

194

0.1920

8.6081

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

187

0.1115

4.9972

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

119

0.4516

20.2460

Dunfermline

Fife

110

0.4137

18.5451

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

101

0.2293

10.2817

Carluke

Lanarkshire

79

0.9209

41.2834

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

78

0.2080

9.3268

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

78

0.1919

8.6052

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

72

0.2767

12.4046

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

70

0.2775

12.4425

Maybole

Ayrshire

69

1.0365

46.4678

Rutherglen

Lanarkshire

65

0.4689

21.0234

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

63

0.1533

6.8746

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

58

0.2264

10.1486

Forfar

Forfarshire (Angus)

49

0.3344

14.9898

St Ninians

Stirlingshire

49

0.4588

20.5692

Kilrenny

Fife

45

1.4067

63.0605

Top male forenames

John Dick
William Dick
James Dick
George Dick
Thomas Dick
Robert Dick
Andrew Dick
Alexander Dick
Charles Dick
Henry Dick
Joseph Dick
Frederick Dick
Samuel Dick
Arthur Dick
Harry Dick
David Dick
Francis Dick
Walter Dick
Edward Dick
Daniel Dick
Alfred Dick
Wm. Dick
Albert Dick
Infant Dick
J. Dick
Allen Dick
Frank Dick
Adam Dick
Aaron Dick
Ralph Dick
Matthew Dick
Sidney Dick
Mathew Dick
Geo. Dick
Gordon Dick
Gorge Dick
H. Dick
Herbert Dick
Edwin Dick
Edmund Dick
Jacob Dick
Stephen Dick
Nicholas Dick
Benjamin Dick
Jas. Dick
Richard Dick
Douglas Dick
Wm.Leslie Dick
Augustis Dick
Archibold Dick

Top female forenames

Mary Dick
Margaret Dick
Elizabeth Dick
Sarah Dick
Jane Dick
Annie Dick
Ann Dick
Isabella Dick
Emma Dick
Agnes Dick
Ellen Dick
Jessie Dick
Eliza Dick
Alice Dick
Edith Dick
Martha Dick
Hannah Dick
Catherine Dick
Louisa Dick
Fanny Dick
Caroline Dick
Emily Dick
Eleanor Dick
Grace Dick
Maria Dick
Ada Dick
Rose Dick
Frances Dick
Marion Dick
Florence Dick
Charlotte Dick
Minnie Dick
Harriet Dick
Anne Dick
Janet Dick
Eliz. Dick
Clara Dick
Rebecca Dick
Kate Dick
Elizth. Dick
Susan Dick
Harriett Dick
Ethel Dick
Anna Dick
Constance Dick
Helen Dick
Cecilia Dick
Maud Dick
Sophia Dick
Betsy Dick

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Coal Miner
Coalminer
Laundress
Musician
Housekeeper
Drapers Assistant
Joiner
Domestic Servant
Gen Serv
General Labourer
Housemaid
Labourer
Gentlewoman
Clerk
Engine Fitter
Shipwright
Printer
Milliner
Cabinet Maker
Shoemaker
Book Binder
Licensed Victualler
Genl Serv
Mariner
Cordwainer
Engine Driver
Nail Maker
General servant
Infant
Mercantile Clerk
Stationers Assistant
Baker
Cooper
House Keeper
House Carpenter
Boot Maker
General Servt
Formerly Cook
Errand Boy
General Servant Domestic
Labourer (Chem)
Woodman
Gardener
Fishmonger
Income Derived From Dividends
Hawker
Iron Moulder