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DICKSON

Dickson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1873

0.1982

5.3538

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1786

0.4564

12.3247

Lancashire

805

0.0232

0.6271

London

541

0.0185

0.5001

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

448

1.1578

31.2677

Dumfriesshire

413

0.6400

17.2835

Yorkshire

400

0.0138

0.3731

Forfarshire (Angus)

399

0.1474

3.9815

Roxburghshire

294

0.5556

15.0048

Northumberland

279

0.0642

1.7335

Ayrshire

269

0.1230

3.3228

Fife

268

0.1550

4.1852

Surrey

257

0.0181

0.4876

Berwickshire

249

0.7038

19.0085

Renfrewshire

210

0.0928

2.5051

County Durham

174

0.0200

0.5407

Stirlingshire

174

0.1615

4.3613

Aberdeenshire

169

0.0625

1.6869

Selkirkshire

163

0.6167

16.6556

Kirkcudbrightshire

145

0.3429

9.2598

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

143

0.3250

8.7783

Kent

142

0.0142

0.3847

Cheshire

134

0.0208

0.5612

Perthshire

114

0.0869

2.3480

Peeblesshire

109

0.7932

21.4230

Dunbartonshire

99

0.1261

3.4057

Wigtownshire

78

0.2011

5.4304

Cumberland

66

0.0262

0.7087

Orkney

52

0.1618

4.3695

Kincardineshire

51

0.1434

3.8716

Inverness-shire

50

0.0573

1.5478

Hampshire

50

0.0084

0.2255

Essex

42

0.0073

0.1967

Staffordshire

41

0.0042

0.1123

Leicestershire

37

0.0114

0.3085

Gloucestershire

36

0.0063

0.1697

Lincolnshire

35

0.0075

0.2024

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

35

0.0069

0.1858

Derbyshire

29

0.0063

0.1712

Argyll

28

0.0344

0.9299

Sussex

26

0.0053

0.1426

Warwickshire

26

0.0035

0.0953

Banffshire

25

0.0413

1.1142

Wiltshire

21

0.0081

0.2195

Somerset

21

0.0045

0.1206

Caithness

20

0.0500

1.3504

Cambridgeshire

20

0.0108

0.2919

Devon

19

0.0031

0.0844

Clackmannanshire

18

0.0746

2.0148

Isle of Man

17

0.0313

0.8463

Buteshire

15

0.0847

2.2886

Nottinghamshire

14

0.0036

0.0960

Channel Islands

13

0.0150

0.4056

Shropshire

12

0.0048

0.1284

Hertfordshire

12

0.0060

0.1609

Buckinghamshire

11

0.0062

0.1682

Kinross-shire

11

0.1490

4.0227

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

10

0.0047

0.1279

Northamptonshire

10

0.0036

0.0983

Worcestershire

10

0.0026

0.0708

Royal Navy

8

0.0230

0.6206

Norfolk

7

0.0016

0.0421

Zetland (Shetland)

7

0.0235

0.6336

Elginshire (Morayshire)

6

0.0132

0.3570

Dorset

5

0.0026

0.0704

Cornwall

5

0.0015

0.0408

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

5

0.0041

0.1097

Suffolk

4

0.0011

0.0304

Berkshire

4

0.0018

0.0493

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

4

0.0050

0.1347

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.0758

Herefordshire

2

0.0017

0.0451

Nairnshire

2

0.0224

0.6057

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

2

0.0025

0.0688

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0421

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0522

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.1259

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0150

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0291

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0179

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

730

0.4636

12.5211

Barony

Lanarkshire

403

0.1685

4.5517

Govan

Lanarkshire

328

0.1404

3.7909

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

325

0.1937

5.2318

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

240

0.5450

14.7175

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

128

0.1267

3.4214

Tranent

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

118

2.2571

60.9567

Lasswade

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

87

0.9723

26.2578

Lanark

Lanarkshire

81

1.0655

28.7754

Liverpool

Lancashire

81

0.0385

1.0390

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

80

0.1947

5.2587

St Pancras London

London

78

0.0332

0.8958

Maryhill

Lanarkshire

72

0.3893

10.5136

Dumfries

Dumfriesshire

71

1.1153

30.1205

Selkirk

Selkirkshire

70

0.9401

25.3890

Lesmahagow

Lanarkshire

69

0.6906

18.6497

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

68

0.3241

8.7517

Dalkeith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

67

0.8678

23.4356

Linlithgow

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

63

1.1166

30.1565

Kirkdale

Lancashire

60

0.1029

2.7787

Top male forenames

John Dickson
William Dickson
James Dickson
Thomas Dickson
George Dickson
Robert Dickson
Charles Dickson
Joseph Dickson
Henry Dickson
David Dickson
Francis Dickson
Alexander Dickson
Alfred Dickson
Edward Dickson
Frederick Dickson
Walter Dickson
Andrew Dickson
Richard Dickson
Arthur Dickson
Samuel Dickson
Albert Dickson
Wm. Dickson
Thos. Dickson
Adam Dickson
Ernest Dickson
Frank Dickson
Fred Dickson
Harry Dickson
Jas. Dickson
Robt. Dickson
Edwin Dickson
Herbert Dickson
Tom Dickson
Peter Dickson
Mark Dickson
Edmund Dickson
Norman Dickson
Edwd. Dickson
Benjamin Dickson
Lewis Dickson
Matthew Dickson
Geo. Dickson
Infant Dickson
Harold Dickson
Fredrick Dickson
Augustus Dickson
Horace Dickson
Philip Dickson
Reginald Dickson
Jno. Dickson

Top female forenames

Mary Dickson
Elizabeth Dickson
Jane Dickson
Margaret Dickson
Sarah Dickson
Eliza Dickson
Annie Dickson
Ellen Dickson
Ann Dickson
Alice Dickson
Isabella Dickson
Emily Dickson
Agnes Dickson
Emma Dickson
Janet Dickson
Martha Dickson
Catherine Dickson
Hannah Dickson
Maria Dickson
Ada Dickson
Harriet Dickson
Louisa Dickson
Edith Dickson
Jessie Dickson
Caroline Dickson
Florence Dickson
Anne Dickson
Kate Dickson
Susan Dickson
Charlotte Dickson
Fanny Dickson
Lucy Dickson
Rebecca Dickson
Clara Dickson
Margret Dickson
Frances Dickson
Amelia Dickson
Elizth. Dickson
Harriett Dickson
Henrietta Dickson
Minnie Dickson
Laura Dickson
Margt. Dickson
Amy Dickson
Lizzie Dickson
Helen Dickson
Grace Dickson
Ethel Dickson
Barbara Dickson
Jemima Dickson

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Housekeeper
No Occupation
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Cotton Weaver
Labourer
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Tailor
Grocer
Joiner
Draper
Servant
Machinist
Pupil Teacher
Laundress
General Labourer
Dress Maker
General Servant
Laborer
Errand Boy
Plasterer
Wife
Painter
Farmers Wife
Warehouseman
Solicitor
Butcher
Baker
Charwoman
Clerk
Carpenter
Mariner
Shoemaker
Drapers Assistant
House Keeper
Domestic Serv
Milliner
Paper Maker
General Dealer
Cotton Operative
Commercial Clerk
Gardener
Lady
Bricklayer
Cook
Engine Fitter
Cotton Winder