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DIXON

Dixon in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

5958

0.2058

1.8785

Lancashire

4932

0.1423

1.2986

County Durham

3863

0.4445

4.0569

Northumberland

3029

0.6969

6.3608

London

2136

0.0731

0.6673

Cumberland

1891

0.7518

6.8624

Lincolnshire

1259

0.2695

2.4602

Surrey

984

0.0691

0.6310

Kent

884

0.0887

0.8095

Westmorland

607

0.9454

8.6295

Cheshire

532

0.0825

0.7530

Warwickshire

508

0.0689

0.6293

Nottinghamshire

479

0.1216

1.1103

Norfolk

437

0.0973

0.8880

Essex

366

0.0635

0.5793

Staffordshire

342

0.0347

0.3165

Northamptonshire

317

0.1154

1.0530

Hampshire

307

0.0513

0.4680

Wiltshire

289

0.1119

1.0210

Derbyshire

255

0.0558

0.5089

Lanarkshire

251

0.0266

0.2425

Gloucestershire

242

0.0422

0.3855

Leicestershire

222

0.0685

0.6256

Worcestershire

216

0.0566

0.5168

Berkshire

210

0.0958

0.8741

Oxfordshire

196

0.1086

0.9916

Hertfordshire

167

0.0829

0.7570

Sussex

167

0.0339

0.3095

Shropshire

126

0.0499

0.4557

Suffolk

124

0.0348

0.3181

Devon

113

0.0186

0.1696

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

106

0.0502

0.4581

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

99

0.0253

0.2309

Ayrshire

97

0.0444

0.4050

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

87

0.0171

0.1561

Somerset

83

0.0177

0.1611

Cambridgeshire

82

0.0443

0.4045

Buckinghamshire

78

0.0442

0.4031

Renfrewshire

62

0.0274

0.2500

Dumfriesshire

57

0.0883

0.8062

Cornwall

53

0.0160

0.1463

Bedfordshire

43

0.0284

0.2595

Huntingdonshire

42

0.0724

0.6609

Roxburghshire

35

0.0661

0.6037

Forfarshire (Angus)

31

0.0115

0.1045

Stirlingshire

30

0.0278

0.2541

Dunbartonshire

27

0.0344

0.3139

Aberdeenshire

24

0.0089

0.0810

Dorset

22

0.0115

0.1047

Perthshire

21

0.0160

0.1462

Elginshire (Morayshire)

21

0.0463

0.4223

Channel Islands

19

0.0219

0.2003

Kirkcudbrightshire

18

0.0426

0.3885

Fife

18

0.0104

0.0950

Royal Navy

18

0.0517

0.4719

Wigtownshire

18

0.0464

0.4235

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

18

0.0229

0.2092

Isle of Man

17

0.0313

0.2860

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

14

0.0151

0.1376

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

14

0.0114

0.1038

Herefordshire

12

0.0100

0.0914

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

12

0.0310

0.2831

Rutland

12

0.0559

0.5106

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

12

0.0109

0.0993

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

12

0.0102

0.0927

Argyll

11

0.0135

0.1235

Selkirkshire

10

0.0378

0.3454

Anglesey / Sir Fon

8

0.0155

0.1410

Berwickshire

7

0.0198

0.1806

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

7

0.0105

0.0954

Banffshire

6

0.0099

0.0904

Clackmannanshire

6

0.0249

0.2270

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

5

0.0094

0.0854

Buteshire

5

0.0282

0.2578

Caithness

4

0.0100

0.0913

Kincardineshire

3

0.0084

0.0770

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

3

0.0037

0.0341

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.0256

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

2

0.0045

0.0415

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

2

0.0034

0.0312

Inverness-shire

2

0.0023

0.0209

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0406

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0387

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Leeds

Yorkshire

460

0.2814

2.5685

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

273

0.3659

3.3402

Gateshead

County Durham

271

0.4165

3.8013

Preston

Lancashire

240

0.2588

2.3620

Westoe

County Durham

231

0.4688

4.2794

Islington London

London

218

0.0770

0.7027

Lambeth

Surrey

210

0.0824

0.7525

St Pancras London

London

204

0.0868

0.7918

Bedlington

Northumberland

191

1.3160

12.0117

Aston

Warwickshire

186

0.0917

0.8369

Oldham

Lancashire

184

0.1645

1.5010

Elswick

Northumberland

180

0.5189

4.7360

Liverpool

Lancashire

177

0.0841

0.7674

Kendal

Westmorland

171

1.4549

13.2802

Sheffield

Yorkshire

152

0.1649

1.5054

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

151

0.2169

1.9794

Hunslet

Yorkshire

150

0.3323

3.0330

Salford

Lancashire

148

0.1452

1.3250

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

148

0.1261

1.1508

Newcastle On Tyne All Sts

Northumberland

145

0.5586

5.0982

Top male forenames

John Dixon
William Dixon
Thomas Dixon
George Dixon
James Dixon
Joseph Dixon
Robert Dixon
Henry Dixon
Charles Dixon
Edward Dixon
Richard Dixon
Alfred Dixon
Arthur Dixon
Frederick Dixon
Samuel Dixon
Walter Dixon
Harry Dixon
Albert Dixon
David Dixon
Wm. Dixon
Frank Dixon
Herbert Dixon
Francis Dixon
Benjamin Dixon
Matthew Dixon
Thos. Dixon
Isaac Dixon
Fred Dixon
Ernest Dixon
Edwin Dixon
Ralph Dixon
Geo. Dixon
Tom Dixon
Andrew Dixon
Christopher Dixon
Daniel Dixon
Stephen Dixon
Peter Dixon
Robt. Dixon
Jonathan Dixon
Mark Dixon
Joshua Dixon
Alexander Dixon
Michael Dixon
Percy Dixon
Abraham Dixon
Mathew Dixon
Anthony Dixon
Chas. Dixon
Fredk. Dixon

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Cotton Weaver
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Joiner
Labourer
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Laundress
Blacksmith
Wife
Tailor
General Servant
Charwoman
Farmers Son
Farm Labourer
No Occupation
Butcher
Farmers Wife
Dress Maker
Milliner
Grocer
Farmers Daur
Servant
Stone Mason
Bricklayer
Engine Fitter
Clerk
Carpenter
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Shoemaker
Coalminer
Iron Miner
Domestic Serv
Retired Farmer
General Serv
Gardener
Pupil Teacher
Laborer
Worsted Weaver
Agricultural Labourer
General Laborer
Errand Boy
None
Lodging House Keeper
Farmer
Housemaid