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DONALD

Donald in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeenshire

1284

0.4746

23.5732

Lanarkshire

974

0.1031

5.1208

Forfarshire (Angus)

614

0.2269

11.2690

Renfrewshire

298

0.1316

6.5383

London

273

0.0093

0.4642

Banffshire

255

0.4208

20.9022

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

203

0.0519

2.5765

Kincardineshire

197

0.5538

27.5067

Ayrshire

194

0.0887

4.4076

Lancashire

177

0.0051

0.2536

Yorkshire

138

0.0048

0.2368

Perthshire

127

0.0969

4.8112

Northumberland

117

0.0269

1.3371

Fife

109

0.0630

3.1308

County Durham

107

0.0123

0.6115

Cumberland

100

0.0398

1.9749

Dunbartonshire

93

0.1185

5.8843

Surrey

85

0.0060

0.2966

Stirlingshire

66

0.0613

3.0427

Kent

65

0.0065

0.3239

Cornwall

55

0.0166

0.8260

Elginshire (Morayshire)

32

0.0705

3.5018

Essex

31

0.0054

0.2670

Hampshire

25

0.0042

0.2074

Roxburghshire

25

0.0472

2.3468

Devon

25

0.0041

0.2042

Warwickshire

24

0.0033

0.1618

Cheshire

23

0.0036

0.1772

Dumfriesshire

19

0.0294

1.4624

Selkirkshire

18

0.0681

3.3829

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

18

0.0035

0.1758

Staffordshire

18

0.0018

0.0907

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

14

0.0318

1.5807

Norfolk

14

0.0031

0.1548

Lincolnshire

13

0.0028

0.1382

Peeblesshire

13

0.0946

4.6994

Suffolk

13

0.0037

0.1815

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

11

0.0137

0.6811

Buteshire

11

0.0621

3.0869

Clackmannanshire

11

0.0456

2.2647

Nottinghamshire

10

0.0025

0.1261

Orkney

9

0.0280

1.3909

Sussex

9

0.0018

0.0908

Argyll

9

0.0111

0.5497

Gloucestershire

8

0.0014

0.0694

Inverness-shire

8

0.0092

0.4555

Westmorland

7

0.0109

0.5416

Channel Islands

6

0.0069

0.3443

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

6

0.0054

0.2701

Derbyshire

6

0.0013

0.0652

Kirkcudbrightshire

5

0.0118

0.5873

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

5

0.0129

0.6418

Berwickshire

5

0.0141

0.7020

Northamptonshire

5

0.0018

0.0904

Somerset

5

0.0011

0.0528

Royal Navy

4

0.0115

0.5707

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

4

0.0060

0.2968

Caithness

4

0.0100

0.4968

Worcestershire

3

0.0008

0.0391

Anglesey / Sir Fon

3

0.0058

0.2878

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

2

0.0016

0.0807

Nairnshire

2

0.0224

1.1141

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.1070

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

2

0.0025

0.1265

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.2561

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

0.0281

Leicestershire

1

0.0003

0.0153

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.2211

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.1665

Wiltshire

1

0.0004

0.0192

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1

0.0005

0.0235

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0275

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0421

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.6726

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

291

0.5152

25.5889

Govan

Lanarkshire

253

0.1083

5.3781

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

241

0.4761

23.6485

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

201

0.1989

9.8817

Barony

Lanarkshire

178

0.0744

3.6978

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

155

0.0924

4.5893

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

131

0.0832

4.1327

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

78

0.1899

9.4303

Forfar

Forfarshire (Angus)

78

0.5322

26.4380

Dunfermline

Fife

73

0.2745

13.6362

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

69

0.1840

9.1415

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

66

0.2576

12.7952

Abbey

Renfrewshire

61

0.1766

8.7716

Fetteresso

Kincardineshire

54

0.9686

48.1155

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

53

0.1304

6.4784

Midmar

Aberdeenshire

44

4.2146

209.3245

Perranuthnoe

Cornwall

44

4.8780

242.2907

Kirriemuir

Forfarshire (Angus)

41

0.6140

30.4969

Old Kilpatrick

Dunbartonshire

41

0.4420

21.9533

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

40

0.2439

12.1139

Top male forenames

John Donald
William Donald
James Donald
Thomas Donald
George Donald
Robert Donald
Joseph Donald
Charles Donald
Henry Donald
Alexander Donald
David Donald
Edward Donald
Richard Donald
Frederick Donald
Alfred Donald
Andrew Donald
Ernest Donald
Thos. Donald
Wm. Donald
MC Donald
Patrick Donald
Peter Donald
Fredk. Donald
Hugh Donald
Samuel Donald
Francis Donald
Michael Donald
Herbert Donald
Mac Donald
Anthony Donald
Robt. Donald
Martin Donald
Jonathan Donald
Donald Donald
Arthur Donald
Daniel Donald
Morris Donald
Frank Donald
Alexr. Donald
Jeremiah Donald
Malcolm Donald
Albert Donald
Ralph Donald
Geo. Donald
Walter Donald
Archibald Donald
Stephen Donald
Duncan Donald
Louis Donald
Colin Donald

Top female forenames

Mary Donald
Elizabeth Donald
Jane Donald
Margaret Donald
Ann Donald
Sarah Donald
Annie Donald
Ellen Donald
Alice Donald
Emily Donald
Emma Donald
Agnes Donald
Catherine Donald
Isabella Donald
Eliza Donald
Martha Donald
Jessie Donald
Maria Donald
Hannah Donald
Harriet Donald
Fanny Donald
Christina Donald
Helen Donald
Janet Donald
Louisa Donald
Ruth Donald
Kate Donald
Caroline Donald
Lucy Donald
Esther Donald
Maggie Donald
Georgina Donald
Ada Donald
Amelia Donald
Rose Donald
Anne Donald
Rebecca Donald
Edith Donald
Harriett Donald
Henrietta Donald
Frances Donald
Elsie Donald
Clara Donald
Rosetta Donald
Charlotte Donald
Arabella Donald
Julia Donald
Winifred Donald
Jeannie Donald
Adelaide Donald

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Ag Lab
Laundress
Labourer
Housekeeper
No Occupation
Carpenter
None
Clerk
General Servant
Warehouseman
Engine Fitter
Mason
Needlewoman
Charwoman
Tailor
Baker
Hawker
Tailoress
Son
Farm Servant
Dress Maker
Engineman (E/M)
Traveller
Cook
Butcher
General Serv
Cotton Manufacturer
Laborer
Gardener
Lodging House Keeper
Commercial Clerk
Farmer Daughter
Cartman
Errand Boy
Cooper
General Serv Domestic
Farmers Son
Gardener (Dom)
Drapers Porter
Fisherman
Dom Servant
Gen Serv (Domestic)
General Labourer
Gas Fitter
Drapers Traveller