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DOUGLAS

Douglas in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1474

0.1560

3.2204

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

985

0.2517

5.1954

Northumberland

904

0.2080

4.2932

Lancashire

896

0.0258

0.5335

Yorkshire

817

0.0282

0.5825

London

813

0.0278

0.5744

County Durham

694

0.0798

1.6483

Roxburghshire

484

0.9147

18.8805

Perthshire

408

0.3112

6.4231

Forfarshire (Angus)

407

0.1504

3.1042

Ayrshire

402

0.1839

3.7954

Renfrewshire

398

0.1758

3.6289

Surrey

352

0.0247

0.5104

Cumberland

351

0.1396

2.8806

Selkirkshire

303

1.1464

23.6647

Fife

279

0.1613

3.3302

Dumfriesshire

256

0.3967

8.1885

Argyll

232

0.2853

5.8888

Aberdeenshire

223

0.0824

1.7014

Cheshire

211

0.0327

0.6754

Kirkcudbrightshire

210

0.4966

10.2503

Kent

200

0.0201

0.4142

Wigtownshire

187

0.4821

9.9510

Warwickshire

178

0.0242

0.4987

Northamptonshire

170

0.0619

1.2771

Hampshire

160

0.0267

0.5516

Stirlingshire

146

0.1355

2.7970

Berkshire

122

0.0556

1.1484

Dunbartonshire

116

0.1478

3.0501

Staffordshire

113

0.0115

0.2365

Elginshire (Morayshire)

110

0.2423

5.0023

Kincardineshire

110

0.3092

6.3827

Essex

110

0.0191

0.3937

Inverness-shire

108

0.1238

2.5553

Berwickshire

106

0.2996

6.1850

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

96

0.1197

2.4701

Oxfordshire

95

0.0527

1.0870

Sussex

87

0.0177

0.3646

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

78

0.2016

4.1610

Worcestershire

75

0.0197

0.4058

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

72

0.1637

3.3783

Norfolk

61

0.0136

0.2803

Devon

59

0.0097

0.2003

Peeblesshire

52

0.3784

7.8116

Caithness

52

0.1300

2.6836

Nottinghamshire

48

0.0122

0.2516

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

43

0.0085

0.1745

Gloucestershire

42

0.0073

0.1513

Sutherland

40

0.1781

3.6756

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

34

0.0308

0.6360

Lincolnshire

34

0.0073

0.1503

Leicestershire

31

0.0096

0.1976

Hertfordshire

31

0.0154

0.3178

Buckinghamshire

29

0.0164

0.3389

Bedfordshire

28

0.0185

0.3821

Westmorland

26

0.0405

0.8359

Royal Navy

25

0.0718

1.4824

Buteshire

24

0.1356

2.7988

Shropshire

22

0.0087

0.1799

Zetland (Shetland)

22

0.0737

1.5221

Derbyshire

22

0.0048

0.0993

Dorset

21

0.0110

0.2261

Somerset

20

0.0043

0.0878

Cambridgeshire

19

0.0103

0.2120

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

18

0.0152

0.3145

Isle of Man

17

0.0313

0.6468

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

14

0.0066

0.1368

Wiltshire

14

0.0054

0.1119

Nairnshire

14

0.1570

3.2409

Clackmannanshire

13

0.0539

1.1122

Banffshire

13

0.0215

0.4428

Herefordshire

11

0.0092

0.1896

Channel Islands

10

0.0116

0.2385

Orkney

10

0.0311

0.6423

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

9

0.0115

0.2366

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

9

0.0097

0.2001

Cornwall

9

0.0027

0.0562

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

6

0.0103

0.2120

Kinross-shire

6

0.0812

1.6771

Rutland

6

0.0280

0.5774

Suffolk

4

0.0011

0.0232

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0290

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0168

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

465

0.2953

6.0962

Barony

Lanarkshire

463

0.1936

3.9970

Govan

Lanarkshire

353

0.1511

3.1183

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

230

0.1371

2.8300

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

149

0.1475

3.0441

Hawick

Roxburghshire

140

1.1821

24.4017

Selkirk

Selkirkshire

136

1.8265

37.7024

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

102

0.1367

2.8223

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

100

0.2271

4.6871

Gateshead

County Durham

95

0.1460

3.0136

Galashiels

Selkirkshire

94

0.9620

19.8585

Lambeth

Surrey

87

0.0342

0.7050

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

81

0.1993

4.1145

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

81

0.1600

3.3030

Camberwell

Surrey

71

0.0380

0.7854

Kensington London

London

66

0.0406

0.8388

Liverpool

Lancashire

63

0.0299

0.6177

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

59

0.2239

4.6218

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

58

0.1027

2.1195

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

56

0.2152

4.4423

Top male forenames

John Douglas
William Douglas
James Douglas
George Douglas
Thomas Douglas
Robert Douglas
Henry Douglas
Charles Douglas
Joseph Douglas
Edward Douglas
Arthur Douglas
Walter Douglas
David Douglas
Richard Douglas
Archibald Douglas
Alfred Douglas
Alexander Douglas
Frederick Douglas
Samuel Douglas
Wm. Douglas
Andrew Douglas
Frank Douglas
Harry Douglas
Albert Douglas
Francis Douglas
Thos. Douglas
Daniel Douglas
Fred Douglas
Ralph Douglas
Ernest Douglas
Peter Douglas
Hugh Douglas
Mark Douglas
Matthew Douglas
Sholto Douglas
Geo. Douglas
Edwin Douglas
Michael Douglas
Percy Douglas
Herbert Douglas
Christopher Douglas
Robt. Douglas
Jno. Douglas
Jonathan Douglas
Donald Douglas
Kenneth Douglas
Fredrick Douglas
Tom Douglas
Stephen Douglas
Jas. Douglas

Top female forenames

Mary Douglas
Elizabeth Douglas
Jane Douglas
Margaret Douglas
Sarah Douglas
Ann Douglas
Ellen Douglas
Annie Douglas
Isabella Douglas
Alice Douglas
Hannah Douglas
Emma Douglas
Eliza Douglas
Catherine Douglas
Emily Douglas
Agnes Douglas
Martha Douglas
Harriet Douglas
Louisa Douglas
Maria Douglas
Florence Douglas
Charlotte Douglas
Frances Douglas
Jessie Douglas
Caroline Douglas
Edith Douglas
Ada Douglas
Clara Douglas
Kate Douglas
Janet Douglas
Helen Douglas
Fanny Douglas
Eleanor Douglas
Esther Douglas
Anne Douglas
Matilda Douglas
Margt. Douglas
Grace Douglas
Lucy Douglas
Rose Douglas
Ethel Douglas
Julia Douglas
Rachel Douglas
Minnie Douglas
Harriett Douglas
Rebecca Douglas
Georgina Douglas
Susan Douglas
Beatrice Douglas
Susannah Douglas

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Labourer
Cotton Weaver
Laundress
Domestic Servant
General Labourer
Housekeeper
Wife
Joiner
No Occupation
General Servant
Tailor
Painter
Servant
Bricklayer
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
Shepherd
Grocer
Blacksmith
Lodging House Keeper
Errand Boy
School
Housemaid
Shoemaker
Cotton Spinner
Carpenter
Pupil Teacher
Clerk
Milliner
Shoe Maker
Printer
Butcher
Engine Fitter
Fisherman
Cook
Baker
Domestic Serv
House Keeper
Tailoress
Inn Keeper
Stone Mason
Farm Servant (Indoor)
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