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DOW

Dow in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Perthshire

543

0.4141

34.3741

Lanarkshire

485

0.0513

4.2609

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

292

0.0746

6.1931

Aberdeenshire

282

0.1042

8.6514

Forfarshire (Angus)

281

0.1038

8.6180

Fife

224

0.1295

10.7511

London

199

0.0068

0.5654

Stirlingshire

136

0.1262

10.4769

Lancashire

107

0.0031

0.2562

Renfrewshire

102

0.0451

3.7396

Essex

91

0.0158

1.3098

Surrey

81

0.0057

0.4723

Kent

72

0.0072

0.5996

Ayrshire

64

0.0293

2.4297

Norfolk

61

0.0136

1.1272

County Durham

55

0.0063

0.5253

Banffshire

51

0.0842

6.9856

Argyll

50

0.0615

5.1033

Dunbartonshire

39

0.0497

4.1234

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

36

0.0818

6.7922

Yorkshire

36

0.0012

0.1032

Kinross-shire

35

0.4739

39.3391

Kincardineshire

23

0.0647

5.3664

Elginshire (Morayshire)

20

0.0441

3.6572

Clackmannanshire

18

0.0746

6.1926

Cumberland

18

0.0072

0.5940

Hampshire

17

0.0028

0.2356

Cheshire

16

0.0025

0.2059

Dumfriesshire

12

0.0186

1.5434

Warwickshire

11

0.0015

0.1239

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

11

0.0284

2.3596

Worcestershire

11

0.0029

0.2393

Hertfordshire

11

0.0055

0.4534

Devon

10

0.0016

0.1365

Isle of Man

9

0.0166

1.3770

Inverness-shire

9

0.0103

0.8563

Northumberland

9

0.0021

0.1719

Lincolnshire

8

0.0017

0.1422

Gloucestershire

7

0.0012

0.1014

Berkshire

7

0.0032

0.2650

Cornwall

6

0.0018

0.1506

Cambridgeshire

6

0.0032

0.2691

Herefordshire

6

0.0050

0.4158

Northamptonshire

6

0.0022

0.1812

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

5

0.0010

0.0816

Royal Navy

4

0.0115

0.9537

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

4

0.0043

0.3576

Sussex

3

0.0006

0.0506

Berwickshire

3

0.0085

0.7039

Caithness

2

0.0050

0.4150

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.3925

Staffordshire

2

0.0002

0.0168

Buckinghamshire

2

0.0011

0.0940

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0433

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.6040

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.3141

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.2782

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.2140

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.0329

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.3695

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1

0.0005

0.0393

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

152

0.0650

5.3993

Barony

Lanarkshire

139

0.0581

4.8252

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

128

0.0813

6.7477

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

104

0.1029

8.5438

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

84

0.0501

4.1560

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

63

0.1533

12.7278

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

56

0.1106

9.1824

Blair Athole

Perthshire

45

2.5758

213.7767

Perth East Church

Perthshire

38

0.3074

25.5153

Auchterarder

Perthshire

37

1.0109

83.9193

Stirling

Stirlingshire

36

0.2650

21.9955

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

34

0.0602

4.9960

Beath

Fife

31

0.5672

47.0838

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

30

0.1189

9.8730

Auchtergaven

Perthshire

30

1.3649

113.2931

Dunfermline

Fife

28

0.1053

8.7399

Scone

Perthshire

28

1.2022

99.7862

Methven

Perthshire

28

1.4568

120.8981

Crieff

Perthshire

25

0.5127

42.5604

St Pancras London

London

25

0.0106

0.8825

Top male forenames

John Dow
William Dow
James Dow
George Dow
Charles Dow
Robert Dow
Alexander Dow
Thomas Dow
Joseph Dow
Edward Dow
Henry Dow
Alfred Dow
Arthur Dow
David Dow
Frederick Dow
Hugh Dow
Frank Dow
Harry Dow
Robt. Dow
Francis Dow
Godfrey Dow
Samuel Dow
Albert Dow
Walter Dow
Archibald Dow
Wm. Dow
Alexr. Dow
Horace Dow
Peter Dow
Joshua Dow
Malcolm Dow
Benjamin Dow
Timothy Dow
Wallace Dow
Jos. Dow
Bennett Dow
Ernest Dow
Duncan Dow
Edgar Dow
Douglas Dow
Benjiman Dow
Isaac Dow
Alf. Dow
Hubert Dow
Edmund Dow
Harold Dow
Archbold Dow
Emmanuel Dow
Arthar Dow
Chas. Dow

Top female forenames

Mary Dow
Elizabeth Dow
Sarah Dow
Jane Dow
Ann Dow
Margaret Dow
Annie Dow
Emma Dow
Agnes Dow
Alice Dow
Emily Dow
Eliza Dow
Ellen Dow
Catherine Dow
Harriet Dow
Helen Dow
Louisa Dow
Charlotte Dow
Maria Dow
Florence Dow
Isabella Dow
Lucy Dow
Jessie Dow
Janet Dow
Clara Dow
Eleanor Dow
Ada Dow
Susan Dow
Hannah Dow
Ruth Dow
Caroline Dow
Kate Dow
Grace Dow
Violet Dow
Frances Dow
Harriett Dow
Edith Dow
E. Dow
Lilian Dow
Betsy Dow
Anne Dow
Julia Dow
Eva Dow
Fanny Dow
Christina Dow
Marion Dow
Martha Dow
Francis Dow
Katherine Dow
Georgiana Dow

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Milliner
Ag Lab
Baker
Housekeeper
Annuitant
Charwoman
General Lab
Cook
Nurse
Warehouseman
Coal Miner
Gardener
Housemaid
Shoemaker
General Servant
Carman
Servant
Carter
Housewife
No Occupation
Carpenter
Blacksmith
Litho Printer
Washerwoman
General Laborer
Draper
At Colmans Mus
Farm Servant Ag Labr
Brewers Draman ?
Cooper
Accountants Clerk
General Domestic Servant
Butcher
Mariner
Army Pensioner
Farmers Wife
Husband At Sea
Bricklayers Labourer
Help At Home
Innkeeper
Brass Finisher
Domestic Serv
House Painter
House Keeper
Machinist
Boatswain