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EDGAR

Edgar in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

521

0.0551

3.5815

Lancashire

457

0.0132

0.8562

Cumberland

408

0.1622

10.5356

Dumfriesshire

383

0.5935

38.5459

London

263

0.0090

0.5847

County Durham

262

0.0301

1.9579

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

251

0.0641

4.1655

Yorkshire

211

0.0073

0.4734

Northumberland

196

0.0451

2.9287

Ayrshire

162

0.0741

4.8124

Kirkcudbrightshire

157

0.3712

24.1119

Renfrewshire

137

0.0605

3.9303

Wigtownshire

115

0.2965

19.2546

Surrey

96

0.0067

0.4380

Berwickshire

87

0.2459

15.9724

Forfarshire (Angus)

67

0.0248

1.6078

Kent

66

0.0066

0.4300

Somerset

60

0.0128

0.8287

Roxburghshire

53

0.1002

6.5051

Suffolk

47

0.0132

0.8579

Cheshire

40

0.0062

0.4028

Westmorland

35

0.0545

3.5406

Gloucestershire

33

0.0058

0.3741

Essex

31

0.0054

0.3491

Dunbartonshire

30

0.0382

2.4819

Fife

27

0.0156

1.0140

Hampshire

24

0.0040

0.2603

Selkirkshire

24

0.0908

5.8977

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

23

0.0109

0.7073

Dorset

22

0.0115

0.7452

Stirlingshire

22

0.0204

1.3261

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

21

0.0477

3.1002

Staffordshire

20

0.0020

0.1317

Aberdeenshire

18

0.0067

0.4321

Warwickshire

16

0.0022

0.1410

Elginshire (Morayshire)

15

0.0330

2.1463

Nottinghamshire

14

0.0036

0.2309

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

14

0.0127

0.8240

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.9003

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

12

0.0024

0.1532

Argyll

11

0.0135

0.8785

Nairnshire

11

0.1234

8.0122

Kincardineshire

10

0.0281

1.8257

Berkshire

10

0.0046

0.2962

Bedfordshire

10

0.0066

0.4294

Lincolnshire

9

0.0019

0.1251

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

9

0.0233

1.5106

Perthshire

8

0.0061

0.3963

Devon

8

0.0013

0.0854

Wiltshire

8

0.0031

0.2011

Sussex

8

0.0016

0.1055

Cornwall

8

0.0024

0.1571

Northamptonshire

5

0.0018

0.1182

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

5

0.0062

0.4048

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

5

0.0054

0.3498

Clackmannanshire

4

0.0166

1.0768

Norfolk

4

0.0009

0.0578

Buteshire

4

0.0226

1.4677

Royal Navy

3

0.0086

0.5597

Derbyshire

3

0.0007

0.0426

Worcestershire

3

0.0008

0.0511

Inverness-shire

2

0.0023

0.1489

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.2177

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.1254

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.1112

Leicestershire

1

0.0003

0.0201

Herefordshire

1

0.0008

0.0542

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0360

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.0257

Cambridgeshire

1

0.0005

0.0351

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

0.0368

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.3028

Hertfordshire

1

0.0005

0.0323

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

160

0.1016

6.5999

Govan

Lanarkshire

159

0.0680

4.4194

Barony

Lanarkshire

135

0.0565

3.6669

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

88

0.0525

3.4068

Annan

Dumfriesshire

52

0.9381

60.9327

Liverpool

Lancashire

51

0.0242

1.5733

Troqueer

Kirkcudbrightshire

44

0.7931

51.5102

Dumfries

Dumfriesshire

42

0.6598

42.8484

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

41

0.1009

6.5529

Moffat

Dumfriesshire

40

1.3582

88.2223

Hedworth Monkton Jarrow

County Durham

40

0.1063

6.9015

Islington London

London

39

0.0138

0.8946

Arthuret

Cumberland

38

1.4487

94.0827

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

36

0.1383

8.9852

Carlaverock

Dumfriesshire

36

3.4188

222.0851

Maybole

Ayrshire

35

0.5258

34.1463

Everton

Lancashire

33

0.0299

1.9399

Stranraer

Wigtownshire

33

0.9301

60.4064

Cummertrees

Dumfriesshire

32

2.9250

190.0238

Workington

Cumberland

27

0.1875

12.1770

Top male forenames

John Edgar
William Edgar
James Edgar
Thomas Edgar
Robert Edgar
George Edgar
Joseph Edgar
Henry Edgar
Edward Edgar
David Edgar
Charles Edgar
Albert Edgar
Frederick Edgar
Alfred Edgar
Samuel Edgar
Alexander Edgar
Arthur Edgar
Isaac Edgar
Ernest Edgar
Edmund Edgar
Herbert Edgar
Harry Edgar
Andrew Edgar
Peter Edgar
Edwin Edgar
Jonathan Edgar
Richard Edgar
Frank Edgar
Wm. Edgar
Walter Edgar
Benjamin Edgar
Mark Edgar
Percy Edgar
Francis Edgar
Fredk. Edgar
Robt. Edgar
Jacob Edgar
Matthew Edgar
Jesse Edgar
Adam Edgar
Harold Edgar
Tom Edgar
Jeremiah Edgar
Thos. Edgar
Nicholas Edgar
Fergus Edgar
Sidney Edgar
Robinson Edgar
Jno. Edgar
Abraham Edgar

Top female forenames

Mary Edgar
Elizabeth Edgar
Sarah Edgar
Jane Edgar
Margaret Edgar
Ann Edgar
Annie Edgar
Alice Edgar
Eliza Edgar
Ellen Edgar
Isabella Edgar
Hannah Edgar
Emily Edgar
Agnes Edgar
Emma Edgar
Edith Edgar
Janet Edgar
Catherine Edgar
Florence Edgar
Charlotte Edgar
Eleanor Edgar
Louisa Edgar
Frances Edgar
Harriet Edgar
Ada Edgar
Martha Edgar
Fanny Edgar
Jessie Edgar
Caroline Edgar
Anne Edgar
Maria Edgar
Kate Edgar
Lucy Edgar
Clara Edgar
Harriett Edgar
Helen Edgar
Matilda Edgar
Gertrude Edgar
Eliz. Edgar
Elizth. Edgar
Laura Edgar
Dorothy Edgar
Esther Edgar
Barbara Edgar
Christina Edgar
Sophia Edgar
Maud Edgar
Amy Edgar
Ethel Edgar
Nancy Edgar

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Farmers Son
Domestic Servant
Joiner
Tailor
Labourer
Annuitant
Wife
Scholor
Farm Servant
General Servant
Farmers Wife
Ag Lab
Dress Maker
Basket Maker
No Occupation
Milliner
General Servant Domestic
Farm Lab
Laundress
General Labourer
Servant
Painter
Housekeeper
Laborer
Warehouseman
Farm Labourer
General Laborer
Butcher
Charwoman
Shoemaker
Gardener
Gen Lab
Coalminer
Carter
Commercial Clerk
Boarding House Keeper
Joint Farmers Of 230 Acres 1 Man 1 Boy
Farm Servant Indoor
Plasterer
Farmers Daur
Farm Laborer
General Serv
Blacksmith
Needlewoman
House Painter
Draper
Drapers Apprentice