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FORBES

Forbes in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeenshire

1943

0.7181

21.4317

Forfarshire (Angus)

899

0.3322

9.9130

Lanarkshire

800

0.0847

2.5269

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

651

0.1663

4.9642

Perthshire

619

0.4721

14.0886

London

549

0.0188

0.5608

Inverness-shire

450

0.5158

15.3932

Banffshire

359

0.5924

17.6797

Caithness

305

0.7625

22.7566

Lancashire

299

0.0086

0.2574

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

260

0.3241

9.6720

Kincardineshire

233

0.6550

19.5460

Fife

229

0.1324

3.9517

County Durham

221

0.0254

0.7588

Yorkshire

201

0.0069

0.2072

Renfrewshire

160

0.0707

2.1091

Stirlingshire

155

0.1439

4.2931

Kent

150

0.0150

0.4491

Surrey

139

0.0098

0.2914

Northumberland

130

0.0299

0.8926

Elginshire (Morayshire)

113

0.2489

7.4293

Sutherland

110

0.4897

14.6135

Cheshire

57

0.0088

0.2638

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

57

0.1473

4.3961

Dunbartonshire

56

0.0713

2.1288

Staffordshire

54

0.0055

0.1634

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

53

0.1205

3.5952

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

50

0.0098

0.2933

Nairnshire

47

0.5271

15.7301

Warwickshire

42

0.0057

0.1701

Hampshire

42

0.0070

0.2093

Berwickshire

41

0.1159

3.4587

Sussex

40

0.0081

0.2424

Ayrshire

38

0.0174

0.5187

Argyll

33

0.0406

1.2110

Devon

33

0.0054

0.1619

Kinross-shire

31

0.4198

12.5273

Cumberland

27

0.0107

0.3204

Berkshire

26

0.0119

0.3538

Essex

21

0.0036

0.1087

Worcestershire

20

0.0052

0.1565

Somerset

19

0.0040

0.1206

Nottinghamshire

18

0.0046

0.1364

Dumfriesshire

16

0.0248

0.7399

Orkney

14

0.0436

1.3000

Royal Navy

14

0.0402

1.2001

Gloucestershire

14

0.0024

0.0729

Lincolnshire

13

0.0028

0.0831

Buckinghamshire

13

0.0074

0.2197

Roxburghshire

13

0.0246

0.7332

Westmorland

13

0.0202

0.6043

Leicestershire

12

0.0037

0.1106

Dorset

11

0.0057

0.1712

Northamptonshire

11

0.0040

0.1195

Wigtownshire

11

0.0284

0.8463

Shropshire

10

0.0040

0.1182

Channel Islands

9

0.0104

0.3103

Derbyshire

9

0.0020

0.0587

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

9

0.0043

0.1272

Clackmannanshire

8

0.0332

0.9895

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.1768

Wiltshire

6

0.0023

0.0693

Cambridgeshire

6

0.0032

0.0968

Peeblesshire

5

0.0364

1.0859

Buteshire

4

0.0226

0.6744

Hertfordshire

4

0.0020

0.0593

Kirkcudbrightshire

4

0.0095

0.2823

Zetland (Shetland)

3

0.0101

0.3001

Bedfordshire

3

0.0020

0.0592

Suffolk

3

0.0008

0.0252

Norfolk

2

0.0004

0.0133

Cornwall

2

0.0006

0.0180

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.2258

Herefordshire

2

0.0017

0.0498

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.0514

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1

0.0009

0.0270

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

356

0.2261

6.7475

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

347

0.6855

20.4571

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

326

0.5771

17.2230

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

302

0.2989

8.9202

Govan

Lanarkshire

263

0.1126

3.3589

Barony

Lanarkshire

225

0.0941

2.8082

Inverness

Inverness-shire

203

0.9251

27.6074

Latheron

Caithness

155

2.3165

69.1347

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

117

0.0697

2.0813

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

86

0.6011

17.9391

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

79

0.1923

5.7384

Forfar

Forfarshire (Angus)

74

0.5049

15.0691

Rathven

Banffshire

72

0.6325

18.8763

St Vigeans

Forfarshire (Angus)

72

0.4928

14.7083

Nigg

Kincardineshire

69

2.3445

69.9655

Wick

Caithness

67

0.5186

15.4759

Logierait

Perthshire

61

2.6430

78.8725

Dull

Perthshire

58

2.2070

65.8642

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

57

0.3475

10.3712

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

56

0.2005

5.9841

Top male forenames

John Forbes
William Forbes
James Forbes
George Forbes
Thomas Forbes
Charles Forbes
Alexander Forbes
Henry Forbes
Robert Forbes
David Forbes
Arthur Forbes
Joseph Forbes
Alfred Forbes
Walter Forbes
Edward Forbes
Andrew Forbes
Frederick Forbes
Harry Forbes
Archibald Forbes
Peter Forbes
Daniel Forbes
Patrick Forbes
Duncan Forbes
Wm. Forbes
Benjamin Forbes
H. Forbes
Francis Forbes
Samuel Forbes
Michael Forbes
Donald Forbes
Thos. Forbes
Ernest Forbes
Adam Forbes
Alex Forbes
Hugh Forbes
Frank Forbes
Colin Forbes
Fred Forbes
Herbert Forbes
Richard Forbes
Alexr. Forbes
Albert Forbes
Chas. Forbes
Percy Forbes
Norman Forbes
Hector Forbes
Edmund Forbes
Jno. Forbes
Jas. Forbes
Malcolm Forbes

Top female forenames

Mary Forbes
Elizabeth Forbes
Jane Forbes
Margaret Forbes
Sarah Forbes
Annie Forbes
Ellen Forbes
Ann Forbes
Eliza Forbes
Alice Forbes
Emma Forbes
Jessie Forbes
Emily Forbes
Hannah Forbes
Edith Forbes
Louisa Forbes
Charlotte Forbes
Isabella Forbes
Helen Forbes
Ada Forbes
Caroline Forbes
Kate Forbes
Frances Forbes
Catherine Forbes
Janet Forbes
Anne Forbes
Agnes Forbes
Maria Forbes
Martha Forbes
Susan Forbes
Harriet Forbes
Florence Forbes
Fanny Forbes
Eleanor Forbes
Esther Forbes
Ethel Forbes
Marion Forbes
Rose Forbes
Lucy Forbes
Gertrude Forbes
Laura Forbes
Barbara Forbes
Isabel Forbes
Amelia Forbes
Rachel Forbes
Matilda Forbes
Julia Forbes
Harriett Forbes
Grace Forbes
Adelaide Forbes

Top occupations

Scholar
Annuitant
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Joiner
None
Labourer
Tailor
Ag Lab
Dress Maker
Hawker
Gardener
Charwoman
General Labourer
Draper
Clerk
Wife
Drapers Assistant
Engine Fitter
Cotton Spinner
Blacksmith
Commercial Clerk
General Servant
Grocer
Laundress
Cook
Scholor
No Occupation
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Seaman
Lodging House Keeper
Mariner
Milliner
Pupil Teacher
Carman
At School
Plasterer
Cooper
Cook (Dom)
Hatter
Servant
School Mistress
General Serv
Machinist
Carpenter
Accountant
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