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FORREST

Forrest in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1700

0.1799

6.9799

Lancashire

1312

0.0378

1.4682

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

601

0.1536

5.9572

Yorkshire

431

0.0149

0.5775

Aberdeenshire

381

0.1408

5.4627

County Durham

329

0.0379

1.4684

London

273

0.0093

0.3625

Northumberland

257

0.0591

2.2937

Staffordshire

152

0.0154

0.5979

Surrey

151

0.0106

0.4115

Forfarshire (Angus)

144

0.0532

2.0640

Worcestershire

138

0.0362

1.4032

Kent

131

0.0131

0.5098

Renfrewshire

126

0.0557

2.1590

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

116

0.2637

10.2285

Cheshire

112

0.0174

0.6737

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

105

0.2714

10.5264

Stirlingshire

90

0.0835

3.2403

Ayrshire

83

0.0380

1.4727

Cumberland

69

0.0274

1.0642

Dunbartonshire

67

0.0853

3.3107

Warwickshire

59

0.0080

0.3106

Lincolnshire

52

0.0111

0.4319

Sussex

52

0.0106

0.4095

Derbyshire

49

0.0107

0.4156

Fife

45

0.0260

1.0094

Kincardineshire

42

0.1181

4.5799

Peeblesshire

42

0.3057

11.8570

Hampshire

41

0.0068

0.2656

Roxburghshire

39

0.0737

2.8591

Nottinghamshire

37

0.0094

0.3645

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

32

0.0063

0.2440

Berwickshire

32

0.0905

3.5089

Gloucestershire

30

0.0052

0.2031

Devon

27

0.0044

0.1722

Banffshire

27

0.0446

1.7284

Perthshire

25

0.0191

0.7396

Elginshire (Morayshire)

24

0.0529

2.0511

Dumfriesshire

24

0.0372

1.4427

Oxfordshire

22

0.0122

0.4731

Essex

21

0.0036

0.1413

Wiltshire

21

0.0081

0.3153

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

21

0.0099

0.3857

Westmorland

21

0.0327

1.2688

Royal Navy

16

0.0460

1.7829

Kirkcudbrightshire

14

0.0331

1.2842

Argyll

13

0.0160

0.6201

Wigtownshire

10

0.0258

1.0000

Northamptonshire

10

0.0036

0.1412

Cornwall

10

0.0030

0.1173

Somerset

10

0.0021

0.0825

Dorset

8

0.0042

0.1619

Suffolk

8

0.0022

0.0872

Shropshire

8

0.0032

0.1230

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

6

0.0054

0.2109

Leicestershire

6

0.0019

0.0719

Buteshire

5

0.0282

1.0958

Selkirkshire

5

0.0189

0.7339

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

4

0.0032

0.1260

Huntingdonshire

4

0.0069

0.2675

Clackmannanshire

4

0.0166

0.6431

Inverness-shire

4

0.0046

0.1779

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.2860

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

3

0.0038

0.1482

Channel Islands

3

0.0035

0.1344

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.0657

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0836

Herefordshire

2

0.0017

0.0648

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0749

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0579

Berkshire

1

0.0005

0.0177

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.1809

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.0970

Hertfordshire

1

0.0005

0.0193

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

274

0.1740

6.7506

Barony

Lanarkshire

226

0.0945

3.6665

Blackburn

Lancashire

219

0.2374

9.2111

Govan

Lanarkshire

184

0.0787

3.0546

Carluke

Lanarkshire

159

1.8534

71.8969

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

143

0.0852

3.3066

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

102

0.3981

15.4431

Carnwath

Lanarkshire

97

1.6604

64.4090

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

96

0.1896

7.3568

Preston

Lancashire

95

0.1024

3.9735

Lesmahagow

Lanarkshire

95

0.9508

36.8817

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

79

0.3765

14.6045

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

74

0.2808

10.8939

Westoe

County Durham

71

0.1441

5.5901

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

69

0.2471

9.5841

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

56

0.0991

3.8457

Tranent

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

53

1.0138

39.3263

Bradford

Yorkshire

52

0.0742

2.8784

Rowley Regis

Staffordshire

51

0.1856

7.1992

Bethnal Green London

London

48

0.0378

1.4672

Top male forenames

John Forrest
William Forrest
James Forrest
Thomas Forrest
George Forrest
Robert Forrest
Joseph Forrest
Henry Forrest
Charles Forrest
Richard Forrest
Edward Forrest
Samuel Forrest
Peter Forrest
Alfred Forrest
David Forrest
Arthur Forrest
Albert Forrest
Walter Forrest
Andrew Forrest
Frederick Forrest
Frank Forrest
Alexander Forrest
Francis Forrest
Ernest Forrest
Harry Forrest
Benjamin Forrest
Wm. Forrest
Edwin Forrest
Matthew Forrest
Thos. Forrest
Daniel Forrest
Herbert Forrest
Edmund Forrest
Stephen Forrest
Isaac Forrest
Willm. Forrest
Mark Forrest
Doctor Forrest
Joshua Forrest
Roger Forrest
Wilfred Forrest
Fred Forrest
Noah Forrest
Sidney Forrest
Jas. Forrest
Sam. Forrest
Archibald Forrest
Owen Forrest
J. Forrest
Jeremiah Forrest

Top female forenames

Mary Forrest
Elizabeth Forrest
Sarah Forrest
Jane Forrest
Margaret Forrest
Ann Forrest
Ellen Forrest
Hannah Forrest
Alice Forrest
Eliza Forrest
Emma Forrest
Annie Forrest
Isabella Forrest
Martha Forrest
Catherine Forrest
Edith Forrest
Emily Forrest
Lucy Forrest
Harriet Forrest
Agnes Forrest
Ada Forrest
Louisa Forrest
Maria Forrest
Clara Forrest
Caroline Forrest
Fanny Forrest
Esther Forrest
Matilda Forrest
Jessie Forrest
Florence Forrest
Nancy Forrest
Selina Forrest
Anne Forrest
Kate Forrest
Susan Forrest
Sophia Forrest
Frances Forrest
Amelia Forrest
Eleanor Forrest
Charlotte Forrest
Lydia Forrest
Janet Forrest
Barbara Forrest
Elizth. Forrest
Margret Forrest
Dorothy Forrest
Betsy Forrest
Harriett Forrest
Amy Forrest
Rebecca Forrest

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Housekeeper
Dressmaker
No Occupation
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Chain Maker
Cotton Winder
Annuitant
Laundress
General Servant
General Labourer
Bricklayer
Grocer
Cotton Operative
House Keeper
Clerk
Blacksmith
Joiner
Tailor
Dress Maker
Cotton Spinner
Carter
Baker
Worsted Spinner
Milliner
Charwoman
Wife
Cotton Warper
Ag Lab
None
Laborer
Pupil Teacher
General Serv
Hawker
Errand Boy
Railway Porter
Cabinet Maker
Silk Weaver
Engine Fitter
Photographer
Housemaid
Farmers Daur
Butcher
Servant
Iron Moulder
Shipwright
Farmers Son