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FRASER

Fraser in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Inverness-shire

5097

5.8423

65.6301

Lanarkshire

2754

0.2915

3.2745

Aberdeenshire

2519

0.9310

10.4588

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

2150

2.6800

30.1060

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

2004

0.5121

5.7523

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1117

2.4608

27.6435

London

1002

0.0343

0.3853

Forfarshire (Angus)

994

0.3673

4.1258

Perthshire

747

0.5697

6.3999

Lancashire

670

0.0193

0.2171

Banffshire

513

0.8465

9.5098

Surrey

482

0.0339

0.3804

Nairnshire

469

5.2596

59.0844

Renfrewshire

444

0.1961

2.2031

Zetland (Shetland)

407

1.3641

15.3240

Sutherland

377

1.6782

18.8527

Fife

335

0.1937

2.1761

Kent

323

0.0324

0.3640

County Durham

296

0.0341

0.3826

Argyll

264

0.3246

3.6468

Yorkshire

241

0.0083

0.0935

Ayrshire

223

0.1020

1.1458

Northumberland

222

0.0511

0.5738

Stirlingshire

222

0.2060

2.3145

Clackmannanshire

185

0.7668

8.6137

Caithness

176

0.4400

4.9430

Dunbartonshire

154

0.1962

2.2036

Kincardineshire

135

0.3795

4.2629

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

132

0.3411

3.8321

Sussex

120

0.0244

0.2737

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

119

0.2705

3.0386

Hampshire

113

0.0189

0.2120

Cheshire

109

0.0169

0.1899

Dumfriesshire

107

0.1658

1.8626

Essex

104

0.0180

0.2026

Kirkcudbrightshire

83

0.1963

2.2047

Warwickshire

78

0.0106

0.1189

Wigtownshire

74

0.1908

2.1430

Roxburghshire

69

0.1304

1.4648

Suffolk

66

0.0185

0.2084

Staffordshire

60

0.0061

0.0683

Devon

59

0.0097

0.1090

Cumberland

57

0.0227

0.2546

Berkshire

55

0.0251

0.2818

Berwickshire

55

0.1555

1.7465

Orkney

48

0.1493

1.6777

Peeblesshire

43

0.3129

3.5154

Gloucestershire

42

0.0073

0.0823

Nottinghamshire

40

0.0102

0.1141

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

31

0.0061

0.0685

Hertfordshire

30

0.0149

0.1674

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

29

0.0263

0.2952

Derbyshire

26

0.0057

0.0639

Buteshire

26

0.1469

1.6500

Royal Navy

25

0.0718

0.8067

Lincolnshire

25

0.0054

0.0601

Norfolk

25

0.0056

0.0625

Buckinghamshire

24

0.0136

0.1526

Selkirkshire

22

0.0832

0.9351

Bedfordshire

21

0.0139

0.1560

Somerset

21

0.0045

0.0502

Channel Islands

19

0.0219

0.2466

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

18

0.0152

0.1712

Leicestershire

18

0.0056

0.0624

Shropshire

18

0.0071

0.0801

Kinross-shire

17

0.2302

2.5859

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

16

0.0172

0.1936

Worcestershire

14

0.0037

0.0412

Anglesey / Sir Fon

13

0.0251

0.2821

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

11

0.0052

0.0585

Dorset

8

0.0042

0.0469

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

7

0.0120

0.1346

Cambridgeshire

7

0.0038

0.0425

Herefordshire

6

0.0050

0.0563

Oxfordshire

5

0.0028

0.0311

Northamptonshire

5

0.0018

0.0204

Wiltshire

5

0.0019

0.0217

Cornwall

4

0.0012

0.0136

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.0630

Westmorland

2

0.0031

0.0350

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0207

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0143

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Inverness

Inverness-shire

2247

10.2397

115.0290

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

931

0.5913

6.6423

Govan

Lanarkshire

901

0.3856

4.3315

Barony

Lanarkshire

787

0.3291

3.6974

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

585

1.0356

11.6337

Kiltarlity

Inverness-shire

585

27.3364

307.0866

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

564

1.1142

12.5161

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

512

0.3052

3.4284

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

398

0.3939

4.4251

Kirkhill

Inverness-shire

341

23.0250

258.6468

Kilmorack

Inverness-shire

339

12.8166

143.9796

Urquhart Glenmoriston

Inverness-shire

251

10.1743

114.2935

Nairn

Nairnshire

245

4.5278

50.8636

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

244

0.5540

6.2239

Elgin

Elginshire (Morayshire)

185

2.0951

23.5360

Boleskine Abertarff

Inverness-shire

179

12.3704

138.9644

Cromdale

Elginshire (Morayshire)

178

4.8740

54.7524

Dores

Inverness-shire

176

15.1073

169.7040

Forres

Elginshire (Morayshire)

174

3.6470

40.9691

Tain

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

165

5.4294

60.9914

Top male forenames

John Fraser
William Fraser
James Fraser
Alexander Fraser
George Fraser
Thomas Fraser
Robert Fraser
Charles Fraser
Henry Fraser
Donald Fraser
David Fraser
Hugh Fraser
Arthur Fraser
Alfred Fraser
Frederick Fraser
Joseph Fraser
Andrew Fraser
Simon Fraser
Peter Fraser
Edward Fraser
Walter Fraser
Ernest Fraser
Richard Fraser
Roderick Fraser
Herbert Fraser
Albert Fraser
Daniel Fraser
Samuel Fraser
Francis Fraser
Harry Fraser
Frank Fraser
Duncan Fraser
Wm. Fraser
Archibald Fraser
Edwin Fraser
Alex Fraser
Malcolm Fraser
Kenneth Fraser
Alexr. Fraser
Robt. Fraser
Douglas Fraser
Geo. Fraser
Fredk. Fraser
Angus Fraser
Chas. Fraser
Fred Fraser
Adam Fraser
Percy Fraser
Allan Fraser
Matthew Fraser

Top female forenames

Mary Fraser
Margaret Fraser
Elizabeth Fraser
Jane Fraser
Sarah Fraser
Annie Fraser
Ellen Fraser
Catherine Fraser
Ann Fraser
Isabella Fraser
Eliza Fraser
Jessie Fraser
Emily Fraser
Alice Fraser
Florence Fraser
Emma Fraser
Charlotte Fraser
Agnes Fraser
Hannah Fraser
Kate Fraser
Maria Fraser
Frances Fraser
Helen Fraser
Louisa Fraser
Caroline Fraser
Eleanor Fraser
Edith Fraser
Martha Fraser
Grace Fraser
Harriet Fraser
Ada Fraser
Fanny Fraser
Janet Fraser
Esther Fraser
Clara Fraser
Rose Fraser
Lucy Fraser
Anne Fraser
Elizth. Fraser
Rachel Fraser
Gertrude Fraser
Jemima Fraser
Rebecca Fraser
Sophia Fraser
Christina Fraser
Ethel Fraser
Amelia Fraser
Amy Fraser
Matilda Fraser
Isabel Fraser

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Cook
No Occupation
Labourer
Housemaid
Wife
Housekeeper
Laundress
None
Carpenter
Tailor
Draper
Clerk
Engine Fitter
School
Joiner
Charwoman
Plumber
Bricklayer
Police Constable
Painter
Commercial Clerk
Coal Miner
Mariner
General Servant
Gardener
Dress Maker
Milliner
Nil
Infant
Civil Engineer
General Labourer
Mason
Solicitor
Printer Compositor
Domestic
Machinist
Nurse
Grocer
Blacksmith
Boiler Maker
Ship Carpenter
Drapers Assistant
Butcher
Student
Seamstress
Bootmaker