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GIBSON

Gibson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

4651

0.1607

1.3235

Lancashire

3474

0.1002

0.8256

Lanarkshire

2873

0.3041

2.5051

County Durham

2737

0.3149

2.5943

London

2207

0.0755

0.6223

Northumberland

2113

0.4861

4.0049

Ayrshire

1501

0.6865

5.6558

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1144

0.2923

2.4082

Staffordshire

950

0.0963

0.7936

Forfarshire (Angus)

885

0.3270

2.6939

Surrey

804

0.0565

0.4653

Cheshire

785

0.1217

1.0028

Lincolnshire

778

0.1666

1.3722

Kent

776

0.0779

0.6414

Cumberland

749

0.2978

2.4533

Nottinghamshire

658

0.1671

1.3766

Renfrewshire

579

0.2557

2.1069

Derbyshire

514

0.1124

0.9258

Fife

476

0.2752

2.2675

Warwickshire

461

0.0626

0.5155

Leicestershire

433

0.1337

1.1013

Essex

426

0.0739

0.6086

Aberdeenshire

407

0.1504

1.2393

Wigtownshire

392

1.0105

8.3251

Northamptonshire

386

0.1405

1.1573

Norfolk

382

0.0850

0.7006

Dumfriesshire

305

0.4726

3.8935

Kirkcudbrightshire

303

0.7165

5.9025

Westmorland

284

0.4423

3.6441

Hampshire

243

0.0406

0.3343

Stirlingshire

212

0.1968

1.6209

Perthshire

193

0.1472

1.2126

Gloucestershire

185

0.0323

0.2660

Berwickshire

183

0.5173

4.2615

Devon

171

0.0281

0.2317

Suffolk

148

0.0416

0.3426

Buckinghamshire

139

0.0787

0.6484

Orkney

129

0.4014

3.3066

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

129

0.2932

2.4156

Sussex

125

0.0254

0.2091

Roxburghshire

122

0.2306

1.8994

Cambridgeshire

120

0.0649

0.5343

Hertfordshire

109

0.0541

0.4459

Dunbartonshire

103

0.1312

1.0809

Somerset

102

0.0217

0.1787

Berkshire

100

0.0456

0.3757

Cornwall

98

0.0296

0.2441

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

98

0.2533

2.0864

Clackmannanshire

89

0.3689

3.0389

Worcestershire

86

0.0225

0.1857

Kincardineshire

80

0.2249

1.8526

Oxfordshire

78

0.0432

0.3562

Argyll

66

0.0812

0.6686

Banffshire

63

0.1040

0.8565

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

62

0.0122

0.1004

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

54

0.0489

0.4031

Wiltshire

50

0.0194

0.1594

Dorset

43

0.0224

0.1848

Caithness

41

0.1025

0.8445

Peeblesshire

41

0.2984

2.4581

Selkirkshire

39

0.1476

1.2156

Channel Islands

33

0.0381

0.3140

Inverness-shire

33

0.0378

0.3116

Shropshire

33

0.0131

0.1077

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

31

0.0386

0.3183

Rutland

29

0.1352

1.1138

Huntingdonshire

27

0.0465

0.3835

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

27

0.0128

0.1053

Bedfordshire

22

0.0145

0.1198

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

22

0.0179

0.1472

Kinross-shire

21

0.2844

2.3426

Buteshire

21

0.1186

0.9774

Royal Navy

19

0.0546

0.4496

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

16

0.0204

0.1678

Anglesey / Sir Fon

16

0.0309

0.2546

Isle of Man

15

0.0276

0.2278

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

14

0.0240

0.1974

Sutherland

10

0.0445

0.3667

Elginshire (Morayshire)

9

0.0198

0.1633

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

6

0.0084

0.0694

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

4

0.0034

0.0279

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.0462

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0177

Herefordshire

1

0.0008

0.0069

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.0924

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

806

0.3449

2.8416

Barony

Lanarkshire

687

0.2873

2.3670

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

527

0.3347

2.7574

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

417

0.2486

2.0477

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

326

0.4370

3.6000

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

299

0.2959

2.4380

Islington London

London

256

0.0904

0.7448

Gateshead

County Durham

244

0.3750

3.0891

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

233

0.8954

7.3765

Birmingham

Warwickshire

221

0.0900

0.7415

Leeds

Yorkshire

216

0.1321

1.0886

Liverpool

Lancashire

201

0.0955

0.7865

Westgate

Northumberland

197

0.7319

6.0292

St Pancras London

London

187

0.0795

0.6551

Westoe

County Durham

181

0.3674

3.0264

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

178

0.2556

2.1060

Everton

Lancashire

174

0.1575

1.2974

Hackney London

London

168

0.1026

0.8450

West Derby

Lancashire

159

0.1568

1.2916

Manchester

Lancashire

156

0.1001

0.8244

Top male forenames

John Gibson
William Gibson
Thomas Gibson
George Gibson
James Gibson
Joseph Gibson
Robert Gibson
Charles Gibson
Henry Gibson
Edward Gibson
Arthur Gibson
Richard Gibson
Samuel Gibson
Alfred Gibson
Walter Gibson
Frederick Gibson
Harry Gibson
Albert Gibson
David Gibson
Wm. Gibson
Ernest Gibson
Herbert Gibson
Frank Gibson
Alexander Gibson
Francis Gibson
Fred Gibson
Thos. Gibson
Matthew Gibson
Andrew Gibson
Tom Gibson
Edwin Gibson
Benjamin Gibson
Geo. Gibson
Peter Gibson
Isaac Gibson
Stephen Gibson
Robt. Gibson
Christopher Gibson
Leonard Gibson
Ralph Gibson
Abraham Gibson
Michael Gibson
Daniel Gibson
Jacob Gibson
Jonathan Gibson
Anthony Gibson
Joshua Gibson
Percy Gibson
Jas. Gibson
Mathew Gibson

Top female forenames

Mary Gibson
Elizabeth Gibson
Sarah Gibson
Jane Gibson
Ann Gibson
Margaret Gibson
Annie Gibson
Hannah Gibson
Alice Gibson
Emma Gibson
Eliza Gibson
Ellen Gibson
Emily Gibson
Isabella Gibson
Martha Gibson
Catherine Gibson
Ada Gibson
Harriet Gibson
Charlotte Gibson
Edith Gibson
Florence Gibson
Frances Gibson
Louisa Gibson
Agnes Gibson
Maria Gibson
Anne Gibson
Caroline Gibson
Clara Gibson
Fanny Gibson
Eleanor Gibson
Kate Gibson
Jessie Gibson
Esther Gibson
Lucy Gibson
Susan Gibson
Rebecca Gibson
Rose Gibson
Amelia Gibson
Matilda Gibson
Susannah Gibson
Harriett Gibson
Julia Gibson
Elizth. Gibson
Betsy Gibson
Ethel Gibson
Dorothy Gibson
Rachel Gibson
Amy Gibson
Gertrude Gibson
Grace Gibson

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Housekeeper
Cotton Weaver
Joiner
Laundress
General Labourer
General Servant
Blacksmith
Tailor
Carpenter
Wife
Charwoman
Farmers Son
No Occupation
Farmers Wife
Bricklayer
Grocer
Dress Maker
Clerk
Agricultural Labourer
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Farm Labourer
Butcher
Domestic Serv
Shoemaker
General Serv
Cook
Servant
Engine Fitter
Painter
Coalminer
Errand Boy
Plumber
Stone Mason
Milliner
Housemaid
Carter
Gardener
Woollen Weaver
Tailoress
House Keeper
General Servant Domestic
Railway Porter
Carman