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GIRVAN

Girvan in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Ayrshire

178

0.0814

51.7668

Lanarkshire

107

0.0113

7.2010

Argyll

47

0.0578

36.7475

Stirlingshire

30

0.0278

17.7033

Lancashire

20

0.0006

0.3668

Renfrewshire

16

0.0071

4.4938

Kirkcudbrightshire

15

0.0355

22.5530

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

15

0.0038

2.4371

Wigtownshire

13

0.0335

21.3080

Staffordshire

4

0.0004

0.2579

Dumfriesshire

3

0.0046

2.9560

Dunbartonshire

3

0.0038

2.4297

Hampshire

2

0.0003

0.2124

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

2

0.0045

2.8906

Yorkshire

2

0.0001

0.0439

Perthshire

2

0.0015

0.9699

Cumberland

2

0.0008

0.5056

Sussex

1

0.0002

0.1291

Norfolk

1

0.0002

0.1416

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

1.2016

Kent

1

0.0001

0.0638

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

1.1721

London

1

0.0000

0.0218

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.3524

Cheshire

1

0.0002

0.0986

Royal Navy

1

0.0029

1.8265

Surrey

1

0.0001

0.0447

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Campbeltown

Argyll

47

0.4791

304.6014

Kirkoswald

Ayrshire

37

2.0728

1316.7260

Barony

Lanarkshire

35

0.0146

9.3073

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

33

0.0197

12.5071

Auckinleck

Ayrshire

32

0.4728

300.7519

Sorn

Ayrshire

26

0.6054

385.1852

Govan

Lanarkshire

19

0.0081

5.1701

Loudoun

Ayrshire

19

0.3614

229.7461

Dunipace

Stirlingshire

14

0.7423

471.3805

Maybole

Ayrshire

12

0.1803

114.6132

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

10

0.0384

24.4379

Kirkcudbright

Kirkcudbrightshire

8

0.2286

145.4545

Liverpool

Lancashire

8

0.0038

2.4161

Penninghame

Wigtownshire

8

0.2022

128.6174

Kilbarchan

Renfrewshire

7

0.1018

64.6950

Polmont

Stirlingshire

7

0.1760

111.8211

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

7

0.0251

15.9381

Kilbirnie

Ayrshire

7

0.1333

84.7458

Girvan

Ayrshire

7

0.1276

81.1124

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

7

0.0044

2.8268

Top male forenames

Hugh Girvan
James Girvan
Frederick Girvan
John Girvan
Thomas Girvan
Charles Girvan
David Girvan
Douglas Girvan
Edward Girvan
Edwd. Girvan
Peter Girvan
Samuel Girvan
William Girvan
Wm.Moore Girvan

Top female forenames

Elizabeth Girvan
Agnes Girvan
Emma Girvan
Jane Girvan
Alice Girvan
Ann Girvan
Christina Girvan
Emily Girvan
Irene Girvan
Sarah Girvan
Selina Girvan

Top occupations

Schol
General Servant
Tailoress
Tailor
Shipping Agent
Servant (Dom)
Private
Pensioner
Paper Cutter
No Occupation
Labourer Navy
Labourer
Junior Clerk (Apprentice)
Housemaid Domestic
Harness Maker
(Ship) Steward
General Agent
Farm Sevant
Dress Maker
Drapers Assistant
Draper
Domestic Serv
Cork Cutter
Comcl Traveller
Clothes Mangler
Chemist
Book Keeper Unemployed
Assistant Potter
Annuitant