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GORDON

Gordon in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeenshire

2490

0.9203

14.6020

Lanarkshire

1627

0.1722

2.7323

Lancashire

1494

0.0431

0.6838

London

1282

0.0439

0.6962

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1020

0.2606

4.1352

Forfarshire (Angus)

914

0.3377

5.3582

County Durham

656

0.0755

1.1976

Banffshire

589

0.9720

15.4215

Yorkshire

526

0.0182

0.2883

Surrey

499

0.0351

0.5562

Northumberland

422

0.0971

1.5404

Ayrshire

416

0.1903

3.0189

Elginshire (Morayshire)

400

0.8812

13.9816

Renfrewshire

382

0.1687

2.6771

Inverness-shire

348

0.3989

6.3288

Kirkcudbrightshire

316

0.7472

11.8557

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

303

0.3777

5.9926

Kent

294

0.0295

0.4680

Fife

294

0.1700

2.6973

Cheshire

285

0.0442

0.7012

Sutherland

274

1.2197

19.3526

Kincardineshire

263

0.7393

11.7297

Staffordshire

259

0.0263

0.4167

Perthshire

245

0.1869

2.9646

Hampshire

193

0.0322

0.5114

Dunbartonshire

191

0.2433

3.8602

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

184

0.4755

7.5447

Dumfriesshire

178

0.2758

4.3763

Wigtownshire

157

0.4047

6.4216

Cumberland

151

0.0600

0.9525

Essex

150

0.0260

0.4127

Devon

144

0.0237

0.3757

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

138

0.0271

0.4304

Sussex

118

0.0240

0.3801

Stirlingshire

113

0.1049

1.6640

Northamptonshire

111

0.0404

0.6409

Warwickshire

101

0.0137

0.2175

Roxburghshire

97

0.1833

2.9084

Worcestershire

95

0.0249

0.3951

Caithness

80

0.2000

3.1734

Gloucestershire

74

0.0129

0.2049

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

73

0.1659

2.6327

Nottinghamshire

62

0.0157

0.2498

Nairnshire

55

0.6168

9.7863

Channel Islands

52

0.0601

0.9531

Norfolk

52

0.0116

0.1837

Somerset

50

0.0106

0.1687

Argyll

49

0.0603

0.9560

Shropshire

43

0.0170

0.2703

Derbyshire

43

0.0094

0.1492

Berwickshire

41

0.1159

1.8388

Wiltshire

40

0.0155

0.2456

Royal Navy

30

0.0862

1.3673

Clackmannanshire

28

0.1161

1.8413

Leicestershire

28

0.0086

0.1372

Kinross-shire

27

0.3656

5.8008

Dorset

26

0.0136

0.2152

Berkshire

22

0.0100

0.1592

Zetland (Shetland)

22

0.0737

1.1699

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

21

0.0267

0.4243

Peeblesshire

20

0.1455

2.3093

Selkirkshire

20

0.0757

1.2006

Lincolnshire

19

0.0041

0.0645

Cambridgeshire

18

0.0097

0.1543

Hertfordshire

17

0.0084

0.1339

Isle of Man

17

0.0313

0.4972

Buteshire

16

0.0904

1.4342

Huntingdonshire

14

0.0241

0.3829

Bedfordshire

14

0.0093

0.1468

Orkney

14

0.0436

0.6911

Buckinghamshire

11

0.0062

0.0988

Oxfordshire

8

0.0044

0.0704

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

8

0.0086

0.1367

Westmorland

8

0.0125

0.1977

Rutland

7

0.0326

0.5178

Suffolk

7

0.0020

0.0312

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

5

0.0041

0.0644

Herefordshire

4

0.0033

0.0530

Cornwall

3

0.0009

0.0144

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.0403

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0613

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1

0.0005

0.0075

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0237

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1

0.0009

0.0144

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

526

0.9312

14.7742

Barony

Lanarkshire

467

0.1953

3.0988

Govan

Lanarkshire

454

0.1943

3.0827

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

411

0.2610

4.1416

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

404

0.7981

12.6627

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

341

0.2033

3.2250

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

256

0.2534

4.0201

Liverpool

Lancashire

157

0.0746

1.1832

Kensington London

London

146

0.0899

1.4262

Inverness

Inverness-shire

143

0.6517

10.3394

Manchester

Lancashire

129

0.0827

1.3129

Elgin

Elginshire (Morayshire)

123

1.3930

22.1016

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

121

0.2748

4.3593

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

121

0.1622

2.5734

Islington London

London

116

0.0410

0.6500

Lambeth

Surrey

115

0.0451

0.7163

St Pancras London

London

102

0.0434

0.6882

Cabrach

Aberdeenshire

96

14.0556

222.9965

Rathven

Banffshire

95

0.8346

13.2417

Gateshead

County Durham

91

0.1398

2.2188

Top male forenames

John Gordon
William Gordon
James Gordon
George Gordon
Thomas Gordon
Robert Gordon
Charles Gordon
Henry Gordon
Joseph Gordon
Alexander Gordon
Edward Gordon
Arthur Gordon
Alfred Gordon
Samuel Gordon
David Gordon
Richard Gordon
Frederick Gordon
Walter Gordon
Peter Gordon
Harry Gordon
Patrick Gordon
Francis Gordon
Albert Gordon
Frank Gordon
Michael Gordon
Andrew Gordon
Daniel Gordon
Hugh Gordon
Ernest Gordon
Wm. Gordon
Chas. Gordon
Edwin Gordon
Archibald Gordon
Douglas Gordon
Lewis Gordon
Herbert Gordon
Geo. Gordon
Thos. Gordon
Donald Gordon
Fred Gordon
Benjamin Gordon
Wallace Gordon
Stephen Gordon
Percy Gordon
Isaac Gordon
Philip Gordon
Sidney Gordon
Jas. Gordon
Anthony Gordon
Tom Gordon

Top female forenames

Mary Gordon
Elizabeth Gordon
Sarah Gordon
Jane Gordon
Margaret Gordon
Ann Gordon
Ellen Gordon
Alice Gordon
Annie Gordon
Eliza Gordon
Catherine Gordon
Emily Gordon
Isabella Gordon
Emma Gordon
Hannah Gordon
Jessie Gordon
Agnes Gordon
Edith Gordon
Frances Gordon
Martha Gordon
Louisa Gordon
Kate Gordon
Maria Gordon
Harriet Gordon
Caroline Gordon
Anne Gordon
Florence Gordon
Charlotte Gordon
Ada Gordon
Amelia Gordon
Clara Gordon
Ethel Gordon
Janet Gordon
Rose Gordon
Lucy Gordon
Fanny Gordon
Susan Gordon
Minnie Gordon
Eleanor Gordon
Helen Gordon
Matilda Gordon
Julia Gordon
Susannah Gordon
Elizth. Gordon
Amy Gordon
Harriett Gordon
Rebecca Gordon
Anna Gordon
Grace Gordon
Lilian Gordon

Top occupations

Scholar
Annuitant
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Labourer
Housekeeper
No Occupation
General Labourer
General Servant
Ag Lab
Tailor
Wife
None
Joiner
Cotton Weaver
Charwoman
Carpenter
Hawker
Clerk
Cabinet Maker
Servant
Errand Boy
Railway Porter
Domestic Serv
Painter
Blacksmith
Cook
Milliner
Mason
Housemaid
Bootmaker
Cooper
Domestic
Carter
Laborer
Lab
Governess
General Serv
Dom Serv
Grocer
Dress Maker
Baker
Tailoress
Housewife
Draper
Soldier
Machinist
Farm Laborer