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GUNN

Gunn in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Caithness

1279

3.1977

130.5915

Lanarkshire

480

0.0508

2.0748

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

473

0.1209

4.9359

London

471

0.0161

0.6584

Essex

427

0.0740

3.0239

Sutherland

424

1.8875

77.0839

Nottinghamshire

257

0.0653

2.6654

Lancashire

247

0.0071

0.2910

Surrey

235

0.0165

0.6742

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

206

0.2568

10.4869

Sussex

200

0.0406

1.6583

Warwickshire

155

0.0210

0.8592

Oxfordshire

142

0.0787

3.2145

Orkney

133

0.4138

16.9000

County Durham

132

0.0152

0.6203

Devon

122

0.0201

0.8193

Yorkshire

122

0.0042

0.1721

Northamptonshire

115

0.0419

1.7092

Suffolk

95

0.0267

1.0903

Northumberland

95

0.0219

0.8926

Forfarshire (Angus)

91

0.0336

1.3732

Aberdeenshire

91

0.0336

1.3736

Inverness-shire

86

0.0986

4.0258

Kent

83

0.0083

0.3401

Staffordshire

76

0.0077

0.3147

Leicestershire

76

0.0235

0.9582

Cornwall

75

0.0227

0.9261

Norfolk

67

0.0149

0.6092

Dunbartonshire

64

0.0815

3.3293

Renfrewshire

64

0.0283

1.1545

Hertfordshire

55

0.0273

1.1155

Banffshire

48

0.0792

3.2349

Derbyshire

46

0.0101

0.4107

Perthshire

43

0.0328

1.3393

Fife

41

0.0237

0.9682

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

40

0.0079

0.3211

Hampshire

31

0.0052

0.2114

Stirlingshire

28

0.0260

1.0613

Ayrshire

27

0.0123

0.5043

Zetland (Shetland)

26

0.0871

3.5589

Buckinghamshire

26

0.0147

0.6012

Cheshire

24

0.0037

0.1520

Gloucestershire

23

0.0040

0.1639

Lincolnshire

21

0.0045

0.1836

Cambridgeshire

20

0.0108

0.4414

Cumberland

19

0.0076

0.3085

Berwickshire

17

0.0481

1.9625

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

16

0.0076

0.3094

Herefordshire

15

0.0125

0.5114

Worcestershire

15

0.0039

0.1606

Somerset

14

0.0030

0.1216

Elginshire (Morayshire)

12

0.0264

1.0797

Peeblesshire

11

0.0801

3.2693

Clackmannanshire

11

0.0456

1.8620

Selkirkshire

11

0.0416

1.6997

Argyll

11

0.0135

0.5524

Bedfordshire

10

0.0066

0.2700

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

10

0.0227

0.9283

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

9

0.0233

0.9499

Kincardineshire

9

0.0253

1.0332

Royal Navy

7

0.0201

0.8212

Buteshire

7

0.0395

1.6150

Westmorland

7

0.0109

0.4453

Wiltshire

6

0.0023

0.0948

Anglesey / Sir Fon

5

0.0097

0.3944

Rutland

5

0.0233

0.9520

Berkshire

4

0.0018

0.0745

Kirkcudbrightshire

4

0.0095

0.3863

Huntingdonshire

3

0.0052

0.2112

Roxburghshire

2

0.0038

0.1544

Kinross-shire

2

0.0271

1.1060

Nairnshire

2

0.0224

0.9160

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.0691

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.0162

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0213

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Latheron

Caithness

419

6.2621

255.7373

Wick

Caithness

301

2.3297

95.1448

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

187

0.1188

4.8504

Brighton

Sussex

168

0.1691

6.9045

Thurso

Caithness

161

2.5805

105.3872

Govan

Lanarkshire

153

0.0655

2.6740

Barony

Lanarkshire

131

0.0548

2.2375

Halkirk

Caithness

106

3.9172

159.9759

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

103

0.0614

2.5074

Reay

Caithness

85

3.8760

158.2868

Tongue

Sutherland

84

4.3277

176.7305

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

79

0.1794

7.3259

Barvas

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

78

1.4560

59.4648

Hatfield Broad Oak

Essex

69

3.5457

144.8059

Clyne

Sutherland

63

3.4787

142.0839

Inverness

Inverness-shire

59

0.2689

10.9804

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

59

0.0584

2.3848

Gairloch

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

58

1.2543

51.2277

Ruddington

Nottinghamshire

56

2.1212

86.6337

Olrig

Caithness

56

2.8028

114.4726

Top male forenames

William Gunn
John Gunn
George Gunn
James Gunn
Thomas Gunn
Charles Gunn
Joseph Gunn
Henry Gunn
Arthur Gunn
Alfred Gunn
Robert Gunn
Frederick Gunn
Samuel Gunn
Albert Gunn
Walter Gunn
David Gunn
Harry Gunn
Alexander Gunn
Richard Gunn
Frank Gunn
Edward Gunn
Francis Gunn
Daniel Gunn
Isaac Gunn
Herbert Gunn
Ernest Gunn
Benjamin Gunn
Donald Gunn
Wm. Gunn
Hugh Gunn
Peter Gunn
Stephen Gunn
Edmund Gunn
Nathaniel Gunn
Fred Gunn
Fredrick Gunn
Philip Gunn
Thos. Gunn
Geo. Gunn
Archibald Gunn
Andrew Gunn
Edwin Gunn
Adam Gunn
Jno. Gunn
Percy Gunn
Fredk. Gunn
Matthew Gunn
Tom Gunn
Saml. Gunn
Abraham Gunn

Top female forenames

Mary Gunn
Elizabeth Gunn
Sarah Gunn
Eliza Gunn
Ellen Gunn
Ann Gunn
Emma Gunn
Jane Gunn
Annie Gunn
Alice Gunn
Emily Gunn
Margaret Gunn
Louisa Gunn
Harriet Gunn
Hannah Gunn
Martha Gunn
Charlotte Gunn
Catherine Gunn
Edith Gunn
Isabella Gunn
Ada Gunn
Caroline Gunn
Kate Gunn
Fanny Gunn
Maria Gunn
Florence Gunn
Susan Gunn
Clara Gunn
Agnes Gunn
Harriett Gunn
Amelia Gunn
Minnie Gunn
Jessie Gunn
Julia Gunn
Lucy Gunn
Sophia Gunn
Rebecca Gunn
Esther Gunn
Elizth. Gunn
Anne Gunn
Bertha Gunn
Beatrice Gunn
Matilda Gunn
Maud Gunn
Rose Gunn
Rosa Gunn
Frances Gunn
Rachel Gunn
Amy Gunn
Nellie Gunn

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Carpenter
Coal Miner
Charwoman
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
General Servant
Laundress
Wife
Agricultural Laborer
Annuitant
Shoemaker
Painter
General Laborer
Fishmonger
Gardener
Joiner
Tin Miner
Milliner
Tailor
Housemaid
Dress Maker
Farm Labourer
General Labourer
Bricklayer
Railway Porter
Fisherman
Agr Lab
Lace Maker
Infant
None
Nurse
Blacksmith
Errand Boy
Servant
Pauper
Fish Hawker
Agricultural Labourer
Lace Mender
Farmers Son
Ag Lab Wife
Cook
Servant Domestic
Butcher
Licensed Victualler
General Serv
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