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HOUSTON

Houston in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1126

0.1192

9.3579

Renfrewshire

597

0.2637

20.7057

Ayrshire

488

0.2232

17.5260

Lancashire

199

0.0057

0.4507

Fife

170

0.0983

7.7186

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

114

0.0291

2.2872

Kirkcudbrightshire

96

0.2270

17.8247

Dunbartonshire

91

0.1159

9.1017

Forfarshire (Angus)

87

0.0321

2.5241

County Durham

87

0.0100

0.7860

London

83

0.0028

0.2231

Dumfriesshire

70

0.1085

8.5172

Stirlingshire

63

0.0585

4.5911

Caithness

40

0.1000

7.8525

Argyll

39

0.0480

3.7656

Surrey

32

0.0022

0.1765

Cumberland

31

0.0123

0.9678

Hampshire

29

0.0048

0.3803

Yorkshire

27

0.0009

0.0732

Northumberland

27

0.0062

0.4878

Perthshire

25

0.0191

1.4971

Wigtownshire

17

0.0438

3.4412

Clackmannanshire

17

0.0705

5.5326

Cheshire

16

0.0025

0.1948

Essex

15

0.0026

0.2042

Warwickshire

15

0.0020

0.1599

Sussex

14

0.0028

0.2232

Inverness-shire

13

0.0149

1.1700

Roxburghshire

11

0.0208

1.6323

Peeblesshire

11

0.0801

6.2857

Nottinghamshire

11

0.0028

0.2193

Selkirkshire

10

0.0378

2.9709

Aberdeenshire

10

0.0037

0.2902

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

10

0.0227

1.7848

Staffordshire

10

0.0010

0.0796

Suffolk

10

0.0028

0.2207

Buteshire

8

0.0452

3.5488

Kent

8

0.0008

0.0630

Zetland (Shetland)

7

0.0235

1.8422

Gloucestershire

7

0.0012

0.0959

Norfolk

7

0.0016

0.1224

Elginshire (Morayshire)

6

0.0132

1.0379

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

6

0.0155

1.2175

Lincolnshire

6

0.0013

0.1009

Berkshire

5

0.0023

0.1790

Somerset

5

0.0011

0.0835

Berwickshire

5

0.0141

1.1098

Northamptonshire

4

0.0015

0.1143

Orkney

4

0.0124

0.9772

Anglesey / Sir Fon

3

0.0058

0.4550

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

3

0.0006

0.0463

Devon

3

0.0005

0.0387

Royal Navy

2

0.0057

0.4511

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.1691

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

2

0.0030

0.2346

Banffshire

2

0.0033

0.2591

Kinross-shire

2

0.0271

2.1265

Leicestershire

1

0.0003

0.0242

Cornwall

1

0.0003

0.0237

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0979

Derbyshire

1

0.0002

0.0172

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

0.0445

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.0311

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

362

0.1549

12.1643

Barony

Lanarkshire

323

0.1351

10.6069

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

173

0.1031

8.0971

Kilbarchan

Renfrewshire

144

2.0939

164.4211

Abbey

Renfrewshire

92

0.2663

20.9119

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

80

0.1969

15.4580

New Cumnock

Ayrshire

58

1.5299

120.1326

East Greenock

Renfrewshire

57

0.2666

20.9351

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

51

0.0324

2.5433

Liverpool

Lancashire

47

0.0223

1.7529

Markinch

Fife

41

0.6983

54.8348

Kilbirnie

Ayrshire

40

0.7619

59.8265

Dalry

Ayrshire

40

0.3888

30.5297

Renfrew

Renfrewshire

36

0.4815

37.8112

Dunfermline

Fife

35

0.1316

10.3348

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

35

0.0852

6.6891

Largs

Ayrshire

34

0.6601

51.8293

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

33

0.0880

6.9111

Everton

Lancashire

32

0.0290

2.2742

Houston Killallan

Renfrewshire

30

1.3692

107.5269

Top male forenames

John Houston
William Houston
James Houston
Thomas Houston
Robert Houston
David Houston
Charles Houston
George Houston
Alexander Houston
Henry Houston
Samuel Houston
Andrew Houston
Edward Houston
Alfred Houston
Joseph Houston
Richard Houston
Albert Houston
Matthew Houston
Frederick Houston
Isaac Houston
Thos. Houston
Absor Houston
Robt. Houston
Peter Houston
Adam Houston
Wm. Houston
Colin Houston
Walter Houston
Arthur Houston
Archibald Houston
J.S. Houston
Mitchell Houston
Michael Houston
Agnes Houston
Mark Houston
Alexandra Houston
Wm.C. Houston
Alfd. Houston
Jno. Houston
Jas.B. Houston
Jas. Houston
Geo. Houston
Infant Houston
Duncan Houston
Earnest Houston
Fred Houston
Hamilton Houston
Guy Houston
Graham Houston
Gerald Houston

Top female forenames

Mary Houston
Jane Houston
Elizabeth Houston
Margaret Houston
Catherine Houston
Ellen Houston
Annie Houston
Agnes Houston
Helen Houston
Isabella Houston
Alice Houston
Eliza Houston
Sarah Houston
Ann Houston
Florence Houston
Emma Houston
Janet Houston
Maria Houston
Jessie Houston
Anne Houston
Henrietta Houston
Harriet Houston
Emily Houston
Matilda Houston
Susannah Houston
Kate Houston
Caroline Houston
Martha Houston
Georgina Houston
Frances Houston
Hellen Houston
Maggie Houston
Cathrine Houston
Amelia Houston
Ella Houston
Eleanor Houston
Bessie Houston
Beatrice Houston
Ada Houston
Harriettt Houston
Hollie Houston
Aletha Houston
Annette Houston
Bertha Houston
Wilhelmina Houston
Florrie Houston
Clarisa Houston
Bridget Houston
Charlotte Houston
Clara Houston

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