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HOWIE

Howie in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Ayrshire

605

0.2767

28.2064

Lanarkshire

528

0.0559

5.6965

Renfrewshire

269

0.1188

12.1114

Aberdeenshire

226

0.0835

8.5145

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

181

0.0462

4.7143

Forfarshire (Angus)

171

0.0632

6.4403

Fife

148

0.0856

8.7233

County Durham

92

0.0106

1.0790

Dunbartonshire

86

0.1095

11.1662

Kincardineshire

79

0.2221

22.6361

Perthshire

75

0.0572

5.8305

Banffshire

46

0.0759

7.7376

Lancashire

44

0.0013

0.1294

Northumberland

44

0.0101

1.0319

Stirlingshire

43

0.0399

4.0679

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

38

0.0982

10.0103

Berwickshire

32

0.0905

9.2203

London

30

0.0010

0.1047

Cumberland

18

0.0072

0.7295

Cheshire

16

0.0025

0.2529

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

15

0.0341

3.4754

Argyll

14

0.0172

1.7548

Elginshire (Morayshire)

13

0.0286

2.9193

Yorkshire

11

0.0004

0.0387

Kirkcudbrightshire

11

0.0260

2.6514

Hampshire

10

0.0017

0.1702

Dumfriesshire

10

0.0155

1.5795

Kent

9

0.0009

0.0920

Staffordshire

8

0.0008

0.0827

Kinross-shire

8

0.1083

11.0421

Inverness-shire

7

0.0080

0.8179

Gloucestershire

6

0.0010

0.1067

Roxburghshire

6

0.0113

1.1558

Buteshire

6

0.0339

3.4552

Wigtownshire

6

0.0155

1.5766

Surrey

6

0.0004

0.0430

Essex

5

0.0009

0.0884

Derbyshire

4

0.0009

0.0891

Hertfordshire

2

0.0010

0.1012

Orkney

2

0.0062

0.6343

Sussex

2

0.0004

0.0414

Somerset

1

0.0002

0.0217

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.7418

Royal Navy

1

0.0029

0.2928

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.2548

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.1588

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.3857

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

204

0.0873

8.8989

Barony

Lanarkshire

126

0.0527

5.3714

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

87

0.1719

17.5188

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

74

0.0441

4.4962

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

67

0.0426

4.3375

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

63

0.2421

24.6778

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

60

0.0594

6.0532

Dundonald

Ayrshire

55

0.6822

69.5410

Kilwinning

Ayrshire

53

0.7507

76.5232

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

51

0.1255

12.7925

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

44

0.0779

7.9398

Galston

Ayrshire

41

0.6857

69.8943

Dreghorn

Ayrshire

36

0.9096

92.7118

Dysart

Fife

36

0.3091

31.5098

Abbey

Renfrewshire

36

0.1042

10.6229

Cupar

Fife

34

0.4521

46.0829

Alyth

Perthshire

29

0.8218

83.7666

Kilbirnie

Ayrshire

27

0.5143

52.4272

Tranent

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

27

0.5164

52.6418

Irvine

Ayrshire

26

0.4281

43.6388

Top male forenames

James Howie
John Howie
William Howie
Robert Howie
Thomas Howie
Joseph Howie
Henry Howie
Alexander Howie
Richard Howie
Andrew Howie
Edward Howie
Wm. Howie
George Howie
Adam Howie
Benjamin Howie
Michael Howie
A. Howie
W. Howie
Tom Howie
Thos. Howie
Agnes Howie
Robin Howie
Alexina Howie
Allan Howie
Percivel Howie
Percival Howie
Oliver Howie
Nicholas Howie
Mick Howie
David Howie
Julius Howie
Archibald Howie
Arthur Howie
Herbert Howie
Cal... Howie
Harry Howie
Charlotte Howie
Geo. Howie
Frank Howie
Francis Howie
Edwd. Howie
Daniel Howie

Top female forenames

Mary Howie
Margaret Howie
Elizabeth Howie
Jane Howie
Sarah Howie
Annie Howie
Jessie Howie
Marion Howie
Catherine Howie
Agnes Howie
Hannah Howie
Rebecca Howie
Isabella Howie
Emily Howie
Emma Howie
Christine Howie
Ann Howie
Anne Howie
Barbara Howie
Ellen Howie
Janet Howie
Clara Howie
Eliza Howie
Christina Howie
Juliea Howie
Lily Howie
Lizzie Howie
Louisa Howie
Lucy Howie
M.Jane Howie
Jannet Howie
Maria Howie
Marian Howie
Meta Howie
Susannah Howie
Amelia Howie
Julia Howie
Jeanie Howie
Janett Howie
Isabel Howie
Helen Howie
Elizth.A. Howie
Grace Howie
Gertrude Howie
Francis Howie
Flora Howie
Fanny Howie
Faith Howie
Evelyn Howie
Euphemia Howie

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