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INNES

Innes in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeenshire

836

0.3090

19.9559

Banffshire

562

0.9274

59.8962

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

462

0.1180

7.6242

Lanarkshire

345

0.0365

2.3583

Elginshire (Morayshire)

299

0.6587

42.5423

Fife

277

0.1602

10.3446

London

169

0.0058

0.3736

County Durham

159

0.0183

1.1815

Caithness

148

0.3700

23.8976

Forfarshire (Angus)

119

0.0440

2.8397

Surrey

110

0.0077

0.4991

Perthshire

78

0.0595

3.8420

Northumberland

67

0.0154

0.9955

Lancashire

67

0.0019

0.1248

Renfrewshire

64

0.0283

1.8257

Ayrshire

52

0.0238

1.5361

Inverness-shire

48

0.0550

3.5533

Sutherland

47

0.2092

13.5127

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

46

0.0573

3.7032

Nairnshire

45

0.5047

32.5922

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

45

0.1163

7.5108

Yorkshire

34

0.0012

0.0758

Cheshire

32

0.0050

0.3205

Stirlingshire

31

0.0288

1.8581

Kincardineshire

29

0.0815

5.2648

Kent

29

0.0029

0.1879

Dunbartonshire

29

0.0369

2.3857

Roxburghshire

29

0.0548

3.5395

Gloucestershire

27

0.0047

0.3043

Herefordshire

25

0.0209

1.3479

Essex

24

0.0042

0.2688

Berwickshire

21

0.0594

3.8338

Hampshire

21

0.0035

0.2265

Oxfordshire

21

0.0116

0.7518

Buteshire

21

0.1186

7.6620

Hertfordshire

17

0.0084

0.5452

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

16

0.0364

2.3488

Somerset

16

0.0034

0.2197

Cumberland

14

0.0056

0.3595

Wigtownshire

13

0.0335

2.1644

Dorset

12

0.0063

0.4042

Warwickshire

10

0.0014

0.0877

Royal Navy

9

0.0259

1.6697

Clackmannanshire

9

0.0373

2.4092

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

9

0.0043

0.2752

Derbyshire

8

0.0017

0.1130

Devon

8

0.0013

0.0850

Sussex

7

0.0014

0.0918

Staffordshire

6

0.0006

0.0393

Berkshire

6

0.0027

0.1767

Selkirkshire

6

0.0227

1.4662

Leicestershire

6

0.0019

0.1196

Dumfriesshire

5

0.0077

0.5004

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.3971

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

5

0.0086

0.5527

Zetland (Shetland)

4

0.0134

0.8659

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

4

0.0008

0.0508

Cambridgeshire

4

0.0022

0.1396

Cornwall

4

0.0012

0.0781

Suffolk

3

0.0008

0.0545

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.3054

Lincolnshire

2

0.0004

0.0277

Wiltshire

2

0.0008

0.0500

Worcestershire

2

0.0005

0.0339

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0525

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0427

Nottinghamshire

1

0.0003

0.0164

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.8745

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

0.0366

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Rathven

Banffshire

164

1.4407

93.0496

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

141

0.0896

5.7836

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

133

0.2354

15.2063

Govan

Lanarkshire

118

0.0505

3.2614

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

109

0.2153

13.9066

Barony

Lanarkshire

91

0.0381

2.4579

Mortlach

Banffshire

71

2.3995

154.9542

Fraserburgh

Aberdeenshire

64

0.8403

54.2741

Inveravon

Banffshire

56

2.1680

140.0350

Inveresk

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

56

0.5285

34.1339

St Monance

Fife

55

2.6634

172.0363

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

53

0.1203

7.7724

Fordyce

Banffshire

51

1.1697

75.5444

Elgin

Elginshire (Morayshire)

48

0.5436

35.1083

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

47

0.0280

1.8093

Marnoch

Banffshire

43

1.3215

85.3513

Drainie

Elginshire (Morayshire)

41

1.0196

65.8529

Duddingston

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

40

0.5092

32.8839

Bellie

Elginshire (Morayshire)

39

1.9015

122.7960

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

39

0.0386

2.4929

Top male forenames

Top female forenames

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Nil
Annuitant
Plasterer
Domestic Servant
Grocer
Painter
Ag Lab
Bottle Maker
Coal Miner
Charwoman
General Laborer
Housemaid
Engine Fitter
Independent
Infant
None
Gardener
Kitchen Maid
Nursemaid
Lodging House Keeper
Laundress
House Carpenter
Iron Moulder
Labourer
Cartman
Farmer
Carpenter
Farmers Son
Cabinet Maker
Brass Finishers Apptce
Nurse Domestic Servant
Farrier
Vicars Dau
Wireworker
Cook
Tailor
An Attendant On The Insane
Servant
General Merchants Clerk
Clerk In Rway Contractors
Private
No Occupation
Seaman
Private R M L I
Assistant To Grocer
Vicars Son
Baker
Silk Weaver