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IRVIN

Irvin in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

County Durham

149

0.0171

5.8409

Lancashire

144

0.0042

1.4153

Yorkshire

142

0.0049

1.6711

Northumberland

82

0.0189

6.4275

Lanarkshire

54

0.0057

1.9473

London

48

0.0016

0.5598

Cumberland

48

0.0191

6.5020

Surrey

30

0.0021

0.7180

Kent

24

0.0024

0.8203

Ayrshire

17

0.0078

2.6491

Essex

16

0.0028

0.9453

Berkshire

14

0.0064

2.1752

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

13

0.0026

0.8707

Gloucestershire

13

0.0023

0.7730

Renfrewshire

11

0.0049

1.6554

Warwickshire

8

0.0011

0.3699

Aberdeenshire

7

0.0026

0.8815

Dunbartonshire

6

0.0076

2.6039

Suffolk

6

0.0017

0.5745

Cheshire

5

0.0008

0.2642

Devon

5

0.0008

0.2801

Fife

5

0.0029

0.9850

Sussex

4

0.0008

0.2767

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

4

0.0043

1.4679

Somerset

3

0.0006

0.2174

Buckinghamshire

3

0.0017

0.5787

Elginshire (Morayshire)

2

0.0044

1.5012

Zetland (Shetland)

2

0.0067

2.2839

Westmorland

2

0.0031

1.0613

Hampshire

2

0.0003

0.1138

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.0004

0.1259

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.5280

Worcestershire

1

0.0003

0.0893

Nottinghamshire

1

0.0003

0.0865

Royal Navy

1

0.0029

0.9787

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1

0.0003

0.0871

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.3162

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.8783

Orkney

1

0.0031

1.0601

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.1777

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Preston

Lancashire

37

0.0399

13.5919

Tynemouth

Northumberland

36

0.1547

52.6932

Hartlepool

County Durham

35

0.2834

96.5517

Chirton

Northumberland

23

0.2338

79.6675

Islington London

London

20

0.0071

2.4065

Westoe

County Durham

18

0.0365

12.4473

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

18

0.0107

3.6555

Normanby In

Yorkshire

16

0.2067

70.4535

Lambeth

Surrey

15

0.0059

2.0063

Egremont

Cumberland

14

0.2335

79.5455

Wolsingham

County Durham

14

0.1767

60.2151

Barony

Lanarkshire

12

0.0050

1.7099

Newington

Yorkshire

12

0.1505

51.2821

Hindley

Lancashire

12

0.0812

27.6625

Salford

Lancashire

12

0.0118

4.0100

Sowerby In Halifax

Yorkshire

12

0.1268

43.1965

Darlington

County Durham

10

0.0298

10.1533

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

10

0.0085

2.9025

Kirkdale

Lancashire

10

0.0171

5.8425

Hetton Le Hole

County Durham

9

0.0817

27.8379

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