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JACK

Jack in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1445

0.1529

7.1971

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

632

0.1615

7.5993

Forfarshire (Angus)

475

0.1755

8.2589

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

311

0.3877

18.2427

Perthshire

294

0.2242

10.5514

Fife

289

0.1671

7.8639

London

289

0.0099

0.4655

Ayrshire

286

0.1308

6.1557

Renfrewshire

257

0.1135

5.3419

Aberdeenshire

218

0.0806

3.7916

Stirlingshire

206

0.1912

8.9969

Lancashire

164

0.0047

0.2226

Elginshire (Morayshire)

138

0.3040

14.3064

Dunbartonshire

135

0.1720

8.0922

Caithness

111

0.2775

13.0593

Roxburghshire

97

0.1833

8.6261

County Durham

89

0.0102

0.4819

Northumberland

85

0.0196

0.9202

Yorkshire

84

0.0029

0.1365

Surrey

60

0.0042

0.1984

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

54

0.1227

5.7761

Clackmannanshire

50

0.2072

9.7521

Banffshire

46

0.0759

3.5721

Inverness-shire

45

0.0516

2.4272

Kent

37

0.0037

0.1747

Selkirkshire

34

0.1286

6.0536

Kincardineshire

29

0.0815

3.8361

Warwickshire

26

0.0035

0.1661

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

24

0.0620

2.9187

Gloucestershire

21

0.0037

0.1725

Argyll

21

0.0258

1.2152

Cheshire

21

0.0033

0.1532

Staffordshire

21

0.0021

0.1002

Berwickshire

20

0.0565

2.6604

Nottinghamshire

17

0.0043

0.2032

Kinross-shire

16

0.2167

10.1956

Dumfriesshire

15

0.0232

1.0938

Peeblesshire

14

0.1019

4.7945

Wigtownshire

14

0.0361

1.6984

Hampshire

14

0.0023

0.1100

Cambridgeshire

13

0.0070

0.3306

Devon

13

0.0021

0.1006

Kirkcudbrightshire

11

0.0260

1.2240

Lincolnshire

10

0.0021

0.1007

Oxfordshire

10

0.0055

0.2608

Royal Navy

10

0.0287

1.3517

Orkney

10

0.0311

1.4642

Northamptonshire

9

0.0033

0.1541

Essex

9

0.0016

0.0734

Sussex

8

0.0016

0.0764

Nairnshire

8

0.0897

4.2219

Sutherland

8

0.0356

1.6758

Berkshire

6

0.0027

0.1288

Derbyshire

5

0.0011

0.0514

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

5

0.0010

0.0463

Westmorland

5

0.0078

0.3665

Buteshire

4

0.0226

1.0634

Somerset

4

0.0009

0.0400

Norfolk

2

0.0004

0.0210

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.1321

Hertfordshire

1

0.0005

0.0234

Cumberland

1

0.0004

0.0187

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0245

Leicestershire

1

0.0003

0.0145

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.2194

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.0186

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

0.0266

Wiltshire

1

0.0004

0.0182

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

268

0.1121

5.2743

Govan

Lanarkshire

264

0.1130

5.3166

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

229

0.1365

6.4234

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

228

0.1448

6.8142

Avoch

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

171

10.0945

475.0000

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

154

0.1524

7.1725

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

138

0.4941

23.2527

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

92

0.3491

16.4295

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

74

0.2888

13.5909

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

68

0.1655

7.7886

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

68

0.1814

8.5348

Urquhart

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

62

5.6829

267.4720

Largs

Ayrshire

57

1.1066

52.0738

Shotts

Lanarkshire

51

0.4511

21.2270

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

49

0.1113

5.2358

Kirkintilloch

Dunbartonshire

49

0.4594

21.6202

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

47

0.0832

3.9154

Lasswade

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

45

0.5029

23.6655

Islington London

London

44

0.0155

0.7312

Kilrenny

Fife

42

1.3129

61.7829

Top male forenames

William Jack
James Jack
John Jack
Robert Jack
Thomas Jack
George Jack
Alexander Jack
Charles Jack
Richard Jack
David Jack
Joseph Jack
Arthur Jack
Henry Jack
Edward Jack
Frederick Jack
Alfred Jack
Peter Jack
Francis Jack
Andrew Jack
Ernest Jack
Daniel Jack
Donald Jack
Gavin Jack
Geo. Jack
Walter Jack
Harry Jack
Albert Jack
Thos. Jack
Sarah Jack
Jas. Jack
Alex Jack
Simon Jack
Michael Jack
Fredk. Jack
Augustus Jack
Samuel Jack
Herbert Jack
Evan Jack
Chas. Jack
Simeon Jack
Edmund Jack
Hugh Jack
Duncan Jack
Benjamin Jack
Benj.Jas. Jack
Cuthbert Jack
Audice Jack
Dorherthy Jack
Wm.Fras. Jack
Douglas Jack

Top female forenames

Mary Jack
Elizabeth Jack
Sarah Jack
Margaret Jack
Jane Jack
Ellen Jack
Catherine Jack
Annie Jack
Jessie Jack
Isabella Jack
Agnes Jack
Ann Jack
Martha Jack
Emma Jack
Alice Jack
Janet Jack
Emily Jack
Hannah Jack
Edith Jack
Eleanor Jack
Helen Jack
Frances Jack
Amelia Jack
Eliza Jack
Maggie Jack
Maria Jack
Ada Jack
Florence Jack
Caroline Jack
Susan Jack
Anne Jack
Julia Jack
Charlotte Jack
Fanny Jack
Christina Jack
Susanna Jack
Amy Jack
Barbara Jack
Grace Jack
Kate Jack
Rosina Jack
Jeanie Jack
Eva Jack
Katherine Jack
Matilda Jack
Minnie Jack
Elizth.C. Jack
Elizth. Jack
Marion Jack
Clara Jack

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Joiner
Domestic Servant
Ag Lab
Clerk
Labourer
Annuitant
Engine Fitter
General Labourer
Tailor
No Occupation
No Occup
Mariner
Housemaid
Blacksmith
Cooper
Cook Domestic
Governess (Sch)
Certificated Teacher
Drapers Assistant
Farm Servant Indoor
Dyers Assistant
Plumber
Hair Dresser
Goldsmith
Carpenter
Manager Of Oil Company
Jeweller
Housemaid Dom Serv
Cabinet Maker
Draper
Labr Chemical Works
Governess (Teacher)
Cook
Pupil Teacher
Gas Fitter
Commercial Traveller
Ag. Lab
Printer
Licensed Victualler
Charwoman
Dom Sevt
Farm Labourer
Grocers Assistant
Commission Agent
Nurse
Worsted Weaver
Printer Compositor
Plasterer