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JOHNSTON

Johnston in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

3666

0.3880

4.8083

Cumberland

2191

0.8711

10.7947

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1998

0.5105

6.3264

Lancashire

1751

0.0505

0.6259

Forfarshire (Angus)

1027

0.3795

4.7023

London

1012

0.0346

0.4292

Aberdeenshire

1005

0.3715

4.6030

Fife

756

0.4371

5.4171

Renfrewshire

708

0.3127

3.8753

Northumberland

670

0.1541

1.9102

Ayrshire

651

0.2978

3.6898

County Durham

632

0.0727

0.9011

Stirlingshire

612

0.5680

7.0385

Berwickshire

540

1.5264

18.9153

Yorkshire

519

0.0179

0.2222

Orkney

460

1.4312

17.7359

Surrey

399

0.0280

0.3473

Zetland (Shetland)

382

1.2803

15.8658

Dumfriesshire

371

0.5749

7.1240

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

329

0.8502

10.5361

Perthshire

315

0.2402

2.9770

Argyll

282

0.3468

4.2971

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

268

0.6092

7.5489

Cheshire

244

0.0378

0.4689

Banffshire

241

0.3977

4.9282

Kirkcudbrightshire

216

0.5108

6.3293

Kent

203

0.0204

0.2524

Roxburghshire

179

0.3383

4.1919

Dunbartonshire

176

0.2242

2.7781

Hampshire

163

0.0272

0.3373

Warwickshire

150

0.0204

0.2523

Selkirkshire

140

0.5297

6.5640

Wigtownshire

134

0.3454

4.2807

Inverness-shire

131

0.1502

1.8607

Peeblesshire

102

0.7423

9.1986

Kincardineshire

101

0.2839

3.5182

Gloucestershire

100

0.0175

0.2163

Essex

96

0.0166

0.2063

Elginshire (Morayshire)

87

0.1917

2.3751

Sussex

76

0.0154

0.1912

Westmorland

73

0.1137

1.4090

Staffordshire

71

0.0072

0.0892

Clackmannanshire

69

0.2860

3.5439

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

63

0.0124

0.1535

Devon

59

0.0097

0.1202

Derbyshire

57

0.0125

0.1544

Buteshire

47

0.2655

3.2903

Somerset

46

0.0098

0.1212

Leicestershire

45

0.0139

0.1722

Northamptonshire

38

0.0138

0.1714

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

37

0.0461

0.5715

Lincolnshire

36

0.0077

0.0955

Wiltshire

31

0.0120

0.1487

Hertfordshire

30

0.0149

0.1846

Royal Navy

25

0.0718

0.8899

Dorset

24

0.0125

0.1551

Caithness

24

0.0600

0.7436

Berkshire

23

0.0105

0.1300

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

22

0.0199

0.2470

Cambridgeshire

19

0.0103

0.1272

Worcestershire

19

0.0050

0.0617

Cornwall

18

0.0054

0.0674

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

18

0.0085

0.1056

Suffolk

16

0.0045

0.0557

Kinross-shire

16

0.2167

2.6848

Herefordshire

16

0.0134

0.1655

Nottinghamshire

15

0.0038

0.0472

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

13

0.0140

0.1735

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

12

0.0102

0.1259

Oxfordshire

12

0.0067

0.0824

Norfolk

11

0.0024

0.0303

Channel Islands

11

0.0127

0.1575

Shropshire

11

0.0044

0.0540

Bedfordshire

10

0.0066

0.0819

Sutherland

9

0.0401

0.4965

Nairnshire

8

0.0897

1.1118

Anglesey / Sir Fon

6

0.0116

0.1436

Buckinghamshire

5

0.0028

0.0351

Huntingdonshire

4

0.0069

0.0855

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

4

0.0032

0.0403

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.0914

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

3

0.0051

0.0636

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0174

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0526

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0185

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0158

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

1029

0.4303

5.3328

Govan

Lanarkshire

878

0.3757

4.6562

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

764

0.4852

6.0129

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

619

0.3690

4.5722

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

332

0.3286

4.0719

Liverpool

Lancashire

259

0.1230

1.5244

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

239

0.4231

5.2430

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

212

0.5654

7.0069

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

200

0.7930

9.8263

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

197

0.3892

4.8225

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

173

0.3928

4.8679

Birsay Harray

Orkney

172

7.3725

91.3582

Caldewgate

Cumberland

168

1.2191

15.1067

North Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

158

0.8724

10.8107

Dunfermline

Fife

152

0.5716

7.0832

Abbey

Renfrewshire

147

0.4255

5.2733

Sandsting Aitsting

Zetland (Shetland)

145

5.3624

66.4498

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

145

0.1235

1.5307

Tranent

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

144

2.7544

34.1321

Everton

Lancashire

141

0.1276

1.5815

Top male forenames

William Johnston
John Johnston
James Johnston
Thomas Johnston
Robert Johnston
George Johnston
Joseph Johnston
Henry Johnston
Charles Johnston
Edward Johnston
David Johnston
Richard Johnston
Samuel Johnston
Alexander Johnston
Andrew Johnston
Frederick Johnston
Arthur Johnston
Alfred Johnston
Walter Johnston
Peter Johnston
Francis Johnston
Wm. Johnston
Tom Johnston
Ernest Johnston
Frank Johnston
Herbert Johnston
Hugh Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Albert Johnston
Thos. Johnston
Adam Johnston
Harry Johnston
Benjamin Johnston
Isaac Johnston
Matthew Johnston
Archibald Johnston
Geo. Johnston
Edwin Johnston
Patrick Johnston
Percy Johnston
Robt. Johnston
Alex Johnston
Anthony Johnston
Christopher Johnston
Jas. Johnston
Michael Johnston
J. Johnston
Douglas Johnston
Jonathan Johnston
Fredk. Johnston

Top female forenames

Mary Johnston
Elizabeth Johnston
Jane Johnston
Margaret Johnston
Sarah Johnston
Ann Johnston
Annie Johnston
Isabella Johnston
Ellen Johnston
Eliza Johnston
Agnes Johnston
Alice Johnston
Emily Johnston
Emma Johnston
Martha Johnston
Catherine Johnston
Hannah Johnston
Louisa Johnston
Frances Johnston
Jessie Johnston
Maria Johnston
Eleanor Johnston
Janet Johnston
Fanny Johnston
Ada Johnston
Edith Johnston
Anne Johnston
Florence Johnston
Charlotte Johnston
Harriet Johnston
Caroline Johnston
Clara Johnston
Grace Johnston
Helen Johnston
Kate Johnston
Susan Johnston
Lucy Johnston
Amelia Johnston
Maggie Johnston
Esther Johnston
Susannah Johnston
Harriett Johnston
Amy Johnston
Rebecca Johnston
Anna Johnston
Barbara Johnston
Margret Johnston
Bridget Johnston
Henrietta Johnston
Lizzie Johnston

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Housekeeper
Wife
Domestic Servant
Joiner
Tailor
Annuitant
Cotton Weaver
Labourer
General Labourer
General Servant
Charwoman
Laundress
Blacksmith
No Occupation
Ag Lab
Grocer
Farmers Son
Clerk
Servant
Farm Labourer
Draper
Painter
Dress Maker
Police Constable
Carter
Cabinet Maker
Plasterer
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Domestic Serv
None
General Lab
Shoemaker
Milliner
Laborer
Hawker
General Laborer
Agricultural Labourer
House Keeper
Iron Moulder
Engine Fitter
General Serv
Cook
Mason
Dock Labourer
Carpenter
Cotton Winder
Railway Porter