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KERR

Kerr in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

3432

0.3632

6.6604

Ayrshire

1757

0.8036

14.7350

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1421

0.3631

6.6575

Renfrewshire

1124

0.4965

9.1032

Lancashire

1026

0.0296

0.5427

Dumfriesshire

711

1.1017

20.2012

Forfarshire (Angus)

453

0.1674

3.0690

London

425

0.0145

0.2667

Stirlingshire

416

0.3861

7.0792

Buteshire

375

2.1185

38.8444

Dunbartonshire

331

0.4216

7.7308

County Durham

314

0.0361

0.6624

Berwickshire

264

0.7462

13.6829

Roxburghshire

259

0.4895

8.9745

Cumberland

257

0.1022

1.8735

Wigtownshire

252

0.6496

11.9115

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

235

0.5342

9.7942

Northumberland

233

0.0536

0.9829

Argyll

232

0.2853

5.2308

Kirkcudbrightshire

231

0.5462

10.0155

Sutherland

217

0.9660

17.7121

Perthshire

195

0.1487

2.7269

Surrey

192

0.0135

0.2473

Aberdeenshire

178

0.0658

1.2063

Yorkshire

171

0.0059

0.1083

Cheshire

166

0.0257

0.4720

Fife

159

0.0919

1.6858

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

154

0.3980

7.2973

Inverness-shire

87

0.0997

1.8285

Selkirkshire

85

0.3216

5.8968

Kent

79

0.0079

0.1453

Hampshire

76

0.0127

0.2327

Essex

62

0.0108

0.1971

Peeblesshire

52

0.3784

6.9388

Staffordshire

51

0.0052

0.0948

Sussex

46

0.0093

0.1712

Kincardineshire

39

0.1096

2.0101

Warwickshire

38

0.0052

0.0946

Gloucestershire

38

0.0066

0.1216

Worcestershire

34

0.0089

0.1634

Caithness

34

0.0850

1.5586

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

32

0.0152

0.2778

Banffshire

30

0.0495

0.9077

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

28

0.0055

0.1009

Royal Navy

26

0.0747

1.3694

Leicestershire

25

0.0077

0.1415

Devon

25

0.0041

0.0754

Lincolnshire

23

0.0049

0.0903

Clackmannanshire

23

0.0953

1.7479

Elginshire (Morayshire)

22

0.0485

0.8887

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

21

0.0262

0.4800

Derbyshire

14

0.0031

0.0561

Zetland (Shetland)

13

0.0436

0.7989

Nottinghamshire

11

0.0028

0.0512

Cornwall

11

0.0033

0.0610

Nairnshire

10

0.1121

2.0563

Kinross-shire

10

0.1354

2.4828

Norfolk

9

0.0020

0.0367

Isle of Man

9

0.0166

0.3042

Dorset

9

0.0047

0.0861

Channel Islands

8

0.0092

0.1694

Wiltshire

8

0.0031

0.0568

Somerset

8

0.0017

0.0312

Hertfordshire

6

0.0030

0.0546

Herefordshire

5

0.0042

0.0765

Northamptonshire

5

0.0018

0.0334

Berkshire

5

0.0023

0.0418

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

5

0.0042

0.0776

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

5

0.0045

0.0831

Rutland

4

0.0186

0.3419

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

3

0.0051

0.0942

Westmorland

3

0.0047

0.0857

Shropshire

3

0.0012

0.0218

Oxfordshire

2

0.0011

0.0203

Buckinghamshire

2

0.0011

0.0208

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0395

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0121

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0274

Suffolk

1

0.0003

0.0052

Cambridgeshire

1

0.0005

0.0099

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

869

0.3719

6.8188

Barony

Lanarkshire

779

0.3258

5.9736

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

590

0.3517

6.4483

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

587

0.3728

6.8357

Beith

Ayrshire

189

2.8970

53.1182

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

181

0.4454

8.1668

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

154

0.5844

10.7157

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

153

0.4081

7.4824

Kilmory

Buteshire

152

5.8938

108.0697

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

144

0.3270

5.9953

East Greenock

Renfrewshire

141

0.6595

12.0928

Liverpool

Lancashire

139

0.0660

1.2105

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

136

0.5226

9.5829

Kilbride

Buteshire

135

6.1927

113.5503

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

133

0.1316

2.4136

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

130

0.1107

2.0306

Abbey

Renfrewshire

127

0.3676

6.7410

Stoer Assynt

Sutherland

122

8.7268

160.0210

Paisley Middle Church

Renfrewshire

118

0.8952

16.4147

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

112

0.4371

8.0149

Top male forenames

John Kerr
William Kerr
James Kerr
Robert Kerr
Thomas Kerr
George Kerr
Henry Kerr
Alexander Kerr
David Kerr
Charles Kerr
Walter Kerr
Andrew Kerr
Joseph Kerr
Edward Kerr
Hugh Kerr
Peter Kerr
Arthur Kerr
Frederick Kerr
Richard Kerr
Francis Kerr
Alfred Kerr
Wm. Kerr
Patrick Kerr
Archibald Kerr
Daniel Kerr
Samuel Kerr
Harry Kerr
Edwin Kerr
Michael Kerr
Frank Kerr
Adam Kerr
Albert Kerr
Robt. Kerr
Angus Kerr
Herbert Kerr
Benjamin Kerr
Willm. Kerr
Mark Kerr
Alexr. Kerr
W. Kerr
Ernest Kerr
Malcolm Kerr
Geo. Kerr
Ralph Kerr
Richd. Kerr
Fredk. Kerr
Thos. Kerr
Christopher Kerr
Alick Kerr
Percy Kerr

Top female forenames

Mary Kerr
Elizabeth Kerr
Jane Kerr
Margaret Kerr
Sarah Kerr
Agnes Kerr
Annie Kerr
Ann Kerr
Isabella Kerr
Ellen Kerr
Janet Kerr
Catherine Kerr
Alice Kerr
Eliza Kerr
Martha Kerr
Louisa Kerr
Harriet Kerr
Charlotte Kerr
Emma Kerr
Emily Kerr
Helen Kerr
Jessie Kerr
Maria Kerr
Kate Kerr
Edith Kerr
Hannah Kerr
Florence Kerr
Frances Kerr
Maggie Kerr
Marion Kerr
Caroline Kerr
Christina Kerr
Margt. Kerr
Anne Kerr
Esther Kerr
Grace Kerr
Fanny Kerr
Ethel Kerr
Minnie Kerr
Susan Kerr
Eleanor Kerr
Isabel Kerr
Susannah Kerr
Rachel Kerr
Ada Kerr
Constance Kerr
Euphemia Kerr
Catharine Kerr
Hellen Kerr
Jemima Kerr

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Coal Miner
Tailor
Housekeeper
Blacksmith
Draper
Joiner
Labourer
Drapers Assistant
General Servant
Wife
Engine Fitter
No Occupation
Cook
General Labourer
Milliner
Dress Maker
Gen Lab
Charwoman
Clerk
Plumber
General Servant Domestic
General Laborer
Plasterer
Confectioner
Servant
Sawyer
Dock Labourer
Carpenter
Railway Porter
Cooper
Silk Weaver
Pupil Teacher
Baker
Farm Servant
Iron Moulder
Domestic Serv
Jeweller
Fishmonger
Boot Maker
None
Private
Domestic
Ag Lab
Mariner
Marine Engineer