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KNOX

Knox in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

655

0.0693

4.0384

County Durham

595

0.0685

3.9879

Northumberland

549

0.1263

7.3577

Lancashire

356

0.0103

0.5982

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

284

0.0726

4.2272

Aberdeenshire

267

0.0987

5.7486

Ayrshire

267

0.1221

7.1139

London

263

0.0090

0.5244

Renfrewshire

257

0.1135

6.6127

Yorkshire

137

0.0047

0.2757

Fife

129

0.0746

4.3452

Roxburghshire

116

0.2192

12.7698

Surrey

103

0.0072

0.4215

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

100

0.2584

15.0543

Stirlingshire

83

0.0770

4.4873

Dunbartonshire

73

0.0930

5.4167

Forfarshire (Angus)

65

0.0240

1.3990

Cumberland

60

0.0239

1.3896

Berwickshire

57

0.1611

9.3858

Clackmannanshire

56

0.2321

13.5207

Kent

53

0.0053

0.3097

Hampshire

52

0.0087

0.5059

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

48

0.1091

6.3557

Dumfriesshire

41

0.0635

3.7009

Cheshire

36

0.0056

0.3252

Devon

33

0.0054

0.3161

Essex

31

0.0054

0.3131

Staffordshire

31

0.0031

0.1831

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

27

0.0053

0.3092

Perthshire

24

0.0183

1.0662

Selkirkshire

21

0.0795

4.6285

Argyll

17

0.0209

1.2177

Kirkcudbrightshire

17

0.0402

2.3417

Elginshire (Morayshire)

16

0.0352

2.0533

Warwickshire

15

0.0020

0.1186

Gloucestershire

14

0.0024

0.1423

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

14

0.0175

1.0166

Peeblesshire

12

0.0873

5.0871

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

11

0.0118

0.6902

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

1.0738

Worcestershire

9

0.0024

0.1374

Banffshire

9

0.0149

0.8652

Somerset

8

0.0017

0.0991

Channel Islands

8

0.0092

0.5383

Shropshire

8

0.0032

0.1846

Cambridgeshire

7

0.0038

0.2204

Wigtownshire

7

0.0180

1.0512

Cornwall

7

0.0021

0.1233

Sussex

7

0.0014

0.0828

Rutland

6

0.0280

1.6295

Kincardineshire

6

0.0169

0.9825

Berkshire

6

0.0027

0.1594

Oxfordshire

5

0.0028

0.1614

Buckinghamshire

5

0.0028

0.1649

Royal Navy

5

0.0144

0.8367

Derbyshire

5

0.0011

0.0637

Lincolnshire

4

0.0009

0.0499

Caithness

3

0.0075

0.4369

Inverness-shire

3

0.0034

0.2003

Northamptonshire

3

0.0011

0.0636

Nottinghamshire

3

0.0008

0.0444

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

3

0.0014

0.0827

Wiltshire

3

0.0012

0.0676

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

2

0.0018

0.1056

Buteshire

2

0.0113

0.6582

Suffolk

2

0.0006

0.0327

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0385

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0817

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.2593

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0742

Hertfordshire

1

0.0005

0.0289

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.7888

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0907

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0493

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.6533

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0304

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

185

0.0774

4.5070

Govan

Lanarkshire

164

0.0702

4.0884

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

110

0.0656

3.8195

Abbey

Renfrewshire

81

0.2345

13.6594

Wallsend

Northumberland

71

0.5151

30.0034

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

69

0.0588

3.4242

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

64

0.0406

2.3678

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

62

0.0831

4.8413

Byker

Northumberland

51

0.2374

13.8264

Gateshead

County Durham

48

0.0738

4.2970

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

41

0.0726

4.2281

New Deer

Aberdeenshire

39

0.7962

46.3844

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

37

0.2053

11.9575

Westoe

County Durham

36

0.0731

4.2563

Bethnal Green London

London

36

0.0284

1.6524

Renfrew

Renfrewshire

35

0.4682

27.2713

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

35

0.1388

8.0835

Maryhill

Lanarkshire

34

0.1838

10.7087

Haddington

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

34

0.5952

34.6726

Hawick

Roxburghshire

33

0.2786

16.2322

Top male forenames

John Knox
William Knox
Thomas Knox
James Knox
George Knox
Robert Knox
Joseph Knox
Henry Knox
Edward Knox
Charles Knox
Andrew Knox
Richard Knox
David Knox
Alexander Knox
Arthur Knox
Ralph Knox
Peter Knox
Frederick Knox
Walter Knox
Alfred Knox
Thos. Knox
Herbert Knox
Archibald Knox
Frank Knox
Robt. Knox
Benjamin Knox
Samuel Knox
Jos. Knox
Francis Knox
Isaac Knox
Matthew Knox
Anthony Knox
Wm. Knox
Fred Knox
Jno. Knox
Daniel Knox
Edwin Knox
Tom Knox
Alick Knox
Jas. Knox
Mark Knox
Ebenezer Knox
Earnest Knox
Cecil Knox
Patrick Knox
Allan Knox
Albert Knox
Nathaniel Knox
Martin Knox
Roger Knox

Top female forenames

Mary Knox
Elizabeth Knox
Margaret Knox
Jane Knox
Sarah Knox
Isabella Knox
Ann Knox
Catherine Knox
Annie Knox
Hannah Knox
Ellen Knox
Eliza Knox
Martha Knox
Alice Knox
Dorothy Knox
Emma Knox
Eleanor Knox
Agnes Knox
Charlotte Knox
Anne Knox
Frances Knox
Margt. Knox
Maria Knox
Emily Knox
Clara Knox
Edith Knox
Susan Knox
Ada Knox
Louisa Knox
Esther Knox
Harriet Knox
Elizth. Knox
Florence Knox
Ethel Knox
Harriett Knox
Janet Knox
Jessie Knox
Rose Knox
Rebecca Knox
Bridget Knox
Caroline Knox
Helen Knox
Fanny Knox
Margret Knox
Barbara Knox
Kate Knox
Eliz. Knox
Rachael Knox
Anna Knox
Grace Knox

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Joiner
Labourer
General Servant
Blacksmith
Laundress
Tailor
Coalminer
Engine Fitter
School
Domestic Servant
General Labourer
Wife
None
Cooper
Housekeeper
Butcher
Shoemaker
Cartman
Servant
Grocer
Clerk
Milliner
Lodging House Keeper
No Occ
Daur
Dress Maker
Lab
Errand Boy
Charwoman
Plasterer
Domestic Serv
Cotton Weaver
Cotton Winder
Railway Guard
Mariner
Dom Serv
Boot Closer
Seaman
Shipwright
Carpenter
Cotton Spinner
At School
Joiner Wife
Gentleman
No Occupation
Coal Trimmer (Lab)