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LAWSON

Lawson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

2560

0.0884

1.5000

Lancashire

2211

0.0638

1.0819

County Durham

1725

0.1985

3.3667

Lanarkshire

1185

0.1254

2.1275

London

885

0.0303

0.5138

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

857

0.2190

3.7145

Northumberland

687

0.1581

2.6810

Forfarshire (Angus)

631

0.2331

3.9548

Fife

617

0.3568

6.0518

Cumberland

527

0.2095

3.5541

Aberdeenshire

488

0.1804

3.0595

Lincolnshire

485

0.1038

1.7613

Surrey

370

0.0260

0.4409

Ayrshire

332

0.1519

2.5758

Kent

284

0.0285

0.4833

Perthshire

265

0.2021

3.4283

Cheshire

264

0.0409

0.6944

Nottinghamshire

239

0.0607

1.0295

Bedfordshire

181

0.1197

2.0297

Staffordshire

167

0.0169

0.2873

Renfrewshire

165

0.0729

1.2363

Norfolk

152

0.0338

0.5740

Stirlingshire

144

0.1336

2.2670

Warwickshire

140

0.0190

0.3223

Northamptonshire

127

0.0462

0.7840

Hampshire

123

0.0205

0.3484

Derbyshire

102

0.0223

0.3783

Essex

97

0.0168

0.2853

Isle of Man

96

0.1770

3.0016

Sussex

95

0.0193

0.3272

Gloucestershire

87

0.0152

0.2576

Dumfriesshire

81

0.1255

2.1291

Elginshire (Morayshire)

80

0.1762

2.9895

Roxburghshire

70

0.1323

2.2439

Worcestershire

62

0.0163

0.2757

Cambridgeshire

61

0.0330

0.5592

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

59

0.1341

2.2749

Shropshire

52

0.0206

0.3495

Peeblesshire

48

0.3493

5.9254

Leicestershire

46

0.0142

0.2409

Kincardineshire

44

0.1237

2.0980

Westmorland

44

0.0685

1.1625

Clackmannanshire

40

0.1658

2.8122

Argyll

39

0.0480

0.8135

Somerset

38

0.0081

0.1371

Devon

38

0.0062

0.1060

Buckinghamshire

37

0.0209

0.3554

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

36

0.0930

1.5781

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

31

0.0061

0.1034

Banffshire

30

0.0495

0.8398

Berkshire

29

0.0132

0.2243

Kirkcudbrightshire

29

0.0686

1.1632

Wiltshire

28

0.0108

0.1838

Hertfordshire

27

0.0134

0.2274

Dunbartonshire

26

0.0331

0.5618

Oxfordshire

26

0.0144

0.2445

Suffolk

26

0.0073

0.1239

Inverness-shire

24

0.0275

0.4666

Huntingdonshire

20

0.0345

0.5849

Wigtownshire

20

0.0516

0.8746

Dorset

17

0.0089

0.1504

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

15

0.0127

0.2154

Selkirkshire

15

0.0568

0.9627

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

14

0.0175

0.2960

Channel Islands

14

0.0162

0.2743

Berwickshire

13

0.0367

0.6233

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

12

0.0153

0.2592

Royal Navy

10

0.0287

0.4873

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

9

0.0043

0.0723

Herefordshire

9

0.0075

0.1274

Kinross-shire

8

0.1083

1.8375

Buteshire

8

0.0452

0.7666

Sutherland

6

0.0267

0.4531

Cornwall

6

0.0018

0.0308

Caithness

6

0.0150

0.2545

Nairnshire

5

0.0561

0.9511

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

4

0.0036

0.0615

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.1582

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0317

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0253

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

389

0.2471

4.1908

Barony

Lanarkshire

347

0.1451

2.4616

Govan

Lanarkshire

254

0.1087

1.8438

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

179

0.1772

3.0052

Westoe

County Durham

174

0.3532

5.9905

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

167

0.0995

1.6885

Leeds

Yorkshire

165

0.1009

1.7122

Gateshead

County Durham

162

0.2490

4.2230

Liverpool

Lancashire

146

0.0693

1.1763

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

144

0.1227

2.0809

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

134

0.3262

5.5324

Everton

Lancashire

103

0.0932

1.5814

Lambeth

Surrey

101

0.0396

0.6726

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

100

0.2271

3.8517

St Pancras London

London

99

0.0421

0.7141

Dunfermline

Fife

90

0.3384

5.7410

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

85

0.1505

2.5525

Whickham

County Durham

82

1.0254

17.3931

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

82

0.1099

1.8645

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

81

0.1600

2.7142

Top male forenames

John Lawson
William Lawson
Thomas Lawson
James Lawson
George Lawson
Robert Lawson
Joseph Lawson
Henry Lawson
Charles Lawson
Edward Lawson
Richard Lawson
Arthur Lawson
Alfred Lawson
Frederick Lawson
Samuel Lawson
Wm. Lawson
Albert Lawson
Harry Lawson
Walter Lawson
David Lawson
Peter Lawson
Herbert Lawson
Andrew Lawson
Francis Lawson
Benjamin Lawson
Frank Lawson
Wilfred Lawson
Ernest Lawson
Fred Lawson
Alexander Lawson
Edwin Lawson
Thos. Lawson
Robt. Lawson
Daniel Lawson
Isaac Lawson
Jno. Lawson
Tom Lawson
Ralph Lawson
Matthew Lawson
Mark Lawson
Christopher Lawson
Geo. Lawson
Hugh Lawson
Jonathan Lawson
Michael Lawson
Chas. Lawson
Percy Lawson
Jacob Lawson
Fredrick Lawson
Edwd. Lawson

Top female forenames

Mary Lawson
Elizabeth Lawson
Sarah Lawson
Jane Lawson
Ann Lawson
Margaret Lawson
Annie Lawson
Alice Lawson
Ellen Lawson
Hannah Lawson
Emma Lawson
Isabella Lawson
Martha Lawson
Eliza Lawson
Emily Lawson
Catherine Lawson
Agnes Lawson
Harriet Lawson
Frances Lawson
Edith Lawson
Charlotte Lawson
Maria Lawson
Louisa Lawson
Florence Lawson
Ada Lawson
Fanny Lawson
Caroline Lawson
Clara Lawson
Kate Lawson
Anne Lawson
Elizth. Lawson
Esther Lawson
Rebecca Lawson
Lucy Lawson
Susannah Lawson
Grace Lawson
Susan Lawson
Amy Lawson
Dorothy Lawson
Eleanor Lawson
Gertrude Lawson
Amelia Lawson
Jessie Lawson
Matilda Lawson
Minnie Lawson
Harriett Lawson
Ethel Lawson
Betsy Lawson
Rose Lawson
Lizzie Lawson

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