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MACKAY

MacKay in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Sutherland

2553

11.3649

314.2386

Caithness

1189

2.9726

82.1939

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

967

0.2471

6.8320

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

944

1.1767

32.5359

Lanarkshire

876

0.0927

2.5636

Inverness-shire

555

0.6362

17.5896

London

416

0.0142

0.3937

Lancashire

338

0.0098

0.2696

Forfarshire (Angus)

221

0.0817

2.2578

Aberdeenshire

210

0.0776

2.1461

Yorkshire

194

0.0067

0.1853

Surrey

170

0.0119

0.3302

Renfrewshire

169

0.0746

2.0640

Northumberland

157

0.0361

0.9987

Ayrshire

153

0.0700

1.9349

County Durham

141

0.0162

0.4486

Banffshire

133

0.2195

6.0685

Elginshire (Morayshire)

121

0.2666

7.3705

Perthshire

100

0.0763

2.1088

Kent

81

0.0081

0.2247

Argyll

80

0.0984

2.7200

Fife

69

0.0399

1.1032

Stirlingshire

60

0.0557

1.5397

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

56

0.1273

3.5196

Gloucestershire

48

0.0084

0.2316

Worcestershire

45

0.0118

0.3261

Warwickshire

41

0.0056

0.1539

Zetland (Shetland)

37

0.1240

3.4289

Cumberland

34

0.0135

0.3738

Clackmannanshire

30

0.1243

3.4380

Nairnshire

29

0.3252

8.9922

Essex

28

0.0049

0.1343

Wiltshire

28

0.0108

0.2997

Dunbartonshire

26

0.0331

0.9157

Orkney

26

0.0809

2.2368

Hampshire

25

0.0042

0.1154

Sussex

24

0.0049

0.1347

Somerset

24

0.0051

0.1411

Devon

24

0.0039

0.1091

Dumfriesshire

22

0.0341

0.9426

Buteshire

21

0.1186

3.2803

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

20

0.0517

1.4291

Staffordshire

20

0.0020

0.0561

Roxburghshire

19

0.0359

0.9928

Cheshire

18

0.0028

0.0772

Wigtownshire

18

0.0464

1.2830

Selkirkshire

18

0.0681

1.8831

Lincolnshire

18

0.0039

0.1066

Kincardineshire

17

0.0478

1.3213

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

17

0.0033

0.0924

Cambridgeshire

13

0.0070

0.1943

Leicestershire

12

0.0037

0.1024

Derbyshire

12

0.0026

0.0725

Peeblesshire

12

0.0873

2.4147

Northamptonshire

11

0.0040

0.1107

Berwickshire

11

0.0311

0.8597

Herefordshire

11

0.0092

0.2539

Channel Islands

10

0.0116

0.3194

Suffolk

10

0.0028

0.0777

Kirkcudbrightshire

9

0.0213

0.5884

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

8

0.0038

0.1047

Norfolk

8

0.0018

0.0492

Westmorland

8

0.0125

0.3445

Shropshire

7

0.0028

0.0767

Buckinghamshire

7

0.0040

0.1096

Cornwall

6

0.0018

0.0502

Oxfordshire

6

0.0033

0.0920

Huntingdonshire

5

0.0086

0.2383

Nottinghamshire

5

0.0013

0.0351

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.2039

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

4

0.0051

0.1408

Berkshire

4

0.0018

0.0504

Hertfordshire

4

0.0020

0.0549

Royal Navy

4

0.0115

0.3177

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.0702

Bedfordshire

2

0.0013

0.0366

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0388

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0225

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0144

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0298

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Tongue

Sutherland

897

46.2133

1277.7778

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

496

0.3150

8.7101

Dornoch

Sutherland

365

14.4212

398.7328

Farr

Sutherland

294

15.1781

419.7002

Thurso

Caithness

294

4.7123

130.2960

Reay

Caithness

273

12.4487

344.2189

Barony

Lanarkshire

257

0.1075

2.9719

Govan

Lanarkshire

241

0.1031

2.8517

Rogart

Sutherland

234

18.8710

521.7391

Latheron

Caithness

232

3.4673

95.8717

Lairg

Sutherland

226

16.5326

457.1197

Inverness

Inverness-shire

192

0.8750

24.1923

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

185

0.1103

3.0490

Durness

Sutherland

167

16.9200

467.7871

Clyne

Sutherland

147

8.1171

224.4275

Wick

Caithness

130

1.0062

27.8212

Stornoway

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

127

1.2145

33.5810

Harris

Inverness-shire

106

2.4173

66.8390

Golspie

Sutherland

100

6.4226

177.5884

Halkirk

Caithness

99

3.6585

101.1546

Top male forenames

John MacKay
William MacKay
James MacKay
George MacKay
Thomas MacKay
Robert MacKay
Alexander MacKay
Charles MacKay
Joseph MacKay
Donald MacKay
Henry MacKay
David MacKay
Edward MacKay
Angus MacKay
Francis MacKay
Wm. MacKay
Hugh MacKay
Samuel MacKay
Ernest MacKay
Alfred MacKay
Geo. MacKay
Peter MacKay
Andrew MacKay
Arthur MacKay
Michael MacKay
Walter MacKay
Patrick MacKay
Frederick MacKay
Archibald MacKay
Richard MacKay
Duncan MacKay
Alex MacKay
Robt. MacKay
Herbert MacKay
Daniel MacKay
Kenneth MacKay
Ralph MacKay
Jno. MacKay
Neil MacKay
Harry MacKay
Harold MacKay
Benjamin MacKay
W. MacKay
Stephen MacKay
Fred MacKay
Albert MacKay
Eric MacKay
Fredk. MacKay
Percy MacKay
Wallace MacKay

Top female forenames

Mary MacKay
Elizabeth MacKay
Margaret MacKay
Jane MacKay
Ann MacKay
Isabella MacKay
Sarah MacKay
Annie MacKay
Ellen MacKay
Eliza MacKay
Catherine MacKay
Hannah MacKay
Emily MacKay
Alice MacKay
Agnes MacKay
Emma MacKay
Jessie MacKay
Janet MacKay
Frances MacKay
Maria MacKay
Florence MacKay
Caroline MacKay
Barbara MacKay
Martha MacKay
Helen MacKay
Clara MacKay
Ada MacKay
Charlotte MacKay
Rose MacKay
Edith MacKay
Kate MacKay
Anne MacKay
Harriet MacKay
Julia MacKay
Marian MacKay
Fanny MacKay
Christina MacKay
Harriett MacKay
Isabel MacKay
Henrietta MacKay
Lucy MacKay
Sophia MacKay
Georgina MacKay
Marion MacKay
Lydia MacKay
Ethel MacKay
Bridget MacKay
Amelia MacKay
Louisa MacKay
Gertrude MacKay

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Housekeeper
Annuitant
Laundress
Tailor
Housemaid
Coal Miner
Tailoress
Domestic Servant
Labourer
Clerk
Cook
None
Wife
Draper
Engine Fitter
Milliner
No Occupation
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Traveller
Joiner
Printer Compositor
General Labourer
Bricklayer
Pupil Teacher
Charwoman
Dom Serv
Blacksmith
Domestic
Nurse
Railway Clerk
Laborer
Cook Domestic Servant
Commercial Traveller
Governess
Cabinet Maker
Lodging House Keeper
Porter
Painter
Ag Lab
Mason
Carpenter & Joiner
Carter
Coachman
Dress Maker
Printer
Cooper
Carpenter
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