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MASON

Mason in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

4631

0.1336

0.9935

Yorkshire

4279

0.1478

1.0992

London

4060

0.1390

1.0335

Staffordshire

2852

0.2892

2.1509

Surrey

1898

0.1333

0.9916

Warwickshire

1729

0.2347

1.7453

County Durham

1483

0.1706

1.2690

Cheshire

1198

0.1858

1.3816

Worcestershire

967

0.2535

1.8851

Derbyshire

955

0.2088

1.5529

Essex

941

0.1632

1.2135

Lincolnshire

934

0.2000

1.4871

Leicestershire

914

0.2822

2.0986

Kent

892

0.0895

0.6655

Hampshire

833

0.1391

1.0346

Norfolk

818

0.1821

1.3543

Lanarkshire

758

0.0802

0.5967

Northumberland

695

0.1599

1.1892

Nottinghamshire

659

0.1674

1.2446

Gloucestershire

608

0.1061

0.7892

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

523

0.1336

0.9939

Northamptonshire

517

0.1882

1.3993

Suffolk

509

0.1430

1.0638

Cambridgeshire

468

0.2529

1.8810

Shropshire

463

0.1834

1.3643

Sussex

411

0.0834

0.6206

Herefordshire

380

0.3172

2.3592

Cumberland

336

0.1336

0.9935

Devon

291

0.0479

0.3559

Somerset

280

0.0595

0.4428

Westmorland

247

0.3847

2.8611

Berkshire

240

0.1094

0.8140

Huntingdonshire

222

0.3827

2.8463

Hertfordshire

200

0.0993

0.7387

Wiltshire

191

0.0739

0.5498

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

184

0.0362

0.2690

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

175

0.2456

1.8263

Forfarshire (Angus)

174

0.0643

0.4781

Buckinghamshire

166

0.0940

0.6990

Oxfordshire

162

0.0898

0.6678

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

153

0.0724

0.5388

Fife

151

0.0873

0.6494

Perthshire

139

0.1060

0.7884

Renfrewshire

135

0.0596

0.4435

Cornwall

119

0.0360

0.2676

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

117

0.1260

0.9372

Ayrshire

110

0.0503

0.3742

Aberdeenshire

102

0.0377

0.2804

Stirlingshire

88

0.0817

0.6074

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

79

0.3352

2.4927

Bedfordshire

78

0.0516

0.3835

Rutland

68

0.3170

2.3577

Dunbartonshire

65

0.0828

0.6158

Berwickshire

62

0.1753

1.3034

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

53

0.0792

0.5888

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

48

0.0435

0.3235

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

44

0.0753

0.5601

Orkney

38

0.1182

0.8793

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

38

0.0864

0.6424

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

37

0.0301

0.2235

Roxburghshire

33

0.0624

0.4638

Isle of Man

24

0.0442

0.3290

Royal Navy

23

0.0661

0.4913

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

22

0.0569

0.4228

Selkirkshire

21

0.0795

0.5909

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

19

0.0242

0.1799

Channel Islands

19

0.0219

0.1632

Inverness-shire

15

0.0172

0.1279

Dumfriesshire

15

0.0232

0.1729

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

11

0.0206

0.1530

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

11

0.0093

0.0693

Banffshire

10

0.0165

0.1227

Nairnshire

10

0.1121

0.8340

Elginshire (Morayshire)

9

0.0198

0.1475

Peeblesshire

9

0.0655

0.4871

Dorset

8

0.0042

0.0310

Kirkcudbrightshire

8

0.0189

0.1407

Caithness

8

0.0200

0.1487

Anglesey / Sir Fon

5

0.0097

0.0718

Buteshire

4

0.0226

0.1681

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

4

0.0050

0.0371

Zetland (Shetland)

3

0.0101

0.0748

Clackmannanshire

3

0.0124

0.0925

Kincardineshire

3

0.0084

0.0627

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.0383

Argyll

2

0.0025

0.0183

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

667

0.2716

2.0203

Aston

Warwickshire

478

0.2356

1.7523

Islington London

London

455

0.1607

1.1951

Lambeth

Surrey

390

0.1531

1.1386

St Pancras London

London

309

0.1314

0.9773

Leeds

Yorkshire

283

0.1731

1.2875

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

273

0.3456

2.5704

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

257

0.1632

1.2139

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

249

0.2445

1.8183

Bethnal Green London

London

239

0.1883

1.4006

Manchester

Lancashire

236

0.1514

1.1259

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

230

0.4515

3.3581

Shoreditch London

London

220

0.1737

1.2920

Camberwell

Surrey

219

0.1174

0.8728

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

207

0.2730

2.0304

Hackney London

London

201

0.1227

0.9127

Barony

Lanarkshire

199

0.0832

0.6190

Newcastle Under Lyme

Staffordshire

195

1.1175

8.3112

St Marylebone London

London

187

0.1199

0.8916

Dudley

Worcestershire

185

0.3989

2.9666

Top male forenames

William Mason
John Mason
George Mason
Thomas Mason
James Mason
Henry Mason
Joseph Mason
Charles Mason
Robert Mason
Edward Mason
Richard Mason
Arthur Mason
Samuel Mason
Alfred Mason
Frederick Mason
Walter Mason
Harry Mason
Albert Mason
Frank Mason
Herbert Mason
David Mason
Ernest Mason
Benjamin Mason
Francis Mason
Wm. Mason
Edwin Mason
Thos. Mason
Fred Mason
Matthew Mason
Peter Mason
Daniel Mason
Isaac Mason
Geo. Mason
Fredk. Mason
Tom Mason
Christopher Mason
Ralph Mason
Mark Mason
Percy Mason
Sidney Mason
Fredrick Mason
Stephen Mason
Hugh Mason
Alexander Mason
Chas. Mason
Willm. Mason
Edmund Mason
Enoch Mason
Andrew Mason
Abraham Mason

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Cotton Weaver
Housekeeper
Annuitant
General Labourer
General Servant
Wife
Charwoman
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Farmers Son
Butcher
Blacksmith
No Occupation
Carpenter
Grocer
Farmers Wife
Shoemaker
Joiner
Servant
Agricultural Labourer
Stone Mason
Dress Maker
Tailor
Tailoress
Gardener
Milliner
Housemaid
Errand Boy
Laborer
Carman
None
Cook
Painter
General Serv
Ag Labourer
Farmer
Carter
Farmers Daur
General Laborer
Machinist
Pupil Teacher
Clerk
Domestic Serv