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MAXWELL

Maxwell in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1234

0.1306

5.4967

Lancashire

783

0.0226

0.9506

London

407

0.0139

0.5863

Dumfriesshire

361

0.5594

23.5421

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

346

0.0884

3.7207

Forfarshire (Angus)

296

0.1094

4.6028

Kirkcudbrightshire

292

0.6905

29.0585

Renfrewshire

272

0.1201

5.0562

Cumberland

267

0.1062

4.4675

Northumberland

254

0.0584

2.4593

Ayrshire

240

0.1098

4.6198

County Durham

235

0.0270

1.1379

Surrey

210

0.0148

0.6209

Yorkshire

206

0.0071

0.2995

Stirlingshire

196

0.1819

7.6555

Kent

130

0.0130

0.5489

Fife

116

0.0671

2.8229

Cheshire

109

0.0169

0.7113

Wigtownshire

93

0.2397

10.0897

Hampshire

70

0.0117

0.4920

Perthshire

69

0.0526

2.2147

Staffordshire

65

0.0066

0.2774

Orkney

60

0.1867

7.8566

Roxburghshire

58

0.1096

4.6128

Dunbartonshire

54

0.0688

2.8948

Essex

50

0.0087

0.3649

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

38

0.0982

4.1329

Sussex

33

0.0067

0.2820

Warwickshire

33

0.0045

0.1885

Devon

32

0.0053

0.2215

Somerset

31

0.0066

0.2774

Argyll

31

0.0381

1.6043

Derbyshire

28

0.0061

0.2576

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

28

0.0636

2.6785

Nottinghamshire

26

0.0066

0.2779

Lincolnshire

23

0.0049

0.2072

Northamptonshire

20

0.0073

0.3063

Aberdeenshire

18

0.0067

0.2800

Hertfordshire

16

0.0079

0.3344

Cambridgeshire

16

0.0086

0.3639

Royal Navy

15

0.0431

1.8133

Selkirkshire

14

0.0530

2.2293

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

14

0.0028

0.1158

Buteshire

14

0.0791

3.3286

Berkshire

14

0.0064

0.2687

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

13

0.0062

0.2591

Buckinghamshire

12

0.0068

0.2859

Clackmannanshire

12

0.0497

2.0932

Isle of Man

11

0.0203

0.8533

Bedfordshire

11

0.0073

0.3060

Gloucestershire

10

0.0017

0.0735

Channel Islands

9

0.0104

0.4375

Inverness-shire

9

0.0103

0.4341

Norfolk

9

0.0020

0.0843

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

9

0.0082

0.3432

Leicestershire

8

0.0025

0.1039

Sutherland

8

0.0356

1.4987

Huntingdonshire

8

0.0138

0.5804

Worcestershire

7

0.0018

0.0772

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.2494

Cornwall

6

0.0018

0.0763

Banffshire

5

0.0083

0.3472

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

4

0.0060

0.2515

Rutland

4

0.0186

0.7848

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

4

0.0051

0.2144

Kincardineshire

4

0.0112

0.4732

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

4

0.0050

0.2098

Westmorland

3

0.0047

0.1966

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3

0.0032

0.1360

Berwickshire

3

0.0085

0.3569

Wiltshire

3

0.0012

0.0489

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

2

0.0016

0.0684

Elginshire (Morayshire)

2

0.0044

0.1854

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

2

0.0085

0.3571

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

2

0.0034

0.1441

Suffolk

1

0.0003

0.0118

Herefordshire

1

0.0008

0.0351

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.0167

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0219

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0233

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

284

0.1215

5.1149

Barony

Lanarkshire

218

0.0912

3.8369

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

172

0.1092

4.5973

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

154

0.0918

3.8632

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

107

0.1059

4.4569

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

92

0.3294

13.8636

Liverpool

Lancashire

88

0.0418

1.7591

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

72

0.2810

11.8263

Everton

Lancashire

67

0.0606

2.5521

Troqueer

Kirkcudbrightshire

65

1.1716

49.3059

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

64

0.2429

10.2214

Abbey

Renfrewshire

51

0.1476

6.2134

Polmont

Stirlingshire

51

1.2821

53.9568

Manchester

Lancashire

50

0.0321

1.3498

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

49

0.0417

1.7568

Morton

Dumfriesshire

48

2.2409

94.3026

Cambuslang

Lanarkshire

48

0.5039

21.2080

Urr

Kirkcudbrightshire

48

0.8726

36.7225

Rutherglen

Lanarkshire

45

0.3247

13.6629

Eastwood

Renfrewshire

44

0.3156

13.2806

Top male forenames

John Maxwell
William Maxwell
James Maxwell
Thomas Maxwell
Robert Maxwell
George Maxwell
Charles Maxwell
Edward Maxwell
Henry Maxwell
David Maxwell
Joseph Maxwell
Alfred Maxwell
Walter Maxwell
Alexander Maxwell
Arthur Maxwell
Richard Maxwell
Albert Maxwell
Patrick Maxwell
Wm. Maxwell
Samuel Maxwell
Harry Maxwell
Frederick Maxwell
Michael Maxwell
Thos. Maxwell
Herbert Maxwell
Edwin Maxwell
Frank Maxwell
Francis Maxwell
Hugh Maxwell
Peter Maxwell
Ernest Maxwell
Fred Maxwell
Robt. Maxwell
Jno. Maxwell
Andrew Maxwell
Tom Maxwell
Archibald Maxwell
Stephen Maxwell
Homer Maxwell
Philip Maxwell
Christopher Maxwell
Chas. Maxwell
Jacob Maxwell
Adam Maxwell
Matthew Maxwell
Daniel Maxwell
Stanley Maxwell
Sidney Maxwell
Jonathan Maxwell
Jas. Maxwell

Top female forenames

Mary Maxwell
Elizabeth Maxwell
Jane Maxwell
Ann Maxwell
Margaret Maxwell
Sarah Maxwell
Ellen Maxwell
Annie Maxwell
Isabella Maxwell
Emily Maxwell
Martha Maxwell
Alice Maxwell
Agnes Maxwell
Emma Maxwell
Eliza Maxwell
Catherine Maxwell
Hannah Maxwell
Fanny Maxwell
Florence Maxwell
Edith Maxwell
Louisa Maxwell
Frances Maxwell
Eleanor Maxwell
Susan Maxwell
Janet Maxwell
Helen Maxwell
Ada Maxwell
Anne Maxwell
Maria Maxwell
Clara Maxwell
Jessie Maxwell
Kate Maxwell
Caroline Maxwell
Grace Maxwell
Amy Maxwell
Harriet Maxwell
Charlotte Maxwell
Matilda Maxwell
Rachel Maxwell
Rose Maxwell
Julia Maxwell
Esther Maxwell
Marion Maxwell
Winifred Maxwell
Susannah Maxwell
Sophia Maxwell
Betsy Maxwell
Selina Maxwell
Rebecca Maxwell
Bridget Maxwell

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Tailor
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Annuitant
Labourer
General Labourer
Joiner
Wife
Housekeeper
No Occupation
Charwoman
General Servant
Hawker
Domestic Servant
Grocer
Draper
Laundress
Clerk
Scholar (Student)
Stone Mason
Police Constable
Servant
Clock Maker
Engine Fitter
Carter
Governess
Domestic Serv
Farmers Son
Seamstress
Carpenter
Errand Boy
Painter
Coalminer
Gardener
Chemical Labourer
School
Baker
Private
Retired Farmer
Cotton Winder
Builder
Unemployed
Iron Labourer
Blacksmith
Stonemason
Lighterman
Cotton Dyer
Cotton Factory Hand