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MUIR

Muir in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

3547

0.3754

9.8098

Ayrshire

1435

0.6563

17.1503

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1001

0.2558

6.6834

Renfrewshire

890

0.3931

10.2722

Orkney

545

1.6957

44.3089

Fife

474

0.2741

7.1619

Lancashire

412

0.0119

0.3106

London

291

0.0100

0.2603

Wigtownshire

246

0.6342

16.5708

Kirkcudbrightshire

203

0.4800

12.5429

Dunbartonshire

185

0.2357

6.1576

Stirlingshire

182

0.1689

4.4137

Dumfriesshire

179

0.2774

7.2478

Forfarshire (Angus)

163

0.0602

1.5737

Argyll

147

0.1808

4.7233

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

145

0.3296

8.6122

Yorkshire

141

0.0049

0.1273

Northumberland

131

0.0301

0.7875

County Durham

126

0.0145

0.3788

Surrey

0.0067

0.1744

Kent

0.0087

0.2281

Cheshire

0.0110

0.2877

Cumberland

0.0278

0.7272

Perthshire

0.0488

1.2754

Peeblesshire

0.4148

10.8392

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

0.1370

3.5790

Buteshire

0.2655

6.9381

Roxburghshire

0.0794

2.0740

Selkirkshire

0.1589

4.1523

Aberdeenshire

0.0115

0.2994

Derbyshire

0.0061

0.1600

Essex

0.0047

0.1223

Hampshire

0.0042

0.1091

Staffordshire

0.0025

0.0662

Clackmannanshire

0.0663

1.7328

Zetland (Shetland)

0.0536

1.4013

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

0.0199

0.5211

Devon

0.0025

0.0645

Westmorland

0.0187

0.4884

Leicestershire

0.0037

0.0968

Inverness-shire

0.0115

0.2995

Sussex

0.0020

0.0531

Worcestershire

0.0024

0.0616

Oxfordshire

0.0050

0.1304

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0018

0.0462

Suffolk

0.0025

0.0661

Royal Navy

0.0259

0.6755

Nottinghamshire

0.0020

0.0531

Caithness

0.0175

0.4573

Gloucestershire

0.0010

0.0274

Warwickshire

0.0008

0.0213

Berwickshire

0.0170

0.4432

Shropshire

0.0024

0.0621

Kinross-shire

0.0677

1.7692

Banffshire

0.0083

0.2156

Kincardineshire

0.0141

0.3673

Cambridgeshire

0.0022

0.0565

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

0.0036

0.0947

Berkshire

0.0018

0.0477

Buckinghamshire

0.0023

0.0592

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

0.0060

0.1561

Anglesey / Sir Fon

0.0077

0.2019

Bedfordshire

0.0026

0.0691

Northamptonshire

0.0011

0.0285

Somerset

0.0006

0.0167

Nairnshire

0.0224

0.5861

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

0.0009

0.0247

Wiltshire

0.0008

0.0202

Cornwall

0.0006

0.0158

Channel Islands

0.0023

0.0604

Rutland

0.0093

0.2436

Lincolnshire

0.0002

0.0056

Hertfordshire

0.0005

0.0130

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

791

0.3308

8.6441

Govan

Lanarkshire

648

0.2773

7.2462

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

439

0.2788

7.2854

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

434

0.2587

6.7597

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

215

1.0246

26.7726

Cross Burness N

Orkney

182

10.8462

283.4008

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

171

0.4208

10.9955

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

140

0.5380

14.0582

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

139

0.5425

14.1756

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

137

0.3111

8.1285

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

133

0.4762

12.4437

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

123

0.4668

12.1968

Dunfermline

Fife

121

0.4550

11.8898

Lady

Orkney

114

11.9748

312.9289

Lesmahagow

Lanarkshire

109

1.0909

28.5049

Kirkwall St Ola

Orkney

108

2.2435

58.6224

Abbey

Renfrewshire

107

0.3097

8.0938

Kilwinning

Ayrshire

100

1.4164

37.0110

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

0.5492

14.3516

Dalserf

Lanarkshire

0.9758

25.4982

Top male forenames

William Muir
John Muir
James Muir
Thomas Muir
Robert Muir
George Muir
Andrew Muir
Charles Muir
Alexander Muir
David Muir
Walter Muir
Richard Muir
Alfred Muir
Hugh Muir
Joseph Muir
Henry Muir
Archibald Muir
Arthur Muir
Albert Muir
Harry Muir
Nicholas Muir
Edwin Muir
Peter Muir
Wallace Muir
Jas. Muir
Thos. Muir
Geo. Muir
Edward Muir
Lewis Muir
Frederick Muir
Wm. Muir
Samuel Muir
Francis Muir
Anthony Muir
Herbert Muir
Stephen Muir
Ernest Muir
Mathew Muir
Benjamin Muir
Frank Muir
Robt. Muir
Frederic Muir
Matthew Muir
Duncan Muir
Douglas Muir
W. Muir
Gilbert Muir
Sydney Muir
Daniel Muir
Tom Muir

Top female forenames

Mary Muir
Elizabeth Muir
Margaret Muir
Jane Muir
Sarah Muir
Agnes Muir
Annie Muir
Janet Muir
Ann Muir
Isabella Muir
Jessie Muir
Alice Muir
Eliza Muir
Ellen Muir
Catherine Muir
Emily Muir
Helen Muir
Emma Muir
Charlotte Muir
Maria Muir
Eleanor Muir
Elizth. Muir
Hannah Muir
Susan Muir
Edith Muir
Louisa Muir
Martha Muir
Florence Muir
Ethel Muir
Kate Muir
Christina Muir
Clara Muir
Henrietta Muir
Anne Muir
Amy Muir
Gertrude Muir
Marion Muir
Rachel Muir
Maggie Muir
Dorothy Muir
Grace Muir
Jemima Muir
Lucy Muir
Flora Muir
Fanny Muir
Helena Muir
Agness Muir
Barbara Muir
Jeanie Muir
Amelia Muir

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Joiner
Laundress
Labourer
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Clerk
Commercial Clerk
Annuitant
Charwoman
Civil Engineer
Warehouseman
Blacksmith
Errand Boy
Wife
Housemaid
Draper
Cook
Shoemaker
Carter
Tailor
Engine Fitter
Carpet Weaver
Seaman
Fireman
Drapers Assistant
Sailmaker
Baker
Joiners Apprentice
General Servant
Printer Compositor
Scholar (Student)
Governess
None
Office Boy
Cook Domestic
Police Constable
Merchts Daur
House Joiner
General Dealer
Engine Fitter Wife
General Serv
Grocer
Housemaid Domestic
Gas Fitter
Farmers Son
Gen Labourer
House Keeper
Engineer