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MURRAY

Murray in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

4874

0.5159

4.1603

Lancashire

3892

0.1123

0.9054

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

2262

0.5780

4.6612

Aberdeenshire

1947

0.7196

5.8034

London

1902

0.0651

0.5250

County Durham

1493

0.1718

1.3853

Yorkshire

1292

0.0446

0.3599

Ayrshire

1252

0.5726

4.6181

Northumberland

1110

0.2554

2.0595

Forfarshire (Angus)

1029

0.3802

3.0661

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1007

1.2552

10.1229

Renfrewshire

960

0.4240

3.4197

Cumberland

919

0.3654

2.9466

Surrey

824

0.0579

0.4668

Sutherland

800

3.5613

28.7198

Banffshire

718

1.1848

9.5552

Perthshire

699

0.5331

4.2992

Dumfriesshire

695

1.0770

8.6851

Roxburghshire

653

1.2340

9.9519

Cheshire

538

0.0834

0.6728

Fife

525

0.3036

2.4482

Dunbartonshire

416

0.5299

4.2734

Kincardineshire

400

1.1244

9.0676

Wigtownshire

390

1.0054

8.1080

Stirlingshire

383

0.3555

2.8666

Kent

382

0.0383

0.3091

Caithness

351

0.8775

7.0770

Kirkcudbrightshire

351

0.8300

6.6934

Staffordshire

327

0.0332

0.2674

Elginshire (Morayshire)

326

0.7182

5.7919

Hampshire

307

0.0513

0.4135

Selkirkshire

306

1.1578

9.3369

Warwickshire

252

0.0342

0.2758

Inverness-shire

241

0.2762

2.2277

Argyll

230

0.2828

2.2808

Essex

230

0.0399

0.3216

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

192

0.4962

4.0015

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

184

0.0362

0.2917

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

172

0.3910

3.1529

Devon

154

0.0253

0.2042

Clackmannanshire

141

0.5844

4.7130

Berwickshire

140

0.3957

3.1914

Peeblesshire

137

0.9970

8.0405

Zetland (Shetland)

119

0.3988

3.2165

Sussex

109

0.0221

0.1785

Norfolk

97

0.0216

0.1742

Worcestershire

85

0.0223

0.1797

Gloucestershire

80

0.0140

0.1126

Buteshire

77

0.4350

3.5081

Somerset

75

0.0159

0.1286

Nairnshire

71

0.7962

6.4212

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

66

0.0313

0.2520

Shropshire

59

0.0234

0.1885

Berkshire

58

0.0264

0.2133

Lincolnshire

58

0.0124

0.1001

Isle of Man

55

0.1014

0.8176

Derbyshire

55

0.0120

0.0970

Royal Navy

54

0.1551

1.2509

Westmorland

52

0.0810

0.6532

Dorset

51

0.0266

0.2145

Leicestershire

49

0.0151

0.1220

Nottinghamshire

43

0.0109

0.0881

Hertfordshire

37

0.0184

0.1482

Suffolk

35

0.0098

0.0793

Oxfordshire

33

0.0183

0.1475

Cornwall

32

0.0097

0.0780

Northamptonshire

31

0.0113

0.0910

Channel Islands

29

0.0335

0.2702

Orkney

28

0.0871

0.7026

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

25

0.0269

0.2172

Herefordshire

22

0.0184

0.1481

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

20

0.0255

0.2054

Buckinghamshire

18

0.0102

0.0822

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

17

0.0144

0.1161

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

14

0.0114

0.0917

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

13

0.0223

0.1795

Kinross-shire

13

0.1760

1.4196

Wiltshire

13

0.0050

0.0406

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

11

0.0100

0.0804

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

7

0.0105

0.0843

Cambridgeshire

6

0.0032

0.0261

Bedfordshire

5

0.0033

0.0267

Huntingdonshire

4

0.0069

0.0556

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0312

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.0302

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.0376

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

1270

0.5311

4.2834

Govan

Lanarkshire

1145

0.4900

3.9516

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

1018

0.6068

4.8935

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

940

0.5970

4.8146

Liverpool

Lancashire

649

0.3083

2.4860

Stornoway

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

465

4.4468

35.8614

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

449

0.7949

6.4102

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

368

0.7270

5.8627

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

361

0.3573

2.8814

Rathven

Banffshire

338

2.9693

23.9463

Barvas

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

317

5.9175

47.7216

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

258

0.5858

4.7245

Everton

Lancashire

246

0.2227

1.7956

Manchester

Lancashire

215

0.1379

1.1122

Hawick

Roxburghshire

208

1.7563

14.1638

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

198

0.5281

4.2589

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

191

0.4649

3.7491

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

188

0.7225

5.8263

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

174

0.6791

5.4767

Leeds

Yorkshire

162

0.0991

0.7992

Top male forenames

John Murray
James Murray
William Murray
Thomas Murray
George Murray
Robert Murray
Patrick Murray
Joseph Murray
Charles Murray
Michael Murray
Edward Murray
Henry Murray
Peter Murray
David Murray
Richard Murray
Arthur Murray
Alexander Murray
Andrew Murray
Walter Murray
Francis Murray
Daniel Murray
Alfred Murray
Hugh Murray
Frederick Murray
Thos. Murray
Wm. Murray
Samuel Murray
Albert Murray
Frank Murray
Martin Murray
Matthew Murray
Archibald Murray
Harry Murray
Ernest Murray
Bernard Murray
Geo. Murray
Edwin Murray
Owen Murray
Jas. Murray
Anthony Murray
Herbert Murray
Donald Murray
Robt. Murray
Stephen Murray
Timothy Murray
Benjamin Murray
Isaac Murray
Jeremiah Murray
Jno. Murray
Dennis Murray

Top female forenames

Mary Murray
Elizabeth Murray
Margaret Murray
Sarah Murray
Jane Murray
Ann Murray
Ellen Murray
Catherine Murray
Annie Murray
Alice Murray
Eliza Murray
Bridget Murray
Isabella Murray
Hannah Murray
Emma Murray
Agnes Murray
Kate Murray
Emily Murray
Maria Murray
Martha Murray
Florence Murray
Harriet Murray
Louisa Murray
Frances Murray
Caroline Murray
Anne Murray
Jessie Murray
Rose Murray
Julia Murray
Ada Murray
Charlotte Murray
Esther Murray
Fanny Murray
Edith Murray
Janet Murray
Susan Murray
Helen Murray
Rebecca Murray
Lucy Murray
Margt. Murray
Grace Murray
Elizth. Murray
Clara Murray
Eleanor Murray
Ethel Murray
Harriett Murray
Maggie Murray
Susannah Murray
Christina Murray
Catharine Murray

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
Cotton Weaver
General Labourer
Dressmaker
Housekeeper
General Servant
Charwoman
Annuitant
Laundress
Tailor
Wife
No Occupation
General Laborer
Hawker
Blacksmith
Ag Lab
Joiner
Tailoress
Dock Labourer
None
Painter
Carter
Errand Boy
Servant
Laborer
Bricklayer
Gen Lab
Cotton Winder
Carpenter
Private
Clerk
General Servant Domestic
Dress Maker
Shoemaker
Plasterer
Bricklayers Labourer
Domestic Serv
Engine Fitter
Cook
General Serv
Farm Labourer
Milliner
Housemaid
House Keeper
Nurse
Gardener
Shepherd