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NEIL

Neil in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

857

0.0907

6.8580

Ayrshire

577

0.2639

19.9533

Lancashire

279

0.0080

0.6085

London

270

0.0092

0.6987

Renfrewshire

222

0.0981

7.4138

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

159

0.0406

3.0717

Yorkshire

145

0.0050

0.3787

Stirlingshire

94

0.0872

6.5959

Northumberland

94

0.0216

1.6351

County Durham

93

0.0107

0.8090

Forfarshire (Angus)

88

0.0325

2.4583

Roxburghshire

84

0.1587

12.0019

Surrey

72

0.0051

0.3824

Aberdeenshire

67

0.0248

1.8723

Dunbartonshire

58

0.0739

5.5858

Warwickshire

49

0.0067

0.5028

Kent

45

0.0045

0.3413

Cheshire

44

0.0068

0.5158

Cumberland

42

0.0167

1.2625

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

41

0.0932

7.0461

Hampshire

40

0.0067

0.5051

Wigtownshire

39

0.1005

7.6013

Perthshire

38

0.0290

2.1911

Staffordshire

37

0.0038

0.2837

Fife

31

0.0179

1.3553

Essex

30

0.0052

0.3933

Kirkcudbrightshire

26

0.0615

4.6483

Devon

24

0.0039

0.2984

Channel Islands

22

0.0254

1.9214

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

18

0.0035

0.2675

Peeblesshire

17

0.1237

9.3540

Dumfriesshire

14

0.0217

1.6402

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

14

0.0066

0.5012

Wiltshire

14

0.0054

0.4097

Buckinghamshire

13

0.0074

0.5565

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

12

0.0129

0.9772

Cambridgeshire

11

0.0059

0.4495

Somerset

11

0.0023

0.1769

Oxfordshire

10

0.0055

0.4191

Leicestershire

9

0.0028

0.2101

Gloucestershire

9

0.0016

0.1188

Orkney

9

0.0280

2.1171

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

9

0.0082

0.6166

Rutland

8

0.0373

2.8198

Argyll

8

0.0098

0.7438

Worcestershire

7

0.0018

0.1387

Inverness-shire

7

0.0080

0.6066

Kincardineshire

7

0.0197

1.4877

Nottinghamshire

7

0.0018

0.1344

Selkirkshire

7

0.0265

2.0025

Clackmannanshire

6

0.0249

1.8802

Caithness

6

0.0150

1.1342

Berkshire

6

0.0027

0.2069

Northamptonshire

5

0.0018

0.1376

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

5

0.0129

0.9769

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

4

0.0051

0.3851

Berwickshire

4

0.0113

0.8549

Royal Navy

4

0.0115

0.8687

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

4

0.0050

0.3770

Cornwall

4

0.0012

0.0914

Isle of Man

3

0.0055

0.4181

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

3

0.0051

0.3882

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

3

0.0024

0.1842

Sussex

3

0.0006

0.0461

Buteshire

2

0.0113

0.8543

Norfolk

2

0.0004

0.0337

Banffshire

2

0.0033

0.2495

Herefordshire

1

0.0008

0.0631

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.1178

Lincolnshire

1

0.0002

0.0162

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0394

Hertfordshire

1

0.0005

0.0375

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.1414

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0500

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

214

0.0895

6.7666

Govan

Lanarkshire

206

0.0882

6.6653

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

173

0.1031

7.7965

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

78

0.2997

22.6626

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

76

0.2027

15.3257

Ayr

Ayrshire

53

0.5136

38.8335

St Quivox

Ayrshire

52

0.7035

53.1860

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

51

0.0505

3.8163

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

43

0.0273

2.0648

East Greenock

Renfrewshire

40

0.1871

14.1458

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

37

0.0315

2.3831

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

35

0.0691

5.2275

Dalry

Ayrshire

35

0.3402

25.7221

Kilbarchan

Renfrewshire

34

0.4944

37.3791

West Derby

Lancashire

32

0.0316

2.3856

Jedburgh

Roxburghshire

32

0.6170

46.6540

Liverpool

Lancashire

29

0.0138

1.0414

Maryhill

Lanarkshire

29

0.1568

11.8551

Bonhill

Dunbartonshire

29

0.2301

17.3986

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

29

0.1609

12.1639

Top male forenames

John Neil
William Neil
Thomas Neil
James Neil
Charles Neil
Joseph Neil
George Neil
Robert Neil
Henry Neil
Edward Neil
Arthur Neil
Patrick Neil
Walter Neil
Alfred Neil
David Neil
Michael Neil
Richard Neil
Frederick Neil
Daniel Neil
Peter Neil
Samuel Neil
Harry Neil
Albert Neil
Wm. Neil
Denis Neil
Tom Neil
Francis Neil
Benjamin Neil
Edwin Neil
Alexander Neil
Andrew Neil
Stephen Neil
Sydney Neil
Fred Neil
Frank Neil
Hugh Neil
Thos. Neil
Luther Neil
Ernest Neil
Bernard Neil
Edmund Neil
Bartholomew Neil
Timothy Neil
Archibald Neil
Herbert Neil
Christopher Neil
Danl. Neil
Rd. Neil
Matthew Neil
Cornelius Neil

Top female forenames

Mary Neil
Elizabeth Neil
Margaret Neil
Sarah Neil
Jane Neil
Ellen Neil
Ann Neil
Catherine Neil
Alice Neil
Eliza Neil
Emma Neil
Hannah Neil
Annie Neil
Martha Neil
Louisa Neil
Charlotte Neil
Agnes Neil
Ada Neil
Isabella Neil
Julia Neil
Anne Neil
Bridget Neil
Maria Neil
Esther Neil
Emily Neil
Fanny Neil
Florence Neil
Ruth Neil
Edith Neil
Susan Neil
Harriet Neil
Caroline Neil
Rose Neil
Sophia Neil
Lucy Neil
Minnie Neil
Marie Neil
Nelly Neil
Rebecca Neil
Helen Neil
Lizzie Neil
Lily Neil
Katherine Neil
Maggie Neil
Helena Neil
Lilian Neil
Kate Neil
Lydia Neil
Frances Neil
Hester Neil

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Dressmaker
Charwoman
Annuitant
General Servant
Baker
General Labourer
Laborer
Bricklayer
Milliner
Fustian Cutter
General Serv
Wife
Gardener
Housekeeper
Tailoress
Factory Operative (Cotton)
Plumber
Engine Fitter
General Laborer
None (Scholar)
Agr Labourer
Ag Lab
Housemaid
General Serv Domestic
None
Hawker
Porter
Pauper
Servant
Cook
Income From House Propy
Iron Miner
Labourers Daur
Errand Boy
Dom Serv
Greengrocer
Laundress
Servant Domestic
Travelers (Hawker)
Fishmonger
Genl Lab
Grocer
Green Grocer
General Servant Domestic
Agricultural Labourer
General Lab