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NEISH

Neish in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Forfarshire (Angus)

150

0.0554

27.2549

Lanarkshire

90

0.0095

4.6844

Aberdeenshire

71

0.0262

12.9049

Perthshire

52

0.0397

19.5027

Fife

48

0.0278

13.6492

Banffshire

33

0.0545

26.7792

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

28

0.0072

3.5183

Lancashire

19

0.0005

0.2695

Elginshire (Morayshire)

19

0.0419

20.5850

Stirlingshire

17

0.0158

7.7587

Renfrewshire

16

0.0071

3.4754

Cheshire

14

0.0022

1.0676

London

12

0.0004

0.2020

Yorkshire

7

0.0002

0.1189

Kincardineshire

6

0.0169

8.2942

Inverness-shire

6

0.0069

3.3820

Sutherland

4

0.0178

8.7566

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

3

0.0078

3.8124

Hampshire

3

0.0005

0.2464

Surrey

2

0.0001

0.0691

Essex

2

0.0003

0.1705

Northumberland

1

0.0002

0.1131

Royal Navy

1

0.0029

1.4126

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.7620

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.6264

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.9294

County Durham

1

0.0001

0.0566

Ayrshire

1

0.0005

0.2249

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

45

0.0445

21.9021

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

41

0.0998

49.0724

Govan

Lanarkshire

38

0.0163

7.9971

Cairney

Aberdeenshire

19

1.2056

593.7500

Brechin

Forfarshire (Angus)

18

0.1692

83.2178

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

17

0.0101

4.9831

Newhills

Aberdeenshire

17

0.3069

150.8429

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

17

0.0108

5.3095

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

13

0.0465

22.8914

St Vigeans

Forfarshire (Angus)

12

0.0821

40.3904

Birkenhead

Cheshire

11

0.0214

10.5223

Slamannan

Stirlingshire

10

0.1695

83.3333

Forgue

Aberdeenshire

10

0.4115

202.4291

Auchterarder

Perthshire

10

0.2732

134.4086

Paisley Middle Church

Renfrewshire

9

0.0683

33.5821

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

9

0.0549

26.9865

Speymouth

Elginshire (Morayshire)

9

1.3699

671.6418

Barony

Lanarkshire

9

0.0038

1.8510

Monifieth

Forfarshire (Angus)

9

0.0941

46.2963

Ordiquhill

Banffshire

9

1.2552

616.4384

Top male forenames

William Neish
John Neish
George Neish
Henry Neish
James Neish
Robert Neish
David Neish
Graham Neish
Joseph Neish
Sidney Neish
Walter Neish
Wm.Geo Neish

Top female forenames

Isabella Neish
Sarah Neish
Ann Neish
Margaret Neish
Jane Neish
Sophia Neish
Ada Neish
Rebecca Neish
Mildred Neish
Mary Neish
Mabel Neish
Kate Neish
Jeannie Neish
Helen Neish
Gertrude Neish
Frances Neish
Emma Neish
Ellen Neish
Elizabeth Neish
Christina Neish
Charlotte Neish
Catherine Neish
Caroline Neish
Beatrice Neish
Barbra Neish

Top occupations

Scholar
Iron Turner
Annuitant
Wife Of Mariner
A B
Water Meter Tester
Under Gardener (Dom)
Tinman
Solicitors Wife
Solicitor
Retired W India Merchant
Painters Wife
No Occupation
Monthly Nurse
Mate
Mast Mariner
Lodging House Keeper
Labourers Wife
Labourer In Iron Works
Insurance Clerk
House Painter
General Servant (Dom)
General Serv Domes
General Labourer
Gardner (Dom)
Dairymaid Domestic
Commercial Clerk
Butchers Porter
Annuitants Husband