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NISH

Nish in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Wigtownshire

47

0.1212

180.5609

Kirkcudbrightshire

44

0.1040

155.0388

Lanarkshire

35

0.0037

5.5200

Lancashire

15

0.0004

0.6448

London

11

0.0004

0.5610

Perthshire

11

0.0084

12.5014

Ayrshire

10

0.0046

6.8152

Stirlingshire

8

0.0074

11.0635

Nottinghamshire

5

0.0013

1.8921

Cheshire

3

0.0005

0.6932

Kent

2

0.0002

0.2990

Dunbartonshire

2

0.0025

3.7958

Yorkshire

2

0.0001

0.1029

Argyll

2

0.0025

3.6643

Aberdeenshire

1

0.0004

0.5508

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

3.8506

Surrey

1

0.0001

0.1047

Fife

1

0.0006

0.8616

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Urr

Kirkcudbrightshire

17

0.3090

460.7046

Old Luce

Wigtownshire

17

0.6944

1036.5854

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

16

0.0095

14.2109

Mochrum

Wigtownshire

14

0.6045

903.2258

Inch

Wigtownshire

10

0.2644

393.7008

Girthon

Kirkcudbrightshire

10

0.7032

1052.6316

Barony

Lanarkshire

8

0.0033

4.9854

Chorlton On Medlock

Lancashire

8

0.0145

21.6450

Campsie

Stirlingshire

7

0.1184

176.3224

Muthill

Perthshire

7

0.4091

608.6957

Tarbolton

Ayrshire

6

0.1668

248.9627

Tongland

Kirkcudbrightshire

6

0.7238

1071.4286

Cadder

Lanarkshire

6

0.0860

128.2051

Kirkpatrick Durham

Kirkcudbrightshire

6

0.4559

681.8182

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

5

0.0049

7.3153

Bow London

London

5

0.0134

20.0321

Govan

Lanarkshire

4

0.0017

2.5507

Kilspindie

Perthshire

4

0.5764

851.0638

St George In East

London

4

0.0201

29.9850

Barrow In Furness

Lancashire

4

0.0085

12.6422

Top male forenames

John Nish
Thomas Nish
Alfred Nish
Andrew Nish
Arthur Nish
Bertie Nish
Edward Nish
Frederick Nish
James Nish
Loncauntin Nish
Robert Nish

Top female forenames

Elizabeth Nish
Mary Nish
Agnes Nish
Ada Nish
Alma Nish
Ann Nish
Auguste Nish
Ellen Nish
Esther Nish
Fanny Nish
Hanna Nish
Harriet Nish
Johanna Nish
Maggie Nish
Margaret Nish
Sarah Nish

Top occupations

Scholar
Clerk
Kitchenmaid Dom Serv
Warehouseman
Signal Fitter (Rail Centre)
Ships Carpenter
Servant In College
Pattern Tracer
Monitor At School
Laundress
(Prof)
Housemaid Domestic Servt
Fishmonger
Draper
Commercial Clerk
Chief Porter Owens College
Booksellar