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ORR

Orr in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1418

0.1501

8.9074

Ayrshire

792

0.3622

21.4991

Renfrewshire

582

0.2571

15.2570

Lancashire

427

0.0123

0.7310

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

357

0.0912

5.4139

Dunbartonshire

136

0.1732

10.2814

London

108

0.0037

0.2194

Yorkshire

83

0.0029

0.1702

County Durham

79

0.0091

0.5395

Cumberland

79

0.0314

1.8641

Argyll

74

0.0910

5.4005

Stirlingshire

71

0.0659

3.9108

Surrey

61

0.0043

0.2543

Northumberland

60

0.0138

0.8193

Kent

59

0.0059

0.3513

Fife

59

0.0341

2.0248

Forfarshire (Angus)

56

0.0207

1.2280

Wigtownshire

48

0.1237

7.3438

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

47

0.1068

6.3405

Cheshire

44

0.0068

0.4049

Roxburghshire

38

0.0718

4.2620

Perthshire

34

0.0259

1.5390

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

34

0.0879

5.2148

Devon

25

0.0041

0.2440

Selkirkshire

25

0.0946

5.6138

Worcestershire

24

0.0063

0.3734

Hampshire

18

0.0030

0.1784

Essex

16

0.0028

0.1647

Kirkcudbrightshire

15

0.0355

2.1051

Gloucestershire

15

0.0026

0.1554

Berkshire

14

0.0064

0.3789

Elginshire (Morayshire)

10

0.0220

1.3075

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

1.0940

Westmorland

9

0.0140

0.8319

Leicestershire

9

0.0028

0.1649

Buteshire

9

0.0508

3.0176

Suffolk

8

0.0022

0.1334

Derbyshire

8

0.0017

0.1038

Bedfordshire

8

0.0053

0.3139

Sussex

6

0.0012

0.0723

Channel Islands

6

0.0069

0.4114

Somerset

6

0.0013

0.0757

Norfolk

5

0.0011

0.0661

Staffordshire

5

0.0005

0.0301

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

5

0.0010

0.0583

Dumfriesshire

4

0.0062

0.3679

Inverness-shire

4

0.0046

0.2721

Royal Navy

4

0.0115

0.6819

Berwickshire

4

0.0113

0.6711

Peeblesshire

3

0.0218

1.2957

Warwickshire

3

0.0004

0.0242

Aberdeenshire

3

0.0011

0.0658

Hertfordshire

2

0.0010

0.0589

Clackmannanshire

2

0.0083

0.4920

Banffshire

2

0.0033

0.1959

Nairnshire

2

0.0224

1.3311

Northamptonshire

2

0.0007

0.0432

Lincolnshire

2

0.0004

0.0254

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

2

0.0025

0.1480

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.0235

Nottinghamshire

1

0.0003

0.0151

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.1146

Wiltshire

1

0.0004

0.0230

Kincardineshire

1

0.0028

0.1668

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

330

0.1380

8.1909

Govan

Lanarkshire

316

0.1352

8.0259

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

179

0.1067

6.3323

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

162

0.1029

6.1063

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

97

0.2387

14.1666

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

89

0.3420

20.2983

Kilbirnie

Ayrshire

80

1.5238

90.4364

Abbey

Renfrewshire

76

0.2200

13.0573

East Greenock

Renfrewshire

76

0.3555

21.0982

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

74

0.4105

24.3653

Dalry

Ayrshire

72

0.6998

41.5345

Shotts

Lanarkshire

69

0.6103

36.2205

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

63

0.2256

13.3880

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

56

0.2125

12.6126

Riccarton

Ayrshire

51

1.5464

91.7761

Carnwath

Lanarkshire

49

0.8388

49.7816

Avondale

Lanarkshire

48

0.8689

51.5685

Liverpool

Lancashire

46

0.0218

1.2967

Beith

Ayrshire

44

0.6744

40.0255

Neilston

Renfrewshire

44

0.3872

22.9777

Top male forenames

William Orr
John Orr
James Orr
Thomas Orr
Robert Orr
David Orr
Alexander Orr
Charles Orr
Henry Orr
George Orr
Joseph Orr
Andrew Orr
Frederick Orr
Peter Orr
Samuel Orr
Hugh Orr
Richard Orr
Herbert Orr
Ernest Orr
Alfred Orr
Daniel Orr
Thos. Orr
Walter Orr
Anthony Orr
Christopher Orr
Frank Orr
Edward Orr
Francis Orr
Arthur Orr
Spencer Orr
Norman Orr
Adam Orr
Elijah Orr
Matthew Orr
Rowland Orr
Wm. Orr
Patrick Orr
Robt. Orr
Jane Orr
Jas. Orr
Isaac Orr
Earnest Orr
Wrigley Orr
Edwin Orr
Edmund Orr
Cuthbertson Orr
Angus Orr
Allan Orr
Alexandria Orr
Alex Orr

Top female forenames

Mary Orr
Elizabeth Orr
Margaret Orr
Jane Orr
Sarah Orr
Ellen Orr
Ann Orr
Isabella Orr
Agnes Orr
Alice Orr
Annie Orr
Janet Orr
Jessie Orr
Martha Orr
Hannah Orr
Emily Orr
Emma Orr
Eliza Orr
Eleanor Orr
Ada Orr
Matilda Orr
Harriet Orr
Catherine Orr
Florence Orr
Elizth. Orr
Edith Orr
Fanny Orr
Barbara Orr
Lucy Orr
Bridget Orr
Susan Orr
Grace Orr
Anne Orr
Charlotte Orr
Clara Orr
Helen Orr
Maria Orr
Laura Orr
Margt. Orr
Rose Orr
Susannah Orr
Dora Orr
Louisa Orr
Marion Orr
Minnie Orr
Deborah Orr
Claudine Orr
Marian Orr
Annabella Orr
Anna Orr

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Cotton Weaver
Housekeeper
Annuitant
Joiner
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Farmer Son
Carpet Picker
Wife
Gen Lab
Mantle Maker
Clerk
General Labourer
Brick Lab
At Home
Cott Operative Weaver
Cotton Operative
Baker
Cotton Piecer
General Servant
Laundress
Private
Clergymans Daur
Rectors Daughter
Ag Lab
Paper Maker
Accountant
A B
Labourer
No Occupation
Tailor
Lab
Nurse
Fishmonger
Joiner Wife
Iron Turner
Farmer
Boilermaker
Farmers Son
Blacksmith
Labourer Steel Works
Mariners Wife
Mineral Borer
Engine Fitter
Errand Boy (Mess)
None
Dock Labourer
Mariner