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PATERSON

Paterson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

5455

0.5774

8.4842

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1926

0.4921

7.2317

Aberdeenshire

1249

0.4616

6.7836

Ayrshire

1115

0.5100

7.4940

Renfrewshire

1036

0.4576

6.7243

Fife

961

0.5557

8.1656

Stirlingshire

860

0.7982

11.7287

Forfarshire (Angus)

715

0.2642

3.8821

Clackmannanshire

634

2.6278

38.6140

London

463

0.0158

0.2329

Lancashire

424

0.0122

0.1797

Perthshire

358

0.2730

4.0121

Dumfriesshire

351

0.5439

7.9924

Banffshire

323

0.5330

7.8324

Dunbartonshire

308

0.3923

5.7651

Berwickshire

285

0.8056

11.8381

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

282

0.3515

5.1654

Argyll

270

0.3320

4.8788

Kirkcudbrightshire

254

0.6006

8.8258

Inverness-shire

253

0.2900

4.2614

Roxburghshire

226

0.4271

6.2760

Wigtownshire

197

0.5078

7.4627

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

174

0.4497

6.6078

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

167

0.3796

5.5780

County Durham

155

0.0178

0.2621

Kincardineshire

149

0.4188

6.1546

Yorkshire

141

0.0049

0.0716

Selkirkshire

141

0.5335

7.8394

Elginshire (Morayshire)

137

0.3018

4.4351

Surrey

134

0.0094

0.1383

Caithness

103

0.2575

3.7841

Orkney

91

0.2831

4.1606

Northumberland

88

0.0202

0.2975

Cheshire

75

0.0116

0.1709

Peeblesshire

73

0.5313

7.8067

Kent

72

0.0072

0.1061

Kinross-shire

68

0.9208

13.5307

Buteshire

63

0.3559

5.2300

Cumberland

59

0.0235

0.3447

Hampshire

53

0.0089

0.1301

Essex

42

0.0073

0.1070

Lincolnshire

35

0.0075

0.1101

Shropshire

34

0.0135

0.1980

Sussex

30

0.0061

0.0895

Somerset

25

0.0053

0.0781

Leicestershire

22

0.0068

0.0998

Devon

22

0.0036

0.0532

Hertfordshire

20

0.0099

0.1459

Buckinghamshire

19

0.0108

0.1581

Warwickshire

19

0.0026

0.0379

Nairnshire

15

0.1682

2.4719

Royal Navy

14

0.0402

0.5909

Sutherland

14

0.0623

0.9158

Norfolk

13

0.0029

0.0425

Derbyshire

13

0.0028

0.0418

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

13

0.0026

0.0376

Staffordshire

13

0.0013

0.0194

Gloucestershire

12

0.0021

0.0308

Northamptonshire

11

0.0040

0.0588

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

0.2709

Huntingdonshire

10

0.0172

0.2533

Oxfordshire

9

0.0050

0.0733

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

9

0.0115

0.1684

Suffolk

9

0.0025

0.0372

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

8

0.0065

0.0955

Zetland (Shetland)

7

0.0235

0.3448

Dorset

7

0.0037

0.0536

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

6

0.0028

0.0417

Worcestershire

6

0.0016

0.0231

Westmorland

5

0.0078

0.1144

Cambridgeshire

3

0.0016

0.0238

Nottinghamshire

3

0.0008

0.0112

Berkshire

3

0.0014

0.0201

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

2

0.0034

0.0503

Cornwall

2

0.0006

0.0089

Herefordshire

2

0.0017

0.0245

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

2

0.0085

0.1247

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.0412

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1

0.0009

0.0133

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

1229

0.5140

7.5529

Govan

Lanarkshire

1199

0.5131

7.5400

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

849

0.5392

7.9235

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

722

0.4304

6.3240

Alloa

Clackmannanshire

327

2.7949

41.0696

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

321

0.6341

9.3182

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

267

1.0132

14.8893

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

264

0.9453

13.8906

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

248

0.5631

8.2749

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

243

0.4302

6.3213

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

215

0.2128

3.1269

Dunfermline

Fife

208

0.7822

11.4940

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

207

0.8079

11.8718

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

207

0.5094

7.4853

Clackmannan

Clackmannanshire

194

4.2544

62.5161

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

186

0.4961

7.2899

St Ninians

Stirlingshire

174

1.6292

23.9406

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

154

0.7339

10.7843

Inverness

Inverness-shire

143

0.6517

9.5759

Alva

Stirlingshire

121

2.3545

34.5991

Top male forenames

John Paterson
William Paterson
James Paterson
Robert Paterson
Thomas Paterson
George Paterson
Alexander Paterson
David Paterson
Charles Paterson
Arthur Paterson
Henry Paterson
Andrew Paterson
Ernest Paterson
Joseph Paterson
Peter Paterson
Frederick Paterson
Walter Paterson
Alfred Paterson
Samuel Paterson
Wm. Paterson
Richard Paterson
Francis Paterson
Edward Paterson
Matthew Paterson
Daniel Paterson
Frank Paterson
Archibald Paterson
Hugh Paterson
Adam Paterson
Herbert Paterson
Harry Paterson
Donald Paterson
Tom Paterson
Geo. Paterson
Willm. Paterson
Edmund Paterson
Percy Paterson
Benjamin Paterson
Jas.Thos. Paterson
Edwin Paterson
Duncan Paterson
Albert Paterson
Stephen Paterson
Jas. Paterson
Chas. Paterson
Bertie Paterson
Robt. Paterson
Reginald Paterson
Sidney Paterson
J. Paterson

Top female forenames

Mary Paterson
Elizabeth Paterson
Jane Paterson
Margaret Paterson
Sarah Paterson
Annie Paterson
Isabella Paterson
Agnes Paterson
Ellen Paterson
Ann Paterson
Emma Paterson
Alice Paterson
Janet Paterson
Helen Paterson
Catherine Paterson
Eliza Paterson
Jessie Paterson
Edith Paterson
Louisa Paterson
Emily Paterson
Harriet Paterson
Anne Paterson
Susan Paterson
Ada Paterson
Hannah Paterson
Ethel Paterson
Kate Paterson
Martha Paterson
Maria Paterson
Amelia Paterson
Charlotte Paterson
Maggie Paterson
Barbara Paterson
Gertrude Paterson
Clara Paterson
Mabel Paterson
Fanny Paterson
Amy Paterson
Eleanor Paterson
Minnie Paterson
Caroline Paterson
Florence Paterson
Margt. Paterson
Sophia Paterson
Matilda Paterson
Susannah Paterson
Grace Paterson
Marion Paterson
Isabel Paterson
Harriett Paterson

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Annuitant
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Ag Lab
Joiner
No Occupation
Draper
Laundress
Labourer
Engine Fitter
Clerk
General Servant
Solicitor
Grocer
Housemaid
Commercial Clerk
Tailor
Cooper
Fireman
Charwoman
Cook
Needlewoman
Cotton Weaver
General Labourer
Seamstress
Carpenter
Printer
Police Constable
Drapers Assistant
Cabinet Maker
Cotton Winder
Private Means
Blacksmith
Plumber
Independant
Bank Clerk
Bar Maid
Iron Turner
Iron Worker
Stone Mason
Sailmaker
Dom Serv
Mariner
Governess
None
Domestic Serv
Farm Labourer