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PATON

Paton in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1486

0.1573

7.0302

Ayrshire

882

0.4034

18.0318

Forfarshire (Angus)

618

0.2283

10.2065

Renfrewshire

446

0.1970

8.8055

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

438

0.1119

5.0025

Fife

406

0.2348

10.4936

Lancashire

324

0.0093

0.4178

Perthshire

302

0.2303

10.2950

Stirlingshire

242

0.2246

10.0391

London

192

0.0066

0.2937

Dunbartonshire

189

0.2407

10.7609

Yorkshire

86

0.0030

0.1328

Aberdeenshire

80

0.0296

1.3216

Roxburghshire

75

0.1417

6.3353

Surrey

73

0.0051

0.2292

Northumberland

73

0.0168

0.7507

County Durham

60

0.0069

0.3086

Staffordshire

47

0.0048

0.2130

Dumfriesshire

39

0.0604

2.7013

Clackmannanshire

38

0.1575

7.0399

Cheshire

37

0.0057

0.2564

Selkirkshire

37

0.1400

6.2574

Kirkcudbrightshire

36

0.0851

3.8050

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

34

0.0773

3.4544

Cumberland

32

0.0127

0.5687

Zetland (Shetland)

31

0.1039

4.6442

Buteshire

30

0.1695

7.5756

Argyll

23

0.0283

1.2642

Kent

22

0.0022

0.0987

Banffshire

22

0.0363

1.6227

Worcestershire

20

0.0052

0.2343

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

20

0.0517

2.3103

Wigtownshire

19

0.0490

2.1893

Warwickshire

17

0.0023

0.1031

Kincardineshire

15

0.0422

1.8847

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

13

0.0026

0.1142

Derbyshire

12

0.0026

0.1173

Hampshire

12

0.0020

0.0896

Essex

11

0.0019

0.0853

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

10

0.0047

0.2116

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

0.8239

Hertfordshire

10

0.0050

0.2220

Nottinghamshire

9

0.0023

0.1022

Herefordshire

9

0.0075

0.3358

Buckinghamshire

9

0.0051

0.2278

Kinross-shire

9

0.1219

5.4473

Berwickshire

9

0.0254

1.1371

Elginshire (Morayshire)

8

0.0176

0.7878

Peeblesshire

8

0.0582

2.6023

Channel Islands

7

0.0081

0.3614

Lincolnshire

7

0.0015

0.0670

Shropshire

6

0.0024

0.1063

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

6

0.0049

0.2178

Anglesey / Sir Fon

5

0.0097

0.4317

Royal Navy

5

0.0144

0.6420

Gloucestershire

5

0.0009

0.0390

Devon

4

0.0007

0.0294

Dorset

4

0.0021

0.0933

Sussex

4

0.0008

0.0363

Cornwall

3

0.0009

0.0405

Northamptonshire

3

0.0011

0.0488

Berkshire

2

0.0009

0.0408

Cambridgeshire

2

0.0011

0.0483

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0696

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0248

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0378

Somerset

1

0.0002

0.0095

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0512

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0295

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

410

0.1715

7.6643

Govan

Lanarkshire

382

0.1635

7.3071

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

260

0.1550

6.9272

Craig

Forfarshire (Angus)

236

9.0283

403.5568

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

218

0.1385

6.1886

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

169

0.1673

7.4765

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

142

0.5457

24.3915

Galston

Ayrshire

105

1.7561

78.4988

Abbey

Renfrewshire

88

0.2547

11.3867

St Ninians

Stirlingshire

86

0.8052

35.9923

Dunfermline

Fife

84

0.3159

14.1195

Ayr

Ayrshire

66

0.6396

28.5888

Markinch

Fife

63

1.0731

47.9635

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

60

0.3329

14.8787

East Greenock

Renfrewshire

57

0.2666

11.9172

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

56

0.2669

11.9286

St Quivox

Ayrshire

55

0.7440

33.2567

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

54

0.2141

9.5699

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

51

0.1255

5.6097

Manchester

Lancashire

49

0.0314

1.4049

Top male forenames

John Paton
William Paton
James Paton
George Paton
Robert Paton
Thomas Paton
David Paton
Charles Paton
Frederick Paton
Hugh Paton
Alexander Paton
Edward Paton
Patrick Paton
Andrew Paton
Joseph Paton
Thos. Paton
Walter Paton
Henry Paton
Alfred Paton
Michael Paton
Arthur Paton
Albert Paton
Herbert Paton
Richard Paton
Matthew Paton
Ernest Paton
Roderick Paton
Geo. Paton
Frank Paton
Samuel Paton
Wm. Paton
Sidney Paton
Peter Paton
Frederic Paton
Alex Paton
Martin Paton
Isiah Paton
Harry Paton
Darby Paton
Joshua Paton
Alexr. Paton
Benjamin Paton
Robt. Paton
Daniel Paton
Davies Paton
Cyril Paton
Wm.Scott Paton
Chas. Paton
Ambrose Paton
Allen Paton

Top female forenames

Mary Paton
Elizabeth Paton
Margaret Paton
Jane Paton
Sarah Paton
Ann Paton
Annie Paton
Catherine Paton
Alice Paton
Isabella Paton
Ellen Paton
Emma Paton
Agnes Paton
Emily Paton
Jessie Paton
Eleanor Paton
Janet Paton
Susan Paton
Bridget Paton
Matilda Paton
Ada Paton
Charlotte Paton
Eliza Paton
Helen Paton
Clara Paton
Martha Paton
Caroline Paton
Florence Paton
Harriet Paton
Rose Paton
Lucy Paton
Nancy Paton
Ethel Paton
Maria Paton
Mabel Paton
Rebecca Paton
Margt. Paton
Hannah Paton
Louisa Paton
Gertrude Paton
Laura Paton
Esther Paton
Anna Paton
Katherine Paton
Kate Paton
Lizzie Paton
Elizth. Paton
Marey Paton
M. Paton
Christiana Paton

Top occupations

Scholar
Housekeeper
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Cotton Weaver
No Occupation
Carpenter
Private
Laundress
General Labourer
Tailor
Mariner
Wife
Domestic Servant
Cotton Piecer
Potters Attendant
Blacksmith
None
Annuitant
Bricklayer
Cotton Winder
Marine Engineers Wife
Boilermaker
Engine Fitter
Cabinet Maker
Housemaid
Governess
Errand Boy
Clerk Factors
Labourer
General Servant
Cotton Operative
Charwoman
Teacher
Potter
Commercial Traveller
Baker
Civil Engineer
Bricklayers Labourer
Hawker
General Laborer
Joiner
Gen Laborer
Barrister In Actual Practice
Iron Works Lab
Farm Servant Indoors
Lab On Gleed Bank
Bank Clerk
House Carpenter
Barmaid