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RAE

Rae in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1274

0.1348

5.9186

Aberdeenshire

915

0.3382

14.8438

Dumfriesshire

447

0.6927

30.4024

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

390

0.0997

4.3740

Stirlingshire

351

0.3258

14.2984

Forfarshire (Angus)

336

0.1241

5.4491

Kirkcudbrightshire

291

0.6881

30.2027

Lancashire

239

0.0069

0.3026

Berwickshire

203

0.5738

25.1864

Ayrshire

202

0.0924

4.0553

Roxburghshire

190

0.3591

15.7599

London

170

0.0058

0.2554

Renfrewshire

163

0.0720

3.1602

Kincardineshire

138

0.3879

17.0263

Selkirkshire

112

0.4238

18.6000

Fife

105

0.0607

2.6649

Banffshire

101

0.1667

7.3155

Cumberland

101

0.0402

1.7625

Surrey

91

0.0064

0.2806

Perthshire

79

0.0603

2.6445

Dunbartonshire

78

0.0994

4.3610

Yorkshire

78

0.0027

0.1183

County Durham

63

0.0072

0.3182

Northumberland

47

0.0108

0.4746

Argyll

46

0.0566

2.4828

Cheshire

44

0.0068

0.2995

Kent

40

0.0040

0.1761

Sutherland

38

0.1692

7.4248

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

37

0.0841

3.6914

Cambridgeshire

32

0.0173

0.7591

Caithness

32

0.0800

3.5116

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

26

0.0324

1.4225

Wigtownshire

25

0.0644

2.8288

Hampshire

24

0.0040

0.1759

Elginshire (Morayshire)

23

0.0507

2.2240

Essex

21

0.0036

0.1598

Gloucestershire

20

0.0035

0.1532

Buteshire

19

0.1073

4.7114

Norfolk

16

0.0036

0.1563

Suffolk

15

0.0042

0.1850

Clackmannanshire

13

0.0539

2.3650

Devon

13

0.0021

0.0938

Warwickshire

13

0.0018

0.0774

Peeblesshire

10

0.0728

3.1943

Worcestershire

9

0.0024

0.1035

Orkney

9

0.0280

1.2291

Isle of Man

9

0.0166

0.7282

Derbyshire

9

0.0020

0.0864

Staffordshire

9

0.0009

0.0401

Northamptonshire

8

0.0029

0.1278

Hertfordshire

8

0.0040

0.1744

Royal Navy

8

0.0230

1.0086

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

7

0.0089

0.3912

Herefordshire

7

0.0058

0.2565

Bedfordshire

7

0.0046

0.2031

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

6

0.0028

0.1247

Nottinghamshire

6

0.0015

0.0669

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

5

0.0042

0.1858

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

5

0.0010

0.0431

Buckinghamshire

4

0.0023

0.0994

Berkshire

4

0.0018

0.0801

Shropshire

4

0.0016

0.0696

Anglesey / Sir Fon

4

0.0077

0.3391

Sussex

4

0.0008

0.0356

Cornwall

3

0.0009

0.0398

Dorset

3

0.0016

0.0687

Somerset

2

0.0004

0.0187

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

2

0.0052

0.2269

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.1642

Channel Islands

2

0.0023

0.1014

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1

0.0009

0.0398

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.4922

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0684

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0243

Leicestershire

1

0.0003

0.0136

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0503

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

313

0.5541

24.3207

Govan

Lanarkshire

295

0.1262

5.5412

Barony

Lanarkshire

286

0.1196

5.2500

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

197

0.3892

17.0814

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

160

0.0954

4.1861

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

152

0.0965

4.2372

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

117

0.4639

20.3609

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

107

0.1059

4.6483

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

73

0.2770

12.1596

Lochmaben

Dumfriesshire

69

2.4399

107.0930

Annan

Dumfriesshire

66

1.1907

52.2607

Bothkennar

Stirlingshire

64

1.9900

87.3482

Kirkcudbright

Kirkcudbrightshire

61

1.7429

76.4986

Coldingham

Berwickshire

58

1.8239

80.0552

Larbert

Stirlingshire

57

0.8850

38.8416

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

56

0.2669

11.7135

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

54

0.1934

8.4868

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

49

0.1193

5.2348

Hawick

Roxburghshire

46

0.3884

17.0484

Middlebie

Dumfriesshire

45

2.3244

102.0177

Top male forenames

John Rae
James Rae
William Rae
Robert Rae
George Rae
Alexander Rae
Thomas Rae
Joseph Rae
David Rae
Charles Rae
Henry Rae
Arthur Rae
Benjamin Rae
Andrew Rae
Walter Rae
Hugh Rae
Richard Rae
Frederick Rae
Wm. Rae
Alfred Rae
Samuel Rae
Ernest Rae
Edward Rae
Gordon Rae
Harry Rae
Ebenezer Rae
Francis Rae
Herbert Rae
Robt. Rae
Matthew Rae
Sidney Rae
J. Rae
Nicholas Rae
Austr.J. Rae
Cecil Rae
Mathew Rae
Lewis Rae
Duncan Rae
Peter Rae
Frank Rae
Edgar Rae
Oswald Rae
Daniel Rae
H.A. Rae
Edwin Rae
Ebby Rae
Frederic Rae
Alexd. Rae
Hy. Rae
Hy.L. Rae

Top female forenames

Mary Rae
Elizabeth Rae
Jane Rae
Margaret Rae
Agnes Rae
Sarah Rae
Jessie Rae
Annie Rae
Janet Rae
Ellen Rae
Alice Rae
Emily Rae
Catherine Rae
Isabella Rae
Ann Rae
Emma Rae
Helen Rae
Fanny Rae
Eliza Rae
Charlotte Rae
Hannah Rae
Martha Rae
Gertrude Rae
Grace Rae
Eleanor Rae
Florence Rae
Ada Rae
Harriet Rae
Kate Rae
Julia Rae
Clara Rae
Louisa Rae
Caroline Rae
Frances Rae
Georgina Rae
Amelia Rae
Henrietta Rae
Sophia Rae
Christina Rae
Maria Rae
Rachel Rae
Marian Rae
Bridget Rae
Margt. Rae
Edith Rae
Robina Rae
Dorothy Rae
Christiana Rae
Lily Rae
Lilian Rae

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Draper
Housekeeper
No Occupation
Clerk
Stone Mason
Dress Maker
Joiner
Labourer
Drapers Assistant
None
Wife
Warehouseman
General Servant
Master Mariner
Housemaid
Cotton Weaver
Domestic Servant
Cabinet Maker
Baker
Lodging House Keeper
Law-Writer
Straw Hat Machinist
((At Home))
Mason
Cotton Operative
Tailor
Carpenter
Machine Fitter
Mariner
Tailoress
Servant
Solicitors Clerk
Domestic Serv
Farmers Son
Engine Fitter
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Hotel Keeper
Bricklayer
Butler
Milliner
Book Keeper
Masons Wife
Housekeeper (Dom)
Farmer Son
Mantle Maker
Musician
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