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REID

Reid in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

5618

0.5946

5.6611

Aberdeenshire

3150

1.1643

11.0843

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

2326

0.5943

5.6584

Ayrshire

1830

0.8370

7.9688

Forfarshire (Angus)

1769

0.6536

6.2228

Lancashire

1616

0.0466

0.4438

London

1433

0.0490

0.4670

Renfrewshire

1156

0.5106

4.8613

Perthshire

980

0.7474

7.1157

Banffshire

886

1.4621

13.9196

Fife

845

0.4886

4.6518

Stirlingshire

717

0.6654

6.3353

Surrey

664

0.0466

0.4441

Northumberland

592

0.1362

1.2967

Yorkshire

506

0.0175

0.1664

Elginshire (Morayshire)

467

1.0288

9.7948

Kincardineshire

407

1.1441

10.8920

County Durham

398

0.0458

0.4360

Dunbartonshire

384

0.4891

4.6568

Kent

332

0.0333

0.3171

Cumberland

307

0.1221

1.1621

Orkney

306

0.9521

9.0643

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

255

0.3179

3.0262

Roxburghshire

255

0.4819

4.5879

Caithness

254

0.6350

6.0458

Cheshire

253

0.0392

0.3735

Inverness-shire

232

0.2659

2.5317

Argyll

208

0.2558

2.4351

Dumfriesshire

204

0.3161

3.0095

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

202

0.4592

4.3714

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

178

0.4600

4.3795

Wigtownshire

175

0.4511

4.2950

Kirkcudbrightshire

160

0.3783

3.6020

Hampshire

159

0.0266

0.2528

Essex

128

0.0222

0.2113

Sussex

124

0.0252

0.2397

Clackmannanshire

124

0.5139

4.8930

Devon

118

0.0194

0.1847

Kinross-shire

115

1.5572

14.8253

Zetland (Shetland)

106

0.3553

3.3824

Berwickshire

105

0.2968

2.8257

Staffordshire

104

0.0105

0.1004

Gloucestershire

88

0.0154

0.1462

Selkirkshire

79

0.2989

2.8457

Derbyshire

77

0.0168

0.1603

Peeblesshire

74

0.5385

5.1271

Buteshire

70

0.3955

3.7650

Warwickshire

64

0.0087

0.0827

Leicestershire

63

0.0194

0.1852

Nottinghamshire

55

0.0140

0.1330

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

55

0.0108

0.1029

Hertfordshire

54

0.0268

0.2553

Berkshire

46

0.0210

0.1997

Sutherland

42

0.1870

1.7800

Dorset

34

0.0177

0.1688

Lincolnshire

33

0.0071

0.0673

Northamptonshire

32

0.0116

0.1109

Nairnshire

31

0.3477

3.3098

Oxfordshire

30

0.0166

0.1583

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

29

0.0312

0.2974

Somerset

28

0.0060

0.0567

Buckinghamshire

25

0.0142

0.1348

Royal Navy

24

0.0689

0.6563

Cornwall

24

0.0073

0.0691

Bedfordshire

23

0.0152

0.1448

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

22

0.0104

0.0992

Westmorland

22

0.0343

0.3262

Norfolk

22

0.0049

0.0466

Cambridgeshire

20

0.0108

0.1029

Isle of Man

20

0.0369

0.3510

Worcestershire

19

0.0050

0.0474

Suffolk

17

0.0048

0.0455

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

15

0.0191

0.1819

Shropshire

14

0.0055

0.0528

Channel Islands

13

0.0150

0.1430

Wiltshire

9

0.0035

0.0332

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

9

0.0082

0.0776

Huntingdonshire

7

0.0121

0.1149

Herefordshire

6

0.0050

0.0477

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

4

0.0034

0.0322

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

4

0.0075

0.0712

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0184

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0134

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0142

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

1344

0.5752

5.4759

Barony

Lanarkshire

1306

0.5462

5.2000

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

986

0.6262

5.9619

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

870

0.5186

4.9371

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

704

1.2463

11.8652

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

557

0.5513

5.2485

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

471

0.9304

8.8583

Rathven

Banffshire

398

3.4964

33.2879

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

327

0.8722

8.3034

Abbey

Renfrewshire

306

0.8858

8.4335

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

264

0.5995

5.7071

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

251

0.6109

5.8163

Liverpool

Lancashire

209

0.0993

0.9451

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

194

1.3560

12.9096

Dunfermline

Fife

189

0.7107

6.7666

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

186

0.7375

7.0209

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

181

0.6481

6.1702

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

174

0.6791

6.4654

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

172

0.6527

6.2143

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

167

0.7958

7.5768

Top male forenames

John Reid
William Reid
James Reid
George Reid
Thomas Reid
Robert Reid
Charles Reid
Henry Reid
David Reid
Joseph Reid
Alexander Reid
Edward Reid
Frederick Reid
Alfred Reid
Walter Reid
Arthur Reid
Andrew Reid
Richard Reid
Samuel Reid
Peter Reid
Albert Reid
Hugh Reid
Harry Reid
Frank Reid
Francis Reid
Wm. Reid
Daniel Reid
Edwin Reid
Ernest Reid
Adam Reid
Herbert Reid
Thos. Reid
Patrick Reid
Robt. Reid
Benjamin Reid
Matthew Reid
Stephen Reid
Michael Reid
Percy Reid
Isaac Reid
Alexr. Reid
Archibald Reid
Fred Reid
Sidney Reid
Jas. Reid
Geo. Reid
Harold Reid
Edmund Reid
Ralph Reid
Cecil Reid

Top female forenames

Mary Reid
Elizabeth Reid
Jane Reid
Sarah Reid
Margaret Reid
Ann Reid
Annie Reid
Ellen Reid
Eliza Reid
Alice Reid
Emma Reid
Emily Reid
Isabella Reid
Catherine Reid
Agnes Reid
Hannah Reid
Jessie Reid
Martha Reid
Florence Reid
Charlotte Reid
Edith Reid
Frances Reid
Louisa Reid
Fanny Reid
Maria Reid
Harriet Reid
Janet Reid
Ada Reid
Susan Reid
Kate Reid
Anne Reid
Clara Reid
Ethel Reid
Caroline Reid
Amelia Reid
Helen Reid
Lucy Reid
Barbara Reid
Esther Reid
Marion Reid
Harriett Reid
Grace Reid
Rebecca Reid
Eleanor Reid
Gertrude Reid
Christina Reid
Minnie Reid
Margt. Reid
Elizth. Reid
Georgina Reid

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Annuitant
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Cotton Weaver
Clerk
Labourer
General Labourer
Ag Lab
Charwoman
None
Joiner
Housemaid
Tailor
Housekeeper
Draper
No Occupation
Cabinet Maker
Cook
Carpenter
Gardener
Engine Fitter
Wife
General Laborer
General Servant
Dress Maker
Servant
Blacksmith
Stone Mason
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Baker
Shoemaker
School Mistress
Painter
Nurse
Drapers Assistant
Mariner
Iron Miner
Domestic Serv
Private
Milliner
General Serv
Housemaid Domestic
Grocer
Police Constable
Dock Labourer
General Lab