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RITCHIE

Ritchie in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeenshire

1415

0.5230

15.1371

Lanarkshire

1414

0.1497

4.3317

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1139

0.2910

8.4236

Forfarshire (Angus)

779

0.2878

8.3308

Fife

646

0.3735

10.8116

Renfrewshire

597

0.2637

7.6323

Lancashire

348

0.0100

0.2906

London

335

0.0115

0.3319

Ayrshire

331

0.1514

4.3819

Perthshire

292

0.2227

6.4456

County Durham

289

0.0333

0.9624

Kincardineshire

269

0.7561

21.8856

Banffshire

237

0.3911

11.3196

Stirlingshire

181

0.1680

4.8620

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

165

0.3751

10.8553

Dunbartonshire

163

0.2076

6.0094

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

155

0.4006

11.5938

Yorkshire

150

0.0052

0.1500

Northumberland

117

0.0269

0.7791

Surrey

99

0.0070

0.2013

Elginshire (Morayshire)

96

0.2115

6.1213

Kent

93

0.0093

0.2700

Dumfriesshire

81

0.1255

3.6328

Hampshire

75

0.0125

0.3625

Cheshire

74

0.0115

0.3321

Argyll

71

0.0873

2.5269

Peeblesshire

64

0.4658

13.4808

Cumberland

55

0.0219

0.6329

Orkney

44

0.1369

3.9624

Wigtownshire

41

0.1057

3.0592

Clackmannanshire

37

0.1534

4.4386

Kirkcudbrightshire

35

0.0828

2.3954

Staffordshire

32

0.0032

0.0939

Kinross-shire

30

0.4062

11.7578

Essex

26

0.0045

0.1305

Roxburghshire

25

0.0472

1.3674

Inverness-shire

25

0.0287

0.8294

Caithness

24

0.0600

1.7367

Buteshire

22

0.1243

3.5973

Sussex

22

0.0045

0.1293

Lincolnshire

19

0.0041

0.1177

Devon

19

0.0031

0.0904

Nairnshire

18

0.2019

5.8426

Zetland (Shetland)

18

0.0603

1.7461

Selkirkshire

17

0.0643

1.8617

Berwickshire

16

0.0452

1.3090

Gloucestershire

16

0.0028

0.0808

Cambridgeshire

15

0.0081

0.2346

Derbyshire

12

0.0026

0.0759

Warwickshire

9

0.0012

0.0354

Worcestershire

8

0.0021

0.0607

Norfolk

7

0.0016

0.0451

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

7

0.0014

0.0398

Royal Navy

7

0.0201

0.5820

Shropshire

6

0.0024

0.0688

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

6

0.0075

0.2165

Dorset

6

0.0031

0.0906

Nottinghamshire

6

0.0015

0.0441

Leicestershire

5

0.0015

0.0447

Westmorland

5

0.0078

0.2254

Berkshire

5

0.0023

0.0660

Northamptonshire

4

0.0015

0.0421

Hertfordshire

3

0.0015

0.0431

Sutherland

3

0.0134

0.3865

Herefordshire

3

0.0025

0.0725

Wiltshire

2

0.0008

0.0224

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

2

0.0025

0.0737

Isle of Man

2

0.0037

0.1067

Suffolk

2

0.0006

0.0163

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.1349

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0160

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0432

Somerset

1

0.0002

0.0062

Channel Islands

1

0.0012

0.0334

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

426

0.2706

7.8308

Barony

Lanarkshire

349

0.1460

4.2245

Govan

Lanarkshire

326

0.1395

4.0379

Pitsligo

Aberdeenshire

278

10.7502

311.1360

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

260

0.2573

7.4480

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

207

0.1234

3.5712

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

185

0.3275

9.4791

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

159

0.3141

9.0911

Bervie

Kincardineshire

127

6.0247

174.3787

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

126

0.8807

25.4901

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

104

0.2559

7.4073

Inveresk

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

102

0.9626

27.8620

Boyndie

Banffshire

96

4.7833

138.4482

Dunfermline

Fife

93

0.3497

10.1223

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

90

0.2044

5.9149

St Vigeans

Forfarshire (Angus)

83

0.5681

16.4441

Rathen

Aberdeenshire

82

2.8924

83.7162

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

82

0.1996

5.7767

Fraserburgh

Aberdeenshire

77

1.0110

29.2631

Cupar

Fife

74

0.9839

28.4780

Top male forenames

John Ritchie
James Ritchie
William Ritchie
Robert Ritchie
Thomas Ritchie
David Ritchie
George Ritchie
Alexander Ritchie
Henry Ritchie
Charles Ritchie
Andrew Ritchie
Edward Ritchie
Joseph Ritchie
Arthur Ritchie
Walter Ritchie
Francis Ritchie
Frederick Ritchie
Samuel Ritchie
Alfred Ritchie
Peter Ritchie
Ernest Ritchie
Wm. Ritchie
Thos. Ritchie
Cuthbert Ritchie
Richard Ritchie
Hugh Ritchie
Daniel Ritchie
Robt. Ritchie
Archibald Ritchie
Harold Ritchie
Geo. Ritchie
Alexr. Ritchie
Benjamin Ritchie
Douglas Ritchie
Duncan Ritchie
Allan Ritchie
Frank Ritchie
Ebenezer Ritchie
Anthony Ritchie
Reginald Ritchie
Jas. Ritchie
Thos.Hamilton Ritchie
Jno. Ritchie
Murray Ritchie
Colin Ritchie
Ralph Ritchie
Isaac Ritchie
Frederic Ritchie
Harry Ritchie
Wm.Nichols Ritchie

Top female forenames

Mary Ritchie
Elizabeth Ritchie
Margaret Ritchie
Jane Ritchie
Ann Ritchie
Sarah Ritchie
Annie Ritchie
Agnes Ritchie
Eliza Ritchie
Isabella Ritchie
Alice Ritchie
Ellen Ritchie
Hannah Ritchie
Emma Ritchie
Louisa Ritchie
Jessie Ritchie
Martha Ritchie
Catherine Ritchie
Emily Ritchie
Janet Ritchie
Florence Ritchie
Charlotte Ritchie
Helen Ritchie
Maria Ritchie
Caroline Ritchie
Esther Ritchie
Harriet Ritchie
Sophia Ritchie
Eleanor Ritchie
Fanny Ritchie
Christina Ritchie
Gertrude Ritchie
Anne Ritchie
Clara Ritchie
Rebecca Ritchie
Matilda Ritchie
Barbara Ritchie
Ethel Ritchie
Maggie Ritchie
Henrietta Ritchie
Frances Ritchie
Betsy Ritchie
Amy Ritchie
Edith Ritchie
Susannah Ritchie
Grace Ritchie
Nellie Ritchie
Rose Ritchie
Beatrice Ritchie
Kate Ritchie

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Annuitant
Dressmaker
Housekeeper
Labourer
Baker
Housemaid
No Occupation
Laundress
Machinist
Clerk
General Labourer
Tailor
General Laborer
Ag Lab
Cotton Weaver
Joiner
Carpenter
Dress Maker
General Servant
Wife
Domestic Servant
Milliner
Accountant
Monthly Nurse
Engine Fitter
Farm Labourer
(Scholar)
Barman
House Keeper
Seaman
Stevedore
Teacher
Charwoman
Scholars
Cooper
None
Domestic
Fisherman
Shipping Clerk
Commercial Traveller
Engine Fitter At Works
MP JPs Dau
Mariners Wife
Soldier
Mariner
Draper
Shipwright
Servant