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ROBB

Robb in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeenshire

936

0.3459

20.0046

Lanarkshire

879

0.0930

5.3798

Forfarshire (Angus)

624

0.2306

13.3321

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

492

0.1257

7.2695

Fife

238

0.1376

7.9579

Ayrshire

192

0.0878

5.0781

Perthshire

171

0.1304

7.5413

Lancashire

149

0.0043

0.2485

Banffshire

123

0.2030

11.7370

London

122

0.0042

0.2415

Elginshire (Morayshire)

122

0.2688

15.5416

Stirlingshire

107

0.0993

5.7424

Renfrewshire

103

0.0455

2.6308

Dunbartonshire

83

0.1057

6.1135

Kincardineshire

80

0.2249

13.0035

County Durham

53

0.0061

0.3526

Surrey

48

0.0034

0.1950

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

45

0.1023

5.9147

Northumberland

43

0.0099

0.5721

Wigtownshire

42

0.1083

6.2609

Yorkshire

41

0.0014

0.0819

Kirkcudbrightshire

39

0.0922

5.3327

Inverness-shire

33

0.0378

2.1873

Nottinghamshire

28

0.0071

0.4112

Kent

28

0.0028

0.1624

Dumfriesshire

25

0.0387

2.2401

Warwickshire

23

0.0031

0.1805

Essex

22

0.0038

0.2206

Orkney

21

0.0653

3.7783

Peeblesshire

20

0.1455

8.4164

Hampshire

20

0.0033

0.1931

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

19

0.0237

1.3695

Clackmannanshire

18

0.0746

4.3141

Argyll

18

0.0221

1.2799

Norfolk

18

0.0040

0.2317

Cheshire

17

0.0026

0.1524

Huntingdonshire

15

0.0259

1.4953

Sussex

12

0.0024

0.1409

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

12

0.0310

1.7933

Lincolnshire

10

0.0021

0.1238

Gloucestershire

9

0.0016

0.0908

Royal Navy

9

0.0259

1.4949

Nairnshire

9

0.1009

5.8362

Staffordshire

8

0.0008

0.0469

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

8

0.0016

0.0909

Cumberland

7

0.0028

0.1609

Cambridgeshire

7

0.0038

0.2188

Caithness

5

0.0125

0.7228

Berwickshire

5

0.0141

0.8173

Cornwall

4

0.0012

0.0699

Roxburghshire

4

0.0076

0.4371

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.4376

Devon

2

0.0003

0.0190

Somerset

2

0.0004

0.0246

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.7830

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0811

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.1066

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.2574

Berkshire

1

0.0005

0.0264

Channel Islands

1

0.0012

0.0668

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0901

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

255

0.1091

6.3103

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

236

0.2336

13.5067

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

220

0.1397

8.0796

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

207

0.3664

21.1899

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

187

0.3694

21.3614

Barony

Lanarkshire

167

0.0698

4.0386

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

133

0.0793

4.5842

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

55

0.1339

7.7410

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

52

0.3635

21.0169

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

48

0.1903

11.0046

Forfar

Forfarshire (Angus)

46

0.3139

18.1503

Kirriemuir

Forfarshire (Angus)

44

0.6589

38.0985

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

44

0.2097

12.1249

Elgin

Elginshire (Morayshire)

41

0.4643

26.8500

Maybole

Ayrshire

41

0.6159

35.6150

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

40

0.0908

5.2520

New Deer

Aberdeenshire

39

0.7962

46.0449

Carnwath

Lanarkshire

38

0.6505

37.6126

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

34

0.1217

7.0398

Keith

Banffshire

32

0.4954

28.6430

Top male forenames

James Robb
John Robb
William Robb
Alexander Robb
David Robb
Thomas Robb
George Robb
Robert Robb
Edward Robb
Charles Robb
Joseph Robb
Arthur Robb
Andrew Robb
Benjamin Robb
Samuel Robb
Henry Robb
Frederick Robb
Walter Robb
Frank Robb
Albert Robb
Herbert Robb
Wm. Robb
Jno. Robb
Alfred Robb
Percy Robb
Josiah Robb
Jas.F. Robb
Kinnan Robb
Jas. Robb
Peter Robb
Lewis Robb
Malcolm Robb
Pearson Robb
Fredrick Robb
Ernest Robb
Abert Robb
Colin Robb
Davd. Robb
Davies Robb
Donald Robb
E. Robb
Edgar Robb
Edwin Robb
Isaac Robb
F.W. Robb
Frederic Robb
... Robb
G.S. Robb
Wm.H. Robb
Ianmot Robb

Top female forenames

Mary Robb
Elizabeth Robb
Ann Robb
Sarah Robb
Margaret Robb
Jane Robb
Isabella Robb
Ellen Robb
Annie Robb
Jessie Robb
Catherine Robb
Eliza Robb
Agnes Robb
Alice Robb
Emma Robb
Janet Robb
Charlotte Robb
Gertrude Robb
Frances Robb
Fanny Robb
Emily Robb
Matilda Robb
Hannah Robb
Marian Robb
Martha Robb
Sophia Robb
Caroline Robb
Beatrice Robb
Florence Robb
Helen Robb
Harriett Robb
Kate Robb
Amelia Robb
Margeret Robb
Maria Robb
Edith Robb
Phoebe Robb
Louisa Robb
Margt. Robb
Susanna Robb
Maggie Robb
Rose Robb
Betsey Robb
Tessia Robb
Blanch Robb
Betsie Robb
Amy Robb
Denia Robb
Eleana Robb
Eliz. Robb

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Tailor
Rope Maker
Labourer
Annuitant
Joiner
Carter
Wife
Boiler Maker
No Occupation
Cabinet Maker
Painter
Draper
Stone Mason
Shipwright
Coppersmith (Apprentice)
House Decorator
Gen Serv
Servant
Cooper
Infant
Clerk
Charwoman
Carpenter
Cook
Houskeeper
Millwright
Commercial Traveller
Pupil Teacher
Boilermaker Plater
Housekeeper
Woollen Weaver
Engineer
None
Milliner
Assist In Shop
Housemaid Domestic
Housemaid
Cotton Doffer
Laundress
Farmers Daur
Engine Fitter At Work
Assistant
Blacksmiths Striker Out Of Work
Architect & Surveyor
Worsted Spinner
Boatman
Boiler Makers Wife
Boilermaker