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SCOTT

Scott in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

7013

0.2422

0.9574

London

5394

0.1846

0.7297

Lanarkshire

5100

0.5398

2.1334

County Durham

4886

0.5622

2.2218

Lancashire

4596

0.1326

0.5240

Northumberland

4467

1.0277

4.0617

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

3545

0.9058

3.5800

Surrey

2645

0.1858

0.7344

Forfarshire (Angus)

2538

0.9378

3.7062

Roxburghshire

2287

4.3219

17.0813

Cumberland

1937

0.7701

3.0437

Fife

1726

0.9980

3.9445

Aberdeenshire

1673

0.6183

2.4439

Kent

1557

0.1562

0.6174

Renfrewshire

1295

0.5720

2.2607

Perthshire

1217

0.9282

3.6683

Lincolnshire

1200

0.2569

1.0153

Essex

1173

0.2034

0.8039

Selkirkshire

1023

3.8706

15.2975

Staffordshire

950

0.0963

0.3807

Dumfriesshire

941

1.4581

5.7629

Norfolk

914

0.2035

0.8042

Ayrshire

901

0.4121

1.6287

Hampshire

861

0.1438

0.5683

Nottinghamshire

836

0.2123

0.8391

Warwickshire

765

0.1038

0.4104

Suffolk

737

0.2071

0.8186

Cheshire

721

0.1118

0.4419

Stirlingshire

635

0.5893

2.3292

Sussex

620

0.1259

0.4975

Devon

619

0.1018

0.4023

Berwickshire

591

1.6706

6.6025

Somerset

554

0.1178

0.4656

Orkney

516

1.6055

6.3452

Wiltshire

500

0.1935

0.7649

Gloucestershire

461

0.0805

0.3180

Leicestershire

432

0.1334

0.5271

Derbyshire

406

0.0888

0.3508

Buckinghamshire

380

0.2152

0.8503

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

378

0.9769

3.8608

Dunbartonshire

370

0.4713

1.8627

Elginshire (Morayshire)

341

0.7512

2.9691

Banffshire

336

0.5545

2.1914

Westmorland

334

0.5202

2.0560

Cambridgeshire

332

0.1794

0.7091

Hertfordshire

331

0.1644

0.6497

Worcestershire

280

0.0734

0.2901

Peeblesshire

273

1.9868

7.8521

Northamptonshire

272

0.0990

0.3912

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

266

0.0523

0.2067

Dorset

264

0.1377

0.5442

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

240

0.5455

2.1561

Kincardineshire

235

0.6606

2.6108

Kirkcudbrightshire

232

0.5486

2.1682

Bedfordshire

221

0.1461

0.5774

Cornwall

198

0.0599

0.2366

Argyll

195

0.2398

0.9477

Shropshire

183

0.0725

0.2866

Wigtownshire

182

0.4692

1.8543

Clackmannanshire

166

0.6880

2.7192

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

160

0.0758

0.2994

Berkshire

143

0.0652

0.2577

Zetland (Shetland)

137

0.4592

1.8148

Kinross-shire

111

1.5030

5.9404

Oxfordshire

102

0.0565

0.2235

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

97

0.1209

0.4779

Inverness-shire

91

0.1043

0.4122

Huntingdonshire

85

0.1465

0.5791

Buteshire

83

0.4689

1.8532

Royal Navy

75

0.2154

0.8515

Rutland

60

0.2797

1.1055

Channel Islands

50

0.0578

0.2283

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

40

0.0325

0.1284

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

33

0.0355

0.1405

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

31

0.0281

0.1110

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

31

0.0531

0.2097

Herefordshire

29

0.0242

0.0957

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

28

0.0357

0.1409

Caithness

27

0.0675

0.2668

Nairnshire

27

0.3028

1.1967

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

21

0.0295

0.1165

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

16

0.0299

0.1183

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

15

0.0224

0.0886

Isle of Man

12

0.0221

0.0874

Sutherland

10

0.0445

0.1759

Anglesey / Sir Fon

8

0.0155

0.0611

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.0234

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0168

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1451

0.9215

3.6422

Barony

Lanarkshire

1143

0.4780

1.8892

Govan

Lanarkshire

1124

0.4810

1.9011

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

876

0.8670

3.4266

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

867

0.5168

2.0425

Hawick

Roxburghshire

606

5.1169

20.2234

Islington London

London

580

0.2048

0.8096

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

554

0.7426

2.9350

Lambeth

Surrey

498

0.1955

0.7727

Gateshead

County Durham

488

0.7499

2.9639

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

474

1.0763

4.2538

Liverpool

Lancashire

464

0.2204

0.8710

Westoe

County Durham

438

0.8890

3.5135

St Pancras London

London

430

0.1829

0.7227

Selkirk

Selkirkshire

425

5.7078

22.5584

Birmingham

Warwickshire

398

0.1621

0.6406

Elswick

Northumberland

382

1.1012

4.3520

Leeds

Yorkshire

378

0.2312

0.9139

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

351

0.6214

2.4558

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

310

0.7545

2.9821

Top male forenames

John Scott
William Scott
James Scott
George Scott
Thomas Scott
Walter Scott
Robert Scott
Joseph Scott
Henry Scott
Charles Scott
Edward Scott
Arthur Scott
Alfred Scott
Frederick Scott
Richard Scott
Samuel Scott
David Scott
Harry Scott
Albert Scott
Frank Scott
Wm. Scott
Andrew Scott
Alexander Scott
Herbert Scott
Ernest Scott
Francis Scott
Thos. Scott
Edwin Scott
Benjamin Scott
Fred Scott
Matthew Scott
Peter Scott
Isaac Scott
Tom Scott
Christopher Scott
Adam Scott
Ralph Scott
Geo. Scott
Mark Scott
Stephen Scott
Michael Scott
Percy Scott
Abraham Scott
Robt. Scott
Daniel Scott
Sidney Scott
Fredk. Scott
Anthony Scott
Jonathan Scott
Archibald Scott

Top female forenames

Mary Scott
Elizabeth Scott
Sarah Scott
Jane Scott
Ann Scott
Margaret Scott
Annie Scott
Alice Scott
Eliza Scott
Ellen Scott
Emma Scott
Hannah Scott
Emily Scott
Isabella Scott
Martha Scott
Louisa Scott
Catherine Scott
Maria Scott
Charlotte Scott
Agnes Scott
Ada Scott
Edith Scott
Harriet Scott
Fanny Scott
Florence Scott
Caroline Scott
Frances Scott
Kate Scott
Susan Scott
Clara Scott
Lucy Scott
Anne Scott
Jessie Scott
Eleanor Scott
Harriett Scott
Rebecca Scott
Rose Scott
Elizth. Scott
Amelia Scott
Julia Scott
Matilda Scott
Esther Scott
Sophia Scott
Susannah Scott
Minnie Scott
Amy Scott
Dorothy Scott
Ethel Scott
Ruth Scott
Helen Scott

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Labourer
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Laundress
General Labourer
Joiner
Blacksmith
General Servant
Tailor
Cotton Weaver
Wife
Charwoman
Carpenter
No Occupation
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Grocer
Butcher
Painter
Servant
Dress Maker
Worsted Weaver
Engine Fitter
Clerk
Farmers Son
Shoemaker
General Laborer
Tailoress
Baker
Shepherd
Agricultural Labourer
Draper
Farmers Wife
Housemaid
Milliner
Stone Mason
General Serv
Gardener
Cook
Errand Boy
Domestic Serv
Laborer
Nurse
Railway Porter
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