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SHAW

Shaw in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

13698

0.4732

2.5758

Lancashire

11616

0.3351

1.8242

Staffordshire

3065

0.3108

1.6920

Cheshire

2628

0.4075

2.2185

London

2295

0.0786

0.4276

Derbyshire

2273

0.4970

2.7055

Lanarkshire

1860

0.1969

1.0717

Nottinghamshire

1779

0.4518

2.4595

Warwickshire

1267

0.1720

0.9362

County Durham

1216

0.1399

0.7617

Surrey

1197

0.0841

0.4578

Lincolnshire

912

0.1952

1.0629

Worcestershire

766

0.2008

1.0931

Leicestershire

624

0.1926

1.0488

Kent

606

0.0608

0.3310

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

595

0.1520

0.8277

Inverness-shire

550

0.6304

3.4320

Ayrshire

513

0.2346

1.2774

Renfrewshire

469

0.2072

1.1278

Northamptonshire

403

0.1467

0.7984

Sussex

401

0.0814

0.4432

Stirlingshire

327

0.3035

1.6522

Northumberland

304

0.0699

0.3807

Hampshire

293

0.0489

0.2664

Argyll

276

0.3394

1.8476

Cumberland

255

0.1014

0.5519

Shropshire

248

0.0983

0.5349

Westmorland

234

0.3645

1.9841

Essex

223

0.0387

0.2105

Forfarshire (Angus)

220

0.0813

0.4425

Aberdeenshire

217

0.0802

0.4366

Perthshire

214

0.1632

0.8885

Cambridgeshire

209

0.1129

0.6149

Norfolk

206

0.0459

0.2497

Gloucestershire

204

0.0356

0.1938

Berkshire

182

0.0830

0.4518

Dunbartonshire

173

0.2204

1.1997

Hertfordshire

146

0.0725

0.3947

Kirkcudbrightshire

141

0.3334

1.8151

Devon

128

0.0210

0.1146

Fife

127

0.0734

0.3998

Bedfordshire

100

0.0661

0.3599

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

100

0.0474

0.2578

Buteshire

97

0.5480

2.9832

Buckinghamshire

94

0.0532

0.2897

Wigtownshire

93

0.2397

1.3052

Somerset

93

0.0198

0.1077

Oxfordshire

93

0.0515

0.2806

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

92

0.2091

1.1384

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

91

0.0179

0.0974

Banffshire

77

0.1271

0.6917

Suffolk

76

0.0214

0.1163

Herefordshire

67

0.0559

0.3045

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

64

0.1654

0.9004

Elginshire (Morayshire)

64

0.1410

0.7676

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

61

0.0777

0.4229

Dumfriesshire

59

0.0914

0.4977

Channel Islands

55

0.0635

0.3459

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

53

0.0661

0.3597

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

51

0.0462

0.2516

Cornwall

50

0.0151

0.0823

Kincardineshire

42

0.1181

0.6427

Nairnshire

38

0.4262

2.3199

Wiltshire

37

0.0143

0.0780

Berwickshire

30

0.0848

0.4617

Roxburghshire

27

0.0510

0.2778

Clackmannanshire

26

0.1078

0.5867

Royal Navy

24

0.0689

0.3753

Dorset

24

0.0125

0.0681

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

21

0.0178

0.0968

Caithness

17

0.0425

0.2314

Huntingdonshire

16

0.0276

0.1502

Isle of Man

16

0.0295

0.1606

Rutland

15

0.0699

0.3807

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

14

0.0196

0.1070

Peeblesshire

13

0.0946

0.5150

Selkirkshire

12

0.0454

0.2472

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

12

0.0179

0.0976

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

10

0.0081

0.0442

Sutherland

9

0.0401

0.2181

Orkney

6

0.0187

0.1016

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

5

0.0086

0.0466

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

4

0.0043

0.0235

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0105

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0231

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.0737

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Oldham

Lancashire

909

0.8124

4.4228

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

761

1.0044

5.4682

Saddleworth

Yorkshire

701

3.1393

17.0900

Huddersfield

Yorkshire

676

1.6028

8.7258

Leeds

Yorkshire

556

0.3401

1.8516

Barony

Lanarkshire

530

0.2217

1.2067

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

496

0.4743

2.5822

Sheffield

Yorkshire

486

0.5273

2.8707

Birmingham

Warwickshire

478

0.1947

1.0598

Aston

Warwickshire

435

0.2144

1.1673

Govan

Lanarkshire

431

0.1844

1.0041

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

424

0.4163

2.2664

Salford

Lancashire

403

0.3953

2.1518

Manchester

Lancashire

392

0.2515

1.3689

Blackburn

Lancashire

381

0.4131

2.2489

Liverpool

Lancashire

381

0.1810

0.9852

Almondbury

Yorkshire

348

2.4861

13.5340

Everton

Lancashire

314

0.2842

1.5472

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

284

0.2419

1.3171

Hulme

Lancashire

283

0.3910

2.1287

Top male forenames

John Shaw
William Shaw
Thomas Shaw
James Shaw
George Shaw
Joseph Shaw
Henry Shaw
Charles Shaw
Robert Shaw
Samuel Shaw
Arthur Shaw
Alfred Shaw
Edward Shaw
Richard Shaw
Walter Shaw
Frederick Shaw
Albert Shaw
Harry Shaw
Herbert Shaw
David Shaw
Fred Shaw
Frank Shaw
Edwin Shaw
Benjamin Shaw
Wm. Shaw
Francis Shaw
Ernest Shaw
Tom Shaw
Peter Shaw
Thos. Shaw
Isaac Shaw
Joshua Shaw
Jonathan Shaw
Abraham Shaw
Joe Shaw
Geo. Shaw
Hugh Shaw
Ralph Shaw
Matthew Shaw
Fredrick Shaw
Daniel Shaw
Stephen Shaw
Alexander Shaw
Eli Shaw
Sam Shaw
Mark Shaw
Percy Shaw
Edmund Shaw
Fredk. Shaw
Willie Shaw

Top female forenames

Mary Shaw
Sarah Shaw
Elizabeth Shaw
Ann Shaw
Jane Shaw
Hannah Shaw
Ellen Shaw
Annie Shaw
Alice Shaw
Emma Shaw
Eliza Shaw
Martha Shaw
Margaret Shaw
Emily Shaw
Harriet Shaw
Ada Shaw
Maria Shaw
Edith Shaw
Clara Shaw
Fanny Shaw
Charlotte Shaw
Louisa Shaw
Frances Shaw
Florence Shaw
Agnes Shaw
Lucy Shaw
Catherine Shaw
Isabella Shaw
Caroline Shaw
Kate Shaw
Anne Shaw
Esther Shaw
Harriett Shaw
Betty Shaw
Ruth Shaw
Susan Shaw
Amelia Shaw
Betsy Shaw
Susannah Shaw
Rebecca Shaw
Elizth. Shaw
Eleanor Shaw
Gertrude Shaw
Nancy Shaw
Rose Shaw
Amy Shaw
Matilda Shaw
Sophia Shaw
Minnie Shaw
Lydia Shaw

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Cotton Weaver
Dressmaker
Housekeeper
Labourer
Woollen Weaver
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Joiner
Ag Lab
General Labourer
Laundress
Charwoman
Grocer
Worsted Weaver
General Servant
Wife
Cotton Piecer
No Occupation
Dress Maker
Butcher
Cotton Spinner
Carter
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Blacksmith
Cotton Winder
Tailor
Stone Mason
Cotton Operative
Painter
Farmers Son
Farmers Wife
General Laborer
Carpenter
Housewife
House Keeper
Warehouseman
Milliner
Errand Boy
General Serv
None
Engine Fitter
Shoemaker
Worsted Spinner
Infant
Cotton Reeler
Hawker
Iron Moulder