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SINCLAIR

Sinclair in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1888

0.1998

3.8744

Caithness

1621

4.0527

78.5764

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1242

0.3174

6.1531

Orkney

995

3.0958

60.0240

Argyll

812

0.9985

19.3593

Zetland (Shetland)

805

2.6981

52.3121

London

601

0.0206

0.3988

Lancashire

595

0.0172

0.3328

Renfrewshire

551

0.2434

4.7188

County Durham

545

0.0627

1.2158

Perthshire

469

0.3577

6.9351

Aberdeenshire

466

0.1722

3.3394

Fife

399

0.2307

4.4733

Northumberland

353

0.0812

1.5746

Forfarshire (Angus)

320

0.1182

2.2924

Yorkshire

297

0.0103

0.1989

Stirlingshire

294

0.2729

5.2904

Surrey

255

0.0179

0.3473

Kent

237

0.0238

0.4610

Ayrshire

212

0.0970

1.8800

Dunbartonshire

211

0.2688

5.2111

Inverness-shire

179

0.2052

3.9780

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

141

0.1758

3.4077

Cheshire

138

0.0214

0.4149

Elginshire (Morayshire)

122

0.2688

5.2111

Clackmannanshire

119

0.4932

9.5629

Cumberland

118

0.0469

0.9096

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

114

0.2946

5.7121

Lincolnshire

90

0.0193

0.3736

Kincardineshire

85

0.2389

4.6326

Banffshire

79

0.1304

2.5276

Essex

78

0.0135

0.2622

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

73

0.1659

3.2172

Nairnshire

61

0.6841

13.2635

Sussex

56

0.0114

0.2204

Buteshire

55

0.3107

6.0244

Hampshire

48

0.0080

0.1554

Staffordshire

47

0.0048

0.0924

Roxburghshire

47

0.0888

1.7221

Sutherland

46

0.2048

3.9702

Berwickshire

42

0.1187

2.3018

Kirkcudbrightshire

37

0.0875

1.6963

Somerset

34

0.0072

0.1402

Gloucestershire

32

0.0056

0.1083

Selkirkshire

29

0.1097

2.1274

Norfolk

29

0.0065

0.1252

Hertfordshire

28

0.0139

0.2696

Derbyshire

26

0.0057

0.1102

Peeblesshire

25

0.1819

3.5275

Warwickshire

23

0.0031

0.0605

Dumfriesshire

23

0.0356

0.6910

Wigtownshire

20

0.0516

0.9996

Devon

19

0.0031

0.0606

Royal Navy

18

0.0517

1.0025

Cornwall

17

0.0051

0.0997

Suffolk

17

0.0048

0.0926

Kinross-shire

16

0.2167

4.2007

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

15

0.0029

0.0572

Nottinghamshire

15

0.0038

0.0739

Berkshire

13

0.0059

0.1149

Channel Islands

13

0.0150

0.2912

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

9

0.0043

0.0826

Dorset

9

0.0047

0.0910

Cambridgeshire

9

0.0049

0.0943

Wiltshire

7

0.0027

0.0525

Worcestershire

7

0.0018

0.0356

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.1149

Shropshire

6

0.0024

0.0461

Bedfordshire

6

0.0040

0.0769

Huntingdonshire

6

0.0103

0.2006

Leicestershire

5

0.0015

0.0299

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

5

0.0045

0.0878

Northamptonshire

3

0.0011

0.0212

Westmorland

3

0.0047

0.0906

Buckinghamshire

3

0.0017

0.0329

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0418

Isle of Man

2

0.0037

0.0715

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0157

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0332

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

642

0.2747

5.3269

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

630

0.4001

7.7578

Barony

Lanarkshire

585

0.2447

4.7436

Latheron

Caithness

405

6.0529

117.3573

Wick

Caithness

381

2.9489

57.1754

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

314

0.1872

3.6289

Thurso

Caithness

242

3.8788

75.2043

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

210

0.5168

10.0195

Halkirk

Caithness

178

6.5780

127.5346

Kirkwall St Ola

Orkney

169

3.5106

68.0656

South Ronaldshay

Orkney

168

5.0511

97.9363

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

146

0.3315

6.4277

Lerwick Gulberwick

Zetland (Shetland)

145

3.1399

60.8783

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

128

0.2529

4.9026

Dunfermline

Fife

126

0.4738

9.1869

Dunrossness

Zetland (Shetland)

126

3.2077

62.1946

Reay

Caithness

122

5.5632

107.8596

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

110

0.1947

3.7756

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

104

0.1394

2.7029

Westoe

County Durham

102

0.2070

4.0139

Top male forenames

John Sinclair
William Sinclair
James Sinclair
George Sinclair
Thomas Sinclair
Robert Sinclair
Charles Sinclair
Alexander Sinclair
Henry Sinclair
David Sinclair
Joseph Sinclair
Arthur Sinclair
Edward Sinclair
Peter Sinclair
Harry Sinclair
Andrew Sinclair
Walter Sinclair
Frederick Sinclair
Alfred Sinclair
Richard Sinclair
Archibald Sinclair
Francis Sinclair
Thos. Sinclair
Samuel Sinclair
Wm. Sinclair
Duncan Sinclair
Donald Sinclair
Frank Sinclair
Daniel Sinclair
Adam Sinclair
Matthew Sinclair
Isaac Sinclair
Hugh Sinclair
Albert Sinclair
Benjamin Sinclair
Fred Sinclair
Herbert Sinclair
Jacob Sinclair
Jno. Sinclair
Edwin Sinclair
Anthony Sinclair
Christopher Sinclair
Geo. Sinclair
Percy Sinclair
Chas. Sinclair
Ambrose Sinclair
Cuthbert Sinclair
Martin Sinclair
Gilbert Sinclair
Hy. Sinclair

Top female forenames

Mary Sinclair
Elizabeth Sinclair
Margaret Sinclair
Jane Sinclair
Sarah Sinclair
Ann Sinclair
Annie Sinclair
Isabella Sinclair
Ellen Sinclair
Alice Sinclair
Catherine Sinclair
Eliza Sinclair
Jessie Sinclair
Agnes Sinclair
Emma Sinclair
Hannah Sinclair
Emily Sinclair
Louisa Sinclair
Florence Sinclair
Martha Sinclair
Ada Sinclair
Charlotte Sinclair
Maria Sinclair
Janet Sinclair
Edith Sinclair
Rebecca Sinclair
Caroline Sinclair
Frances Sinclair
Helen Sinclair
Harriet Sinclair
Anne Sinclair
Eleanor Sinclair
Grace Sinclair
Kate Sinclair
Barbara Sinclair
Minnie Sinclair
Maud Sinclair
Fanny Sinclair
Margt. Sinclair
Amelia Sinclair
Esther Sinclair
Amy Sinclair
Susan Sinclair
Susannah Sinclair
Christina Sinclair
Rose Sinclair
Lucy Sinclair
Elizth. Sinclair
Maggie Sinclair
Gertrude Sinclair

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Coal Miner
Joiner
Domestic Servant
Clerk
Laundress
Ag Lab
Mariner
Labourer
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Engine Fitter
Wife
No Occupation
Servant
Milliner
Tailor
Baker
Farmers Son
Bricklayer
General Laborer
Housemaid
Cook
Carpenter
None
Charwoman
Cotton Weaver
Grocer
Dress Maker
Seaman
Plumber
Blacksmith
Painter
General Servant
Boiler Maker
At Home
Iron Moulder
Commercial Traveller
Police Constable
Shoemaker
Gardener
House Carpenter
Sailor
Cook Domestic
Nurse
Farmers Daur
House Keeper
Cabinet Maker