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SMALL

Small in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

780

0.0267

1.0523

Forfarshire (Angus)

597

0.2206

8.6943

Staffordshire

441

0.0447

1.7626

Hampshire

423

0.0706

2.7843

Somerset

372

0.0791

3.1180

Surrey

351

0.0247

0.9719

Lanarkshire

346

0.0366

1.4434

Lancashire

329

0.0095

0.3741

Kent

328

0.0329

1.2970

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

263

0.0672

2.6488

Devon

262

0.0431

1.6982

Yorkshire

242

0.0084

0.3295

County Durham

239

0.0275

1.0839

Perthshire

224

0.1708

6.7335

Warwickshire

204

0.0277

1.0913

Worcestershire

160

0.0419

1.6531

Sussex

145

0.0294

1.1603

Buckinghamshire

118

0.0668

2.6334

Gloucestershire

110

0.0192

0.7567

Shropshire

106

0.0420

1.6554

Renfrewshire

104

0.0459

1.8106

Fife

104

0.0601

2.3703

Wiltshire

91

0.0352

1.3883

Northumberland

91

0.0209

0.8252

Lincolnshire

91

0.0195

0.7679

Cheshire

73

0.0113

0.4462

Dorset

70

0.0365

1.4390

Stirlingshire

67

0.0622

2.4509

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

60

0.0284

1.1198

Essex

53

0.0092

0.3622

Cumberland

52

0.0207

0.8149

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

50

0.0098

0.3874

Nottinghamshire

45

0.0114

0.4504

Aberdeenshire

44

0.0163

0.6410

Kinross-shire

37

0.5010

19.7481

Herefordshire

36

0.0301

1.1845

Bedfordshire

36

0.0238

0.9380

Leicestershire

32

0.0099

0.3894

Ayrshire

32

0.0146

0.5769

Berkshire

31

0.0141

0.5572

Cornwall

30

0.0091

0.3575

Derbyshire

27

0.0059

0.2327

Peeblesshire

26

0.1892

7.4580

Selkirkshire

26

0.0984

3.8774

Oxfordshire

25

0.0139

0.5462

Dunbartonshire

24

0.0306

1.2050

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

16

0.0364

1.4335

Kincardineshire

16

0.0450

1.7727

Northamptonshire

15

0.0055

0.2152

Caithness

15

0.0375

1.4781

Norfolk

15

0.0033

0.1316

Roxburghshire

14

0.0265

1.0428

Argyll

11

0.0135

0.5331

Hertfordshire

10

0.0050

0.1957

Wigtownshire

9

0.0232

0.9145

Royal Navy

8

0.0230

0.9058

Suffolk

8

0.0022

0.0886

Buteshire

8

0.0452

1.7814

Berwickshire

7

0.0198

0.7799

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

7

0.0181

0.7130

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

7

0.0063

0.2500

Cambridgeshire

6

0.0032

0.1278

Nairnshire

5

0.0561

2.2101

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

5

0.0054

0.2123

Channel Islands

5

0.0058

0.2277

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

4

0.0051

0.2008

Dumfriesshire

2

0.0031

0.1222

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0614

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0491

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.1838

Orkney

1

0.0031

0.1226

Banffshire

1

0.0017

0.0650

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.1634

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0452

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.0868

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

255

0.2524

9.9477

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

164

0.3992

15.7335

Islington London

London

119

0.0420

1.6565

Barony

Lanarkshire

113

0.0473

1.8627

Birmingham

Warwickshire

103

0.0419

1.6534

Govan

Lanarkshire

100

0.0428

1.6868

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

87

0.0553

2.1779

Darlaston

Staffordshire

79

0.5797

22.8489

Lambeth

Surrey

74

0.0291

1.1450

Aston

Warwickshire

70

0.0345

1.3600

St Pancras London

London

70

0.0298

1.1733

Portsea

Hampshire

69

0.0588

2.3175

South Stoneham

Hampshire

68

0.5235

20.6348

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

63

0.1237

4.8749

Chelsea London

London

51

0.0579

2.2835

Newington

Surrey

50

0.0463

1.8262

Wednesbury

Staffordshire

49

0.1988

7.8370

Scone

Perthshire

49

2.1039

82.9244

Bristol St Philip Jacob

Gloucestershire

41

0.0760

2.9957

Hackney London

London

40

0.0244

0.9626

Top male forenames

William Small
John Small
James Small
Thomas Small
George Small
Charles Small
Henry Small
Joseph Small
Samuel Small
Robert Small
Edward Small
Alfred Small
Albert Small
Arthur Small
Richard Small
Frederick Small
Frank Small
Walter Small
David Small
Harry Small
Benjamin Small
Edwin Small
Francis Small
Herbert Small
Ernest Small
Peter Small
Michael Small
Wm. Small
Isaac Small
Sidney Small
Patrick Small
Fred Small
Daniel Small
Stephen Small
Alexander Small
Horace Small
Percy Small
Geo. Small
Nicholas Small
Earnest Small
Bernard Small
Saml. Small
Sydney Small
Chas. Small
Leonard Small
Fredrick Small
Mathew Small
Fredk. Small
Ben Small
Oliver Small

Top female forenames

Mary Small
Elizabeth Small
Sarah Small
Ellen Small
Jane Small
Ann Small
Emma Small
Eliza Small
Alice Small
Annie Small
Emily Small
Margaret Small
Hannah Small
Edith Small
Martha Small
Maria Small
Louisa Small
Charlotte Small
Catherine Small
Harriet Small
Fanny Small
Florence Small
Ada Small
Kate Small
Caroline Small
Isabella Small
Susan Small
Frances Small
Rose Small
Harriett Small
Esther Small
Jessie Small
Sophia Small
Clara Small
Agnes Small
Lucy Small
Lydia Small
Amelia Small
Julia Small
Anne Small
Rebecca Small
Bridget Small
Matilda Small
Laura Small
Minnie Small
Eleanor Small
Gertrude Small
Grace Small
Miriam Small
Rhoda Small

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Labourer
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Laundress
Carpenter
General Labourer
Domestic Servant
Bricklayer
General Servant
Farmers Son
Annuitant
Laborer
Machinist
Charwoman
Cook
Carman
Housekeeper
Carter
Tailoress
Shoe Maker
No Occupation
Brickmaker
Wife
Farm Labourer
Gardener
Domestic Serv
None
General Laborer
Hawker
Mason
Tailor
Painter
Plumber
Blacksmith
Drapers Assistant
Baker
Farmers Wife
General Serv
Lacemaker
Milliner
Housemaid
Butcher
Agricultural Labourer
Servant
Housekeeper (Dom)
Bricklayers Labourer
Nurse
Clerk