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STARK

Stark in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

728

0.0771

5.6268

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

392

0.1002

7.3145

Fife

280

0.1619

11.8234

Forfarshire (Angus)

253

0.0935

6.8265

London

203

0.0069

0.5074

County Durham

190

0.0219

1.5964

Stirlingshire

183

0.1698

12.4027

Yorkshire

158

0.0055

0.3985

Dunbartonshire

143

0.1822

13.3017

Hampshire

131

0.0219

1.5976

Lancashire

128

0.0037

0.2696

Devon

122

0.0201

1.4650

Somerset

113

0.0240

1.7548

Surrey

92

0.0065

0.4720

Lincolnshire

91

0.0195

1.4227

Northumberland

69

0.0159

1.1593

Renfrewshire

62

0.0274

1.9999

Essex

49

0.0085

0.6205

Kent

49

0.0049

0.3590

Leicestershire

48

0.0148

1.0822

Perthshire

39

0.0297

2.1721

Ayrshire

38

0.0174

1.2692

Berwickshire

36

0.1018

7.4311

Gloucestershire

35

0.0061

0.4461

Aberdeenshire

34

0.0126

0.9177

Dorset

30

0.0156

1.1426

Kinross-shire

30

0.4062

29.6648

Cornwall

28

0.0085

0.6182

Norfolk

28

0.0062

0.4552

Peeblesshire

24

0.1747

12.7544

Berkshire

21

0.0096

0.6993

Derbyshire

19

0.0042

0.3034

Dumfriesshire

18

0.0279

2.0368

Argyll

18

0.0221

1.6164

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

17

0.0386

2.8218

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

17

0.0080

0.5878

Channel Islands

17

0.0196

1.4341

Hertfordshire

16

0.0079

0.5802

Selkirkshire

14

0.0530

3.8682

Caithness

14

0.0350

2.5561

Kirkcudbrightshire

14

0.0331

2.4175

Roxburghshire

13

0.0246

1.7940

Warwickshire

13

0.0018

0.1289

Cheshire

11

0.0017

0.1246

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

10

0.0020

0.1436

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

9

0.0233

1.6985

Inverness-shire

8

0.0092

0.6696

Sussex

6

0.0012

0.0890

Royal Navy

6

0.0172

1.2586

Clackmannanshire

5

0.0207

1.5134

Suffolk

5

0.0014

0.1026

Nottinghamshire

4

0.0010

0.0742

Buckinghamshire

3

0.0017

0.1240

Shropshire

3

0.0012

0.0868

Staffordshire

3

0.0003

0.0222

Northamptonshire

2

0.0007

0.0532

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.3765

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.1346

Worcestershire

1

0.0003

0.0191

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.1137

Cambridgeshire

1

0.0005

0.0395

Cumberland

1

0.0004

0.0290

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0787

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0405

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

184

0.0787

5.7503

Barony

Lanarkshire

146

0.0611

4.4589

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

108

0.0686

5.0090

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

100

0.0596

4.3528

Kirkintilloch

Dunbartonshire

99

0.9283

67.7896

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

79

0.0782

5.7098

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

69

0.1567

11.4415

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

60

0.2379

17.3717

Forfar

Forfarshire (Angus)

55

0.3753

27.4068

Dunfermline

Fife

53

0.1993

14.5544

Carnwath

Lanarkshire

50

0.8559

62.5000

Kilsyth

Stirlingshire

48

0.6987

51.0204

Gateshead

County Durham

45

0.0692

5.0501

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

35

0.0852

6.2210

Carisbrooke

Hampshire

32

0.3849

28.1096

Kirkcaldy

Fife

31

0.3614

26.3942

West Calder

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

30

0.3889

28.4010

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

30

0.1430

10.4402

Abbotshall

Fife

29

0.4488

32.7721

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

28

0.0747

5.4536

Top male forenames

John Stark
William Stark
James Stark
George Stark
Thomas Stark
Henry Stark
Robert Stark
Charles Stark
Alfred Stark
Joseph Stark
Frederick Stark
Walter Stark
Samuel Stark
Richard Stark
Edward Stark
Arthur Stark
Andrew Stark
Frank Stark
Ernest Stark
Anthony Stark
Albert Stark
Francis Stark
Robt. Stark
Mark Stark
Herbert Stark
Wm. Stark
Daniel Stark
David Stark
Harry Stark
Philip Stark
Amos Stark
Benjamin Stark
Edmund Stark
Tom Stark
Thos. Stark
Alexander Stark
Nicholas Stark
Gorge Stark
Clement Stark
Joshua Stark
Archibald Stark
Sidney Stark
Geo. Stark
Jonathan Stark
Eugene Stark
Malcolm Stark
Edwin Stark
Martin Stark
Matthew Stark
Humphrey Stark

Top female forenames

Mary Stark
Elizabeth Stark
Sarah Stark
Jane Stark
Ann Stark
Margaret Stark
Emma Stark
Alice Stark
Ellen Stark
Annie Stark
Emily Stark
Eliza Stark
Harriet Stark
Isabella Stark
Maria Stark
Catherine Stark
Jessie Stark
Rose Stark
Hannah Stark
Ada Stark
Charlotte Stark
Martha Stark
Florence Stark
Louisa Stark
Edith Stark
Clara Stark
Laura Stark
Frances Stark
Betsy Stark
Lily Stark
Fanny Stark
Harriett Stark
Dorothy Stark
Caroline Stark
Selina Stark
Minnie Stark
Lucy Stark
Henrietta Stark
Rebecca Stark
Susan Stark
Helen Stark
Anne Stark
Amelia Stark
Susanna Stark
Sophia Stark
Cecilia Stark
Rosa Stark
Matilda Stark
Eva Stark
Agnes Stark

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Coal Miner
Carpenter
Ag Lab
Labourer
Annuitant
Laundress
Cotton Weaver
Wife
General Labourer
Housekeeper
Blacksmith
Shoemaker
Lime Quarry Man
Pauper
Mason
Baker
Joiner
General Serv
Servant
Cabinet Maker
Nurse
Machinist
Charwoman
Dress Maker
General Servant
Stone Mason
Butcher
Farmers Wife
Iron Founder
Gardner
File Cutter
Retired Grocer
Bricklayer
Clerk
Infant
Shoe Finisher
Grocer
Railway Porter
General Laborer
Cordwainer
Gardener
Gas Fitter
Agl Lab
Builders Labourer
Errand Boy
Milliner
Farm Labourer