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STEEL

Steel in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

1903

0.0657

1.6128

Lanarkshire

1610

0.1704

4.1809

London

847

0.0290

0.7113

Lancashire

685

0.0198

0.4848

County Durham

566

0.0651

1.5978

Ayrshire

473

0.2163

5.3080

Cumberland

461

0.1833

4.4970

Surrey

452

0.0318

0.7791

Northumberland

403

0.0927

2.2748

Renfrewshire

342

0.1511

3.7064

Hampshire

307

0.0513

1.2579

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

282

0.0721

1.7679

Kent

258

0.0259

0.6351

Dumfriesshire

219

0.3394

8.3262

Lincolnshire

219

0.0469

1.1503

Staffordshire

208

0.0211

0.5175

Warwickshire

184

0.0250

0.6127

Cheshire

184

0.0285

0.7000

Forfarshire (Angus)

182

0.0672

1.6499

Gloucestershire

157

0.0274

0.6723

Essex

149

0.0258

0.6339

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

145

0.3296

8.0866

Dorset

125

0.0652

1.5996

Suffolk

117

0.0329

0.8067

Stirlingshire

115

0.1067

2.6187

Northamptonshire

99

0.0360

0.8840

Sussex

99

0.0201

0.4932

Inverness-shire

97

0.1112

2.7279

Fife

92

0.0532

1.3052

Derbyshire

85

0.0186

0.4560

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

75

0.0147

0.3617

Norfolk

72

0.0160

0.3933

Aberdeenshire

71

0.0262

0.6439

Westmorland

68

0.1059

2.5986

Perthshire

61

0.0465

1.1414

Worcestershire

60

0.0157

0.3859

Nottinghamshire

58

0.0147

0.3614

Berkshire

54

0.0246

0.6042

Berwickshire

54

0.1526

3.7451

Roxburghshire

53

0.1002

2.4574

Wiltshire

41

0.0159

0.3894

Leicestershire

38

0.0117

0.2878

Devon

38

0.0062

0.1533

Dunbartonshire

32

0.0408

1.0001

Bedfordshire

31

0.0205

0.5028

Wigtownshire

28

0.0722

1.7710

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

27

0.0128

0.3137

Oxfordshire

27

0.0150

0.3672

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

25

0.0646

1.5852

Somerset

24

0.0051

0.1252

Buckinghamshire

23

0.0130

0.3195

Kirkcudbrightshire

23

0.0544

1.3344

Banffshire

21

0.0347

0.8502

Argyll

21

0.0258

0.6336

Royal Navy

18

0.0517

1.2686

Cambridgeshire

15

0.0081

0.1989

Hertfordshire

13

0.0065

0.1584

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.3401

Selkirkshire

11

0.0416

1.0211

Clackmannanshire

9

0.0373

0.9152

Peeblesshire

9

0.0655

1.6070

Buteshire

6

0.0339

0.8317

Shropshire

4

0.0016

0.0389

Cornwall

3

0.0009

0.0223

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

3

0.0037

0.0918

Herefordshire

3

0.0025

0.0614

Elginshire (Morayshire)

3

0.0066

0.1622

Nairnshire

3

0.0336

0.8254

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.1144

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0452

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0367

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0420

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

367

0.1535

3.7658

Govan

Lanarkshire

282

0.1207

2.9610

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

253

0.1508

3.7000

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

112

0.0711

1.7452

Abbey

Renfrewshire

95

0.2750

6.7475

Leeds

Yorkshire

90

0.0551

1.3508

Lambeth

Surrey

89

0.0349

0.8572

Sheffield

Yorkshire

88

0.0955

2.3427

South Uist

Inverness-shire

85

1.3964

34.2618

Portsea

Hampshire

80

0.0682

1.6725

Bethnal Green London

London

80

0.0630

1.5466

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

79

0.3083

7.5649

Islington London

London

78

0.0275

0.6759

Barrow In Furness

Lancashire

75

0.1591

3.9030

Camberwell

Surrey

68

0.0364

0.8941

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

68

0.0673

1.6513

Lesmahagow

Lanarkshire

67

0.6705

16.4518

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

66

0.0885

2.1706

Ecclesfield

Yorkshire

64

0.3015

7.3978

Gateshead

County Durham

62

0.0953

2.3377

Top male forenames

John Steel
William Steel
George Steel
Thomas Steel
James Steel
Charles Steel
Joseph Steel
Henry Steel
Robert Steel
Edward Steel
Arthur Steel
Alfred Steel
Samuel Steel
Frederick Steel
Harry Steel
Richard Steel
Walter Steel
Albert Steel
David Steel
Frank Steel
Ernest Steel
Herbert Steel
Edwin Steel
Isaac Steel
Alexander Steel
Tom Steel
Wm. Steel
Benjamin Steel
Fred Steel
Andrew Steel
Francis Steel
Daniel Steel
Thos. Steel
Fredrick Steel
Matthew Steel
Geo. Steel
Stephen Steel
Peter Steel
Ralph Steel
Chas. Steel
Sidney Steel
Christopher Steel
Abraham Steel
Willie Steel
Willm. Steel
Jno. Steel
Lancelot Steel
Fredk. Steel
Sydney Steel
Jacob Steel

Top female forenames

Mary Steel
Elizabeth Steel
Sarah Steel
Jane Steel
Ann Steel
Margaret Steel
Emma Steel
Annie Steel
Ellen Steel
Hannah Steel
Alice Steel
Eliza Steel
Emily Steel
Martha Steel
Isabella Steel
Charlotte Steel
Catherine Steel
Maria Steel
Fanny Steel
Ada Steel
Agnes Steel
Frances Steel
Harriet Steel
Edith Steel
Florence Steel
Louisa Steel
Kate Steel
Clara Steel
Lucy Steel
Esther Steel
Harriett Steel
Anne Steel
Caroline Steel
Susan Steel
Ruth Steel
Matilda Steel
Grace Steel
Rebecca Steel
Rose Steel
Jessie Steel
Elizth. Steel
Eleanor Steel
Betsy Steel
Sophia Steel
Laura Steel
Gertrude Steel
Amelia Steel
Selina Steel
Ethel Steel
Julia Steel

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Housekeeper
Joiner
Wife
General Servant
Carpenter
Tailor
Charwoman
Blacksmith
General Labourer
Farmers Son
No Occupation
Bricklayer
Cotton Weaver
Farm Labourer
Painter
Domestic Serv
Farmers Daur
Grocer
Stone Mason
Laborer
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Tailoress
Boot Maker
Agricultural Labourer
Shoemaker
Cook
General Laborer
Farmer
Dress Maker
Shoe Maker
Worsted Weaver
Butcher
Farm Servant
General Lab
Servant
Engine Fitter
Milliner
Farmers Wife
Wheelwright
Ag Labourer
Coalminer
Drapers Assistant