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STEPHEN

Stephen in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeenshire

2253

0.8327

47.4919

Forfarshire (Angus)

486

0.1796

10.2413

Kincardineshire

275

0.7730

44.0868

Banffshire

271

0.4472

25.5049

London

187

0.0064

0.3650

Elginshire (Morayshire)

167

0.3679

20.9825

Lancashire

166

0.0048

0.2731

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

155

0.0396

2.2588

Lanarkshire

151

0.0160

0.9115

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

121

0.0238

1.3566

Caithness

99

0.2475

14.1162

Isle of Man

78

0.1438

8.1999

Northumberland

47

0.0108

0.6167

Perthshire

45

0.0343

1.9573

County Durham

44

0.0051

0.2887

Surrey

35

0.0025

0.1402

Yorkshire

33

0.0011

0.0650

Inverness-shire

33

0.0378

2.1573

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

31

0.0147

0.8372

Ayrshire

29

0.0133

0.7565

Sussex

28

0.0057

0.3242

Essex

27

0.0047

0.2670

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

26

0.0280

1.5971

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

23

0.0187

1.0654

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

22

0.0274

1.5640

Devon

22

0.0036

0.2063

Fife

22

0.0127

0.7255

Orkney

21

0.0653

3.7264

Kent

20

0.0020

0.1144

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

18

0.0152

0.8691

Cheshire

18

0.0028

0.1592

Zetland (Shetland)

16

0.0536

3.0585

Staffordshire

15

0.0015

0.0868

Hampshire

15

0.0025

0.1429

Worcestershire

15

0.0039

0.2242

Gloucestershire

15

0.0026

0.1493

Nairnshire

12

0.1346

7.6751

Northamptonshire

12

0.0044

0.2491

Cambridgeshire

11

0.0059

0.3390

Cornwall

11

0.0033

0.1897

Renfrewshire

11

0.0049

0.2771

Derbyshire

11

0.0024

0.1372

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

11

0.0206

1.1736

Leicestershire

11

0.0034

0.1937

Suffolk

10

0.0028

0.1603

Shropshire

9

0.0036

0.2034

Lincolnshire

9

0.0019

0.1099

Argyll

8

0.0098

0.5610

Anglesey / Sir Fon

8

0.0155

0.8813

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

8

0.0339

1.9358

Kirkcudbrightshire

7

0.0166

0.9440

Dunbartonshire

6

0.0076

0.4359

Warwickshire

6

0.0008

0.0464

Herefordshire

6

0.0050

0.2857

Royal Navy

5

0.0144

0.8191

Somerset

5

0.0011

0.0606

Stirlingshire

4

0.0037

0.2117

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

4

0.0091

0.5185

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

4

0.0060

0.3408

Cumberland

3

0.0012

0.0680

Sutherland

3

0.0134

0.7617

Peeblesshire

3

0.0218

1.2452

Kinross-shire

3

0.0406

2.3168

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

3

0.0027

0.1550

Nottinghamshire

3

0.0008

0.0435

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

2

0.0052

0.2948

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.1470

Norfolk

1

0.0002

0.0127

Channel Islands

1

0.0012

0.0659

Berkshire

1

0.0005

0.0260

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.2364

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.2158

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.1078

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.1612

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0377

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.0983

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0800

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.0884

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

0.0323

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

521

3.6416

207.6856

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

301

0.5329

30.3902

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

258

0.5097

29.0678

Rathen

Aberdeenshire

172

6.0670

346.0068

Fraserburgh

Aberdeenshire

143

1.8776

107.0840

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

102

0.6219

35.4672

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

93

0.0591

3.3686

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

74

0.0732

4.1771

Newhills

Aberdeenshire

71

1.2816

73.0904

New Deer

Aberdeenshire

71

1.4496

82.6735

Kinneff Catterline

Kincardineshire

62

6.1876

352.8742

Govan

Lanarkshire

56

0.0240

1.3668

Auchterless

Aberdeenshire

53

2.4674

140.7329

St Vigeans

Forfarshire (Angus)

50

0.3423

19.5198

Old Deer

Aberdeenshire

49

0.9557

54.5050

Barony

Lanarkshire

48

0.0201

1.1449

Gamrie

Banffshire

44

0.6504

37.0932

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

41

0.0998

5.6914

Strichen

Aberdeenshire

40

1.7014

97.0403

Forgue

Aberdeenshire

39

1.6049

91.5278

Top male forenames

John Stephen
William Stephen
Thomas Stephen
George Stephen
James Stephen
Henry Stephen
Robert Stephen
David Stephen
Joseph Stephen
Charles Stephen
Edward Stephen
Arthur Stephen
Alexander Stephen
Frederick Stephen
Frank Stephen
Richard Stephen
Walter Stephen
Wm. Stephen
Stephen Stephen
Peter Stephen
Evan Stephen
Daniel Stephen
Alfred Stephen
Ernest Stephen
Oscar Stephen
Griffith Stephen
Harry Stephen
Samuel Stephen
Fredk. Stephen
Isaac Stephen
Herbert Stephen
Francis Stephen
Mathew Stephen
Nathan Stephen
Albert Stephen
Alexr. Stephen
Jonathan Stephen
Andrew Stephen
Benjamin Stephen
Jno. Stephen
Lionel Stephen
Edwin Stephen
Don Stephen
Donald Stephen
Bennett Stephen
Douglas Stephen
Barnard Stephen
Ball Stephen
Edgar Stephen
Edmund Stephen

Top female forenames

Mary Stephen
Elizabeth Stephen
Sarah Stephen
Jane Stephen
Margaret Stephen
Ann Stephen
Alice Stephen
Eliza Stephen
Ellen Stephen
Annie Stephen
Emily Stephen
Martha Stephen
Rachel Stephen
Hannah Stephen
Anne Stephen
Louisa Stephen
Edith Stephen
Florence Stephen
Catherine Stephen
Jessie Stephen
Esther Stephen
Sophia Stephen
Kate Stephen
Lucy Stephen
Agnes Stephen
Elizth. Stephen
Lydia Stephen
Eleanor Stephen
Harriet Stephen
Susan Stephen
Caroline Stephen
Emma Stephen
Helen Stephen
Mabel Stephen
Ada Stephen
Minnie Stephen
Julia Stephen
Clara Stephen
Charlotte Stephen
Catharine Stephen
Flora Stephen
Francis Stephen
Harriett Stephen
Margret Stephen
Lizzie Stephen
Elizbeth Stephen
Hellen Stephen
Elizth.Ann Stephen
Jemima Stephen
Isabella Stephen

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Labourer
Wife
Housekeeper
Fisherman
Home
Lead Miner
Annuitant
General Servant
Dressmaker
Master
Stone Mason
Charwoman
Clerk
Housemaid
Servant Domestic
Shoemaker
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
Assistant To Inn Keeper (Inn Servant)
Mariners Wife
Printer
Tailor
Scholr
Boiler Maker
Pupil
Laundress
Butcher
Power Loom Weaver In Cotton Factory
Pattern Maker
Coal Miner Wife
Iron Moulder
General Laborer
Potters Figure Maker
Joiner
Mariner
Nurse
Bricklayer
Gentlemans Servant
Mason
Grocer
Pauper
Machinist
Operative Cotton Piecer
Hawker (Chair)
Farmers Son
Merchant
Youth
Painter