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SWAN

Swan in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

710

0.0751

2.9013

London

661

0.0226

0.8735

Kent

565

0.0567

2.1884

Lancashire

499

0.0144

0.5557

Northumberland

470

0.1081

4.1747

County Durham

465

0.0535

2.0656

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

394

0.1007

3.8868

Essex

364

0.0631

2.4369

Surrey

293

0.0206

0.7947

Fife

279

0.1613

6.2285

Yorkshire

218

0.0075

0.2907

Renfrewshire

207

0.0914

3.5300

Forfarshire (Angus)

200

0.0739

2.8530

Suffolk

184

0.0517

1.9964

Northamptonshire

173

0.0630

2.4308

Staffordshire

142

0.0144

0.5559

Derbyshire

131

0.0286

1.1058

Warwickshire

125

0.0170

0.6550

Sussex

118

0.0240

0.9249

Dumfriesshire

113

0.1751

6.7602

Leicestershire

104

0.0321

1.2396

Cambridgeshire

99

0.0535

2.0656

Cheshire

95

0.0147

0.5687

Stirlingshire

93

0.0863

3.3323

Hampshire

82

0.0137

0.5287

Norfolk

80

0.0178

0.6876

Perthshire

65

0.0496

1.9139

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

62

0.1602

6.1860

Hertfordshire

53

0.0263

1.0161

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

50

0.1137

4.3878

Cumberland

49

0.0195

0.7521

Berwickshire

44

0.1244

4.8018

Roxburghshire

41

0.0775

2.9913

Lincolnshire

36

0.0077

0.2975

Peeblesshire

36

0.2620

10.1146

Dunbartonshire

32

0.0408

1.5737

Kirkcudbrightshire

32

0.0757

2.9213

Ayrshire

32

0.0146

0.5651

Cornwall

29

0.0088

0.3385

Nottinghamshire

28

0.0071

0.2745

Clackmannanshire

25

0.1036

4.0004

Somerset

23

0.0049

0.1888

Argyll

22

0.0271

1.0444

Gloucestershire

21

0.0037

0.1415

Worcestershire

18

0.0047

0.1822

Bedfordshire

17

0.0112

0.4339

Berkshire

14

0.0064

0.2465

Rutland

14

0.0653

2.5198

Wiltshire

14

0.0054

0.2092

Aberdeenshire

12

0.0044

0.1712

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

12

0.0024

0.0911

Inverness-shire

12

0.0138

0.5310

Buteshire

11

0.0621

2.3992

Shropshire

9

0.0036

0.1377

Wigtownshire

8

0.0206

0.7962

Kincardineshire

8

0.0225

0.8682

Royal Navy

7

0.0201

0.7763

Devon

7

0.0012

0.0444

Dorset

6

0.0031

0.1208

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

5

0.0024

0.0914

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

5

0.0042

0.1634

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

4

0.0051

0.1967

Channel Islands

4

0.0046

0.1784

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

4

0.0036

0.1399

Elginshire (Morayshire)

4

0.0088

0.3402

Buckinghamshire

3

0.0017

0.0656

Isle of Man

3

0.0055

0.2135

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.2921

Oxfordshire

2

0.0011

0.0428

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0832

Orkney

2

0.0062

0.2402

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0601

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.0965

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.1719

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0722

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

183

0.1162

4.4871

Govan

Lanarkshire

151

0.0646

2.4948

Barony

Lanarkshire

134

0.0560

2.1636

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

109

0.1079

4.1650

Islington London

London

108

0.0381

1.4725

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

97

0.0578

2.2322

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

85

0.3044

11.7502

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

78

0.1046

4.0366

Gateshead

County Durham

66

0.1014

3.9158

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

62

0.1526

5.8903

Wimbish

Essex

54

6.3455

245.0091

Chatham

Kent

53

0.1933

7.4622

Manchester

Lancashire

53

0.0340

1.3126

Lambeth

Surrey

50

0.0196

0.7578

Maryhill

Lanarkshire

50

0.2703

10.4373

Radwinter

Essex

49

5.8057

224.1537

Camberwell

Surrey

42

0.0225

0.8689

Wallsend

Northumberland

40

0.2902

11.2026

Lowestoft

Suffolk

40

0.2380

9.1874

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

38

0.1483

5.7258

Top male forenames

William Swan
John Swan
George Swan
James Swan
Thomas Swan
Charles Swan
Joseph Swan
Robert Swan
Henry Swan
Edward Swan
Alfred Swan
Richard Swan
Arthur Swan
Frederick Swan
Samuel Swan
Walter Swan
Harry Swan
Albert Swan
Frank Swan
David Swan
Benjamin Swan
Herbert Swan
Andrew Swan
Francis Swan
Alexander Swan
Ernest Swan
Stephen Swan
Nicholas Swan
Fredrick Swan
Edwin Swan
Daniel Swan
Geo. Swan
Fred Swan
Robt. Swan
Thos. Swan
Peter Swan
Sidney Swan
Michael Swan
Harold Swan
Philip Swan
Abraham Swan
Ralph Swan
Wm. Swan
Edmund Swan
Josiah Swan
Mark Swan
Isaac Swan
Percy Swan
Tom Swan
Archibald Swan

Top female forenames

Mary Swan
Sarah Swan
Elizabeth Swan
Jane Swan
Ann Swan
Ellen Swan
Alice Swan
Eliza Swan
Margaret Swan
Emma Swan
Emily Swan
Isabella Swan
Hannah Swan
Annie Swan
Martha Swan
Ada Swan
Maria Swan
Edith Swan
Agnes Swan
Caroline Swan
Florence Swan
Clara Swan
Harriet Swan
Amelia Swan
Lucy Swan
Charlotte Swan
Louisa Swan
Catherine Swan
Eleanor Swan
Elizth. Swan
Minnie Swan
Jessie Swan
Kate Swan
Rebecca Swan
Fanny Swan
Harriett Swan
Esther Swan
Frances Swan
Rose Swan
Julia Swan
Lydia Swan
Susan Swan
Anne Swan
Susannah Swan
Amy Swan
Sophia Swan
Rachel Swan
Gertrude Swan
Ethel Swan
Ruth Swan

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Carpenter
Cotton Weaver
Housekeeper
Laundress
General Servant
Ag Labourer
Farm Labourer
Ag. Lab.
General Labourer
Charwoman
General Laborer
Clerk
Bricklayer
Joiner
Milliner
Painter
General Serv
Brickmaker
Tailoress
Fisherman
None
Housemaid
Wife
Shoemaker
Butcher
Tailor
Domestic Serv
No Occupation
Blacksmith
General Servant Domestic
Dress Maker
Servant Domestic
Cook
Domestic
Agr Lab
Agricultural Labourer
Porter
Coachman
Pupil Teacher
Errand Boy
Railway Porter
Coalminer
Servant