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WALLACE

Wallace in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

2636

0.2790

4.0736

Ayrshire

1372

0.6275

9.1624

London

1345

0.0460

0.6722

Lancashire

1280

0.0369

0.5391

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1068

0.2729

3.9845

Fife

1053

0.6089

8.8902

County Durham

981

0.1129

1.6480

Yorkshire

925

0.0320

0.4665

Northumberland

768

0.1767

2.5798

Forfarshire (Angus)

735

0.2716

3.9652

Renfrewshire

725

0.3202

4.6757

Surrey

642

0.0451

0.6585

Aberdeenshire

582

0.2151

3.1408

Cumberland

387

0.1539

2.2465

Kent

356

0.0357

0.5215

Dunbartonshire

290

0.3694

5.3935

Dumfriesshire

283

0.4385

6.4029

Essex

235

0.0408

0.5950

Cheshire

234

0.0363

0.5298

Wigtownshire

224

0.5775

8.4313

Warwickshire

216

0.0293

0.4281

Perthshire

206

0.1571

2.2939

Staffordshire

185

0.0188

0.2739

Hampshire

185

0.0309

0.4511

Gloucestershire

184

0.0321

0.4689

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

173

0.3932

5.7415

Stirlingshire

172

0.1596

2.3307

Hertfordshire

160

0.0795

1.1601

Devon

157

0.0258

0.3770

Kirkcudbrightshire

143

0.3381

4.9371

Suffolk

134

0.0377

0.5498

Leicestershire

119

0.0367

0.5364

Worcestershire

112

0.0294

0.4286

Argyll

112

0.1377

2.0109

Nottinghamshire

110

0.0279

0.4079

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

109

0.0214

0.3129

Sussex

107

0.0217

0.3172

Orkney

107

0.3329

4.8609

Roxburghshire

104

0.1965

2.8696

Berkshire

97

0.0442

0.6459

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

94

0.0445

0.6499

Derbyshire

93

0.0203

0.2969

Norfolk

84

0.0187

0.2730

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

82

0.2119

3.0941

Somerset

72

0.0153

0.2236

Caithness

70

0.1750

2.5553

Buteshire

68

0.3842

5.6090

Clackmannanshire

65

0.2694

3.9336

Cornwall

60

0.0181

0.2649

Westmorland

58

0.0903

1.3190

Berwickshire

55

0.1555

2.2700

Northamptonshire

50

0.0182

0.2657

Selkirkshire

49

0.1854

2.7069

Banffshire

46

0.0759

1.1083

Buckinghamshire

45

0.0255

0.3720

Lincolnshire

41

0.0088

0.1282

Wiltshire

41

0.0159

0.2317

Isle of Man

40

0.0737

1.0765

Nairnshire

39

0.4374

6.3859

Royal Navy

36

0.1034

1.5099

Kincardineshire

33

0.0928

1.3544

Shropshire

27

0.0107

0.1562

Peeblesshire

26

0.1892

2.7627

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

25

0.0312

0.4550

Rutland

25

0.1166

1.7017

Cambridgeshire

23

0.0124

0.1815

Kinross-shire

20

0.2708

3.9542

Oxfordshire

17

0.0094

0.1376

Dorset

15

0.0078

0.1142

Herefordshire

14

0.0117

0.1706

Inverness-shire

14

0.0160

0.2343

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.2024

Anglesey / Sir Fon

10

0.0193

0.2820

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

9

0.0154

0.2249

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

8

0.0086

0.1258

Bedfordshire

8

0.0053

0.0772

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

5

0.0075

0.1091

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

4

0.0036

0.0529

Elginshire (Morayshire)

3

0.0066

0.0965

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.0819

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

3

0.0038

0.0558

Huntingdonshire

2

0.0034

0.0503

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.0247

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.0489

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0119

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

808

0.3458

5.0487

Barony

Lanarkshire

704

0.2944

4.2988

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

416

0.2480

3.6205

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

406

0.2579

3.7649

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

247

0.2445

3.5694

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

229

0.8800

12.8491

Liverpool

Lancashire

196

0.0931

1.3593

Abbey

Renfrewshire

182

0.5269

7.6926

Islington London

London

156

0.0551

0.8044

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

151

0.3429

5.0062

Lambeth

Surrey

144

0.0565

0.8254

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

117

0.4566

6.6673

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

105

0.5825

8.5053

Kensington London

London

103

0.0634

0.9259

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

102

0.2721

3.9721

Dundonald

Ayrshire

102

1.2652

18.4729

Everton

Lancashire

101

0.0914

1.3347

St Marylebone London

London

98

0.0628

0.9174

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

96

0.2337

3.4116

Kirkdale

Lancashire

91

0.1560

2.2784

Top male forenames

William Wallace
John Wallace
James Wallace
Thomas Wallace
George Wallace
Robert Wallace
Henry Wallace
Joseph Wallace
Charles Wallace
Frederick Wallace
Edward Wallace
Samuel Wallace
Arthur Wallace
Alfred Wallace
Richard Wallace
David Wallace
Alexander Wallace
Walter Wallace
Harry Wallace
Wm. Wallace
Albert Wallace
Frank Wallace
Michael Wallace
Patrick Wallace
Hugh Wallace
Andrew Wallace
Herbert Wallace
Ernest Wallace
Peter Wallace
Daniel Wallace
Edwin Wallace
Stephen Wallace
Thos. Wallace
Matthew Wallace
Francis Wallace
Benjamin Wallace
Jas. Wallace
Archibald Wallace
Fred Wallace
Geo. Wallace
Jno. Wallace
Martin Wallace
Robt. Wallace
Christopher Wallace
Willie Wallace
Percy Wallace
Fredk. Wallace
Mathew Wallace
Ralph Wallace
J. Wallace

Top female forenames

Mary Wallace
Elizabeth Wallace
Sarah Wallace
Jane Wallace
Margaret Wallace
Ann Wallace
Annie Wallace
Ellen Wallace
Emma Wallace
Eliza Wallace
Alice Wallace
Hannah Wallace
Emily Wallace
Catherine Wallace
Isabella Wallace
Martha Wallace
Louisa Wallace
Agnes Wallace
Harriet Wallace
Edith Wallace
Maria Wallace
Kate Wallace
Fanny Wallace
Anne Wallace
Charlotte Wallace
Caroline Wallace
Susan Wallace
Ada Wallace
Frances Wallace
Jessie Wallace
Eleanor Wallace
Florence Wallace
Harriett Wallace
Clara Wallace
Julia Wallace
Helen Wallace
Bridget Wallace
Rose Wallace
Esther Wallace
Rebecca Wallace
Sophia Wallace
Amy Wallace
Minnie Wallace
Janet Wallace
Lucy Wallace
Selina Wallace
Matilda Wallace
Elizth. Wallace
Susannah Wallace
Margt. Wallace

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Annuitant
General Servant
Tailor
Joiner
Charwoman
Carpenter
Blacksmith
Housemaid
Painter
Clerk
Servant
Wife
General Laborer
No Occupation
Hawker
Grocer
None
Cook
Bricklayer
Cotton Weaver
Tailoress
Gardener
Dress Maker
Farm Labourer
General Serv
Railway Porter
Shoemaker
Carman
Farmers Son
Engine Fitter
Mariner
Butcher
House Painter
Nurse
Farm Servant
Domestic Serv
Seamstress
General Serv Domestic
Carter
Errand Boy
Bricklayers Labourer