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WATT

Watt in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeenshire

2099

0.7758

20.2311

Lanarkshire

1494

0.1581

4.1236

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

922

0.2356

6.1436

Forfarshire (Angus)

850

0.3141

8.1901

Banffshire

795

1.3119

34.2115

County Durham

514

0.0591

1.5422

Ayrshire

429

0.1962

5.1169

Renfrewshire

371

0.1639

4.2734

London

363

0.0124

0.3240

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

326

0.8425

21.9702

Kincardineshire

317

0.8911

23.2372

Fife

271

0.1567

4.0865

Lancashire

248

0.0072

0.1866

Northumberland

187

0.0430

1.1219

Stirlingshire

166

0.1541

4.0176

Dunbartonshire

165

0.2102

5.4809

Perthshire

143

0.1091

2.8440

Yorkshire

141

0.0049

0.1270

Surrey

140

0.0098

0.2565

Elginshire (Morayshire)

122

0.2688

7.0089

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

108

0.2455

6.4018

Kent

102

0.0102

0.2669

Staffordshire

78

0.0079

0.2063

Westmorland

74

0.1153

3.0057

Cheshire

62

0.0096

0.2507

Cumberland

57

0.0227

0.5910

Hampshire

57

0.0095

0.2482

Caithness

56

0.1400

3.6511

Dumfriesshire

50

0.0775

2.0205

Norfolk

49

0.0109

0.2845

Orkney

49

0.1525

3.9758

Warwickshire

41

0.0056

0.1451

Clackmannanshire

40

0.1658

4.3234

Zetland (Shetland)

39

0.1307

3.4087

Argyll

39

0.0480

1.2506

Wigtownshire

38

0.0980

2.5546

Inverness-shire

38

0.0436

1.1359

Essex

38

0.0066

0.1718

Berwickshire

33

0.0933

2.4326

Sutherland

27

0.1202

3.1344

Selkirkshire

25

0.0946

2.4667

Peeblesshire

24

0.1747

4.5548

Devon

22

0.0036

0.0943

Roxburghshire

20

0.0378

0.9856

Kinross-shire

19

0.2573

6.7093

Kirkcudbrightshire

18

0.0426

1.1100

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

17

0.0212

0.5526

Lincolnshire

17

0.0036

0.0949

Sussex

16

0.0032

0.0847

Somerset

14

0.0030

0.0776

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

13

0.0026

0.0666

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

13

0.0140

0.3651

Derbyshire

11

0.0024

0.0627

Northamptonshire

10

0.0036

0.0949

Dorset

8

0.0042

0.1088

Gloucestershire

7

0.0012

0.0319

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

7

0.0033

0.0864

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

7

0.0057

0.1483

Royal Navy

7

0.0201

0.5244

Worcestershire

7

0.0018

0.0478

Nairnshire

6

0.0673

1.7547

Berkshire

6

0.0027

0.0714

Channel Islands

5

0.0058

0.1506

Isle of Man

5

0.0092

0.2403

Leicestershire

5

0.0015

0.0403

Buteshire

5

0.0282

0.7366

Cornwall

5

0.0015

0.0394

Hertfordshire

4

0.0020

0.0518

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

4

0.0170

0.4426

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.0662

Huntingdonshire

3

0.0052

0.1349

Cambridgeshire

3

0.0016

0.0423

Shropshire

2

0.0008

0.0207

Nottinghamshire

2

0.0005

0.0132

Suffolk

2

0.0006

0.0147

Herefordshire

1

0.0008

0.0218

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

0.0148

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0145

Wiltshire

1

0.0004

0.0101

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

436

0.1823

4.7551

Gamrie

Banffshire

393

5.8093

151.4918

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

386

0.2452

6.3930

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

330

0.5842

15.2345

Govan

Lanarkshire

312

0.1335

3.4819

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

257

0.2544

6.6332

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

248

0.4899

12.7759

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

161

0.3656

9.5334

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

159

0.0948

2.4715

Fraserburgh

Aberdeenshire

147

1.9301

50.3338

Keith

Banffshire

101

1.5635

40.7718

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

95

0.5792

15.1041

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

93

0.6500

16.9513

St Vigeans

Forfarshire (Angus)

92

0.6297

16.4224

Old Deer

Aberdeenshire

85

1.6579

43.2350

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

81

0.3860

10.0662

Hartlepool

County Durham

80

0.6477

16.8898

Craig

Forfarshire (Angus)

74

2.8309

73.8228

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

70

0.1867

4.8688

Banff

Banffshire

66

1.2540

32.7024

Top male forenames

John Watt
James Watt
William Watt
George Watt
Thomas Watt
Robert Watt
Alexander Watt
Joseph Watt
David Watt
Charles Watt
Henry Watt
Alfred Watt
Peter Watt
Andrew Watt
Edward Watt
Richard Watt
Frederick Watt
Francis Watt
Arthur Watt
Samuel Watt
Adam Watt
Archibald Watt
Frank Watt
Thos. Watt
Walter Watt
Hugh Watt
Harry Watt
Edwin Watt
Albert Watt
Ernest Watt
Jno. Watt
Herbert Watt
Wm. Watt
Tom Watt
Abraham Watt
Fredk. Watt
Wilfred Watt
Nicholas Watt
Robt. Watt
Donald Watt
Allan Watt
Matthew Watt
Anthony Watt
Reginald Watt
Michael Watt
Isaac Watt
Percy Watt
Sidney Watt
Fred Watt
Chas. Watt

Top female forenames

Mary Watt
Elizabeth Watt
Jane Watt
Margaret Watt
Sarah Watt
Ann Watt
Annie Watt
Isabella Watt
Catherine Watt
Ellen Watt
Hannah Watt
Eliza Watt
Emily Watt
Alice Watt
Agnes Watt
Louisa Watt
Jessie Watt
Charlotte Watt
Anne Watt
Eleanor Watt
Emma Watt
Frances Watt
Helen Watt
Harriet Watt
Martha Watt
Rebecca Watt
Florence Watt
Janet Watt
Edith Watt
Susan Watt
Ada Watt
Fanny Watt
Katherine Watt
Kate Watt
Maggie Watt
Lucy Watt
Christina Watt
Maria Watt
May Watt
Elizth. Watt
Dorothy Watt
Grace Watt
Georgina Watt
Julia Watt
Sophia Watt
Ethel Watt
Henrietta Watt
Minnie Watt
Isabel Watt
Caroline Watt

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Joiner
Labourer
Housekeeper
General Labourer
General Servant
Mariner
General Serv
Engine Fitter
Carpenter
Tailor
Errand Boy
Pilot
Laundress
Housemaid
Engineer (EM)
Gardener
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Shoemaker
Shipwright
Sch
Charwoman
Cooper
Bricklayer
Laborer
Cook
Baker
Barmaid
Wife
Domestic Serv
Servant
Railway Clerk
Commercial Clerk
None
Boilermaker Plater
Master Mariner
Engine Fitter At Works
Farm Servant
No Occupation
Ag Lab
Lodging House Keeper
General Laborer
Dress Maker
Draper
Engineer (E & M)
Farm Laborer