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WEIR

Weir in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

2415

0.2556

9.8291

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

672

0.1717

6.6028

Renfrewshire

525

0.2319

8.9172

Ayrshire

436

0.1994

7.6684

Lancashire

409

0.0118

0.4537

London

277

0.0095

0.3646

Argyll

256

0.3148

12.1050

Dunbartonshire

244

0.3108

11.9516

Northumberland

221

0.0508

1.9552

County Durham

190

0.0219

0.8406

Forfarshire (Angus)

176

0.0650

2.5006

Stirlingshire

167

0.1550

5.9600

Aberdeenshire

165

0.0610

2.3451

Fife

145

0.0838

3.2241

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

129

0.2932

11.2754

Caithness

127

0.3175

12.2097

Surrey

86

0.0060

0.2323

Buteshire

85

0.4802

18.4654

Cheshire

83

0.0129

0.4949

Cumberland

83

0.0330

1.2689

Dumfriesshire

80

0.1240

4.7669

Yorkshire

67

0.0023

0.0890

Kent

65

0.0065

0.2508

Wigtownshire

55

0.1418

5.4522

Banffshire

53

0.0875

3.3632

Perthshire

46

0.0351

1.3490

Peeblesshire

43

0.3129

12.0334

Roxburghshire

41

0.0775

2.9794

Selkirkshire

34

0.1286

4.9467

Staffordshire

30

0.0030

0.1170

Kincardineshire

25

0.0703

2.7023

Warwickshire

24

0.0033

0.1253

Gloucestershire

23

0.0040

0.1544

Inverness-shire

22

0.0252

0.9697

Hampshire

22

0.0037

0.1413

Essex

22

0.0038

0.1467

Kirkcudbrightshire

21

0.0497

1.9095

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

21

0.0543

2.0869

Berwickshire

16

0.0452

1.7391

Somerset

14

0.0030

0.1145

Sutherland

14

0.0623

2.3965

Hertfordshire

14

0.0070

0.2673

Devon

13

0.0021

0.0822

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

12

0.0179

0.6893

Sussex

12

0.0024

0.0937

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

11

0.0022

0.0832

Worcestershire

11

0.0029

0.1109

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

9

0.0112

0.4314

Northamptonshire

8

0.0029

0.1120

Zetland (Shetland)

7

0.0235

0.9022

Elginshire (Morayshire)

6

0.0132

0.5083

Lincolnshire

6

0.0013

0.0494

Norfolk

5

0.0011

0.0428

Nottinghamshire

5

0.0013

0.0488

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

5

0.0094

0.3597

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

4

0.0019

0.0728

Oxfordshire

4

0.0022

0.0853

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

3

0.0024

0.0937

Berkshire

3

0.0014

0.0526

Isle of Man

3

0.0055

0.2126

Dorset

3

0.0016

0.0602

Royal Navy

3

0.0086

0.3314

Buckinghamshire

2

0.0011

0.0435

Clackmannanshire

2

0.0083

0.3188

Orkney

1

0.0031

0.1196

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0326

Cambridgeshire

1

0.0005

0.0208

Cornwall

1

0.0003

0.0116

Leicestershire

1

0.0003

0.0119

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0254

Derbyshire

1

0.0002

0.0084

Wiltshire

1

0.0004

0.0149

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

468

0.2003

7.7015

Barony

Lanarkshire

423

0.1769

6.8027

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

279

0.1772

6.8138

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

269

0.1603

6.1658

Carluke

Lanarkshire

120

1.3988

53.7875

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

112

0.2987

11.4869

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

92

0.2264

8.7057

Lesmahagow

Lanarkshire

83

0.8307

31.9427

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

81

0.1839

7.0726

Wick

Caithness

78

0.6037

23.2150

Bothwell

Lanarkshire

78

0.3044

11.7063

Whitburn

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

75

1.1800

45.3748

Shotts

Lanarkshire

73

0.6457

24.8282

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

71

0.2542

9.7758

Dunoon Kilmun

Argyll

67

1.0564

40.6233

New Kilpatrick

Dunbartonshire

61

0.8168

31.4093

Carnwath

Lanarkshire

60

1.0270

39.4945

East Greenock

Renfrewshire

59

0.2760

10.6121

Carstairs

Lanarkshire

58

2.9637

113.9713

Dalserf

Lanarkshire

57

0.6046

23.2482

Top male forenames

John Weir
William Weir
James Weir
Thomas Weir
Robert Weir
George Weir
Joseph Weir
Charles Weir
Andrew Weir
Alexander Weir
Henry Weir
Peter Weir
David Weir
Edward Weir
Samuel Weir
Arthur Weir
Richard Weir
Walter Weir
Frederick Weir
Alfred Weir
Albert Weir
Michael Weir
Archibald Weir
Daniel Weir
Harry Weir
Ralph Weir
Martin Weir
Wm. Weir
Hugh Weir
Patrick Weir
Francis Weir
Ernest Weir
Frank Weir
Percy Weir
Matthew Weir
Saml. Weir
Luke Weir
Donald Weir
Robt. Weir
Stephen Weir
Benjamin Weir
Isaac Weir
Allan Weir
Herbert Weir
Christopher Weir
Charley Weir
Mary Weir
Frederic Weir
Nicholas Weir
Fredrick Weir

Top female forenames

Mary Weir
Elizabeth Weir
Margaret Weir
Sarah Weir
Ann Weir
Jane Weir
Isabella Weir
Ellen Weir
Annie Weir
Catherine Weir
Agnes Weir
Janet Weir
Eliza Weir
Hannah Weir
Emma Weir
Jessie Weir
Maria Weir
Emily Weir
Alice Weir
Bridget Weir
Louisa Weir
Caroline Weir
Edith Weir
Anne Weir
Martha Weir
Susan Weir
Florence Weir
Clara Weir
Fanny Weir
Eleanor Weir
Margt. Weir
Rebecca Weir
Rachel Weir
Charlotte Weir
Anna Weir
Gertrude Weir
Helen Weir
Esther Weir
Amelia Weir
Elizth. Weir
Susannah Weir
Selina Weir
Barbara Weir
Catharine Weir
Mabel Weir
Christina Weir
Frances Weir
Lizzie Weir
Christine Weir
Adelaide Weir

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Annuitant
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
General labourer
Farm Servant
Joiner
Draper
No Occupation
Shepherd
Laundress
Drapers Assistant
Agricultural Laborer
Wife
General Laborer
Butcher
Engine Fitter
Milliner
Cook
Pupil Teacher
Farmers Wife
Clerk
Cotton Weaver
Cotton Winder
Gardener
Dom Serv
Railway Porter
Upholsterer
Servant Domestic
Funds And Shares
Farmers Son
Warehouseman
Labourer
General Servant
Coalminer
Gardener (Dom)
Porter
Iron Turner
Commercial Traveller
Farmers Daughter
Office Boy
Commission Agent
Agl Labourer
Domestic Serv
Agri Lab
Grocer
Glass Worker