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WYLIE

Wylie in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

940

0.0995

8.5496

Renfrewshire

412

0.1820

15.6383

Ayrshire

269

0.1230

10.5729

Lancashire

260

0.0075

0.6445

Dumfriesshire

158

0.2448

21.0392

Perthshire

155

0.1182

10.1584

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

138

0.0353

3.0302

Orkney

122

0.3796

32.6194

County Durham

84

0.0097

0.8305

London

84

0.0029

0.2471

Fife

68

0.0393

3.3789

Surrey

66

0.0046

0.3984

Stirlingshire

54

0.0501

4.3067

Cumberland

52

0.0207

1.7766

Forfarshire (Angus)

50

0.0185

1.5876

Argyll

49

0.0603

5.1778

Northumberland

47

0.0108

0.9292

Cheshire

44

0.0068

0.5863

Dunbartonshire

38

0.0484

4.1595

Roxburghshire

37

0.0699

6.0086

Yorkshire

34

0.0012

0.1009

Clackmannanshire

33

0.1368

11.7538

Wigtownshire

31

0.0799

6.8674

Kirkcudbrightshire

27

0.0638

5.4865

Devon

25

0.0041

0.3533

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

21

0.0477

4.1020

Suffolk

15

0.0042

0.3622

Buckinghamshire

11

0.0062

0.5352

Elginshire (Morayshire)

10

0.0220

1.8932

Norfolk

10

0.0022

0.1913

Kent

9

0.0009

0.0776

Essex

9

0.0016

0.1341

Hampshire

9

0.0015

0.1292

Derbyshire

9

0.0020

0.1691

Somerset

8

0.0017

0.1462

Aberdeenshire

8

0.0030

0.2541

Staffordshire

7

0.0007

0.0610

Caithness

7

0.0175

1.5039

Gloucestershire

6

0.0010

0.0900

Peeblesshire

5

0.0364

3.1270

Warwickshire

5

0.0007

0.0583

Hertfordshire

5

0.0025

0.2134

Inverness-shire

4

0.0046

0.3940

Herefordshire

4

0.0033

0.2870

Buteshire

4

0.0226

1.9419

Royal Navy

4

0.0115

0.9874

Lincolnshire

3

0.0006

0.0552

Sussex

3

0.0006

0.0523

Worcestershire

3

0.0008

0.0676

Selkirkshire

3

0.0114

0.9754

Oxfordshire

3

0.0017

0.1429

Kincardineshire

2

0.0056

0.4831

Channel Islands

2

0.0023

0.1985

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.4858

Berkshire

2

0.0009

0.0784

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

2

0.0052

0.4442

Banffshire

2

0.0033

0.2836

Northamptonshire

2

0.0007

0.0625

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.4006

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0926

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0568

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1

0.0005

0.0407

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

1.1636

Nottinghamshire

1

0.0003

0.0218

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.0340

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1

0.0002

0.0169

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.1338

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

346

0.1447

12.4348

Govan

Lanarkshire

236

0.1010

8.6790

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

200

0.1192

10.2444

Abbey

Renfrewshire

108

0.3126

26.8663

South Ronaldshay

Orkney

77

2.3151

198.9664

Canonbie

Dumfriesshire

66

2.4070

206.8317

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

58

0.0368

3.1655

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

54

0.2996

25.7437

Lochwinnoch

Renfrewshire

48

1.4226

122.2618

Stewarton

Ayrshire

37

0.8553

73.5002

Everton

Lancashire

37

0.0335

2.8778

Kirkdale

Lancashire

36

0.0617

5.3050

Beith

Ayrshire

34

0.5212

44.7840

Neilston

Renfrewshire

34

0.2992

25.7089

Crieff

Perthshire

33

0.6768

58.1600

Kilwinning

Ayrshire

33

0.4674

40.1655

Kirkwall St Ola

Orkney

31

0.6440

55.3374

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

31

0.1477

12.6950

Paisley Middle Church

Renfrewshire

31

0.2352

20.2099

Stirling

Stirlingshire

28

0.2061

17.7114

Top male forenames

John Wylie
William Wylie
James Wylie
Robert Wylie
Thomas Wylie
George Wylie
Alexander Wylie
Henry Wylie
David Wylie
Charles Wylie
Joseph Wylie
Richard Wylie
Edward Wylie
Andrew Wylie
Hugh Wylie
Arthur Wylie
Walter Wylie
Frederick Wylie
Samuel Wylie
Albert Wylie
Herbert Wylie
Matthew Wylie
Alfred Wylie
Benjamin Wylie
Thos. Wylie
Alex Wylie
Fred Wylie
Ellis Wylie
Norman Wylie
Daniel Wylie
Reginald Wylie
Adam Wylie
Douglas Wylie
Bernard Wylie
J.D. Wylie
Infant Wylie
Allen Wylie
Bruce Wylie
Wm. Wylie
Harry Wylie
Angus Wylie
Alenander Wylie
Geo. Wylie
Archibd. Wylie
Claude Wylie
Colin Wylie
Frank Wylie
A. Wylie
Dawson Wylie
Donald Wylie

Top female forenames

Mary Wylie
Elizabeth Wylie
Margaret Wylie
Jane Wylie
Sarah Wylie
Isabella Wylie
Annie Wylie
Agnes Wylie
Alice Wylie
Ann Wylie
Ellen Wylie
Catherine Wylie
Emily Wylie
Charlotte Wylie
Emma Wylie
Jessie Wylie
Eliza Wylie
Kate Wylie
Martha Wylie
Florence Wylie
Edith Wylie
Hannah Wylie
Maria Wylie
Matilda Wylie
Ethel Wylie
Fanny Wylie
Lucy Wylie
Caroline Wylie
Margt. Wylie
Susan Wylie
Ada Wylie
Harriet Wylie
Louisa Wylie
Luisa Wylie
Lydia Wylie
Isabel Wylie
Anna Wylie
Anne Wylie
Jean Wylie
Lily Wylie
Winifred Wylie
Sophia Wylie
Lizzie Wylie
Josephine Wylie
Elizth. Wylie
Blanche Wylie
Catharine Wylie
Rose Wylie
Eleanor Wylie
Christina Wylie

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Joiner
Dressmaker
Draper
No Occupation
School
Domestic Servant
None
Mariner
Cotton Weaver
Engine Fitter
Quarry Man
Annuitant
Housekeeper
Cloth Finisher
Seaman
General Serv
General Servant
Engineer
Publican
Railway Porter
Coppersmith
Needlework
Rug Picker
Milliner
Mechanic
Clerk
Charwoman
Seamstress
General Laborer
Marine Fireman
General Labour...
Builder
Bricklayer
Ladys Maid
Laundress
Baker
Lodging House Keeper
Wife
Beer & Wine Seller
House Property
Grocer
Slater
Assistant
General Servant Domestic
Unemployed
Soldiers Wife
Machinist
Upholstress