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1881 British Isles Census
The
most reliable available comparison of the Lawson population and its distribution
throughout the UK is illustrated by looking at the census figures extracted
from the 1881 census. The IGI does, of course, contain records taken from
a much earlier period but since the coverage of this does vary considerably
from County to County it is not felt this would be a useful source for
such an analysis.
The
1881 census indexing project undertaken by the LDS and local Family History
Societies enabled all Lawsons to be easily extracted and this provided
the first opportunity to compare statistics covering the whole of the
UK. Figures are shown in the Table below indicating the percentages of
Lawsons within individual Counties and as a percentage of all Lawsons
within England, Scotland and Wales. The percentage of each County as a
total of the overall population is also shown as naturally some Counties
have far larger populations than others.
Using
these figures it is easy to make comparisons of the 'density' of Lawsons
within individual Counties and this is shown to indicate how the figures
compare. The higher the density figure, the more common the Lawson name
is within each County.
|
County
|
Total
Population
|
Lawsons
|
% Lawson
|
% County of total
British Isles
|
Density
|
% Lawson
of
total Lawson
|
| Bedfordshire |
156568
|
183
|
0.12
|
0.52
|
2.01
|
1.04
|
| Berkshire |
250942
|
29
|
0.01
|
0.83
|
0.20
|
0.16
|
| Buckinghamshire |
158530
|
37
|
0.02
|
0.52
|
0.40
|
0.21
|
| Cambridgeshire |
193780
|
61
|
0.03
|
0.64
|
0.54
|
0.35
|
| Cheshire |
632471
|
264
|
0.04
|
2.09
|
0.72
|
1.50
|
| Cornwall |
332239
|
6
|
0.00
|
1.10
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
| Cumberland |
253866
|
527
|
0.21
|
0.84
|
3.56
|
2.99
|
| Derbyshire |
391573
|
102
|
0.03
|
1.29
|
0.45
|
0.58
|
| Devonshire |
619507
|
40
|
0.01
|
2.05
|
0.11
|
0.23
|
| Dorset |
187765
|
17
|
0.01
|
0.62
|
0.16
|
0.10
|
| Durham |
885377
|
1729
|
0.20
|
2.92
|
3.35
|
9.80
|
| Essex |
561071
|
97
|
0.02
|
1.85
|
0.30
|
0.55
|
| Gloucestershire |
534265
|
87
|
0.02
|
1.76
|
0.28
|
0.49
|
| Hampshire |
587213
|
123
|
0.02
|
1.94
|
0.36
|
0.70
|
| Herefordshire |
119968
|
9
|
0.01
|
0.40
|
0.13
|
0.05
|
| Hertfordshire |
205005
|
27
|
0.01
|
0.68
|
0.23
|
0.15
|
| Huntingdonshire |
54218
|
20
|
0.04
|
0.18
|
0.63
|
0.11
|
| Kent |
1007594
|
285
|
0.03
|
3.33
|
0.49
|
1.62
|
| Lancashire |
3548122
|
2216
|
0.06
|
11.71
|
1.07
|
12.56
|
| Leicestershire |
331398
|
46
|
0.01
|
1.09
|
0.24
|
0.26
|
| Lincolnshire |
469716
|
487
|
0.10
|
1.55
|
1.78
|
2.76
|
| Middlesex |
2954862
|
891
|
0.03
|
9.75
|
0.52
|
5.05
|
| Miscellaneous |
1267
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Norfolk |
443977
|
152
|
0.03
|
1.47
|
0.59
|
0.86
|
| Northamptonshire |
281108
|
127
|
0.05
|
0.93
|
0.78
|
0.72
|
| Northumberland |
439323
|
686
|
0.16
|
1.45
|
2.68
|
3.89
|
| Nottinghamshire |
442869
|
239
|
0.05
|
1.46
|
0.93
|
1.35
|
| Oxfordshire |
184830
|
26
|
0.01
|
0.61
|
0.24
|
0.15
|
| Royal
Navy |
29710
|
5
|
0.02
|
0.10
|
0.29
|
0.03
|
| Rutland |
23387
|
2
|
0.01
|
0.08
|
0.15
|
0.01
|
| Shropshire |
269434
|
52
|
0.02
|
0.89
|
0.33
|
0.29
|
| Somerset |
497912
|
38
|
0.01
|
1.64
|
0.13
|
0.22
|
| Staffordshire |
1020529
|
167
|
0.02
|
3.37
|
0.28
|
0.95
|
| Suffolk |
359083
|
26
|
0.01
|
1.19
|
0.12
|
0.15
|
| Surrey |
1454090
|
391
|
0.03
|
4.80
|
0.46
|
2.22
|
| Sussex |
500991
|
95
|
0.02
|
1.65
|
0.33
|
0.54
|
| Warwickshire |
744087
|
90
|
0.01
|
2.46
|
0.21
|
0.51
|
| Westmorland |
65100
|
54
|
0.08
|
0.21
|
1.42
|
0.31
|
| Wiltshire |
252713
|
29
|
0.01
|
0.83
|
0.20
|
0.16
|
| Worcestershire |
388245
|
62
|
0.02
|
1.28
|
0.27
|
0.35
|
| Yorkshire |
2944723
|
2576
|
0.09
|
9.72
|
1.50
|
14.60
|
| Anglesey |
35770
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.12
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Brecknock |
55225
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.18
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Caernarvon |
126006
|
15
|
0.01
|
0.42
|
0.20
|
0.09
|
| Cardigan |
96607
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.32
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Carmarthen |
112820
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.37
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Denbigh |
115200
|
4
|
0.00
|
0.38
|
0.06
|
0.02
|
| Flint |
45975
|
12
|
0.03
|
0.15
|
0.45
|
0.07
|
| Glamorgan |
522037
|
31
|
0.01
|
1.72
|
0.10
|
0.18
|
| Merioneth |
69385
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.23
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Monmouth |
237510
|
9
|
0.00
|
0.78
|
0.07
|
0.05
|
| Montgomery |
77676
|
1
|
0.00
|
0.26
|
0.02
|
0.01
|
| Pembroke |
84891
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.28
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Radnor |
18817
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.06
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Aberdeen |
271279
|
500
|
0.18
|
0.90
|
3.16
|
2.83
|
| Angus/Forfar |
271242
|
635
|
0.23
|
0.90
|
4.02
|
3.60
|
| Argyll |
81689
|
40
|
0.05
|
0.27
|
0.84
|
0.23
|
| Ayr |
220142
|
327
|
0.15
|
0.73
|
2.55
|
1.85
|
| Banff |
60475
|
36
|
0.06
|
0.20
|
1.02
|
0.20
|
| Berwick |
35748
|
13
|
0.04
|
0.12
|
0.62
|
0.07
|
| Bute |
17924
|
8
|
0.04
|
0.06
|
0.77
|
0.05
|
| Caithness |
40076
|
6
|
0.01
|
0.13
|
0.26
|
0.03
|
| Clackmannan |
24370
|
40
|
0.16
|
0.08
|
2.82
|
0.23
|
| Dumfries |
65231
|
81
|
0.12
|
0.22
|
2.13
|
0.46
|
| Dunbarton |
79102
|
26
|
0.03
|
0.26
|
0.56
|
0.15
|
| East
Lothian/ Haddlington |
39317
|
36
|
0.09
|
0.13
|
1.57
|
0.20
|
| Fife |
174210
|
619
|
0.36
|
0.58
|
6.10
|
3.51
|
| Inverness |
89526
|
29
|
0.03
|
0.30
|
0.56
|
0.16
|
| Kincardine |
35890
|
44
|
0.12
|
0.12
|
2.11
|
0.25
|
| Kinross |
7528
|
8
|
0.11
|
0.02
|
1.82
|
0.05
|
| Kirkcudbright |
42969
|
29
|
0.07
|
0.14
|
1.16
|
0.16
|
| Lanark |
955785
|
1186
|
0.12
|
3.16
|
2.13
|
6.72
|
| Midlothian |
392995
|
861
|
0.22
|
1.30
|
3.76
|
4.88
|
| Moray/Elgin |
45555
|
80
|
0.18
|
0.15
|
3.02
|
0.45
|
| Nairn |
8942
|
5
|
0.06
|
0.03
|
0.96
|
0.03
|
| Orkney |
32155
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.11
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Peebles |
13871
|
48
|
0.35
|
0.05
|
5.94
|
0.27
|
| Perth |
132167
|
261
|
0.20
|
0.44
|
3.39
|
1.48
|
| Renfrew |
229284
|
180
|
0.08
|
0.76
|
1.35
|
1.02
|
| Ross
& Cromarty |
80078
|
15
|
0.02
|
0.26
|
0.32
|
0.09
|
| Roxburgh |
53103
|
|
0.00
|
0.18
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Selkirk |
26613
|
15
|
0.06
|
0.09
|
0.97
|
0.09
|
| Shetland |
30185
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.10
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Stirling |
108413
|
147
|
0.14
|
0.36
|
2.33
|
0.83
|
| Sutherland |
22562
|
6
|
0.03
|
0.07
|
0.46
|
0.03
|
| West
Lothian/ Linlithgow |
44371
|
59
|
0.13
|
0.15
|
2.28
|
0.33
|
| Wigtown |
38777
|
20
|
0.05
|
0.13
|
0.89
|
0.11
|
| Guernsey
& adj. islands |
34555
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.11
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
| Jersey |
52965
|
14
|
0.03
|
0.17
|
0.45
|
0.08
|
| Isle of
Man |
55947
|
96
|
0.17
|
0.18
|
2.95
|
0.54
|
| Total |
30292388
|
17642
|
0.058
|
100
|
|
100
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