IKIN
In the 1881 Census
Top Locations
See the bottom of the page for an explanation of the numeric columns.
Counties
Census Districts
Demographics
Numbers in brackets are the total recorded in the census. Note that for less common surnames, some of these may well be typos or transcription errors. See below for some more information on occupational titles.
Top male names
Top female names
Top occupations
- Scholar (88)
- Ag Lab (5)
- General Servant (4)
- House Painter (3)
- Formerly Seamstress (3)
- Salt Boiler (3)
- Salt Maker (3)
- Coal Miner (3)
- Independent Means (3)
- Farm Laborer (2)
- Charwoman (2)
- Dressmaker (2)
- Seamstress (2)
- Farmers Son (2)
- No Occupation (2)
- Labourer (2)
- Manager Of Coffee Palace (2)
- Carpenter (2)
- Ag Labs Wife (2)
- Farmers Wife (2)
- Boiler Maker (2)
- Machinist (2)
- Cooper (2)
- Farm Servant Indoor (2)
- Dressmaker Apprentice (1)
- Farmer Of 160 Acres Employing 1 Man And 2 Boys (1)
- Farm Serv (Ag Lab) (1)
- Farm Serv Indoor (1)
- Farmer Of 16 Acres (1)
- Farm Servant (Indoor) (1)
- Engine Driver (1)
- Farmer 145 Acres Employing 2 Labs (1)
- Farmer Of 10 Acres (1)
- Chair Maker (Ca...) (1)
- Annuitant & Dividends (1)
- Wood Merchant (1)
- Baker (1)
- Bank Manager (1)
- Assistant (1)
- Boot And Shoe Dealer (1)
- Bricklayer (1)
- Chair Maker Striker & Smith? (Iron) (1)
- China Paintress (1)
- Civil Engineer (1)
- Clerk (1)
- Clerk At Iron Works (1)
- Clerk In Counting House Of Dry Goods Shipping House (1)
- Cloth Dresser (1)
- Coachman Domestic (1)
- Compositor (1)
Explanation of numeric columns in the county and district tables
The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 156 people with the surname Ikin in the county of Cheshire in 1881.
The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, 0.02% of the people in Cheshire were called Ikin.
The Index column shows how more or less common a surname is in a particular location compared to the population as a whole. If the index is higher than 1, then you more likely to find a person with this name here than you would in the country as a whole. And if it's less than 1, you are less likely to find someone with this surname here. For example, the Ikin surname has an index of 18.53 in Cheshire, meaning that you are 18.53 times as likely to find a Ikin here than you would in the population as a whole.
The Total value is an absolute figure which takes no account of the size of the county or town, so it tends to be biased towards larger towns and counties. The Frequency and Index values are relative to the local population, so they give a better idea of where a surname is most concentrated.
A note on occupational titles
Occupational titles are presented exactly as recorded on the census and later transcribed, with no attempt made to unify names that are the same. So, for example, 'Ag Lab' and 'Agricultural Labourer' will apear as separate entries, and so will any misspellings of them.
'Scholar' was the census term for any child in education. Given that families tended to be large, this means that school children, or scholars, are almost always the largest recorded occupational group for any surname. A better idea of what the family breadwinners did for a living will be found in the other job titles.