Aberdeenshire Council : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 558 Show data context 852 Show data context 1,174 Show data context
Class 2 12,840 Show data context 18,090 Show data context 16,951 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 124 Show data context 1,096 Show data context 7,016 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 28,116 Show data context 27,440 Show data context 24,523 Show data context
Class 4 23,967 Show data context 27,903 Show data context 18,567 Show data context
Class 5 1,890 Show data context 3,583 Show data context 6,942 Show data context

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Occupations of both sexes classified using the Registrar General's Social Classification.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Aberdeenshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Registrar General's Social Class, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032842/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 09th April 2026