South Lanarkshire Council : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 391 Show data context 1,493 Show data context 1,186 Show data context
Class 2 3,847 Show data context 12,992 Show data context 8,890 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 198 Show data context 1,726 Show data context 12,403 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 22,192 Show data context 58,080 Show data context 34,591 Show data context
Class 4 16,576 Show data context 28,790 Show data context 18,656 Show data context
Class 5 5,938 Show data context 7,563 Show data context 10,475 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, South Lanarkshire 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/10084659/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 09th April 2026