East Renfrewshire Council : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 57 Show data context 152 Show data context 510 Show data context
Class 2 571 Show data context 1,290 Show data context 2,883 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 55 Show data context 147 Show data context 3,738 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 3,010 Show data context 4,681 Show data context 8,691 Show data context
Class 4 4,401 Show data context 2,941 Show data context 3,627 Show data context
Class 5 309 Show data context 572 Show data context 3,200 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, East Renfrewshire 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/10100665/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 08th April 2026