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ADAMS

Adams in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

5341

0.1828

1.2405

Staffordshire

2825

0.2865

1.9439

Surrey

2596

0.1824

1.2375

Yorkshire

2222

0.0768

0.5208

Kent

1873

0.1879

1.2751

Lancashire

1758

0.0507

0.3441

Devon

1643

0.2702

1.8334

Warwickshire

1551

0.2105

1.4285

Hampshire

1475

0.2463

1.6715

Somerset

1315

0.2796

1.8976

Gloucestershire

1286

0.2244

1.5230

Essex

1204

0.2088

1.4167

Lanarkshire

1029

0.1089

0.7390

Northamptonshire

1008

0.3668

2.4893

Sussex

932

0.1892

1.2840

Worcestershire

866

0.2270

1.5404

Derbyshire

838

0.1832

1.2433

Suffolk

807

0.2268

1.5390

Aberdeenshire

627

0.2317

1.5725

County Durham

598

0.0688

0.4669

Buckinghamshire

598

0.3386

2.2976

Shropshire

593

0.2350

1.5943

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

582

0.1144

0.7764

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

569

0.1454

0.9866

Cheshire

557

0.0864

0.5861

Norfolk

547

0.1218

0.8263

Oxfordshire

511

0.2832

1.9220

Leicestershire

474

0.1463

0.9930

Nottinghamshire

457

0.1161

0.7875

Cornwall

454

0.1373

0.9315

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

450

0.4847

3.2890

Hertfordshire

439

0.2180

1.4794

Forfarshire (Angus)

437

0.1615

1.0957

Wiltshire

410

0.1587

1.0769

Northumberland

398

0.0916

0.6213

Berkshire

391

0.1783

1.2099

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

381

0.1804

1.2242

Cambridgeshire

377

0.2037

1.3825

Dorset

358

0.1867

1.2670

Lincolnshire

336

0.0719

0.4881

Renfrewshire

309

0.1365

0.9262

Bedfordshire

243

0.1606

1.0901

Fife

230

0.1330

0.9025

Ayrshire

229

0.1047

0.7107

Herefordshire

209

0.1745

1.1839

Cumberland

146

0.0580

0.3939

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

112

0.1426

0.9678

Dunbartonshire

111

0.1414

0.9594

Huntingdonshire

110

0.1896

1.2868

Stirlingshire

104

0.0965

0.6550

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

103

0.0837

0.5677

Perthshire

97

0.0740

0.5020

Kincardineshire

91

0.2558

1.7358

Channel Islands

87

0.1005

0.6820

Wigtownshire

86

0.2217

1.5044

Royal Navy

77

0.2212

1.5009

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

59

0.1341

0.9100

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

55

0.0822

0.5575

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

53

0.0907

0.6156

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

51

0.1318

0.8944

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

44

0.0399

0.2706

Elginshire (Morayshire)

38

0.0837

0.5681

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

35

0.0296

0.2011

Rutland

33

0.1538

1.0440

Kirkcudbrightshire

32

0.0757

0.5135

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

26

0.0365

0.2476

Banffshire

24

0.0396

0.2687

Isle of Man

23

0.0424

0.2877

Argyll

23

0.0283

0.1919

Dumfriesshire

21

0.0325

0.2208

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

20

0.0374

0.2539

Roxburghshire

17

0.0321

0.2180

Selkirkshire

16

0.0605

0.4108

Inverness-shire

16

0.0183

0.1244

Buteshire

15

0.0847

0.5750

Westmorland

14

0.0218

0.1480

Anglesey / Sir Fon

12

0.0232

0.1573

Nairnshire

9

0.1009

0.6849

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

8

0.0100

0.0677

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

7

0.0297

0.2015

Peeblesshire

7

0.0509

0.3457

Sutherland

3

0.0134

0.0906

Berwickshire

3

0.0085

0.0575

Clackmannanshire

3

0.0124

0.0844

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.0919

Orkney

1

0.0031

0.0211

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

579

0.2045

1.3876

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

579

0.5537

3.7572

Birmingham

Warwickshire

550

0.2240

1.5200

Lambeth

Surrey

526

0.2065

1.4012

St Pancras London

London

462

0.1965

1.3332

Aston

Warwickshire

418

0.2060

1.3982

Camberwell

Surrey

376

0.2015

1.3673

Barony

Lanarkshire

351

0.1468

0.9961

Portsea

Hampshire

315

0.2684

1.8214

Shoreditch London

London

288

0.2274

1.5432

Bethnal Green London

London

286

0.2254

1.5292

Rowley Regis

Staffordshire

274

0.9971

6.7658

Kensington London

London

274

0.1687

1.1447

West Ham

Essex

244

0.1916

1.3005

Hackney London

London

231

0.1410

0.9570

Battersea

Surrey

227

0.2112

1.4329

St Marylebone London

London

214

0.1372

0.9310

Govan

Lanarkshire

207

0.0886

0.6011

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

198

0.1960

1.3298

Mile End Old Town London

London

197

0.3168

2.1500

Top male forenames

William Adams
John Adams
George Adams
Thomas Adams
James Adams
Henry Adams
Charles Adams
Joseph Adams
Alfred Adams
Robert Adams
Frederick Adams
Edward Adams
Arthur Adams
Samuel Adams
Albert Adams
Walter Adams
Richard Adams
Harry Adams
Frank Adams
Ernest Adams
Herbert Adams
David Adams
Francis Adams
Edwin Adams
Wm. Adams
Benjamin Adams
Stephen Adams
Daniel Adams
Thos. Adams
Fred Adams
Geo. Adams
Andrew Adams
Fredk. Adams
Sidney Adams
Percy Adams
Alexander Adams
Isaac Adams
Peter Adams
Chas. Adams
Tom Adams
Fredrick Adams
Mark Adams
Philip Adams
Job Adams
Edmund Adams
Jas. Adams
Jacob Adams
Jno. Adams
Frederic Adams
Levi Adams

Top female forenames

Mary Adams
Elizabeth Adams
Sarah Adams
Ann Adams
Eliza Adams
Jane Adams
Emma Adams
Annie Adams
Ellen Adams
Alice Adams
Emily Adams
Hannah Adams
Louisa Adams
Martha Adams
Margaret Adams
Charlotte Adams
Florence Adams
Fanny Adams
Maria Adams
Caroline Adams
Ada Adams
Edith Adams
Harriet Adams
Kate Adams
Clara Adams
Catherine Adams
Anne Adams
Frances Adams
Lucy Adams
Agnes Adams
Susan Adams
Harriett Adams
Amelia Adams
Rose Adams
Esther Adams
Matilda Adams
Jessie Adams
Eleanor Adams
Amy Adams
Julia Adams
Isabella Adams
Minnie Adams
Elizth. Adams
Rebecca Adams
Sophia Adams
Gertrude Adams
Anna Adams
Beatrice Adams
Ethel Adams
Ruth Adams

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Coal Miner
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
Annuitant
General Servant
General Labourer
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Housekeeper
Tailor
No Occupation
Charwoman
Gardener
Wife
Painter
Housemaid
Butcher
Cook
Dress Maker
General Laborer
Blacksmith
Shoemaker
Farmers Son
Tailoress
Farmers Wife
Errand Boy
Grocer
Laborer
Domestic Serv
General Serv
Servant
Baker
Agricultural Labourer
Joiner
Carman
Ag Labourer
Clerk
Boot Maker
None
Cabinet Maker
Hawker
Mason
Machinist
General Servant Domestic
Stone Mason