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ALLEN

Allen in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

7378

0.2525

1.3369

Lancashire

5154

0.1487

0.7870

Yorkshire

3554

0.1228

0.6499

Surrey

3097

0.2176

1.1517

Staffordshire

2594

0.2630

1.3925

Kent

2499

0.2507

1.3272

Warwickshire

2282

0.3097

1.6396

Derbyshire

1729

0.3780

2.0012

Hampshire

1594

0.2662

1.4092

Norfolk

1484

0.3304

1.7489

Gloucestershire

1469

0.2564

1.3572

Leicestershire

1419

0.4381

2.3191

Essex

1382

0.2396

1.2686

Somerset

1267

0.2694

1.4263

Nottinghamshire

1215

0.3086

1.6334

County Durham

1213

0.1396

0.7388

Northamptonshire

1129

0.4109

2.1751

Worcestershire

1126

0.2952

1.5624

Cornwall

1041

0.3148

1.6662

Berkshire

1027

0.4683

2.4793

Lincolnshire

986

0.2111

1.1174

Cheshire

962

0.1492

0.7897

Sussex

892

0.1811

0.9587

Devon

878

0.1444

0.7643

Suffolk

774

0.2175

1.1515

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

715

0.1406

0.7441

Bedfordshire

708

0.4680

2.4777

Oxfordshire

664

0.3681

1.9484

Hertfordshire

648

0.3218

1.7035

Cambridgeshire

580

0.3134

1.6593

Dorset

546

0.2848

1.5075

Buckinghamshire

517

0.2927

1.5496

Northumberland

498

0.1146

0.6065

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

373

0.4018

2.1268

Shropshire

343

0.1359

0.7194

Wiltshire

320

0.1239

0.6557

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

317

0.1501

0.7946

Huntingdonshire

317

0.5465

2.8930

Lanarkshire

239

0.0253

0.1339

Cumberland

216

0.0859

0.4546

Channel Islands

155

0.1791

0.9479

Herefordshire

142

0.1185

0.6275

Westmorland

117

0.1822

0.9647

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

92

0.0834

0.4413

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

87

0.0222

0.1177

Royal Navy

79

0.2269

1.2013

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

78

0.0633

0.3354

Isle of Man

57

0.1051

0.5562

Forfarshire (Angus)

56

0.0207

0.1095

Rutland

55

0.2564

1.3574

Aberdeenshire

51

0.0188

0.0998

Fife

47

0.0272

0.1439

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

47

0.0702

0.3717

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

46

0.0586

0.3101

Renfrewshire

41

0.0181

0.0959

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

31

0.0531

0.2809

Stirlingshire

28

0.0260

0.1376

Ayrshire

25

0.0114

0.0605

Anglesey / Sir Fon

25

0.0483

0.2556

Perthshire

19

0.0145

0.0767

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

15

0.0341

0.1805

Orkney

14

0.0436

0.2306

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

14

0.0119

0.0627

Dumfriesshire

13

0.0201

0.1066

Dunbartonshire

11

0.0140

0.0742

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

11

0.0154

0.0817

Banffshire

10

0.0165

0.0874

Wigtownshire

8

0.0206

0.1092

Elginshire (Morayshire)

7

0.0154

0.0816

Caithness

6

0.0150

0.0794

Roxburghshire

6

0.0113

0.0600

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

6

0.0155

0.0821

Clackmannanshire

5

0.0207

0.1097

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

4

0.0170

0.0898

Argyll

3

0.0037

0.0195

Buteshire

2

0.0113

0.0598

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.0401

Zetland (Shetland)

2

0.0067

0.0355

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0099

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0150

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0066

Kincardineshire

1

0.0028

0.0149

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

855

0.3482

1.8434

Aston

Warwickshire

706

0.3480

1.8423

Islington London

London

695

0.2454

1.2993

Lambeth

Surrey

667

0.2618

1.3861

St Pancras London

London

588

0.2501

1.3237

St Marylebone London

London

428

0.2744

1.4526

West Ham

Essex

421

0.3307

1.7505

Camberwell

Surrey

407

0.2181

1.1546

Kensington London

London

385

0.2370

1.2548

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

379

0.4798

2.5400

Manchester

Lancashire

366

0.2348

1.2428

Hackney London

London

348

0.2125

1.1248

Shoreditch London

London

329

0.2598

1.3753

Newington

Surrey

321

0.2975

1.5746

Liverpool

Lancashire

315

0.1496

0.7920

Radcliffe

Lancashire

312

1.8671

9.8841

Sheffield

Yorkshire

299

0.3244

1.7174

Battersea

Surrey

299

0.2781

1.4724

Portsea

Hampshire

277

0.2360

1.2495

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

275

0.2630

1.3921

Top male forenames

William Allen
John Allen
George Allen
Thomas Allen
James Allen
Henry Allen
Charles Allen
Joseph Allen
Robert Allen
Alfred Allen
Edward Allen
Arthur Allen
Frederick Allen
Richard Allen
Samuel Allen
Walter Allen
Albert Allen
Harry Allen
Frank Allen
Ernest Allen
Herbert Allen
David Allen
Edwin Allen
Wm. Allen
Francis Allen
Benjamin Allen
Fred Allen
Thos. Allen
Daniel Allen
Stephen Allen
Isaac Allen
Tom Allen
Peter Allen
Fredrick Allen
Sidney Allen
Fredk. Allen
Geo. Allen
Percy Allen
Andrew Allen
Michael Allen
Alexander Allen
Jesse Allen
Chas. Allen
Mark Allen
Edmund Allen
Sydney Allen
Edgar Allen
Abraham Allen
Willm. Allen
Christopher Allen

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Carpenter
General Labourer
General Servant
Housekeeper
Charwoman
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Cotton Weaver
No Occupation
Tailor
Dress Maker
Wife
Blacksmith
Housemaid
Laborer
Servant
Gardener
Painter
Butcher
Joiner
Cook
Tailoress
Shoemaker
General Serv
Errand Boy
Baker
Milliner
Agricultural Labourer
Grocer
Ag Labourer
Farmers Son
Carman
Fisherman
General Laborer
Domestic Serv
None
Seamstress
Cotton Winder
Clerk
Farmers Wife
Carter
Hawker