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AMOS

Amos in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Kent

887

0.0890

5.4155

London

405

0.0139

0.8436

Essex

305

0.0529

3.2186

Gloucestershire

304

0.0531

3.2289

Staffordshire

296

0.0300

1.8267

Surrey

275

0.0193

1.1757

Northamptonshire

179

0.0651

3.9645

Yorkshire

164

0.0057

0.3447

Lancashire

139

0.0040

0.2440

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

130

0.3360

20.4454

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

126

0.0322

1.9593

Warwickshire

119

0.0162

0.9829

County Durham

99

0.0114

0.6932

Suffolk

95

0.0267

1.6248

Lincolnshire

93

0.0199

1.2117

Northumberland

92

0.0212

1.2881

Roxburghshire

91

0.1720

10.4655

Norfolk

69

0.0154

0.9348

Somerset

68

0.0145

0.8800

Herefordshire

63

0.0526

3.2006

Nottinghamshire

63

0.0160

0.9736

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

60

0.0284

1.7289

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

56

0.0110

0.6700

Buckinghamshire

54

0.0306

1.8607

Worcestershire

51

0.0134

0.8136

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

51

0.0649

3.9523

Selkirkshire

50

0.1892

11.5128

Cumberland

41

0.0163

0.9920

Lanarkshire

40

0.0042

0.2576

Shropshire

36

0.0143

0.8680

Cambridgeshire

33

0.0178

1.0853

Leicestershire

33

0.0102

0.6200

Cheshire

32

0.0050

0.3020

Wiltshire

31

0.0120

0.7302

Hampshire

29

0.0048

0.2947

Sussex

29

0.0059

0.3583

Derbyshire

29

0.0063

0.3859

Perthshire

23

0.0175

1.0675

Devon

22

0.0036

0.2202

Hertfordshire

21

0.0104

0.6347

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

16

0.0274

1.6667

Oxfordshire

15

0.0083

0.5060

Peeblesshire

10

0.0728

4.4289

Berwickshire

9

0.0254

1.5482

Fife

9

0.0052

0.3167

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

9

0.0082

0.4963

Forfarshire (Angus)

8

0.0030

0.1799

Berkshire

7

0.0032

0.1943

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

7

0.0098

0.5978

Huntingdonshire

6

0.0103

0.6295

Dorset

5

0.0026

0.1587

Aberdeenshire

4

0.0015

0.0900

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

4

0.0043

0.2622

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

4

0.0032

0.1977

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

4

0.0050

0.3034

Dumfriesshire

3

0.0046

0.2829

Dunbartonshire

3

0.0038

0.2326

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.1546

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.2351

Renfrewshire

2

0.0009

0.0538

Cornwall

2

0.0006

0.0368

Ayrshire

2

0.0009

0.0557

Royal Navy

2

0.0057

0.3496

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0402

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

58

0.0368

2.2417

Folkestone

Kent

51

0.2638

16.0529

Deptford St Paul

Kent

50

0.0650

3.9579

Doynton

Gloucestershire

47

11.6915

711.0439

Battersea

Surrey

45

0.0419

2.5476

St Pancras London

London

44

0.0187

1.1387

Haddington

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

43

0.7528

45.8129

Lambeth

Surrey

42

0.0165

1.0034

West Ham

Essex

39

0.0306

1.8641

Camberwell

Surrey

38

0.0204

1.2393

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

36

0.0965

5.8756

Shoreditch London

London

34

0.0268

1.6339

Hythe St Leonard

Kent

34

0.9654

58.7524

Newington In Elham

Kent

33

5.8407

355.6034

Iron Acton

Gloucestershire

32

2.7658

168.3325

Willenhall

Staffordshire

32

0.1733

10.5437

Bethnal Green London

London

32

0.0252

1.5345

Wye

Kent

32

2.0739

126.2327

Braintree

Essex

30

0.5794

35.2609

Islington London

London

30

0.0106

0.6448

Top male forenames

William Amos
John Amos
George Amos
Thomas Amos
James Amos
Henry Amos
Charles Amos
Joseph Amos
Alfred Amos
Edward Amos
Frederick Amos
Arthur Amos
Richard Amos
Robert Amos
Albert Amos
Harry Amos
Samuel Amos
Ernest Amos
Frank Amos
Edwin Amos
Walter Amos
David Amos
Herbert Amos
Benjamin Amos
Daniel Amos
Wm. Amos
Stephen Amos
Francis Amos
Isaac Amos
Andrew Amos
Mark Amos
Edgar Amos
Gabriel Amos
Alexander Amos
Willm. Amos
Lewis Amos
Fredk. Amos
Edmund Amos
Fredrick Amos
Percy Amos
Jesse Amos
Moses Amos
Geo. Amos
Fred Amos
Josiah Amos
Tom Amos
Sydney Amos
Christopher Amos
Horace Amos
Nathaniel Amos

Top female forenames

Mary Amos
Elizabeth Amos
Sarah Amos
Eliza Amos
Ann Amos
Jane Amos
Annie Amos
Emma Amos
Alice Amos
Emily Amos
Ellen Amos
Hannah Amos
Charlotte Amos
Margaret Amos
Maria Amos
Harriet Amos
Fanny Amos
Martha Amos
Florence Amos
Kate Amos
Edith Amos
Louisa Amos
Catherine Amos
Clara Amos
Frances Amos
Ada Amos
Lucy Amos
Susan Amos
Caroline Amos
Rebecca Amos
Susannah Amos
Eleanor Amos
Elizth. Amos
Sophia Amos
Lizzie Amos
Rosa Amos
Harriett Amos
Isabella Amos
Julia Amos
Amelia Amos
Esther Amos
Amy Amos
Anne Amos
Jessie Amos
Lydia Amos
Betsy Amos
Bertha Amos
Rachel Amos
Rose Amos
Beatrice Amos

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Laundress
Annuitant
Ag Labourer
General Labourer
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
General Servant
Bricklayer
Charwoman
Gardener
Housekeeper
Shoemaker
Agricultural Labourer
Painter
Farm Labourer
Clerk
Brickmaker
Carman
Shepherd
Grocer
Tailor
Wife
Housemaid
Farmers Son
Farmers Wife
Tailoress
Errand Boy
Collier
Farm Laborer
Plasterer
Silk Weaver
Butcher
Hawker
General Serv
Ag. Lab.
General Lab
Blacksmith
Straw Plaiter
Baker
Boot Maker
Coachman
Wheelwright
Laborer
Schoolar
Milliner