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Archer in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1804

0.0617

1.4929

Yorkshire

1344

0.0464

1.1224

Lancashire

755

0.0218

0.5266

Surrey

724

0.0509

1.2297

Staffordshire

666

0.0675

1.6328

Warwickshire

660

0.0896

2.1658

Essex

638

0.1106

2.6747

County Durham

444

0.0511

1.2351

Kent

388

0.0389

0.9411

Derbyshire

376

0.0822

1.9876

Nottinghamshire

349

0.0886

2.1428

Hertfordshire

312

0.1549

3.7460

Suffolk

306

0.0860

2.0791

Norfolk

250

0.0557

1.3456

Northamptonshire

249

0.0906

2.1909

Leicestershire

245

0.0756

1.8287

Wiltshire

210

0.0813

1.9651

Lincolnshire

200

0.0428

1.0352

Gloucestershire

187

0.0326

0.7891

Oxfordshire

175

0.0970

2.3452

Worcestershire

163

0.0427

1.0330

Northumberland

148

0.0340

0.8232

Hampshire

145

0.0242

0.5854

Buckinghamshire

141

0.0798

1.9301

Sussex

126

0.0256

0.6185

Forfarshire (Angus)

126

0.0466

1.1256

Berkshire

118

0.0538

1.3010

Lanarkshire

113

0.0120

0.2892

Shropshire

109

0.0432

1.0441

Cumberland

96

0.0382

0.9228

Cheshire

95

0.0147

0.3561

Cambridgeshire

90

0.0486

1.1759

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

76

0.0194

0.4695

Devon

67

0.0110

0.2664

Herefordshire

58

0.0484

1.1706

Somerset

46

0.0098

0.2365

Isle of Man

40

0.0737

1.7826

Fife

38

0.0220

0.5312

Bedfordshire

29

0.0192

0.4635

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

29

0.0057

0.1378

Dorset

29

0.0151

0.3657

Perthshire

24

0.0183

0.4425

Huntingdonshire

23

0.0397

0.9586

Westmorland

23

0.0358

0.8661

Renfrewshire

23

0.0102

0.2456

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

16

0.0145

0.3505

Cornwall

12

0.0036

0.0877

Selkirkshire

10

0.0378

0.9147

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

9

0.0043

0.1030

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

8

0.0182

0.4396

Kirkcudbrightshire

7

0.0166

0.4002

Dunbartonshire

6

0.0076

0.1848

Ayrshire

6

0.0027

0.0663

Kincardineshire

6

0.0169

0.4078

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

5

0.0070

0.1696

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

5

0.0212

0.5129

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

5

0.0086

0.2069

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.1486

Royal Navy

5

0.0144

0.3472

Wigtownshire

4

0.0103

0.2493

Stirlingshire

4

0.0037

0.0898

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3

0.0032

0.0781

Channel Islands

3

0.0035

0.0838

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.0409

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

2

0.0016

0.0393

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0683

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.0533

Aberdeenshire

1

0.0004

0.0089

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.0457

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0308

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.2711

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.1366

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

202

0.0713

1.7247

Aston

Warwickshire

167

0.0823

1.9902

Birmingham

Warwickshire

143

0.0582

1.4080

Hackney London

London

125

0.0763

1.8451

Bethnal Green London

London

118

0.0930

2.2480

Lambeth

Surrey

118

0.0463

1.1200

Mile End Old Town London

London

110

0.1769

4.2772

Camberwell

Surrey

106

0.0568

1.3733

Kensington London

London

100

0.0616

1.4885

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

97

0.0952

2.3026

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

93

0.1826

4.4141

Shoreditch London

London

79

0.0624

1.5082

St Pancras London

London

76

0.0323

0.7814

West Ham

Essex

76

0.0597

1.4432

St Marylebone London

London

67

0.0430

1.0385

Ossett Cum Gawthorpe

Yorkshire

64

0.6189

14.9627

Hammersmith London

London

64

0.0889

2.1501

Newington

Surrey

62

0.0575

1.3890

Preston

Lancashire

60

0.0647

1.5641

Gateshead

County Durham

59

0.0907

2.1921

Top male forenames

William Archer
John Archer
Thomas Archer
George Archer
James Archer
Henry Archer
Charles Archer
Joseph Archer
Alfred Archer
Robert Archer
Frederick Archer
Arthur Archer
Richard Archer
Samuel Archer
Albert Archer
Edward Archer
Harry Archer
Walter Archer
Frank Archer
Ernest Archer
Herbert Archer
David Archer
Wm. Archer
Fred Archer
Francis Archer
Benjamin Archer
Edwin Archer
Fredrick Archer
Daniel Archer
Thos. Archer
Isaac Archer
Geo. Archer
Tom Archer
Chas. Archer
Fredk. Archer
Edmund Archer
Willm. Archer
Percy Archer
Joshua Archer
Enoch Archer
Sidney Archer
Jesse Archer
Mark Archer
Matthew Archer
Peter Archer
Abraham Archer
Robt. Archer
Amos Archer
Edgar Archer
Christopher Archer

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Labourer
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Laundress
Domestic Servant
General Labourer
Housekeeper
Annuitant
General Servant
Carpenter
Farm Labourer
Farmers Son
No Occupation
Wife
Bricklayer
Charwoman
Housemaid
Dress Maker
Tailor
Butcher
Gardener
Shoemaker
Blacksmith
Laborer
Cotton Weaver
Farmers Wife
Tailoress
General Serv
Agricultural Labourer
Errand Boy
Grocer
Cook
Servant
Painter
General Servant Domestic
Farm Servant
Coachman
Joiner
Cabinet Maker
Baker
General Laborer
Clerk
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Retired Farmer
Carman
Ag Labourer
Police Constable
House Painter