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ARTHUR

Arthur in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

441

0.0467

2.1420

London

430

0.0147

0.6754

Cornwall

374

0.1131

5.1893

Surrey

327

0.0230

1.0542

Renfrewshire

262

0.1157

5.3107

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

260

0.0511

2.3456

Lancashire

248

0.0072

0.3283

Aberdeenshire

233

0.0861

3.9519

Northumberland

205

0.0472

2.1643

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

199

0.0508

2.3334

Hampshire

197

0.0329

1.5097

Kent

195

0.0196

0.8978

Fife

179

0.1035

4.7498

Zetland (Shetland)

178

0.5966

27.3775

Ayrshire

173

0.0791

3.6311

Yorkshire

171

0.0059

0.2711

County Durham

171

0.0197

0.9029

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

149

0.1210

5.5533

Channel Islands

133

0.1536

7.0504

Devon

129

0.0212

0.9735

Northamptonshire

109

0.0397

1.8204

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

104

0.0492

2.2598

Forfarshire (Angus)

102

0.0377

1.7295

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

90

0.1344

6.1695

Sussex

86

0.0175

0.8013

Stirlingshire

84

0.0780

3.5776

Derbyshire

84

0.0184

0.8428

Staffordshire

83

0.0084

0.3862

Cheshire

81

0.0126

0.5764

Somerset

80

0.0170

0.7807

Gloucestershire

75

0.0131

0.6007

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

75

0.1284

5.8913

Shropshire

70

0.0277

1.2727

Warwickshire

65

0.0088

0.4049

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

63

0.1432

6.5715

Leicestershire

48

0.0148

0.6800

Dunbartonshire

48

0.0611

2.8058

Perthshire

31

0.0236

1.0849

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

30

0.0323

1.4828

Oxfordshire

26

0.0144

0.6614

Worcestershire

25

0.0066

0.3007

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

23

0.0976

4.4780

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

23

0.0208

0.9564

Wiltshire

23

0.0089

0.4085

Berkshire

22

0.0100

0.4604

Herefordshire

21

0.0175

0.8045

Essex

20

0.0035

0.1592

Nottinghamshire

18

0.0046

0.2098

Kirkcudbrightshire

18

0.0426

1.9532

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

16

0.0204

0.9350

Cambridgeshire

16

0.0086

0.3968

Argyll

15

0.0184

0.8464

Clackmannanshire

14

0.0580

2.6628

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

14

0.0262

1.2018

Cumberland

14

0.0056

0.2554

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

13

0.0162

0.7436

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

12

0.0168

0.7728

Dumfriesshire

12

0.0186

0.8533

Roxburghshire

12

0.0227

1.0407

Dorset

11

0.0057

0.2633

Orkney

10

0.0311

1.4278

Buckinghamshire

9

0.0051

0.2338

Hertfordshire

8

0.0040

0.1823

Bedfordshire

7

0.0046

0.2124

Norfolk

7

0.0016

0.0715

Inverness-shire

7

0.0080

0.3682

Isle of Man

6

0.0111

0.5075

Selkirkshire

6

0.0227

1.0418

Buteshire

5

0.0282

1.2962

Suffolk

5

0.0014

0.0645

Royal Navy

4

0.0115

0.5273

Banffshire

4

0.0066

0.3029

Wigtownshire

3

0.0077

0.3549

Kincardineshire

3

0.0084

0.3870

Nairnshire

3

0.0336

1.5439

Lincolnshire

2

0.0004

0.0196

Elginshire (Morayshire)

2

0.0044

0.2022

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.0777

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.1186

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.1297

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.2139

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

135

0.0565

2.5909

Govan

Lanarkshire

123

0.0526

2.4155

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

78

0.0465

2.1336

Nesting Lunnas Whalsay

Zetland (Shetland)

75

2.8528

130.9129

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

70

0.0445

2.0402

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

61

0.0604

2.7705

St Stephen In Brannel

Cornwall

55

1.8230

83.6629

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

54

0.1067

4.8953

Deptford St Paul

Kent

54

0.0702

3.2233

Portsea

Hampshire

49

0.0418

1.9161

Llanelly

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

48

0.1731

7.9428

Westoe

County Durham

48

0.0974

4.4707

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

48

0.1181

5.4205

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

43

0.0964

4.4223

Paddington London

London

42

0.0391

1.7943

Lambeth

Surrey

42

0.0165

0.7566

St Mary

Channel Islands

39

3.9117

179.4754

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

39

0.0798

3.6605

Dunfermline

Fife

36

0.1354

6.2126

St Marylebone London

London

35

0.0224

1.0297

Top male forenames

John Arthur
William Arthur
Thomas Arthur
James Arthur
George Arthur
David Arthur
Edward Arthur
Henry Arthur
Joseph Arthur
Robert Arthur
Richard Arthur
Charles Arthur
Frederick Arthur
Alfred Arthur
Samuel Arthur
Walter Arthur
Evan Arthur
Francis Arthur
Albert Arthur
Benjamin Arthur
Arthur Arthur
Ernest Arthur
Edwin Arthur
Matthew Arthur
Philip Arthur
Herbert Arthur
Harry Arthur
Isaac Arthur
Sidney Arthur
Thos. Arthur
Alexander Arthur
Wm. Arthur
Frank Arthur
Fred Arthur
Reginald Arthur
Llewellyn Arthur
Percy Arthur
Owen Arthur
Christopher Arthur
Nicholas Arthur
Geo. Arthur
Leonard Arthur
Daniel Arthur
Hugh Arthur
Andrew Arthur
Joshua Arthur
Stephen Arthur
Peter Arthur
Aaron Arthur
Maurice Arthur

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Labourer
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Farmers Son
Laundress
Carpenter
Wife
General Labourer
General Servant
Agricultural Labourer
Charwoman
Tailor
Dress Maker
Blacksmith
Bricklayer
Shoemaker
Servant
Housemaid
Baker
Farm Labourer
Joiner
General Serv
Cotton Weaver
Gardener
Farmers Wife
Grocer
Cook
Painter
Domestic Serv
Farmer Wife
No Occupation
Errand Boy
General Laborer
Fisherman
Milliner
Butcher
Draper
Farmers Daur
Laborer
Shipwright
Iron Worker
Drapers Assistant
Farmer
Mason
Clerk