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ASH

Ash in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

662

0.0227

1.3717

Devon

584

0.0960

5.8136

Staffordshire

519

0.0526

3.1860

Surrey

356

0.0250

1.5140

Yorkshire

309

0.0107

0.6461

Somerset

246

0.0523

3.1669

Hampshire

235

0.0392

2.3758

Gloucestershire

184

0.0321

1.9441

Kent

170

0.0171

1.0325

Warwickshire

163

0.0221

1.3393

Lancashire

155

0.0045

0.2707

Lincolnshire

127

0.0272

1.6459

Wiltshire

102

0.0395

2.3900

Nottinghamshire

102

0.0259

1.5681

Cornwall

102

0.0308

1.8670

Derbyshire

101

0.0221

1.3368

County Durham

99

0.0114

0.6896

Cheshire

82

0.0127

0.7697

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

75

0.0147

0.8926

Worcestershire

64

0.0168

1.0156

Leicestershire

56

0.0173

1.0466

Shropshire

45

0.0178

1.0793

Sussex

42

0.0085

0.5162

Buckinghamshire

42

0.0238

1.4396

Dorset

42

0.0219

1.3261

Oxfordshire

32

0.0177

1.0738

Essex

25

0.0043

0.2624

Cumberland

24

0.0095

0.5776

Cambridgeshire

19

0.0103

0.6216

Lanarkshire

18

0.0019

0.1153

Northamptonshire

17

0.0062

0.3745

Berkshire

17

0.0078

0.4693

Norfolk

15

0.0033

0.2022

Northumberland

14

0.0032

0.1950

Renfrewshire

13

0.0057

0.3476

Perthshire

12

0.0092

0.5540

Hertfordshire

11

0.0055

0.3307

Bedfordshire

10

0.0066

0.4002

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

9

0.0043

0.2580

Channel Islands

8

0.0092

0.5594

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

7

0.0063

0.3840

Royal Navy

7

0.0201

1.2172

Ayrshire

5

0.0023

0.1384

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

4

0.0043

0.2608

Suffolk

3

0.0008

0.0510

Dumfriesshire

3

0.0046

0.2814

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.5644

Herefordshire

1

0.0008

0.0505

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.0004

0.0224

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0512

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0771

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.1116

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.8197

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1

0.0003

0.0155

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.1044

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Portsea

Hampshire

87

0.0741

4.4879

Lambeth

Surrey

84

0.0330

1.9963

Willenhall

Staffordshire

76

0.4115

24.9099

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

75

0.0717

4.3418

St Marylebone London

London

69

0.0442

2.6780

Rotherhithe

Surrey

56

0.1551

9.3920

Tormoham

Devon

52

0.2021

12.2344

Birmingham

Warwickshire

49

0.0200

1.2081

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

48

0.0471

2.8531

Islington London

London

46

0.0162

0.9835

Aston

Warwickshire

46

0.0227

1.3727

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

42

0.0554

3.3533

Bethnal Green London

London

41

0.0323

1.9558

Newington

Surrey

39

0.0361

2.1877

Carisbrooke

Hampshire

39

0.4691

28.4008

Kings Norton

Worcestershire

37

0.1082

6.5476

Paul

Cornwall

37

0.6157

37.2758

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

35

0.0687

4.1596

St Pancras London

London

33

0.0140

0.8495

Kensington London

London

32

0.0197

1.1927

Top male forenames

William Ash
John Ash
George Ash
Thomas Ash
James Ash
Henry Ash
Charles Ash
Joseph Ash
Richard Ash
Robert Ash
Frederick Ash
Arthur Ash
Edward Ash
Albert Ash
Samuel Ash
Alfred Ash
Edwin Ash
Harry Ash
Ernest Ash
Walter Ash
Frank Ash
Herbert Ash
Francis Ash
Thos. Ash
David Ash
Isaac Ash
Fred Ash
Wm. Ash
Fredrick Ash
Michael Ash
Alexander Ash
Percy Ash
Edmund Ash
Moses Ash
Fredk. Ash
Sydney Ash
Daniel Ash
Benjamin Ash
Stephen Ash
Luke Ash
Amos Ash
Philip Ash
Jacob Ash
Patrick Ash
Willie Ash
Sidney Ash
Willm. Ash
Reginald Ash
Oliver Ash
Hubert Ash

Top female forenames

Mary Ash
Elizabeth Ash
Sarah Ash
Jane Ash
Ann Ash
Eliza Ash
Emma Ash
Ellen Ash
Emily Ash
Annie Ash
Alice Ash
Caroline Ash
Florence Ash
Edith Ash
Harriet Ash
Margaret Ash
Ada Ash
Charlotte Ash
Fanny Ash
Martha Ash
Louisa Ash
Hannah Ash
Kate Ash
Maria Ash
Susan Ash
Harriett Ash
Catherine Ash
Rebecca Ash
Anne Ash
Clara Ash
Amelia Ash
Frances Ash
Lucy Ash
Matilda Ash
Elizth. Ash
Selina Ash
Rose Ash
Jessie Ash
Isabella Ash
Agnes Ash
Julia Ash
Rosa Ash
Bertha Ash
Eleanor Ash
Susannah Ash
Ethel Ash
Sophia Ash
Amy Ash
Gertrude Ash
Maud Ash

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Farm Labourer
Annuitant
General Servant
Tailor
Coal Miner
General Labourer
Carpenter
Wife
Farmers Son
Fisherman
Charwoman
Tailoress
Servant
Housekeeper
Baker
Agricultural Labourer
Painter
Gardener
Farm Servant
Housemaid
No Occupation
Butcher
None
Farmers Wife
Mason
Clerk
General Serv
Domestic
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Bricklayer
Carpenter & Joiner
Cook
Ag Labourer
Dairyman
Dress Maker
Pupil Teacher
Machinist
Bootmaker
Blacksmith
Lab
Domestic Serv
Gen Lab
Farmer
Stone Mason