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BAILEY

Bailey in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

4821

0.1391

0.9233

Yorkshire

4724

0.1632

1.0833

London

4333

0.1483

0.9846

Staffordshire

3715

0.3767

2.5010

Surrey

2451

0.1722

1.1431

Cheshire

2010

0.3117

2.0692

Kent

1793

0.1799

1.1942

Hampshire

1470

0.2455

1.6298

Warwickshire

1430

0.1941

1.2886

Wiltshire

1216

0.4707

3.1247

Leicestershire

1128

0.3482

2.3120

Somerset

1076

0.2288

1.5191

Norfolk

981

0.2184

1.4499

Essex

919

0.1594

1.0580

Northamptonshire

918

0.3341

2.2180

Gloucestershire

911

0.1590

1.0556

Sussex

909

0.1846

1.2252

Derbyshire

854

0.1867

1.2396

Shropshire

828

0.3281

2.1780

Nottinghamshire

811

0.2060

1.3673

Devon

721

0.1186

0.7871

Lincolnshire

719

0.1539

1.0219

County Durham

675

0.0777

0.5156

Suffolk

584

0.1641

1.0896

Cambridgeshire

495

0.2675

1.7760

Berkshire

456

0.2079

1.3806

Worcestershire

435

0.1140

0.7570

Dorset

389

0.2029

1.3470

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

383

0.0753

0.4999

Cornwall

309

0.0934

0.6203

Bedfordshire

307

0.2029

1.3474

Hertfordshire

276

0.1371

0.9100

Buckinghamshire

274

0.1551

1.0299

Herefordshire

255

0.2129

1.4133

Northumberland

250

0.0575

0.3818

Oxfordshire

209

0.1158

0.7691

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

204

0.0966

0.6413

Cumberland

116

0.0461

0.3062

Channel Islands

95

0.1097

0.7286

Lanarkshire

79

0.0084

0.0555

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

68

0.0616

0.4091

Westmorland

62

0.0966

0.6411

Rutland

51

0.2378

1.5785

Royal Navy

50

0.1436

0.9535

Huntingdonshire

45

0.0776

0.5150

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

43

0.0642

0.4264

Isle of Man

33

0.0608

0.4038

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

33

0.0420

0.2790

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

23

0.0059

0.0390

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

16

0.0274

0.1818

Ayrshire

15

0.0069

0.0455

Renfrewshire

14

0.0062

0.0411

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

13

0.0140

0.0930

Wigtownshire

13

0.0335

0.2225

Clackmannanshire

10

0.0414

0.2752

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

9

0.0073

0.0485

Buteshire

8

0.0452

0.3000

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

8

0.0112

0.0745

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

7

0.0297

0.1972

Forfarshire (Angus)

7

0.0026

0.0172

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

6

0.0136

0.0905

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

5

0.0094

0.0621

Perthshire

5

0.0038

0.0253

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

5

0.0062

0.0414

Anglesey / Sir Fon

5

0.0097

0.0641

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

5

0.0042

0.0281

Dunbartonshire

3

0.0038

0.0254

Aberdeenshire

3

0.0011

0.0074

Fife

2

0.0012

0.0077

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.0375

Banffshire

2

0.0033

0.0219

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0251

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.0146

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.0103

Kincardineshire

1

0.0028

0.0187

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.0745

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0062

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

514

0.2093

1.3898

St Pancras London

London

448

0.1905

1.2648

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

424

0.4055

2.6919

Islington London

London

421

0.1487

0.9871

Lambeth

Surrey

394

0.1547

1.0269

Aston

Warwickshire

372

0.1834

1.2174

Dawley

Shropshire

355

3.8654

25.6623

Manchester

Lancashire

305

0.1956

1.2989

Biddulph

Staffordshire

297

5.3379

35.4381

Camberwell

Surrey

268

0.1436

0.9535

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

258

0.2533

1.6818

Portsea

Hampshire

258

0.2198

1.4595

Croydon

Surrey

247

0.3126

2.0753

Macclesfield

Cheshire

247

0.8617

5.7208

Hackney London

London

239

0.1459

0.9688

Salford

Lancashire

229

0.2246

1.4912

Kensington London

London

228

0.1404

0.9319

Battersea

Surrey

228

0.2121

1.4081

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

226

0.2861

1.8995

Bingley

Yorkshire

226

1.2259

8.1385

Top male forenames

William Bailey
John Bailey
George Bailey
Thomas Bailey
James Bailey
Henry Bailey
Charles Bailey
Joseph Bailey
Alfred Bailey
Robert Bailey
Edward Bailey
Arthur Bailey
Samuel Bailey
Walter Bailey
Frederick Bailey
Richard Bailey
Albert Bailey
Harry Bailey
Frank Bailey
Herbert Bailey
Ernest Bailey
Edwin Bailey
Benjamin Bailey
Francis Bailey
David Bailey
Wm. Bailey
Fred Bailey
Isaac Bailey
Thos. Bailey
Daniel Bailey
Tom Bailey
Peter Bailey
Stephen Bailey
Geo. Bailey
Mark Bailey
Matthew Bailey
Enoch Bailey
Fredk. Bailey
Sidney Bailey
Chas. Bailey
Abraham Bailey
Percy Bailey
Fredrick Bailey
Joshua Bailey
Edmund Bailey
Christopher Bailey
Josiah Bailey
Michael Bailey
Leonard Bailey
Andrew Bailey

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Cotton Weaver
Carpenter
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Annuitant
General Servant
Bricklayer
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
Wife
Blacksmith
Tailor
Farmers Son
Grocer
No Occupation
Joiner
General Serv
Agricultural Labourer
Gardener
Butcher
Servant
Shoemaker
Housemaid
Dress Maker
Carter
Baker
Silk Weaver
Domestic Serv
General Laborer
Farmers Wife
Woollen Weaver
Errand Boy
Painter
Tailoress
Milliner
Cook
Laborer
Clerk
Stone Mason
Ag Labourer
Worsted Weaver
Seamstress
Carman