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BALL

Ball in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

4415

0.1274

1.5419

London

2365

0.0809

0.9800

Staffordshire

2306

0.2338

2.8310

Yorkshire

1307

0.0451

0.5466

Surrey

1246

0.0875

1.0597

Warwickshire

1053

0.1429

1.7303

Gloucestershire

969

0.1691

2.0474

Devon

955

0.1570

1.9012

Derbyshire

891

0.1948

2.3585

Leicestershire

808

0.2495

3.0200

Cheshire

800

0.1241

1.5018

Nottinghamshire

701

0.1780

2.1552

Somerset

666

0.1416

1.7146

Cornwall

540

0.1633

1.9766

Hampshire

484

0.0808

0.9785

Shropshire

465

0.1842

2.2305

Wiltshire

450

0.1742

2.1086

Kent

445

0.0446

0.5405

Northamptonshire

417

0.1518

1.8373

Worcestershire

329

0.0862

1.0440

Sussex

300

0.0609

0.7374

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

289

0.0568

0.6878

County Durham

243

0.0280

0.3385

Buckinghamshire

238

0.1348

1.6314

Essex

211

0.0366

0.4430

Berkshire

210

0.0958

1.1594

Dorset

173

0.0902

1.0924

Bedfordshire

168

0.1111

1.3445

Lincolnshire

140

0.0300

0.3629

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

131

0.0620

0.7509

Oxfordshire

104

0.0576

0.6979

Cambridgeshire

97

0.0524

0.6346

Huntingdonshire

81

0.1396

1.6906

Hertfordshire

80

0.0397

0.4810

Lanarkshire

57

0.0060

0.0730

Northumberland

52

0.0120

0.1448

Herefordshire

52

0.0434

0.5255

Suffolk

50

0.0141

0.1701

Rutland

45

0.2098

2.5398

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

41

0.0522

0.6321

Isle of Man

37

0.0682

0.8257

Norfolk

35

0.0078

0.0943

Royal Navy

32

0.0919

1.1128

Channel Islands

32

0.0370

0.4475

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

30

0.0514

0.6217

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

23

0.0323

0.3907

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

19

0.0205

0.2478

Cumberland

18

0.0072

0.0866

Renfrewshire

17

0.0075

0.0909

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

14

0.0594

0.7191

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

10

0.0091

0.1097

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

10

0.0026

0.0309

Anglesey / Sir Fon

9

0.0174

0.2105

Stirlingshire

9

0.0084

0.1011

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

9

0.0073

0.0885

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

9

0.0076

0.0922

Kirkcudbrightshire

8

0.0189

0.2290

Westmorland

6

0.0093

0.1131

Perthshire

6

0.0046

0.0554

Ayrshire

5

0.0023

0.0277

Forfarshire (Angus)

5

0.0018

0.0224

Elginshire (Morayshire)

5

0.0110

0.1334

Fife

4

0.0023

0.0280

Dumfriesshire

4

0.0062

0.0750

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

3

0.0045

0.0543

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0154

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.0312

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

North Meols

Lancashire

627

1.8478

22.3698

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

394

0.3768

4.5614

Birmingham

Warwickshire

289

0.1177

1.4249

Lambeth

Surrey

256

0.1005

1.2167

Aston

Warwickshire

248

0.1222

1.4800

Islington London

London

247

0.0872

1.0561

St Pancras London

London

227

0.0965

1.1687

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

199

0.2519

3.0501

Wolstanton

Staffordshire

199

0.6644

8.0440

Kensington London

London

189

0.1164

1.4088

Liverpool

Lancashire

171

0.0812

0.9833

Newington

Surrey

165

0.1529

1.8510

Leek Lowe

Staffordshire

155

1.1814

14.3026

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

152

0.1492

1.8068

Everton

Lancashire

147

0.1331

1.6108

Camberwell

Surrey

141

0.0756

0.9147

Bethnal Green London

London

140

0.1103

1.3355

Shoreditch London

London

137

0.1082

1.3097

Manchester

Lancashire

137

0.0879

1.0639

Hackney London

London

133

0.0812

0.9831

Top male forenames

William Ball
John Ball
Thomas Ball
George Ball
James Ball
Henry Ball
Joseph Ball
Charles Ball
Samuel Ball
Richard Ball
Arthur Ball
Edward Ball
Alfred Ball
Frederick Ball
Robert Ball
Albert Ball
Walter Ball
Harry Ball
Frank Ball
Edwin Ball
Herbert Ball
Ernest Ball
David Ball
Benjamin Ball
Wm. Ball
Francis Ball
Peter Ball
Isaac Ball
Thos. Ball
Daniel Ball
Stephen Ball
Abraham Ball
Fredrick Ball
Edmund Ball
Fred Ball
Enoch Ball
Geo. Ball
Mark Ball
Gilbert Ball
Tom Ball
Sidney Ball
Fredk. Ball
Jesse Ball
Alexander Ball
Edgar Ball
Joshua Ball
Saml. Ball
Josiah Ball
Luke Ball
Richd. Ball

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
General Labourer
General Servant
Cotton Weaver
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
Carpenter
Wife
Annuitant
Blacksmith
Joiner
Bricklayer
Farmers Son
Silk Weaver
Tailor
Fisherman
No Occupation
Grocer
Silk Winder
General Serv
Tailoress
Servant
Painter
Butcher
Gardener
Dress Maker
Carter
General Laborer
Errand Boy
Housemaid
Clerk
Potter
Milliner
Shoemaker
Domestic Serv
None
School
Cook
Carman
Agricultural Labourer
Farm Laborer
Cotton Winder
Baker