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BANKS

Banks in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

3314

0.0956

1.8638

Yorkshire

1800

0.0622

1.2122

London

1500

0.0513

1.0010

Staffordshire

1026

0.1040

2.0284

Kent

728

0.0730

1.4239

Surrey

638

0.0448

0.8738

Sussex

443

0.0899

1.7535

Essex

428

0.0742

1.4469

County Durham

361

0.0415

0.8098

Warwickshire

359

0.0487

0.9500

Cumberland

356

0.1415

2.7594

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

346

0.0884

1.7236

Cheshire

327

0.0507

0.9886

Caithness

312

0.7800

15.2076

Derbyshire

274

0.0599

1.1680

Lanarkshire

233

0.0247

0.4808

Hampshire

215

0.0359

0.7000

Lincolnshire

196

0.0420

0.8181

Worcestershire

194

0.0509

0.9914

Gloucestershire

152

0.0265

0.5172

Shropshire

146

0.0578

1.1278

Wiltshire

123

0.0476

0.9282

Devon

119

0.0196

0.3815

Ayrshire

115

0.0526

1.0255

Forfarshire (Angus)

114

0.0421

0.8212

Northumberland

100

0.0230

0.4485

Somerset

92

0.0196

0.3814

Nottinghamshire

87

0.0221

0.4307

Suffolk

85

0.0239

0.4657

Bedfordshire

83

0.0549

1.0697

Cambridgeshire

74

0.0400

0.7797

Westmorland

69

0.1075

2.0952

Northamptonshire

68

0.0247

0.4825

Norfolk

68

0.0151

0.2951

Leicestershire

62

0.0191

0.3732

Orkney

55

0.1711

3.3363

Herefordshire

51

0.0426

0.8300

Dorset

49

0.0256

0.4982

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

47

0.0223

0.4339

Aberdeenshire

42

0.0155

0.3026

Fife

38

0.0220

0.4284

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

37

0.0956

1.8642

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

30

0.0059

0.1150

Huntingdonshire

30

0.0517

1.0083

Hertfordshire

29

0.0144

0.2808

Perthshire

29

0.0221

0.4312

Berkshire

27

0.0123

0.2400

Cornwall

26

0.0079

0.1533

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

24

0.0546

1.0636

Buckinghamshire

24

0.0136

0.2649

Channel Islands

23

0.0266

0.5180

Stirlingshire

22

0.0204

0.3981

Dunbartonshire

22

0.0280

0.5463

Royal Navy

19

0.0546

1.0640

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

17

0.0138

0.2692

Renfrewshire

16

0.0071

0.1378

Argyll

13

0.0160

0.3117

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

12

0.0205

0.4005

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

11

0.0100

0.1943

Anglesey / Sir Fon

10

0.0193

0.3766

Rutland

7

0.0326

0.6362

Wigtownshire

5

0.0129

0.2513

Oxfordshire

5

0.0028

0.0540

Roxburghshire

4

0.0076

0.1474

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

4

0.0170

0.3309

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

4

0.0050

0.0972

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.1437

Dumfriesshire

3

0.0046

0.0906

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

3

0.0045

0.0874

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

2

0.0025

0.0497

Peeblesshire

2

0.0146

0.2838

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.1475

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0551

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0223

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0210

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.2640

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.1101

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.0430

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Preston

Lancashire

211

0.2275

4.4354

Birmingham

Warwickshire

151

0.0615

1.1990

Hackney London

London

148

0.0904

1.7617

Shoreditch London

London

145

0.1145

2.2322

Liverpool

Lancashire

141

0.0670

1.3057

Willenhall

Staffordshire

137

0.7417

14.4609

West Derby

Lancashire

135

0.1331

2.5952

Aston

Warwickshire

130

0.0641

1.2493

St Pancras London

London

123

0.0523

1.0198

Camberwell

Surrey

116

0.0622

1.2119

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

115

0.0730

1.4239

Great Bolton

Lancashire

114

0.2483

4.8404

Islington London

London

108

0.0381

0.7436

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

102

0.0975

1.9017

Wigan

Lancashire

99

0.2044

3.9843

Canisbay

Caithness

99

3.7700

73.5021

Mile End Old Town London

London

97

0.1560

3.0415

Everton

Lancashire

96

0.0869

1.6940

Leeds

Yorkshire

94

0.0575

1.1211

Battersea

Surrey

92

0.0856

1.6685

Top male forenames

John Banks
William Banks
Thomas Banks
James Banks
George Banks
Henry Banks
Joseph Banks
Charles Banks
Robert Banks
Edward Banks
Richard Banks
Alfred Banks
Samuel Banks
Arthur Banks
Frederick Banks
Walter Banks
Albert Banks
Harry Banks
Benjamin Banks
Ernest Banks
Peter Banks
David Banks
Herbert Banks
Wm. Banks
Edwin Banks
Francis Banks
Isaac Banks
Frank Banks
Thos. Banks
Geo. Banks
Tom Banks
Jonathan Banks
Fred Banks
Stephen Banks
Michael Banks
Daniel Banks
Fredk. Banks
Fredrick Banks
Alexander Banks
Christopher Banks
Jesse Banks
Matthew Banks
Edgar Banks
Moses Banks
Percy Banks
Abraham Banks
Chas. Banks
Jno. Banks
Jas. Banks
Enoch Banks

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Cotton Weaver
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Laundress
Annuitant
Farm Labourer
General Servant
General Labourer
Wife
No Occupation
Charwoman
Carpenter
Joiner
Tailor
Blacksmith
Farmers Son
Bricklayer
Butcher
Gardener
Dress Maker
Carter
Painter
Shoemaker
Servant
Grocer
Cook
Cotton Winder
Mariner
Milliner
Ag Labourer
Plumber
House Keeper
Cotton Spinner
Gen Lab
General Serv
Railway Porter
Farmers Wife
Laborer
Stone Mason
Farmers Daur
Fisherman
Tailoress
Shoe Maker
Coalminer
Housemaid