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BARBER

Barber in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

2135

0.0737

1.2252

London

1800

0.0616

1.0236

Lancashire

1629

0.0470

0.7807

Cheshire

1295

0.2008

3.3361

Norfolk

1020

0.2271

3.7726

Surrey

955

0.0671

1.1146

Suffolk

952

0.2675

4.4448

Derbyshire

729

0.1594

2.6481

Kent

643

0.0645

1.0717

Staffordshire

543

0.0551

0.9148

Warwickshire

486

0.0660

1.0959

Lincolnshire

425

0.0910

1.5116

Somerset

415

0.0883

1.4662

Sussex

410

0.0832

1.3829

Essex

395

0.0685

1.1379

Hampshire

384

0.0641

1.0654

Northamptonshire

310

0.1128

1.8743

County Durham

304

0.0350

0.5811

Worcestershire

288

0.0755

1.2542

Shropshire

250

0.0991

1.6456

Gloucestershire

233

0.0407

0.6756

Cambridgeshire

200

0.1081

1.7957

Nottinghamshire

180

0.0457

0.7594

Hertfordshire

177

0.0879

1.4603

Devon

141

0.0232

0.3852

Northumberland

139

0.0320

0.5313

Wiltshire

131

0.0507

0.8424

Leicestershire

126

0.0389

0.6463

Cornwall

114

0.0345

0.5726

Herefordshire

109

0.0910

1.5117

Aberdeenshire

105

0.0388

0.6447

Bedfordshire

99

0.0654

1.0873

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

84

0.0398

0.6608

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

69

0.0136

0.2254

Berkshire

69

0.0315

0.5228

Buckinghamshire

65

0.0368

0.6114

Huntingdonshire

62

0.1069

1.7758

Lanarkshire

62

0.0066

0.1090

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

59

0.0151

0.2505

Cumberland

55

0.0219

0.3633

Dorset

54

0.0282

0.4679

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

48

0.1240

2.0609

Westmorland

43

0.0670

1.1127

Forfarshire (Angus)

35

0.0129

0.2148

Banffshire

30

0.0495

0.8225

Royal Navy

21

0.0603

1.0022

Fife

20

0.0116

0.1921

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

17

0.0144

0.2391

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

15

0.0136

0.2258

Kirkcudbrightshire

12

0.0284

0.4714

Oxfordshire

10

0.0055

0.0921

Elginshire (Morayshire)

10

0.0220

0.3660

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

9

0.0154

0.2559

Ayrshire

8

0.0037

0.0608

Stirlingshire

8

0.0074

0.1234

Channel Islands

5

0.0058

0.0960

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

5

0.0064

0.1058

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

5

0.0054

0.0895

Anglesey / Sir Fon

4

0.0077

0.1284

Dumfriesshire

3

0.0046

0.0772

Rutland

3

0.0140

0.2324

Perthshire

2

0.0015

0.0253

Isle of Man

2

0.0037

0.0612

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.0689

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0190

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0207

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0212

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0248

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.1209

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.0428

Kincardineshire

1

0.0028

0.0467

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0705

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.0415

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

229

0.0809

1.3436

St Pancras London

London

170

0.0723

1.2011

Macclesfield

Cheshire

170

0.5931

9.8532

Camberwell

Surrey

169

0.0906

1.5046

Aston

Warwickshire

164

0.0808

1.3430

Lambeth

Surrey

161

0.0632

1.0500

Portsea

Hampshire

160

0.1363

2.2651

Sheffield

Yorkshire

159

0.1725

2.8662

Manchester

Lancashire

156

0.1001

1.6625

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

152

0.4085

6.7869

Brighton

Sussex

139

0.1399

2.3239

Leeds

Yorkshire

137

0.0838

1.3924

West Ham

Essex

134

0.1052

1.7485

St Marylebone London

London

131

0.0840

1.3953

Birmingham

Warwickshire

128

0.0521

0.8661

Ecclesall Bierlow

Yorkshire

127

0.2157

3.5832

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

118

0.1557

2.5875

Bethnal Green London

London

97

0.0764

1.2698

Hackney London

London

93

0.0568

0.9433

Nether Hallam

Yorkshire

92

0.2349

3.9025

Top male forenames

William Barber
John Barber
George Barber
James Barber
Thomas Barber
Charles Barber
Henry Barber
Joseph Barber
Robert Barber
Alfred Barber
Arthur Barber
Edward Barber
Frederick Barber
Samuel Barber
Albert Barber
Walter Barber
Richard Barber
Harry Barber
Herbert Barber
Ernest Barber
Edwin Barber
Frank Barber
Benjamin Barber
Wm. Barber
David Barber
Fred Barber
Francis Barber
Ralph Barber
Isaac Barber
Thos. Barber
Geo. Barber
Stephen Barber
Fredrick Barber
Peter Barber
Alexander Barber
Tom Barber
Joshua Barber
Percy Barber
Fredk. Barber
Edmund Barber
Daniel Barber
Joe Barber
Chas. Barber
Edgar Barber
Sydney Barber
Saml. Barber
Willie Barber
Amos Barber
Josiah Barber
Andrew Barber

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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