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BARKER

Barker in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

10228

0.3533

2.6998

Lancashire

4917

0.1418

1.0839

London

3430

0.1174

0.8972

Staffordshire

1778

0.1803

1.3778

Essex

1646

0.2854

2.1812

Derbyshire

1625

0.3553

2.7151

Surrey

1455

0.1022

0.7811

County Durham

1232

0.1418

1.0832

Norfolk

1174

0.2614

1.9973

Lincolnshire

1081

0.2314

1.7685

Nottinghamshire

928

0.2357

1.8009

Cheshire

920

0.1427

1.0902

Suffolk

815

0.2290

1.7503

Kent

809

0.0812

0.6202

Northamptonshire

607

0.2209

1.6882

Warwickshire

573

0.0778

0.5943

Leicestershire

543

0.1676

1.2811

Cambridgeshire

491

0.2654

2.0278

Hertfordshire

490

0.2433

1.8595

Worcestershire

486

0.1274

0.9735

Shropshire

333

0.1319

1.0082

Bedfordshire

314

0.2076

1.5863

Berkshire

298

0.1359

1.0385

Sussex

281

0.0571

0.4360

Hampshire

273

0.0456

0.3484

Northumberland

243

0.0559

0.4272

Cumberland

239

0.0950

0.7261

Buckinghamshire

182

0.1030

0.7875

Lanarkshire

150

0.0159

0.1213

Devon

145

0.0238

0.1822

Gloucestershire

144

0.0251

0.1921

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

126

0.0322

0.2460

Somerset

123

0.0262

0.1999

Fife

112

0.0648

0.4949

Westmorland

105

0.1635

1.2498

Cornwall

102

0.0308

0.2357

Huntingdonshire

81

0.1396

1.0671

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

76

0.0149

0.1142

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

70

0.0891

0.6812

Herefordshire

49

0.0409

0.3126

Oxfordshire

43

0.0238

0.1821

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

40

0.0362

0.2770

Stirlingshire

38

0.0353

0.2695

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

32

0.0152

0.1158

Dorset

30

0.0156

0.1196

Wiltshire

30

0.0116

0.0887

Perthshire

28

0.0214

0.1632

Renfrewshire

27

0.0119

0.0911

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

21

0.0178

0.1359

Royal Navy

21

0.0603

0.4610

Rutland

20

0.0932

0.7125

Channel Islands

19

0.0219

0.1677

Aberdeenshire

15

0.0055

0.0424

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

12

0.0509

0.3891

Kirkcudbrightshire

11

0.0260

0.1988

Argyll

11

0.0135

0.1034

Selkirkshire

10

0.0378

0.2891

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

0.1409

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

10

0.0258

0.1975

Anglesey / Sir Fon

10

0.0193

0.1476

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

10

0.0149

0.1142

Dunbartonshire

10

0.0127

0.0973

Ayrshire

9

0.0041

0.0315

Inverness-shire

7

0.0080

0.0613

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

6

0.0065

0.0494

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

6

0.0049

0.0372

Forfarshire (Angus)

5

0.0018

0.0141

Dumfriesshire

5

0.0077

0.0592

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

5

0.0094

0.0715

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

3

0.0051

0.0392

Elginshire (Morayshire)

2

0.0044

0.0337

Kincardineshire

2

0.0056

0.0430

Clackmannanshire

2

0.0083

0.0633

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0216

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.0556

Banffshire

1

0.0017

0.0126

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Leeds

Yorkshire

497

0.3040

2.3234

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

419

0.4007

3.0620

Stansfield

Yorkshire

348

3.2667

24.9636

Sheffield

Yorkshire

315

0.3418

2.6118

Islington London

London

305

0.1077

0.8231

Lambeth

Surrey

271

0.1064

0.8130

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

256

0.2514

1.9208

Brightside Bierlow

Yorkshire

231

0.4068

3.1090

St Pancras London

London

224

0.0953

0.7279

West Ham

Essex

210

0.1649

1.2604

Horton In Bradford

Yorkshire

210

0.4645

3.5498

Camberwell

Surrey

209

0.1120

0.8559

St Marylebone London

London

209

0.1340

1.0240

Blackburn

Lancashire

207

0.2244

1.7151

Shoreditch London

London

206

0.1627

1.2431

Bradford

Yorkshire

196

0.2797

2.1372

Birmingham

Warwickshire

192

0.0782

0.5976

Hackney London

London

179

0.1093

0.8352

Oldham

Lancashire

178

0.1591

1.2157

Ecclesall Bierlow

Yorkshire

177

0.3006

2.2971

Top male forenames

John Barker
William Barker
George Barker
Thomas Barker
James Barker
Joseph Barker
Charles Barker
Henry Barker
Robert Barker
Alfred Barker
Arthur Barker
Samuel Barker
Edward Barker
Frederick Barker
Walter Barker
Richard Barker
Albert Barker
Harry Barker
Herbert Barker
Frank Barker
Ernest Barker
Wm. Barker
Benjamin Barker
Fred Barker
Edwin Barker
David Barker
Francis Barker
Tom Barker
Thos. Barker
Geo. Barker
Daniel Barker
Isaac Barker
Christopher Barker
Mark Barker
Peter Barker
Abraham Barker
Edmund Barker
Percy Barker
Fredrick Barker
Stephen Barker
Fredk. Barker
Jno. Barker
Jonathan Barker
Alexander Barker
Chas. Barker
Leonard Barker
Ralph Barker
Horace Barker
Joshua Barker
Harold Barker

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Cotton Weaver
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Annuitant
Laundress
General Servant
General Labourer
Farmers Son
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Charwoman
Joiner
Wife
Carpenter
Tailor
Worsted Weaver
Butcher
Grocer
Blacksmith
Housemaid
Dress Maker
Errand Boy
Servant
Farmers Wife
Agricultural Labourer
Worsted Spinner
Gardener
No Occupation
Laborer
Painter
Stone Mason
Clerk
General Serv
Shoemaker
Milliner
Cook
Carter
Baker
Domestic Serv
Iron Moulder
Tailoress
Ag Labourer
Farmer
None
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