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BARNES

Barnes in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

6968

0.2010

1.6699

London

4063

0.1391

1.1553

Surrey

2317

0.1628

1.3523

Yorkshire

2287

0.0790

0.6563

Hampshire

1636

0.2732

2.2698

Kent

1595

0.1600

1.3294

Norfolk

1186

0.2640

2.1935

Sussex

912

0.1852

1.5383

Gloucestershire

872

0.1522

1.2644

Staffordshire

868

0.0880

0.7312

Wiltshire

805

0.3116

2.5885

Essex

778

0.1349

1.1208

Cheshire

761

0.1180

0.9803

Warwickshire

744

0.1010

0.8389

Cumberland

718

0.2855

2.3716

Dorset

680

0.3547

2.9464

Nottinghamshire

640

0.1625

1.3502

Lincolnshire

592

0.1267

1.0529

Somerset

592

0.1259

1.0459

Derbyshire

532

0.1163

0.9663

County Durham

518

0.0596

0.4951

Cambridgeshire

426

0.2302

1.9126

Suffolk

420

0.1180

0.9806

Hertfordshire

416

0.2066

1.7163

Worcestershire

410

0.1075

0.8928

Northamptonshire

407

0.1481

1.2306

Buckinghamshire

374

0.2118

1.7592

Devon

370

0.0608

0.5055

Berkshire

357

0.1628

1.3525

Leicestershire

329

0.1016

0.8438

Northumberland

305

0.0702

0.5830

Oxfordshire

288

0.1596

1.3262

Cornwall

237

0.0717

0.5953

Bedfordshire

230

0.1520

1.2632

Lanarkshire

136

0.0144

0.1196

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

134

0.0263

0.2188

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

133

0.0630

0.5232

Westmorland

117

0.1822

1.5139

Herefordshire

113

0.0943

0.7837

Huntingdonshire

101

0.1741

1.4465

Ayrshire

89

0.0407

0.3382

Shropshire

88

0.0349

0.2897

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

61

0.0156

0.1295

Channel Islands

56

0.0647

0.5374

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

47

0.0426

0.3538

Renfrewshire

42

0.0186

0.1541

Royal Navy

34

0.0977

0.8114

Fife

34

0.0197

0.1633

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

28

0.0302

0.2505

Roxburghshire

22

0.0416

0.3454

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

18

0.0269

0.2234

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

18

0.0308

0.2560

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

17

0.0216

0.1798

Rutland

16

0.0746

0.6197

Forfarshire (Angus)

16

0.0059

0.0491

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

14

0.0114

0.0945

Stirlingshire

13

0.0121

0.1002

Perthshire

10

0.0076

0.0634

Argyll

10

0.0123

0.1022

Dunbartonshire

8

0.0102

0.0847

Dumfriesshire

7

0.0108

0.0901

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

6

0.0136

0.1133

Isle of Man

6

0.0111

0.0919

Sutherland

4

0.0178

0.1479

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

4

0.0103

0.0859

Aberdeenshire

2

0.0007

0.0061

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.0629

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0321

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0070

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0117

Kincardineshire

1

0.0028

0.0234

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0235

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0469

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0352

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.0196

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Haslingden

Lancashire

594

4.1382

34.3792

Accrington

Lancashire

461

1.4627

12.1521

Islington London

London

426

0.1504

1.2499

Lambeth

Surrey

386

0.1515

1.2589

Camberwell

Surrey

344

0.1843

1.5315

St Pancras London

London

328

0.1395

1.1588

Manchester

Lancashire

287

0.1841

1.5294

Blackburn

Lancashire

274

0.2971

2.4681

Birmingham

Warwickshire

257

0.1047

0.8696

Preston

Lancashire

239

0.2577

2.1408

Kensington London

London

235

0.1447

1.2020

Battersea

Surrey

231

0.2149

1.7852

Portsea

Hampshire

218

0.1858

1.5433

Shoreditch London

London

184

0.1453

1.2071

Newington

Surrey

182

0.1686

1.4011

Hackney London

London

182

0.1111

0.9232

Liverpool

Lancashire

181

0.0860

0.7142

Aston

Warwickshire

180

0.0887

0.7371

Newchurch

Lancashire

173

0.6100

5.0680

Paddington London

London

172

0.1601

1.3303

Top male forenames

William Barnes
John Barnes
George Barnes
James Barnes
Thomas Barnes
Henry Barnes
Charles Barnes
Joseph Barnes
Robert Barnes
Edward Barnes
Alfred Barnes
Richard Barnes
Arthur Barnes
Frederick Barnes
Samuel Barnes
Walter Barnes
Albert Barnes
Harry Barnes
Herbert Barnes
Frank Barnes
Ernest Barnes
Edwin Barnes
David Barnes
Francis Barnes
Wm. Barnes
Benjamin Barnes
Fred Barnes
Thos. Barnes
Isaac Barnes
Daniel Barnes
Peter Barnes
Stephen Barnes
Fredk. Barnes
Tom Barnes
Fredrick Barnes
Percy Barnes
Geo. Barnes
Matthew Barnes
Edmund Barnes
Mark Barnes
Sidney Barnes
Ralph Barnes
Jonathan Barnes
Edgar Barnes
Chas. Barnes
Alexander Barnes
Leonard Barnes
Jesse Barnes
Philip Barnes
Sydney Barnes

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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