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BARRETT

Barrett in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

3316

0.1135

1.6900

Yorkshire

2568

0.0887

1.3208

Lancashire

2105

0.0607

0.9041

Surrey

1378

0.0968

1.4414

Norfolk

968

0.2155

3.2088

Kent

788

0.0791

1.1771

Gloucestershire

572

0.0998

1.4865

Devon

519

0.0853

1.2708

Hampshire

510

0.0852

1.2682

Essex

450

0.0780

1.1619

Cornwall

443

0.1339

1.9944

Oxfordshire

427

0.2367

3.5242

Berkshire

426

0.1943

2.8926

Dorset

408

0.2128

3.1685

Warwickshire

380

0.0516

0.7680

Wiltshire

335

0.1297

1.9307

Staffordshire

331

0.0336

0.4998

Somerset

329

0.0700

1.0417

Northamptonshire

295

0.1074

1.5986

Suffolk

274

0.0770

1.1465

Buckinghamshire

221

0.1251

1.8631

Cambridgeshire

215

0.1162

1.7301

County Durham

215

0.0247

0.3683

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

192

0.0377

0.5620

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

184

0.0871

1.2973

Lincolnshire

172

0.0368

0.5483

Bedfordshire

170

0.1124

1.6733

Cheshire

164

0.0254

0.3787

Lanarkshire

159

0.0168

0.2506

Worcestershire

146

0.0383

0.5698

Sussex

142

0.0288

0.4293

Shropshire

139

0.0551

0.8200

Hertfordshire

118

0.0586

0.8725

Nottinghamshire

118

0.0300

0.4462

Northumberland

117

0.0269

0.4008

Derbyshire

103

0.0225

0.3353

Leicestershire

88

0.0272

0.4045

Herefordshire

81

0.0676

1.0068

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

65

0.0971

1.4457

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

58

0.0148

0.2207

Royal Navy

45

0.1293

1.9247

Cumberland

44

0.0175

0.2605

Huntingdonshire

36

0.0621

0.9241

Channel Islands

33

0.0381

0.5676

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

28

0.0302

0.4491

Renfrewshire

27

0.0119

0.1776

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

24

0.0411

0.6117

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

21

0.0267

0.3982

Forfarshire (Angus)

20

0.0074

0.1100

Dunbartonshire

16

0.0204

0.3035

Rutland

14

0.0653

0.9718

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

13

0.0118

0.1754

Isle of Man

13

0.0240

0.3568

Fife

12

0.0069

0.1033

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

11

0.0089

0.1330

Roxburghshire

10

0.0189

0.2814

Perthshire

8

0.0061

0.0908

Ayrshire

8

0.0037

0.0545

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

6

0.0136

0.2031

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.0915

Dumfriesshire

5

0.0077

0.1154

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

5

0.0070

0.1045

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

4

0.0034

0.0504

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

3

0.0078

0.1154

Aberdeenshire

3

0.0011

0.0165

Westmorland

2

0.0031

0.0464

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0288

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0841

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.0384

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0632

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0138

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0279

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.1084

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lambeth

Surrey

266

0.1044

1.5548

Islington London

London

265

0.0936

1.3935

Hackney London

London

217

0.1325

1.9727

Kensington London

London

214

0.1318

1.9618

St Pancras London

London

203

0.0863

1.2854

Bethnal Green London

London

201

0.1584

2.3582

Camberwell

Surrey

184

0.0986

1.4682

Mile End Old Town London

London

170

0.2734

4.0710

Shoreditch London

London

163

0.1287

1.9165

Liverpool

Lancashire

154

0.0731

1.0891

St Marylebone London

London

152

0.0975

1.4510

Bermondsey

Surrey

151

0.1736

2.5851

Birmingham

Warwickshire

146

0.0595

0.8854

Battersea

Surrey

142

0.1321

1.9669

Leeds

Yorkshire

134

0.0820

1.2206

West Ham

Essex

127

0.0997

1.4852

Deptford St Paul

Kent

121

0.1574

2.3435

Portsea

Hampshire

116

0.0988

1.4718

Luton

Bedfordshire

114

0.4353

6.4822

Chelsea London

London

114

0.1295

1.9282

Top male forenames

William Barrett
John Barrett
George Barrett
James Barrett
Thomas Barrett
Charles Barrett
Henry Barrett
Joseph Barrett
Richard Barrett
Robert Barrett
Arthur Barrett
Alfred Barrett
Edward Barrett
Frederick Barrett
Samuel Barrett
Walter Barrett
Albert Barrett
Harry Barrett
Herbert Barrett
Ernest Barrett
Frank Barrett
Benjamin Barrett
Patrick Barrett
David Barrett
Fred Barrett
Francis Barrett
Michael Barrett
Edwin Barrett
Wm. Barrett
Daniel Barrett
Thos. Barrett
Stephen Barrett
Peter Barrett
Fredk. Barrett
Isaac Barrett
Geo. Barrett
Sidney Barrett
Chas. Barrett
Percy Barrett
Abraham Barrett
Edmund Barrett
Matthew Barrett
Tom Barrett
Jonathan Barrett
Anthony Barrett
Christopher Barrett
Sydney Barrett
Edgar Barrett
Willm. Barrett
Joshua Barrett

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Labourer
Dressmaker
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Cotton Weaver
Carpenter
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Coal Miner
Annuitant
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Charwoman
General Servant
Wife
Tailor
No Occupation
Blacksmith
Worsted Weaver
Agricultural Labourer
Laborer
Butcher
Ag Labourer
Errand Boy
Painter
Carman
Grocer
Housemaid
Cotton Spinner
Gardener
Cook
Tailoress
Hawker
Clerk
Carter
General Serv
Servant
General Laborer
Nurse
Dress Maker
Worsted Spinner
Domestic Serv
Baker
Plasterer
Farmers Son
Bricklayers Labourer
Gen Lab
None