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BATES

Bates in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

2047

0.0701

1.1011

Yorkshire

2038

0.0704

1.1063

Lancashire

1866

0.0538

0.8459

Staffordshire

1714

0.1738

2.7314

Warwickshire

1275

0.1731

2.7195

Derbyshire

838

0.1832

2.8793

Surrey

809

0.0568

0.8931

Kent

736

0.0738

1.1604

Leicestershire

727

0.2244

3.5271

Buckinghamshire

580

0.3284

5.1606

Northamptonshire

524

0.1907

2.9968

County Durham

516

0.0594

0.9330

Lincolnshire

495

0.1060

1.6653

Nottinghamshire

429

0.1089

1.7121

Cheshire

419

0.0650

1.0210

Northumberland

374

0.0860

1.3522

Sussex

358

0.0727

1.1422

Norfolk

343

0.0764

1.2000

Bedfordshire

318

0.2102

3.3036

Essex

305

0.0529

0.8311

Hertfordshire

300

0.1490

2.3412

Shropshire

240

0.0951

1.4943

Cambridgeshire

223

0.1205

1.8939

Oxfordshire

199

0.1103

1.7334

Worcestershire

199

0.0522

0.8197

Hampshire

163

0.0272

0.4278

Berkshire

111

0.0506

0.7955

Devon

100

0.0164

0.2584

Lanarkshire

84

0.0089

0.1397

Suffolk

78

0.0219

0.3445

Gloucestershire

73

0.0127

0.2002

Cumberland

62

0.0247

0.3874

Wiltshire

62

0.0240

0.3771

Huntingdonshire

55

0.0948

1.4900

Somerset

46

0.0098

0.1537

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

46

0.0090

0.1421

Channel Islands

38

0.0439

0.6898

Forfarshire (Angus)

23

0.0085

0.1335

Renfrewshire

22

0.0097

0.1527

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

21

0.0267

0.4202

Westmorland

20

0.0312

0.4895

Ayrshire

19

0.0087

0.1366

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

19

0.0090

0.1414

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

19

0.0172

0.2706

Dorset

17

0.0089

0.1393

Royal Navy

15

0.0431

0.6771

Herefordshire

13

0.0109

0.1705

Rutland

11

0.0513

0.8059

Aberdeenshire

11

0.0041

0.0639

Cornwall

9

0.0027

0.0428

Isle of Man

8

0.0147

0.2317

Clackmannanshire

6

0.0249

0.3908

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

6

0.0090

0.1408

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

6

0.0051

0.0798

Stirlingshire

4

0.0037

0.0583

Anglesey / Sir Fon

4

0.0077

0.1214

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

3

0.0051

0.0807

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

3

0.0008

0.0120

Roxburghshire

2

0.0038

0.0594

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

2

0.0016

0.0255

Perthshire

1

0.0008

0.0120

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0200

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0169

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0406

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

352

0.1434

2.2529

Aston

Warwickshire

312

0.1538

2.4168

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

234

0.4145

6.5137

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

229

0.2190

3.4414

Bethnal Green London

London

182

0.1434

2.2537

St Pancras London

London

173

0.0736

1.1561

Lambeth

Surrey

138

0.0542

0.8513

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

137

0.1734

2.7256

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

135

0.1326

2.0830

Salford

Lancashire

133

0.1304

2.0500

Islington London

London

131

0.0463

0.7270

Halifax

Yorkshire

129

0.3035

4.7699

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

124

0.2434

3.8255

Camberwell

Surrey

124

0.0664

1.0442

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

117

0.1544

2.4268

Burton Upon Trent

Staffordshire

110

0.4768

7.4926

Chelsea London

London

104

0.1181

1.8565

Kensington London

London

102

0.0628

0.9869

Ovenden

Yorkshire

97

0.7529

11.8313

Coventry St Michael

Warwickshire

93

0.3930

6.1754

Top male forenames

William Bates
John Bates
Thomas Bates
George Bates
James Bates
Joseph Bates
Henry Bates
Charles Bates
Arthur Bates
Edward Bates
Alfred Bates
Samuel Bates
Robert Bates
Walter Bates
Frederick Bates
Richard Bates
Albert Bates
Harry Bates
Edwin Bates
Frank Bates
Herbert Bates
David Bates
Benjamin Bates
Ernest Bates
Thos. Bates
Francis Bates
Fred Bates
Wm. Bates
Peter Bates
Matthew Bates
Tom Bates
Daniel Bates
Isaac Bates
Stephen Bates
Geo. Bates
Fredrick Bates
Percy Bates
Andrew Bates
Edmund Bates
Abraham Bates
Chas. Bates
Edgar Bates
Mark Bates
Eli Bates
Joshua Bates
Sam Bates
Willm. Bates
Job Bates
Jesse Bates
Joe Bates

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Labourer
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Laundress
General Servant
Farm Labourer
Housekeeper
Charwoman
Cotton Weaver
General Labourer
Bricklayer
Annuitant
Carpenter
Wife
Straw Plaiter
Tailor
Blacksmith
Dress Maker
No Occupation
Joiner
Engine Fitter
Butcher
Errand Boy
Gardener
Shoemaker
None
Clerk
General Serv
Worsted Weaver
Grocer
Servant
Agricultural Labourer
Housemaid
General Laborer
Woollen Weaver
Farm Laborer
Farmers Son
Laborer
Cotton Operative
Cotton Winder
Milliner
Bricklayers Labourer
Carman
Cook
Agricultural Laborer
Iron Moulder
Brickmaker