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BECK

Beck in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

853

0.0295

1.2600

London

677

0.0232

0.9909

Lancashire

551

0.0159

0.6797

Norfolk

428

0.0953

4.0747

Warwickshire

386

0.0524

2.2405

Surrey

320

0.0225

0.9613

County Durham

257

0.0296

1.2645

Kent

255

0.0256

1.0940

Sussex

251

0.0510

2.1793

Staffordshire

248

0.0251

1.0754

Cumberland

221

0.0879

3.7575

Leicestershire

206

0.0636

2.7197

Dumfriesshire

145

0.2247

9.6086

Dorset

138

0.0720

3.0780

Westmorland

124

0.1931

8.2592

Hampshire

124

0.0207

0.8856

Derbyshire

122

0.0267

1.1407

Cheshire

117

0.0181

0.7758

Lincolnshire

117

0.0250

1.0712

Nottinghamshire

114

0.0290

1.2380

Devon

95

0.0156

0.6681

Lanarkshire

90

0.0095

0.4074

Gloucestershire

89

0.0155

0.6643

Essex

87

0.0151

0.6451

Northumberland

86

0.0198

0.8461

Ayrshire

77

0.0352

1.5061

Oxfordshire

74

0.0410

1.7541

Suffolk

73

0.0205

0.8773

Somerset

63

0.0134

0.5729

Worcestershire

60

0.0157

0.6726

Bedfordshire

41

0.0271

1.1591

Channel Islands

40

0.0462

1.9760

Cambridgeshire

40

0.0216

0.9244

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

36

0.0092

0.3934

Hertfordshire

35

0.0174

0.7433

Buckinghamshire

30

0.0170

0.7264

Huntingdonshire

29

0.0500

2.1380

Berkshire

29

0.0132

0.5655

Kirkcudbrightshire

28

0.0662

2.8314

Wiltshire

27

0.0105

0.4469

Northamptonshire

25

0.0091

0.3891

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

22

0.0104

0.4455

Isle of Man

22

0.0406

1.7342

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

20

0.0039

0.1681

Stirlingshire

18

0.0167

0.7144

Forfarshire (Angus)

15

0.0055

0.2370

Fife

12

0.0069

0.2967

Renfrewshire

11

0.0049

0.2078

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

10

0.0091

0.3875

Royal Navy

10

0.0287

1.2284

Shropshire

9

0.0036

0.1525

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

7

0.0089

0.3812

Herefordshire

7

0.0058

0.2499

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

6

0.0136

0.5832

Rutland

6

0.0280

1.1962

Cornwall

5

0.0015

0.0647

Wigtownshire

5

0.0129

0.5512

Aberdeenshire

3

0.0011

0.0474

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

3

0.0051

0.2196

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

2

0.0030

0.1278

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0526

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0545

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aston

Warwickshire

110

0.0542

2.3188

Brighton

Sussex

84

0.0845

3.6149

Birmingham

Warwickshire

73

0.0297

1.2714

Hackney London

London

72

0.0440

1.8799

Leeds

Yorkshire

66

0.0404

1.7266

Islington London

London

62

0.0219

0.9364

Lambeth

Surrey

59

0.0232

0.9905

Camberwell

Surrey

59

0.0316

1.3521

Portsea

Hampshire

58

0.0494

2.1135

Deptford St Paul

Kent

57

0.0741

3.1706

Bradford

Yorkshire

56

0.0799

3.4172

Leicester St Mary

Leicestershire

52

0.1987

8.4976

Everton

Lancashire

47

0.0425

1.8192

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

45

0.0570

2.4363

Hammersmith London

London

44

0.0611

2.6147

Preston Quarter

Cumberland

44

0.6243

26.6974

St Pancras London

London

43

0.0183

0.7820

Loughborough

Leicestershire

41

0.2789

11.9290

Preston

Lancashire

39

0.0421

1.7982

Liverpool

Lancashire

38

0.0180

0.7718

Top male forenames

William Beck
John Beck
George Beck
James Beck
Thomas Beck
Charles Beck
Joseph Beck
Henry Beck
Robert Beck
Alfred Beck
Frederick Beck
Arthur Beck
Samuel Beck
Walter Beck
Richard Beck
Edward Beck
Albert Beck
Harry Beck
Benjamin Beck
Ernest Beck
Frank Beck
Francis Beck
Edwin Beck
Herbert Beck
Wm. Beck
Isaac Beck
Geo. Beck
Thos. Beck
David Beck
Peter Beck
Horace Beck
Fredrick Beck
Alexander Beck
Jacob Beck
Matthew Beck
Mark Beck
Daniel Beck
Jonathan Beck
Sidney Beck
Percy Beck
Anthony Beck
Sydney Beck
Fred. Beck
Joshua Beck
Christopher Beck
Fredk. Beck
Tom Beck
Martin Beck
Chas. Beck
Leonard Beck

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Annuitant
Labourer
Laundress
Housekeeper
Blacksmith
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
General Servant
General Labourer
Joiner
Charwoman
Cotton Weaver
Bricklayer
Gardener
Baker
Fisherman
Wife
Painter
No Occupation
Milliner
None
Domestic Serv
Farm Labourer
General Servant Domestic
Grocer
Shoemaker
General Serv
Tailoress
Tailor
Farmers Wife
Cotton Spinner
Retired Farmer
Draper
Machinist
Clerk
Needlewoman
Commercial Clerk
Railway Clerk
Worsted Weaver
Stone Mason
Carter
Errand Boy
General Laborer
Solicitor
Servant
Cotton Winder