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BELL

Bell in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

6796

0.2347

1.2492

County Durham

6679

0.7685

4.0895

Lancashire

4960

0.1431

0.7614

Northumberland

4548

1.0463

5.5683

Cumberland

3625

1.4412

7.6698

London

3504

0.1199

0.6383

Lanarkshire

3104

0.3285

1.7483

Dumfriesshire

1698

2.6312

14.0022

Lincolnshire

1562

0.3344

1.7796

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1381

0.3529

1.8779

Surrey

1304

0.0916

0.4875

Norfolk

1058

0.2355

1.2535

Cheshire

883

0.1369

0.7287

Forfarshire (Angus)

879

0.3248

1.7284

Kent

837

0.0840

0.4469

Nottinghamshire

757

0.1922

1.0230

Fife

753

0.4354

2.3171

Renfrewshire

639

0.2822

1.5020

Hampshire

623

0.1040

0.5537

Ayrshire

617

0.2822

1.5018

Essex

585

0.1014

0.5398

Roxburghshire

501

0.9468

5.0385

Staffordshire

434

0.0440

0.2342

Warwickshire

423

0.0574

0.3055

Westmorland

382

0.5950

3.1663

Argyll

377

0.4636

2.4670

Stirlingshire

351

0.3258

1.7336

Derbyshire

339

0.0741

0.3944

Cambridgeshire

337

0.1821

0.9692

Leicestershire

331

0.1022

0.5438

Perthshire

330

0.2517

1.3393

Somerset

327

0.0695

0.3701

Sussex

292

0.0593

0.3155

Northamptonshire

279

0.1015

0.5404

Gloucestershire

272

0.0475

0.2526

Worcestershire

260

0.0682

0.3627

Kirkcudbrightshire

244

0.5770

3.0704

Devon

238

0.0391

0.2083

Dunbartonshire

233

0.2968

1.5794

Isle of Man

231

0.4258

2.2660

Berwickshire

215

0.6077

3.2342

Wigtownshire

204

0.5259

2.7986

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

201

0.0395

0.2103

Suffolk

198

0.0556

0.2961

Aberdeenshire

197

0.0728

0.3875

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

195

0.4432

2.3588

Wiltshire

182

0.0704

0.3749

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

178

0.4600

2.4480

Hertfordshire

172

0.0854

0.4546

Selkirkshire

159

0.6016

3.2015

Bedfordshire

101

0.0668

0.3553

Buteshire

100

0.5649

3.0064

Berkshire

100

0.0456

0.2427

Shropshire

89

0.0353

0.1877

Buckinghamshire

87

0.0493

0.2621

Dorset

81

0.0422

0.2248

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

68

0.0322

0.1713

Kincardineshire

59

0.1658

0.8826

Rutland

59

0.2751

1.4638

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

58

0.0739

0.3930

Oxfordshire

54

0.0299

0.1593

Inverness-shire

53

0.0607

0.3233

Huntingdonshire

49

0.0845

0.4495

Cornwall

46

0.0139

0.0740

Royal Navy

45

0.1293

0.6879

Clackmannanshire

33

0.1368

0.7279

Channel Islands

32

0.0370

0.1967

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

29

0.0361

0.1924

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

29

0.0496

0.2642

Peeblesshire

29

0.2110

1.1231

Kinross-shire

18

0.2437

1.2971

Banffshire

17

0.0281

0.1493

Anglesey / Sir Fon

17

0.0328

0.1747

Elginshire (Morayshire)

16

0.0352

0.1876

Herefordshire

16

0.0134

0.0711

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

14

0.0127

0.0675

Sutherland

13

0.0579

0.3080

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

13

0.0243

0.1294

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

13

0.0106

0.0562

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

12

0.0102

0.0541

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

12

0.0509

0.2709

Orkney

9

0.0280

0.1490

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

7

0.0105

0.0556

Caithness

6

0.0150

0.0798

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

6

0.0084

0.0448

Nairnshire

6

0.0673

0.3581

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0115

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

760

0.3252

1.7308

Barony

Lanarkshire

714

0.2986

1.5891

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

602

0.3823

2.0347

Gateshead

County Durham

496

0.7622

4.0563

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

474

0.2825

1.5036

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

470

0.6300

3.3527

Islington London

London

432

0.1526

0.8119

Westoe

County Durham

367

0.7449

3.9640

Leeds

Yorkshire

342

0.2092

1.1134

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

337

0.3335

1.7750

Elswick

Northumberland

333

0.9599

5.1083

Liverpool

Lancashire

330

0.1567

0.8341

St Pancras London

London

303

0.1289

0.6857

Everton

Lancashire

286

0.2589

1.3776

Lambeth

Surrey

284

0.1115

0.5933

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

282

0.2402

1.2785

Westgate

Northumberland

269

0.9993

5.3181

Darlington

County Durham

248

0.7391

3.9330

Sheffield

Yorkshire

232

0.2517

1.3396

Hackney London

London

231

0.1410

0.7506

Top male forenames

John Bell
William Bell
Thomas Bell
George Bell
James Bell
Robert Bell
Joseph Bell
Henry Bell
Charles Bell
Edward Bell
Richard Bell
Arthur Bell
Alfred Bell
Samuel Bell
Walter Bell
Frederick Bell
David Bell
Herbert Bell
Albert Bell
Matthew Bell
Francis Bell
Harry Bell
Wm. Bell
Frank Bell
Ernest Bell
Andrew Bell
Alexander Bell
Isaac Bell
Fred Bell
Benjamin Bell
Thos. Bell
Ralph Bell
Edwin Bell
Christopher Bell
Tom Bell
Peter Bell
Geo. Bell
Jonathan Bell
Robt. Bell
Adam Bell
Stephen Bell
Mark Bell
Anthony Bell
Daniel Bell
Michael Bell
Hugh Bell
Mathew Bell
Jacob Bell
Percy Bell
Joshua Bell

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Labourer
Joiner
Laundress
Tailor
General Servant
Blacksmith
Wife
General Labourer
Farmers Son
Cotton Weaver
Grocer
Charwoman
Carpenter
No Occupation
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Butcher
Farmers Wife
Shoemaker
Domestic Serv
Milliner
Dress Maker
Servant
Painter
General Laborer
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Draper
Engine Fitter
Clerk
Farmer
General Serv
School
Housemaid
None
Stone Mason
Gardener
Coalminer
Agricultural Labourer
Farm Serv (Indoor)
Iron Moulder
Ag Labourer
Farmers Daur
Errand Boy