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BENNETT

Bennett in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

5308

0.1531

0.9316

London

5107

0.1748

1.0636

Yorkshire

3503

0.1210

0.7362

Surrey

2887

0.2028

1.2340

Staffordshire

2630

0.2667

1.6227

Cheshire

2230

0.3458

2.1039

Gloucestershire

2120

0.3700

2.2512

Derbyshire

1937

0.4235

2.5768

Kent

1881

0.1887

1.1482

Warwickshire

1832

0.2487

1.5129

Devon

1652

0.2717

1.6529

Cornwall

1276

0.3858

2.3474

Hampshire

1264

0.2111

1.2843

Sussex

1155

0.2345

1.4268

Somerset

1126

0.2394

1.4569

Worcestershire

1085

0.2844

1.7304

Leicestershire

914

0.2822

1.7169

Essex

767

0.1330

0.8092

County Durham

684

0.0787

0.4788

Nottinghamshire

633

0.1608

0.9781

Shropshire

628

0.2488

1.5139

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

611

0.1201

0.7308

Norfolk

544

0.1211

0.7369

Oxfordshire

520

0.2882

1.7537

Suffolk

519

0.1459

0.8874

Wiltshire

500

0.1935

1.1775

Lincolnshire

458

0.0981

0.5966

Dorset

452

0.2357

1.4343

Berkshire

426

0.1943

1.1820

Lanarkshire

399

0.0422

0.2569

Northamptonshire

316

0.1150

0.6997

Hertfordshire

315

0.1564

0.9518

Buckinghamshire

313

0.1772

1.0783

Northumberland

256

0.0589

0.3583

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

255

0.1207

0.7346

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

242

0.3615

2.1995

Bedfordshire

229

0.1514

0.9211

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

219

0.2789

1.6968

Herefordshire

205

0.1711

1.0412

Cumberland

190

0.0755

0.4596

Cambridgeshire

132

0.0713

0.4340

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

128

0.0327

0.1990

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

83

0.0674

0.4101

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

81

0.0872

0.5308

Westmorland

77

0.1199

0.7297

Royal Navy

76

0.2183

1.3283

Forfarshire (Angus)

72

0.0266

0.1619

Renfrewshire

66

0.0292

0.1774

Huntingdonshire

65

0.1121

0.6818

Fife

62

0.0359

0.2181

Channel Islands

61

0.0705

0.4287

Rutland

59

0.2751

1.6735

Stirlingshire

58

0.0538

0.3275

Banffshire

56

0.0924

0.5623

Ayrshire

53

0.0242

0.1475

Perthshire

46

0.0351

0.2135

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

44

0.0753

0.4582

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

41

0.0372

0.2260

Kirkcudbrightshire

40

0.0946

0.5755

Dunbartonshire

36

0.0459

0.2790

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

34

0.1443

0.8777

Clackmannanshire

32

0.1326

0.8070

Aberdeenshire

26

0.0096

0.0585

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

24

0.0546

0.3319

Selkirkshire

23

0.0870

0.5295

Elginshire (Morayshire)

21

0.0463

0.2815

Roxburghshire

21

0.0397

0.2415

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

16

0.0299

0.1821

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

15

0.0210

0.1281

Isle of Man

15

0.0276

0.1682

Anglesey / Sir Fon

13

0.0251

0.1528

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

12

0.0102

0.0618

Kinross-shire

10

0.1354

0.8239

Wigtownshire

10

0.0258

0.1568

Kincardineshire

8

0.0225

0.1368

Argyll

6

0.0074

0.0449

Dumfriesshire

3

0.0046

0.0283

Berwickshire

3

0.0085

0.0516

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0076

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

616

0.2509

1.5264

Islington London

London

516

0.1822

1.1088

Lambeth

Surrey

501

0.1967

1.1967

Aston

Warwickshire

483

0.2381

1.4486

St Pancras London

London

394

0.1676

1.0194

Hackney London

London

354

0.2161

1.3150

Camberwell

Surrey

337

0.1806

1.0988

Kensington London

London

323

0.1989

1.2100

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

303

0.2898

1.7630

Sedgley

Staffordshire

268

0.7317

4.4519

Portsea

Hampshire

266

0.2267

1.3791

Bristol St Philip Jacob

Gloucestershire

262

0.4857

2.9550

Liverpool

Lancashire

261

0.1240

0.7543

Shoreditch London

London

251

0.1982

1.2059

St Marylebone London

London

250

0.1603

0.9752

West Ham

Essex

238

0.1869

1.1374

Preston

Lancashire

231

0.2491

1.5154

Plymouth St Andrew

Devon

228

0.4867

2.9614

Battersea

Surrey

228

0.2121

1.2905

Croydon

Surrey

226

0.2860

1.7402

Top male forenames

William Bennett
John Bennett
George Bennett
Thomas Bennett
James Bennett
Henry Bennett
Charles Bennett
Joseph Bennett
Samuel Bennett
Edward Bennett
Alfred Bennett
Arthur Bennett
Robert Bennett
Richard Bennett
Frederick Bennett
Walter Bennett
Albert Bennett
Harry Bennett
Frank Bennett
Edwin Bennett
Ernest Bennett
Benjamin Bennett
David Bennett
Herbert Bennett
Francis Bennett
Wm. Bennett
Isaac Bennett
Stephen Bennett
Thos. Bennett
Fred Bennett
Daniel Bennett
Geo. Bennett
Tom Bennett
Peter Bennett
Sidney Bennett
Matthew Bennett
Willm. Bennett
Edmund Bennett
Fredk. Bennett
Abraham Bennett
Chas. Bennett
Percy Bennett
Mark Bennett
Fredrick Bennett
Joshua Bennett
Alexander Bennett
Jesse Bennett
Josiah Bennett
Hugh Bennett
Sydney Bennett

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Labourer
Dressmaker
Cotton Weaver
Laundress
General Labourer
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
Housekeeper
Annuitant
General Servant
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
Blacksmith
Bricklayer
No Occupation
Wife
Carter
Servant
Gardener
Tailor
Painter
General Laborer
General Serv
Tailoress
Farmers Son
Farmers Wife
Errand Boy
Butcher
Agricultural Labourer
Grocer
Joiner
Dress Maker
Shoemaker
Domestic Serv
Laborer
Cook
Baker
Silk Weaver
Housemaid
Ag Labourer
Clerk
None
Milliner
House Keeper
Farm Laborer
Mason
Hawker