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BERRY

Berry in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

6452

0.1861

2.3456

Yorkshire

3308

0.1143

1.4400

London

2246

0.0769

0.9688

Surrey

1172

0.0823

1.0376

Devon

942

0.1549

1.9522

Warwickshire

620

0.0842

1.0605

Kent

600

0.0602

0.7586

Gloucestershire

540

0.0942

1.1878

Cheshire

471

0.0730

0.9204

Sussex

430

0.0873

1.1002

Suffolk

407

0.1144

1.4415

Essex

405

0.0702

0.8851

Staffordshire

383

0.0388

0.4895

Somerset

369

0.0785

0.9889

Hampshire

364

0.0608

0.7661

County Durham

325

0.0374

0.4713

Lanarkshire

308

0.0326

0.4108

Oxfordshire

304

0.1685

2.1236

Nottinghamshire

301

0.0764

0.9633

Aberdeenshire

237

0.0876

1.1039

Lincolnshire

229

0.0490

0.6179

Derbyshire

216

0.0472

0.5952

Worcestershire

213

0.0558

0.7036

Wiltshire

208

0.0805

1.0146

Norfolk

198

0.0441

0.5555

Leicestershire

171

0.0528

0.6653

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

170

0.0434

0.5474

Northamptonshire

163

0.0593

0.7476

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

163

0.0320

0.4038

Hertfordshire

156

0.0775

0.9763

Fife

148

0.0856

1.0785

Renfrewshire

123

0.0543

0.6847

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

121

0.0573

0.7221

Shropshire

117

0.0464

0.5842

Bedfordshire

92

0.0608

0.7665

Berkshire

88

0.0401

0.5057

Herefordshire

85

0.0710

0.8943

Cumberland

83

0.0330

0.4159

Cambridgeshire

75

0.0405

0.5108

Cornwall

73

0.0221

0.2782

Westmorland

71

0.1106

1.3937

Buckinghamshire

67

0.0379

0.4781

Forfarshire (Angus)

55

0.0203

0.2561

Northumberland

54

0.0124

0.1566

Dorset

49

0.0256

0.3221

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

46

0.0495

0.6244

Ayrshire

43

0.0197

0.2479

Kincardineshire

29

0.0815

1.0273

Huntingdonshire

25

0.0431

0.5432

Perthshire

25

0.0191

0.2403

Stirlingshire

23

0.0213

0.2690

Channel Islands

22

0.0254

0.3203

Isle of Man

18

0.0332

0.4181

Royal Navy

17

0.0488

0.6154

Wigtownshire

16

0.0412

0.5198

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

15

0.0257

0.3236

Dunbartonshire

14

0.0178

0.2247

Selkirkshire

14

0.0530

0.6676

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

12

0.0168

0.2122

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

12

0.0109

0.1370

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

8

0.0207

0.2606

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

7

0.0159

0.2005

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

7

0.0089

0.1123

Banffshire

6

0.0099

0.1248

Dumfriesshire

5

0.0077

0.0976

Berwickshire

5

0.0141

0.1781

Argyll

4

0.0049

0.0620

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

4

0.0170

0.2139

Anglesey / Sir Fon

3

0.0058

0.0730

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

3

0.0045

0.0565

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.1175

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.0596

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0144

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0102

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.0917

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.0522

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Worsley

Lancashire

344

1.6099

20.2888

Oldham

Lancashire

242

0.2163

2.7258

Islington London

London

220

0.0777

0.9792

Salford

Lancashire

205

0.2011

2.5340

Bethnal Green London

London

193

0.1521

1.9166

Burnley

Lancashire

170

0.5823

7.3389

Liverpool

Lancashire

169

0.0803

1.0116

Preston

Lancashire

169

0.1822

2.2964

Lambeth

Surrey

168

0.0660

0.8312

Huddersfield

Yorkshire

166

0.3936

4.9604

Camberwell

Surrey

157

0.0841

1.0603

Chorley

Lancashire

155

0.7968

10.0422

Little Bolton

Lancashire

153

0.3433

4.3261

Hackney London

London

149

0.0910

1.1465

Farnworth

Lancashire

147

0.7078

8.9195

St Marylebone London

London

145

0.0930

1.1716

Leeds

Yorkshire

138

0.0844

1.0639

St Pancras London

London

132

0.0561

0.7074

Manchester

Lancashire

121

0.0776

0.9782

Wigan

Lancashire

117

0.2415

3.0438

Top male forenames

John Berry
William Berry
James Berry
Thomas Berry
George Berry
Joseph Berry
Henry Berry
Charles Berry
Robert Berry
Alfred Berry
Richard Berry
Samuel Berry
Edward Berry
Arthur Berry
Walter Berry
Frederick Berry
Albert Berry
Harry Berry
Frank Berry
Herbert Berry
Benjamin Berry
Fred Berry
Edwin Berry
Ernest Berry
David Berry
Wm. Berry
Peter Berry
Daniel Berry
Francis Berry
Andrew Berry
Thos. Berry
Michael Berry
Tom Berry
Patrick Berry
Edmund Berry
Geo. Berry
Isaac Berry
Abraham Berry
Joe Berry
Fredrick Berry
Stephen Berry
Philip Berry
Willie Berry
Sidney Berry
Matthew Berry
Fredk. Berry
Mark Berry
Robt. Berry
Christopher Berry
Jonathan Berry

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Labourer
Laundress
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
General Labourer
Carpenter
Annuitant
Charwoman
Wife
General Servant
No Occupation
Cotton Winder
Farm Labourer
Joiner
Tailor
Cotton Spinner
Dress Maker
Blacksmith
Bricklayer
Carter
Woollen Weaver
Worsted Weaver
Cotton Operative
Farmers Wife
Ag Labourer
Servant
General Laborer
Grocer
Farmers Son
Errand Boy
Painter
House Keeper
Butcher
Hawker
Silk Weaver
Gardener
Stone Mason
Agricultural Labourer
Tailoress
General Serv
Shoemaker
Worsted Spinner
Cook
Milliner
Domestic Serv