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BEST

Best in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

1277

0.0441

1.6369

London

902

0.0309

1.1457

Surrey

611

0.0429

1.5929

County Durham

577

0.0664

2.4637

Kent

536

0.0538

1.9955

Cornwall

460

0.1391

5.1614

Lancashire

398

0.0115

0.4261

Somerset

356

0.0757

2.8094

Northumberland

314

0.0722

2.6808

Dorset

287

0.1497

5.5549

Sussex

283

0.0575

2.1322

Hampshire

223

0.0372

1.3820

Warwickshire

174

0.0236

0.8764

Gloucestershire

143

0.0250

0.9262

Devon

142

0.0234

0.8665

Worcestershire

135

0.0354

1.3132

Lanarkshire

126

0.0133

0.4949

Staffordshire

126

0.0128

0.4742

Lincolnshire

106

0.0227

0.8421

Wiltshire

91

0.0352

1.3071

Nottinghamshire

91

0.0231

0.8576

Oxfordshire

72

0.0399

1.4810

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

65

0.0128

0.4742

Berkshire

59

0.0269

0.9985

Essex

57

0.0099

0.3668

Channel Islands

40

0.0462

1.7147

Ayrshire

33

0.0151

0.5601

Hertfordshire

31

0.0154

0.5713

Leicestershire

25

0.0077

0.2864

Cumberland

24

0.0095

0.3541

Cambridgeshire

21

0.0113

0.4212

Fife

21

0.0121

0.4506

Roxburghshire

20

0.0378

1.4026

Buckinghamshire

20

0.0113

0.4202

Suffolk

20

0.0056

0.2086

Cheshire

17

0.0026

0.0978

Northamptonshire

17

0.0062

0.2296

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

16

0.0076

0.2811

Norfolk

13

0.0029

0.1074

Renfrewshire

13

0.0057

0.2131

Berwickshire

11

0.0311

1.1539

Forfarshire (Angus)

10

0.0037

0.1371

Shropshire

10

0.0040

0.1470

Wigtownshire

10

0.0258

0.9567

Herefordshire

9

0.0075

0.2788

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

7

0.0018

0.0664

Aberdeenshire

7

0.0026

0.0960

Derbyshire

7

0.0015

0.0568

Royal Navy

7

0.0201

0.7462

Dunbartonshire

7

0.0089

0.3309

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

7

0.0105

0.3880

Huntingdonshire

5

0.0086

0.3199

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

5

0.0114

0.4218

Westmorland

4

0.0062

0.2312

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.2736

Clackmannanshire

4

0.0166

0.6152

Bedfordshire

4

0.0026

0.0981

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

3

0.0038

0.1418

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.1388

Perthshire

1

0.0008

0.0283

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0717

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.0575

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0344

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0635

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Camberwell

Surrey

108

0.0579

2.1477

Lambeth

Surrey

104

0.0408

1.5151

Leeds

Yorkshire

93

0.0569

2.1113

Birmingham

Warwickshire

86

0.0350

1.2998

Brighton

Sussex

75

0.0755

2.8009

St Stephen In Brannel

Cornwall

75

2.4859

92.2509

Islington London

London

74

0.0261

0.9698

Kensington London

London

72

0.0443

1.6451

St Pancras London

London

58

0.0247

0.9153

Christchurch

Hampshire

55

0.4236

15.7197

Great Bolton

Lancashire

54

0.1176

4.3643

Hackney London

London

54

0.0330

1.2235

South Petherton

Somerset

53

2.1829

81.0026

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

52

0.0697

2.5867

Hunslet

Yorkshire

51

0.1130

4.1927

North Bierley

Yorkshire

50

0.3199

11.8714

Govan

Lanarkshire

49

0.0210

0.7782

Aston

Warwickshire

49

0.0242

0.8963

Brightside Bierlow

Yorkshire

49

0.0863

3.2026

Hammersmith London

London

48

0.0667

2.4752

Top male forenames

William Best
John Best
George Best
Thomas Best
James Best
Henry Best
Charles Best
Joseph Best
Robert Best
Alfred Best
Arthur Best
Frederick Best
Edward Best
Albert Best
Richard Best
Samuel Best
Walter Best
Harry Best
Edwin Best
Herbert Best
Frank Best
Wm. Best
Francis Best
Stephen Best
Fred Best
Ernest Best
Benjamin Best
Matthew Best
David Best
Andrew Best
Isaac Best
Chas. Best
Tom Best
Christopher Best
Edmund Best
Thos. Best
Fredk. Best
Philip Best
Percy Best
Oliver Best
Fredrick Best
Geo. Best
Sidney Best
Daniel Best
Peter Best
Jno. Best
Louis Best
Sydney Best
Abraham Best
Mark Best

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Coal Miner
Carpenter
General Labourer
Tailor
Glover
Housekeeper
Blacksmith
Gardener
Annuitant
Farm Labourer
Painter
Dress Maker
Joiner
General Servant
Charwoman
Worsted Weaver
Cotton Weaver
General Laborer
Tailoress
Errand Boy
Bricklayer
No Occupation
Wife
Butcher
Housemaid
Grocer
Cook
Milliner
Mason
Domestic Serv
Railway Clerk
Agricultural Labourer
Nurse
Laborer
Clay Labourer
Sawyer
Worsted Spinner
Servant
Gen Serv
Farmers Wife
Shoemaker
Farm Servant
Plumber
General Servant Domestic