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BIRCH

Birch in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

2253

0.0650

1.5861

Staffordshire

1751

0.1776

4.3334

London

1237

0.0423

1.0333

Yorkshire

1075

0.0371

0.9062

Warwickshire

744

0.1010

2.4645

Surrey

500

0.0351

0.8572

Worcestershire

454

0.1190

2.9043

Kent

438

0.0439

1.0724

Cheshire

398

0.0617

1.5062

Buckinghamshire

366

0.2072

5.0574

Nottinghamshire

319

0.0810

1.9771

Shropshire

296

0.1173

2.8622

Derbyshire

285

0.0623

1.5208

Leicestershire

226

0.0698

1.7028

Hertfordshire

178

0.0884

2.1573

Essex

168

0.0291

0.7110

Northamptonshire

142

0.0517

1.2612

Hampshire

137

0.0229

0.5584

Lincolnshire

123

0.0263

0.6427

Suffolk

116

0.0326

0.7956

Sussex

108

0.0219

0.5351

Gloucestershire

99

0.0173

0.4217

County Durham

84

0.0097

0.2359

Norfolk

83

0.0185

0.4510

Berkshire

69

0.0315

0.7679

Devon

64

0.0105

0.2568

Bedfordshire

59

0.0390

0.9519

Herefordshire

52

0.0434

1.0594

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

39

0.0497

1.2120

Cornwall

38

0.0115

0.2804

Somerset

38

0.0081

0.1972

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

38

0.0344

0.8404

Wiltshire

30

0.0116

0.2834

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

25

0.0049

0.1199

Lanarkshire

22

0.0023

0.0568

Oxfordshire

22

0.0122

0.2976

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

19

0.0205

0.4994

Northumberland

17

0.0039

0.0955

Ayrshire

17

0.0078

0.1898

Cambridgeshire

14

0.0076

0.1847

Dorset

13

0.0068

0.1655

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

13

0.0033

0.0811

Rutland

10

0.0466

1.1378

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

10

0.0047

0.1156

Royal Navy

10

0.0287

0.7010

Forfarshire (Angus)

9

0.0033

0.0812

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

7

0.0297

0.7248

Cumberland

7

0.0028

0.0679

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

6

0.0090

0.2187

Inverness-shire

5

0.0057

0.1399

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

5

0.0086

0.2089

Channel Islands

4

0.0046

0.1128

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

4

0.0034

0.0826

Westmorland

4

0.0062

0.1520

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.1799

Aberdeenshire

4

0.0015

0.0361

Perthshire

2

0.0015

0.0372

Roxburghshire

2

0.0038

0.0922

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.1258

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0943

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.0421

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.0378

Renfrewshire

1

0.0004

0.0108

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0311

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0227

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aston

Warwickshire

257

0.1267

3.0917

Birmingham

Warwickshire

230

0.0937

2.2861

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

190

0.3730

9.1032

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

179

0.1712

4.1776

Leek Lowe

Staffordshire

144

1.0976

26.7862

Leeds

Yorkshire

130

0.0795

1.9409

Manchester

Lancashire

119

0.0763

1.8629

Chesham

Buckinghamshire

114

1.7514

42.7447

Everton

Lancashire

106

0.0959

2.3415

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

102

0.1345

3.2831

Islington London

London

100

0.0353

0.8619

Lambeth

Surrey

90

0.0353

0.8623

St Marylebone London

London

87

0.0558

1.3613

St Pancras London

London

84

0.0357

0.8718

Camberwell

Surrey

83

0.0445

1.0855

Salford

Lancashire

82

0.0804

1.9629

West Derby

Lancashire

72

0.0710

1.7326

Kensington London

London

72

0.0443

1.0819

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

71

0.0697

1.7013

Basford

Nottinghamshire

67

0.3692

9.0096

Top male forenames

William Birch
John Birch
Thomas Birch
James Birch
George Birch
Joseph Birch
Charles Birch
Henry Birch
Edward Birch
Samuel Birch
Alfred Birch
Arthur Birch
Richard Birch
Frederick Birch
Albert Birch
Walter Birch
Robert Birch
Harry Birch
Edwin Birch
David Birch
Wm. Birch
Ernest Birch
Frank Birch
Thos. Birch
Francis Birch
Benjamin Birch
Herbert Birch
Stephen Birch
Isaac Birch
Peter Birch
Tom Birch
Geo. Birch
Fredk. Birch
Daniel Birch
Edmund Birch
Fredrick Birch
Eli Birch
Ralph Birch
Leonard Birch
Fred Birch
Saml. Birch
Chas. Birch
Jesse Birch
Jonathan Birch
Percy Birch
Christopher Birch
Josiah Birch
Jacob Birch
Enoch Birch
Edwd. Birch

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Cotton Weaver
Ag Lab
Labourer
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Laundress
General Servant
Bricklayer
General Labourer
Charwoman
Farm Labourer
No Occupation
Wife
Tailor
Shoemaker
Carpenter
Gardener
Blacksmith
Errand Boy
General Serv
Clerk
Farmers Son
Joiner
Servant
Grocer
Pupil Teacher
None
Housemaid
Carter
Dress Maker
Butcher
Silk Weaver
Railway Porter
Straw Plaiter
Nurse
Iron Moulder
Cotton Winder
Baker
General Laborer
Plumber
Farmers Wife
Painter
Farmer
Domestic Serv
Carman
Silk Winder