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BISHOP

Bishop in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

3082

0.1055

1.5096

Surrey

1444

0.1014

1.4517

Kent

1307

0.1311

1.8764

Somerset

1259

0.2677

3.8314

Gloucestershire

991

0.1730

2.4751

Hampshire

827

0.1381

1.9764

Worcestershire

809

0.2121

3.0347

Staffordshire

781

0.0792

1.1334

Warwickshire

770

0.1045

1.4956

Sussex

762

0.1547

2.2139

Yorkshire

729

0.0252

0.3604

Devon

705

0.1159

1.6590

Dorset

604

0.3150

4.5081

Lancashire

513

0.0148

0.2118

Essex

499

0.0865

1.2383

Wiltshire

462

0.1788

2.5590

Norfolk

458

0.1020

1.4591

Leicestershire

411

0.1269

1.8158

Oxfordshire

328

0.1818

2.6018

Cornwall

315

0.0952

1.3630

Suffolk

308

0.0866

1.2387

Shropshire

302

0.1197

1.7123

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

296

0.0756

1.0824

Herefordshire

283

0.2362

3.3808

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

267

0.0525

0.7511

Berkshire

241

0.1099

1.5728

Cambridgeshire

190

0.1027

1.4694

Hertfordshire

171

0.0849

1.2152

Nottinghamshire

151

0.0383

0.5488

Northamptonshire

142

0.0517

0.7396

Buckinghamshire

142

0.0804

1.1506

Lanarkshire

137

0.0145

0.2075

Lincolnshire

134

0.0287

0.4105

Derbyshire

124

0.0271

0.3880

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

116

0.0549

0.7860

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

105

0.2387

3.4155

County Durham

101

0.0116

0.1663

Channel Islands

62

0.0716

1.0249

Cheshire

60

0.0093

0.1331

Bedfordshire

44

0.0291

0.4163

Northumberland

44

0.0101

0.1449

Huntingdonshire

43

0.0741

1.0608

Royal Navy

39

0.1120

1.6032

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

30

0.0514

0.7349

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

29

0.0236

0.3371

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

29

0.0433

0.6199

Stirlingshire

28

0.0260

0.3719

Forfarshire (Angus)

27

0.0100

0.1428

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

22

0.0933

1.3357

Dunbartonshire

20

0.0255

0.3646

Renfrewshire

19

0.0084

0.1201

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

18

0.0163

0.2334

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

17

0.0183

0.2620

Ayrshire

17

0.0078

0.1113

Aberdeenshire

16

0.0059

0.0846

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

15

0.0191

0.2733

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

12

0.0168

0.2410

Fife

11

0.0064

0.0910

Cumberland

9

0.0036

0.0512

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

9

0.0076

0.1090

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

8

0.0207

0.2959

Inverness-shire

7

0.0080

0.1148

Selkirkshire

6

0.0227

0.3249

Roxburghshire

5

0.0094

0.1352

Buteshire

2

0.0113

0.1617

Isle of Man

2

0.0037

0.0528

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.1334

Dumfriesshire

2

0.0031

0.0444

Banffshire

1

0.0017

0.0236

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0178

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0268

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.1041

Perthshire

1

0.0008

0.0109

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0223

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.0338

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

361

0.1275

1.8245

St Pancras London

London

334

0.1420

2.0326

Lambeth

Surrey

293

0.1150

1.6461

Aston

Warwickshire

271

0.1336

1.9117

Portsea

Hampshire

223

0.1900

2.7193

Birmingham

Warwickshire

223

0.0908

1.2997

Brighton

Sussex

207

0.2083

2.9810

Camberwell

Surrey

204

0.1093

1.5644

West Ham

Essex

200

0.1571

2.2480

Hackney London

London

176

0.1075

1.5378

Shoreditch London

London

158

0.1248

1.7854

St Marylebone London

London

154

0.0987

1.4129

Kensington London

London

130

0.0800

1.1454

Bethnal Green London

London

128

0.1009

1.4434

Bermondsey

Surrey

125

0.1437

2.0568

Chelsea London

London

101

0.1147

1.6419

Hammersmith London

London

98

0.1362

1.9488

Paddington London

London

94

0.0875

1.2523

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

93

0.0591

0.8453

St George Hanover Square

London

85

0.1651

2.3632

Top male forenames

William Bishop
John Bishop
George Bishop
Thomas Bishop
Henry Bishop
James Bishop
Charles Bishop
Joseph Bishop
Edward Bishop
Alfred Bishop
Frederick Bishop
Robert Bishop
Arthur Bishop
Walter Bishop
Albert Bishop
Samuel Bishop
Richard Bishop
Frank Bishop
Harry Bishop
Edwin Bishop
Ernest Bishop
Herbert Bishop
Benjamin Bishop
Francis Bishop
Wm. Bishop
Daniel Bishop
Thos. Bishop
Sidney Bishop
David Bishop
Geo. Bishop
Stephen Bishop
Fred Bishop
Tom Bishop
Fredk. Bishop
Fredrick Bishop
Peter Bishop
Percy Bishop
Sydney Bishop
Horace Bishop
Edmund Bishop
Archibald Bishop
Chas. Bishop
Mark Bishop
Earnest Bishop
Willm. Bishop
Frederic Bishop
Isaac Bishop
Harold Bishop
Willie Bishop
Jas. Bishop

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Laundress
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Farm Labourer
Carpenter
Annuitant
Housekeeper
General Labourer
General Servant
Bricklayer
No Occupation
Charwoman
Coal Miner
Housemaid
Blacksmith
Cook
Wife
Tailor
Servant
Shoemaker
Gardener
Agricultural Labourer
Laborer
General Laborer
Farmers Son
Painter
Butcher
None
Baker
Ag Labourer
General Serv
Fisherman
Clerk
Domestic Serv
Grocer
Dress Maker
Errand Boy
Gen Lab
Farmers Wife
Nurse
Agricultural Laborer
Milliner
Carman
Joiner
Stone Mason
Infant
Tailoress