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BONE

Bone in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Hampshire

793

0.1324

7.1447

London

723

0.0247

1.3351

Surrey

445

0.0313

1.6866

Norfolk

423

0.0942

5.0805

Ayrshire

332

0.1519

8.1924

Cornwall

288

0.0871

4.6979

County Durham

284

0.0327

1.7629

Kent

166

0.0167

0.8985

Northumberland

162

0.0373

2.0108

Yorkshire

160

0.0055

0.2982

Sussex

156

0.0317

1.7087

Lancashire

152

0.0044

0.2366

Lanarkshire

139

0.0147

0.7937

Bedfordshire

135

0.0892

4.8148

Essex

132

0.0229

1.2349

Cumberland

106

0.0421

2.2737

Devon

102

0.0168

0.9049

Hertfordshire

96

0.0477

2.5720

Buckinghamshire

83

0.0470

2.5353

Renfrewshire

78

0.0345

1.8587

Suffolk

78

0.0219

1.1826

Lincolnshire

68

0.0146

0.7854

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

45

0.0115

0.6203

Warwickshire

35

0.0048

0.2563

Berwickshire

31

0.0876

4.7276

Wigtownshire

28

0.0722

3.8942

Derbyshire

24

0.0052

0.2831

Leicestershire

22

0.0068

0.3664

Dumfriesshire

21

0.0325

1.7556

Staffordshire

18

0.0018

0.0985

Kirkcudbrightshire

16

0.0378

2.0412

Huntingdonshire

16

0.0276

1.4881

Buteshire

15

0.0847

4.5718

Berkshire

14

0.0064

0.3444

Aberdeenshire

14

0.0052

0.2792

Gloucestershire

12

0.0021

0.1130

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

11

0.0022

0.1167

Somerset

9

0.0019

0.1033

Cheshire

9

0.0014

0.0753

Dunbartonshire

9

0.0115

0.6185

Cambridgeshire

9

0.0049

0.2624

Herefordshire

8

0.0067

0.3603

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

8

0.0207

1.1154

Nottinghamshire

8

0.0020

0.1096

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

7

0.0033

0.1788

Perthshire

7

0.0053

0.2880

Northamptonshire

7

0.0025

0.1374

Royal Navy

6

0.0172

0.9298

Rutland

6

0.0280

1.5091

Argyll

6

0.0074

0.3980

Roxburghshire

5

0.0094

0.5098

Westmorland

4

0.0062

0.3361

Dorset

4

0.0021

0.1126

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

3

0.0068

0.3679

Oxfordshire

3

0.0017

0.0897

Wiltshire

3

0.0012

0.0626

Worcestershire

2

0.0005

0.0283

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0923

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.2236

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0457

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.1009

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0501

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Portsea

Hampshire

101

0.0861

4.6431

Shoreditch London

London

70

0.0553

2.9821

Lambeth

Surrey

67

0.0263

1.4190

Camberwell

Surrey

65

0.0348

1.8792

Newington

Surrey

55

0.0510

2.7496

Govan

Lanarkshire

53

0.0227

1.2237

St Pancras London

London

50

0.0213

1.1471

Islington London

London

47

0.0166

0.8955

Westgate

Northumberland

47

0.1746

9.4200

Westoe

County Durham

46

0.0934

5.0370

St Quivox

Ayrshire

45

0.6088

32.8419

West Ham

Essex

44

0.0346

1.8645

Kings Lynn St Margaret

Norfolk

43

0.3189

17.2034

Medstead

Hampshire

42

8.3499

450.6438

Basingstoke

Hampshire

42

0.6098

32.9025

Luton

Bedfordshire

42

0.1604

8.6532

Muirkirk

Ayrshire

41

0.7986

43.0853

Gateshead

County Durham

41

0.0630

3.3992

Bethnal Green London

London

39

0.0307

1.6579

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

37

0.0235

1.2678

Top male forenames

William Bone
John Bone
George Bone
James Bone
Thomas Bone
Charles Bone
Henry Bone
Robert Bone
Arthur Bone
Joseph Bone
Edward Bone
Alfred Bone
Walter Bone
Albert Bone
Frederick Bone
Samuel Bone
Richard Bone
Harry Bone
Frank Bone
Edwin Bone
Ernest Bone
Herbert Bone
David Bone
Wm. Bone
Sidney Bone
Benjamin Bone
Geo. Bone
Daniel Bone
Andrew Bone
Jesse Bone
Sydney Bone
Percy Bone
Peter Bone
Henery Bone
Christopher Bone
Francis Bone
Edgar Bone
Philip Bone
Robt. Bone
Thos. Bone
Fredrick Bone
Frederic Bone
Isaac Bone
Jacob Bone
Eli Bone
Stephen Bone
Horace Bone
Lewis Bone
Martin Bone
Alexander Bone

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
Housekeeper
Blacksmith
Charwoman
General Servant
General Labourer
Bricklayer
Painter
Agricultural Laborer
Straw Plaiter
Housemaid
Farm Labourer
Laborer
Gardener
Annuitant
Agricultural Labourer
Tailor
Fisherman
Ag Labourer
Cook
None
Wife
Coal Miner
General Serv
Tailoress
General Laborer
Carman
Railway Porter
Shoemaker
Servant
Iron Miner
No Occupation
Cabinet Maker
Machinist
Errand Boy
Boot Maker
Plumber
Grocer
Domestic Serv
Mason
Carpenter & Joiner
Agri Labourer
Joiner
Dress Maker