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BROOK

Brook in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

7705

0.2661

6.9032

London

629

0.0215

0.5584

Lancashire

531

0.0153

0.3973

Devon

420

0.0691

1.7914

Sussex

318

0.0646

1.6746

Kent

268

0.0269

0.6974

Surrey

262

0.0184

0.4774

Suffolk

143

0.0402

1.0424

Somerset

133

0.0283

0.7336

Essex

95

0.0165

0.4273

Warwickshire

81

0.0110

0.2852

Hampshire

80

0.0134

0.3465

Staffordshire

77

0.0078

0.2025

Derbyshire

74

0.0162

0.4197

County Durham

60

0.0069

0.1791

Cheshire

58

0.0090

0.2333

Lincolnshire

47

0.0101

0.2610

Lanarkshire

47

0.0050

0.1290

Worcestershire

40

0.0105

0.2720

Norfolk

36

0.0080

0.2079

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

36

0.0071

0.1836

Nottinghamshire

35

0.0089

0.2305

Gloucestershire

33

0.0058

0.1494

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

32

0.0082

0.2121

Aberdeenshire

30

0.0111

0.2876

Oxfordshire

24

0.0133

0.3451

Cambridgeshire

20

0.0108

0.2803

Leicestershire

20

0.0062

0.1602

Northumberland

19

0.0044

0.1134

Wiltshire

17

0.0066

0.1707

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

16

0.0076

0.1965

Berkshire

16

0.0073

0.1893

Northamptonshire

15

0.0055

0.1416

Herefordshire

12

0.0100

0.2598

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

10

0.0108

0.2794

Westmorland

8

0.0125

0.3232

Cornwall

8

0.0024

0.0627

Fife

8

0.0046

0.1200

Renfrewshire

8

0.0035

0.0917

Channel Islands

7

0.0081

0.2097

Bedfordshire

7

0.0046

0.1200

Hertfordshire

6

0.0030

0.0773

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

6

0.0090

0.2325

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

5

0.0045

0.1175

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

5

0.0129

0.3352

Shropshire

4

0.0016

0.0411

Kincardineshire

4

0.0112

0.2916

Stirlingshire

4

0.0037

0.0963

Perthshire

4

0.0031

0.0791

Royal Navy

3

0.0086

0.2235

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

2

0.0025

0.0647

Peeblesshire

2

0.0146

0.3775

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.2418

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.1227

Buckinghamshire

2

0.0011

0.0294

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.1155

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.0490

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0135

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0444

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0478

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.0004

0.0096

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.1100

Ayrshire

1

0.0005

0.0119

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.0571

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0211

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Huddersfield

Yorkshire

574

1.3610

35.3011

Leeds

Yorkshire

302

0.1847

4.7919

Mirfield

Yorkshire

277

1.7428

45.2038

Almondbury

Yorkshire

258

1.8431

47.8061

Wyke In Bradford

Yorkshire

202

3.9019

101.2075

Wooldale

Yorkshire

177

3.6049

93.5024

Gomersal

Yorkshire

174

1.2877

33.4012

Bowling

Yorkshire

167

0.5824

15.1068

Lockwood

Yorkshire

162

1.5554

40.3447

Elland Cum Greetland

Yorkshire

158

1.2116

31.4253

Dewsbury

Yorkshire

155

0.5221

13.5410

Horton In Bradford

Yorkshire

153

0.3384

8.7783

Bradford

Yorkshire

151

0.2155

5.5887

Hipperholme Cum

Yorkshire

134

1.0535

27.3241

Longwood

Yorkshire

134

2.8718

74.4900

Hunslet

Yorkshire

128

0.2836

7.3548

Morley

Yorkshire

128

0.8504

22.0587

Dalton In Huddersfield

Yorkshire

128

1.9738

51.1959

Halifax

Yorkshire

125

0.2941

7.6287

North Bierley

Yorkshire

124

0.7933

20.5775

Top male forenames

John Brook
William Brook
George Brook
James Brook
Joseph Brook
Thomas Brook
Charles Brook
Henry Brook
Arthur Brook
Samuel Brook
Edward Brook
Walter Brook
Richard Brook
Harry Brook
Fred Brook
Albert Brook
Alfred Brook
Herbert Brook
Robert Brook
Benjamin Brook
Joe Brook
Frederick Brook
Edwin Brook
Tom Brook
Sam Brook
Ernest Brook
Frank Brook
David Brook
Joshua Brook
Willie Brook
Wm. Brook
Isaac Brook
Geo. Brook
Jonathan Brook
Ben Brook
Edgar Brook
Allen Brook
Christopher Brook
Abraham Brook
Mark Brook
Wright Brook
Sidney Brook
Thos. Brook
Percy Brook
Leonard Brook
Squire Brook
Philip Brook
Francis Brook
Matthew Brook
Chas. Brook

Top female forenames

Mary Brook
Sarah Brook
Elizabeth Brook
Ann Brook
Hannah Brook
Annie Brook
Emma Brook
Jane Brook
Martha Brook
Ellen Brook
Alice Brook
Eliza Brook
Emily Brook
Clara Brook
Harriet Brook
Ada Brook
Louisa Brook
Maria Brook
Edith Brook
Frances Brook
Florence Brook
Fanny Brook
Ruth Brook
Caroline Brook
Charlotte Brook
Margaret Brook
Agnes Brook
Lucy Brook
Kate Brook
Anne Brook
Amelia Brook
Esther Brook
Harriett Brook
Sophia Brook
Rose Brook
Susannah Brook
Betty Brook
Nancy Brook
Laura Brook
Lydia Brook
Rebecca Brook
Susan Brook
Minnie Brook
Rachel Brook
Catherine Brook
Amy Brook
Gertrude Brook
Ethel Brook
Grace Brook
Selina Brook

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Woollen Weaver
Worsted Weaver
Worsted Spinner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Annuitant
Stone Mason
Housekeeper
Joiner
Dress Maker
Domestic Servant
Ag Lab
Cloth Finisher
Charwoman
Grocer
Cloth Weaver
Cotton Weaver
Laundress
Farmers Son
General Servant
Housekeeper (Dom)
Wife
Laborer
Mason
Blacksmith
Tailor
Woollen Spinner
Farm Labourer
Carpenter
General Labourer
No Occupation
Cotton Operative
Iron Moulder
Weaver
Painter
Butcher
Farmers Wife
Woollen Piecer
General Laborer
Tailoress
Cabinet Maker
Woollen Cloth Weaver
Clerk
Mill Hand
Lodging House Keeper
General Serv
Woollen Feeder
Dyer