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BROON

Broon in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

10

0.0003

2.0508

Yorkshire

8

0.0003

1.6557

Shropshire

6

0.0024

14.2450

Lancashire

5

0.0001

0.8642

Cheshire

3

0.0005

2.7873

Devon

3

0.0005

2.9557

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

2

0.0009

5.6738

Surrey

2

0.0001

0.8418

Leicestershire

2

0.0006

3.6996

Gloucestershire

2

0.0003

2.0914

Hampshire

2

0.0003

2.0012

Wiltshire

1

0.0004

2.3191

Warwickshire

1

0.0001

0.8132

Kent

1

0.0001

0.6011

Suffolk

1

0.0003

1.6838

Staffordshire

1

0.0001

0.6076

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

St Pancras London

London

7

0.0030

17.8344

Farlow

Shropshire

6

1.7291

10000.0000

Liverpool

Lancashire

4

0.0019

11.3830

St George Martyr London

London

3

0.0507

303.0303

Ermington

Devon

3

0.1356

810.8108

Dalton In Huddersfield

Yorkshire

3

0.0463

277.7778

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

2

0.0025

15.1745

Birkenhead

Cheshire

2

0.0039

23.3100

Pucklechurch

Gloucestershire

2

0.1548

909.0909

Altofts

Yorkshire

2

0.0626

377.3585

Southampton St Mary

Hampshire

2

0.0053

31.8471

Aberystruth

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

2

0.0107

64.3087

Brotton

Yorkshire

1

0.0265

158.7302

Ecclesall Bierlow

Yorkshire

1

0.0017

10.1729

Edgbaston

Warwickshire

1

0.0044

26.2467

Box

Wiltshire

1

0.0454

270.2703

Bosden

Cheshire

1

0.0505

303.0303

Godalming

Surrey

1

0.0112

66.6667

Lambeth

Surrey

1

0.0004

2.3524

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

1

0.0010

5.7307

Top male forenames

John Broon
William Broon
Henry Broon
James Broon
Charles Broon
George Broon
Thomas Broon
Abraham Broon
Edward Broon
Ephriam Broon
Heny Broon
Richard Broon
Robert Broon
Tom Broon
Walter Broon
Willm. Broon

Top female forenames

Margaret Broon
Ann Broon
Emma Broon
Hannah Broon
Annie Broon
Eliza Broon
Elizabeth Broon
Jane Broon
Laura Broon
Martha Broon
Mary Broon
Rebecca Broon

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Hawker
Servant (Publican)
Road Laborer
Puddler
Pedlar Greenwich Pensioner
Parlormaid Domestic Serv
Milliner
Labourer
Laborer (Ag) (Dom)
Laborer
Lab General
Ironstone Miner
Ag Lab
Groom 8/1
Greengrocer
General Serv
Gen Lab
Fettler At Mill (Fac Hand Textile)
Domestic Serv Unemployed
Domestic
Dk Lab
Charwoman
Builder