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BROWN

Brown in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

19073

0.6528

0.9903

Lancashire

17335

0.5001

0.7586

Yorkshire

17221

0.5948

0.9024

Lanarkshire

11819

1.2509

1.8977

County Durham

9553

1.0991

1.6674

Surrey

8794

0.6178

0.9372

Kent

5840

0.5859

0.8888

Northumberland

5360

1.2332

1.8707

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

5302

1.3548

2.0552

Staffordshire

4553

0.4617

0.7004

Essex

4013

0.6959

1.0556

Lincolnshire

3955

0.8467

1.2844

Warwickshire

3863

0.5243

0.7954

Hampshire

3777

0.6308

0.9569

Nottinghamshire

3672

0.9325

1.4146

Ayrshire

3374

1.5432

2.3410

Cheshire

3130

0.4854

0.7363

Gloucestershire

3122

0.5449

0.8266

Norfolk

3041

0.6770

1.0270

Derbyshire

3035

0.6636

1.0066

Leicestershire

2663

0.8221

1.2472

Fife

2660

1.5381

2.3333

Suffolk

2560

0.7194

1.0914

Sussex

2459

0.4992

0.7573

Forfarshire (Angus)

2401

0.8871

1.3458

Somerset

2309

0.4910

0.7449

Renfrewshire

2307

1.0190

1.5458

Devon

2213

0.3639

0.5520

Northamptonshire

2112

0.7686

1.1660

Cumberland

2054

0.8166

1.2388

Aberdeenshire

1965

0.7263

1.1017

Berkshire

1674

0.7634

1.1581

Wiltshire

1652

0.6394

0.9700

Worcestershire

1529

0.4008

0.6080

Cambridgeshire

1519

0.8209

1.2453

Dorset

1505

0.7849

1.1908

Shropshire

1475

0.5844

0.8865

Bedfordshire

1419

0.9381

1.4230

Stirlingshire

1401

1.3003

1.9725

Hertfordshire

1372

0.6813

1.0336

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1353

0.2660

0.4035

Perthshire

1211

0.9236

1.4011

Cornwall

1136

0.3435

0.5211

Buckinghamshire

1001

0.5668

0.8598

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

978

0.4631

0.7025

Dumfriesshire

881

1.3652

2.0710

Oxfordshire

857

0.4750

0.7206

Argyll

829

1.0194

1.5464

Dunbartonshire

746

0.9502

1.4415

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

701

1.5934

2.4172

Roxburghshire

654

1.2359

1.8749

Herefordshire

550

0.4591

0.6965

Berwickshire

543

1.5349

2.3284

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

502

1.2973

1.9680

Kirkcudbrightshire

491

1.1610

1.7613

Selkirkshire

477

1.8048

2.7378

Huntingdonshire

422

0.7275

1.1036

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

376

0.4050

0.6144

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

343

0.5124

0.7773

Wigtownshire

342

0.8816

1.3375

Kincardineshire

277

0.7786

1.1812

Peeblesshire

270

1.9649

2.9808

Channel Islands

270

0.3119

0.4731

Westmorland

269

0.4190

0.6356

Orkney

250

0.7778

1.1800

Banffshire

247

0.4076

0.6183

Elginshire (Morayshire)

224

0.4935

0.7486

Rutland

222

1.0350

1.5700

Royal Navy

212

0.6090

0.9238

Buteshire

211

1.1920

1.8083

Zetland (Shetland)

209

0.7005

1.0626

Clackmannanshire

179

0.7419

1.1255

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

133

0.1080

0.1639

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

129

0.1169

0.1773

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

121

0.1541

0.2337

Isle of Man

95

0.1751

0.2656

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

94

0.1609

0.2441

Inverness-shire

91

0.1043

0.1582

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

80

0.3394

0.5149

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

71

0.0601

0.0912

Anglesey / Sir Fon

65

0.1255

0.1905

Kinross-shire

63

0.8531

1.2941

Caithness

39

0.0975

0.1479

Sutherland

29

0.1291

0.1958

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

27

0.0337

0.0511

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

23

0.0430

0.0653

Nairnshire

17

0.1906

0.2892

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

16

0.0225

0.0341

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

2620

1.0957

1.6622

Govan

Lanarkshire

2601

1.1131

1.6886

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

2031

1.2899

1.9568

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

1806

1.0765

1.6330

Islington London

London

1743

0.6156

0.9338

Lambeth

Surrey

1496

0.5873

0.8909

St Pancras London

London

1436

0.6107

0.9264

Birmingham

Warwickshire

1354

0.5514

0.8365

Camberwell

Surrey

1198

0.6420

0.9739

Liverpool

Lancashire

1166

0.5538

0.8401

Hackney London

London

1152

0.7034

1.0670

Leeds

Yorkshire

1126

0.6888

1.0449

Aston

Warwickshire

1065

0.5250

0.7964

St Marylebone London

London

991

0.6354

0.9638

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

968

0.9504

1.4418

Shoreditch London

London

926

0.7312

1.1092

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

914

0.9046

1.3723

Kensington London

London

895

0.5510

0.8359

Bethnal Green London

London

878

0.6918

1.0495

West Ham

Essex

825

0.6480

0.9830

Top male forenames

William Brown
John Brown
George Brown
Thomas Brown
James Brown
Henry Brown
Charles Brown
Joseph Brown
Robert Brown
Edward Brown
Alfred Brown
Arthur Brown
Samuel Brown
Richard Brown
Frederick Brown
Walter Brown
Albert Brown
Harry Brown
David Brown
Frank Brown
Ernest Brown
Herbert Brown
Edwin Brown
Wm. Brown
Benjamin Brown
Francis Brown
Thos. Brown
Daniel Brown
Peter Brown
Isaac Brown
Tom Brown
Alexander Brown
Fred Brown
Andrew Brown
Stephen Brown
Matthew Brown
Geo. Brown
Michael Brown
Fredrick Brown
Christopher Brown
Chas. Brown
Fredk. Brown
Edmund Brown
Ralph Brown
Percy Brown
Sidney Brown
Mark Brown
Patrick Brown
Hugh Brown
Abraham Brown

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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