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BROWNE

Browne in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1073

0.0367

2.0056

Norfolk

848

0.1888

10.3095

Lancashire

558

0.0161

0.8790

Surrey

460

0.0323

1.7647

Kent

235

0.0236

1.2875

Devon

199

0.0327

1.7870

Yorkshire

199

0.0069

0.3754

Hampshire

135

0.0225

1.2312

Suffolk

131

0.0368

2.0104

Essex

126

0.0218

1.1932

Warwickshire

115

0.0156

0.8524

Gloucestershire

113

0.0197

1.0770

Sussex

113

0.0229

1.2529

Staffordshire

77

0.0078

0.4264

Somerset

72

0.0153

0.8361

Nottinghamshire

66

0.0168

0.9153

Cheshire

64

0.0099

0.5419

Shropshire

57

0.0226

1.2333

Lincolnshire

52

0.0111

0.6079

Lanarkshire

50

0.0053

0.2890

Derbyshire

49

0.0107

0.5851

Northumberland

49

0.0113

0.6156

Leicestershire

44

0.0136

0.7418

Berkshire

44

0.0201

1.0957

County Durham

43

0.0049

0.2702

Hertfordshire

34

0.0169

0.9221

Westmorland

33

0.0514

2.8068

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

30

0.0059

0.3221

Isle of Man

29

0.0535

2.9191

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

29

0.0074

0.4047

Wiltshire

26

0.0101

0.5496

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

23

0.0109

0.5947

Worcestershire

22

0.0058

0.3149

Cambridgeshire

20

0.0108

0.5902

Cumberland

19

0.0076

0.4125

Buckinghamshire

19

0.0108

0.5875

Northamptonshire

18

0.0066

0.3577

Oxfordshire

16

0.0089

0.4843

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

16

0.0274

1.4956

Renfrewshire

15

0.0066

0.3618

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

14

0.0178

0.9736

Ayrshire

14

0.0064

0.3497

Dorset

13

0.0068

0.3703

Herefordshire

13

0.0109

0.5926

Cornwall

12

0.0036

0.1981

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.7570

Royal Navy

8

0.0230

1.2549

Kirkcudbrightshire

8

0.0189

1.0330

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

7

0.0057

0.3105

Aberdeenshire

6

0.0022

0.1211

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

6

0.0054

0.2969

Fife

6

0.0035

0.1895

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

5

0.0042

0.2312

Roxburghshire

5

0.0094

0.5160

Huntingdonshire

5

0.0086

0.4707

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

5

0.0075

0.4079

Selkirkshire

4

0.0151

0.8265

Caithness

2

0.0050

0.2731

Dunbartonshire

2

0.0025

0.1391

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.3087

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.1176

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.1533

Stirlingshire

2

0.0019

0.1014

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0672

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0626

Perthshire

1

0.0008

0.0416

Banffshire

1

0.0017

0.0901

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0361

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

1

0.0023

0.1241

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Heigham

Norfolk

146

0.6056

33.0706

Islington London

London

121

0.0427

2.3336

St Pancras London

London

114

0.0485

2.6474

Hackney London

London

97

0.0592

3.2342

St Marylebone London

London

79

0.0506

2.7659

Kensington London

London

77

0.0474

2.5889

Lambeth

Surrey

72

0.0283

1.5435

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

71

0.1908

10.4205

Liverpool

Lancashire

63

0.0299

1.6341

Aston

Warwickshire

60

0.0296

1.6151

Camberwell

Surrey

59

0.0316

1.7266

Everton

Lancashire

48

0.0434

2.3725

Croydon

Surrey

47

0.0595

3.2483

Kingston On Thames

Surrey

46

0.1345

7.3464

Hammersmith London

London

45

0.0625

3.4148

West Derby

Lancashire

45

0.0444

2.4231

St George Hanover Square

London

45

0.0874

4.7743

Paddington London

London

41

0.0382

2.0844

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

40

0.0341

1.8609

Lakenham

Norfolk

39

0.6111

33.3704

Top male forenames

William Browne
John Browne
George Browne
James Browne
Thomas Browne
Charles Browne
Henry Browne
Arthur Browne
Edward Browne
Robert Browne
Frederick Browne
Alfred Browne
Walter Browne
Joseph Browne
Harry Browne
Samuel Browne
Herbert Browne
Ernest Browne
Frank Browne
Albert Browne
Benjamin Browne
Richard Browne
Edwin Browne
Thos. Browne
Harold Browne
Wm. Browne
Francis Browne
David Browne
Percy Browne
Horace Browne
Chas. Browne
Geo. Browne
Alexander Browne
Philip Browne
Fredk. Browne
Peter Browne
Jas. Browne
Michael Browne
Stephen Browne
Andrew Browne
Lewis Browne
W. Browne
Daniel Browne
Willm. Browne
Augustus Browne
Reginald Browne
Anthony Browne
Patrick Browne
Tom Browne
Roland Browne

Top female forenames

Mary Browne
Elizabeth Browne
Sarah Browne
Alice Browne
Ellen Browne
Jane Browne
Emily Browne
Eliza Browne
Annie Browne
Emma Browne
Ann Browne
Louisa Browne
Margaret Browne
Caroline Browne
Edith Browne
Harriet Browne
Charlotte Browne
Maria Browne
Florence Browne
Hannah Browne
Agnes Browne
Catherine Browne
Frances Browne
Kate Browne
Anna Browne
Fanny Browne
Jessie Browne
Clara Browne
Sophia Browne
Anne Browne
Rose Browne
Ethel Browne
Ada Browne
Martha Browne
Amy Browne
Isabella Browne
Lucy Browne
Laura Browne
Esther Browne
Gertrude Browne
Matilda Browne
Beatrice Browne
Minnie Browne
Susan Browne
Susannah Browne
Harriett Browne
Amelia Browne
Julia Browne
Mabel Browne
Helen Browne

Top occupations

Scholar
Annuitant
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
No Occupation
Carpenter
Housekeeper
Labourer
Laundress
Tailoress
Clerk
Tailor
Milliner
Domestic Servant
Cook
Dress Maker
Charwoman
Housemaid
Governess
Coal Miner
Agricultural Labourer
General Labourer
Farmers Wife
Railway Clerk
Farm Labourer
Servant
Farmer
General Serv
Blacksmith
Machinist
General Servant
Cotton Weaver
Painter
School Mistress
Mantle Maker
Wife
Commercial Clerk
General Laborer
Joiner
Shoe Maker
Gardener
Butcher
Dom Serv
Grocer
Jeweller
Shoemaker
Farmers Son
Pupil Teacher
Gentleman
Bricklayer