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BULL

Bull in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

2142

0.0733

1.7342

Surrey

934

0.0656

1.5520

Hampshire

770

0.1286

3.0416

Derbyshire

663

0.1450

3.4288

Warwickshire

654

0.0888

2.0996

Staffordshire

595

0.0603

1.4272

Wiltshire

537

0.2078

4.9163

Somerset

496

0.1055

2.4949

Essex

482

0.0836

1.9770

Kent

457

0.0458

1.0845

Northamptonshire

454

0.1652

3.9082

Gloucestershire

361

0.0630

1.4903

Lancashire

355

0.0102

0.2422

Yorkshire

288

0.0099

0.2353

Buckinghamshire

275

0.1557

3.6829

Sussex

272

0.0552

1.3062

Suffolk

259

0.0728

1.7217

Cambridgeshire

219

0.1184

2.7995

Leicestershire

195

0.0602

1.4240

Devon

194

0.0319

0.7546

Oxfordshire

172

0.0953

2.2551

Lincolnshire

168

0.0360

0.8507

Nottinghamshire

163

0.0414

0.9791

Hertfordshire

153

0.0760

1.7972

Huntingdonshire

149

0.2569

6.0759

Bedfordshire

148

0.0978

2.3142

Worcestershire

139

0.0364

0.8618

Cheshire

135

0.0209

0.4952

Berkshire

98

0.0447

1.0571

Norfolk

98

0.0218

0.5161

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

89

0.0175

0.4138

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

85

0.0402

0.9520

Dorset

66

0.0344

0.8142

Shropshire

62

0.0246

0.5810

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

57

0.0976

2.3078

County Durham

50

0.0058

0.1361

Cornwall

45

0.0136

0.3218

Herefordshire

43

0.0359

0.8491

Royal Navy

21

0.0603

1.4268

Northumberland

18

0.0041

0.0980

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

17

0.0043

0.1027

Lanarkshire

16

0.0017

0.0401

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

14

0.0127

0.3001

Rutland

14

0.0653

1.5438

Channel Islands

10

0.0116

0.2732

Cumberland

8

0.0032

0.0752

Dunbartonshire

5

0.0064

0.1506

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0510

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

2

0.0016

0.0384

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.0664

Argyll

2

0.0025

0.0582

Ayrshire

1

0.0005

0.0108

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0200

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.1004

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0301

Renfrewshire

1

0.0004

0.0104

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0368

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

196

0.0692

1.6373

St Pancras London

London

191

0.0812

1.9212

Lambeth

Surrey

188

0.0738

1.7457

Hackney London

London

171

0.1044

2.4695

Camberwell

Surrey

155

0.0831

1.9647

Aston

Warwickshire

150

0.0739

1.7489

Shoreditch London

London

134

0.1058

2.5028

Birmingham

Warwickshire

132

0.0538

1.2716

Mile End Old Town London

London

121

0.1946

4.6031

Kensington London

London

102

0.0628

1.4854

Portsea

Hampshire

99

0.0844

1.9954

St Marylebone London

London

95

0.0609

1.4407

West Ham

Essex

86

0.0675

1.5977

St George Hanover Square

London

81

0.1574

3.7223

Newington

Surrey

78

0.0723

1.7096

Chelsea London

London

77

0.0875

2.0689

Battersea

Surrey

73

0.0679

1.6063

Croydon

Surrey

73

0.0924

2.1853

Kirk Langley

Derbyshire

72

10.5882

250.4348

Bethnal Green London

London

70

0.0552

1.3047

Top male forenames

William Bull
John Bull
George Bull
Henry Bull
James Bull
Charles Bull
Thomas Bull
Alfred Bull
Joseph Bull
Arthur Bull
Edward Bull
Frederick Bull
Walter Bull
Albert Bull
Robert Bull
Harry Bull
Samuel Bull
Frank Bull
Richard Bull
Ernest Bull
Edwin Bull
Herbert Bull
Francis Bull
Benjamin Bull
David Bull
Geo. Bull
Fredk. Bull
Stephen Bull
Fred Bull
Isaac Bull
Thos. Bull
Wm. Bull
Daniel Bull
Edmund Bull
Fredrick Bull
Horace Bull
Chas. Bull
Tom Bull
Josiah Bull
Job Bull
Jesse Bull
Percy Bull
Earnest Bull
Abraham Bull
Reuben Bull
Sidney Bull
Willm. Bull
Sydney Bull
Jabez Bull
Jacob Bull

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Labourer
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Laundress
General Servant
Domestic Servant
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
General Labourer
Wife
Carpenter
Annuitant
Housekeeper
Charwoman
No Occupation
Baker
Agricultural Labourer
Gardener
Blacksmith
Housemaid
Painter
Butcher
Clerk
Dress Maker
General Laborer
Servant
Tailor
Cook
Domestic Serv
Laborer
Carman
Errand Boy
Farm Laborer
Farmers Son
Grocer
Grocers Assistant
Milliner
Farmers Wife
None
Shoemaker
Plasterer
General Serv
Coachman
Groom
Tailoress
Wheelwright
Lodging House Keeper
Domestic