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BURKE

Burke in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

3004

0.0867

2.9450

London

1011

0.0346

1.1760

Yorkshire

866

0.0299

1.0166

Cheshire

389

0.0603

2.0500

Staffordshire

382

0.0387

1.3165

Surrey

354

0.0249

0.8452

County Durham

329

0.0379

1.2865

Lanarkshire

300

0.0318

1.0791

Warwickshire

255

0.0346

1.1762

Kent

233

0.0234

0.7944

Northumberland

140

0.0322

1.0946

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

135

0.0265

0.9019

Hampshire

119

0.0199

0.6754

Essex

92

0.0160

0.5422

Forfarshire (Angus)

92

0.0340

1.1552

Gloucestershire

80

0.0140

0.4745

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

75

0.0192

0.6513

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

73

0.0346

1.1747

Derbyshire

65

0.0142

0.4830

Devon

58

0.0095

0.3241

Shropshire

57

0.0226

0.7675

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

50

0.0453

1.5398

Channel Islands

45

0.0520

1.7666

Sussex

37

0.0075

0.2553

Dunbartonshire

37

0.0471

1.6017

Leicestershire

36

0.0111

0.3777

Royal Navy

32

0.0919

3.1239

Renfrewshire

29

0.0128

0.4353

Nottinghamshire

26

0.0066

0.2244

Berkshire

26

0.0119

0.4030

Worcestershire

24

0.0063

0.2138

Perthshire

23

0.0175

0.5961

Somerset

22

0.0047

0.1590

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

21

0.0267

0.9088

Lincolnshire

21

0.0045

0.1528

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

20

0.0455

1.5450

Cumberland

19

0.0076

0.2567

Hertfordshire

19

0.0094

0.3207

Wiltshire

18

0.0070

0.2368

Stirlingshire

17

0.0158

0.5362

Dorset

16

0.0083

0.2836

Ayrshire

14

0.0064

0.2176

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

13

0.0336

1.1418

Norfolk

13

0.0029

0.0984

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

11

0.0164

0.5584

Cornwall

10

0.0030

0.1028

Buteshire

10

0.0565

1.9200

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

10

0.0108

0.3660

Oxfordshire

10

0.0055

0.1884

Suffolk

9

0.0025

0.0860

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

9

0.0154

0.5236

Northamptonshire

8

0.0029

0.0989

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.2014

Banffshire

6

0.0099

0.3365

Selkirkshire

6

0.0227

0.7715

Dumfriesshire

4

0.0062

0.2106

Aberdeenshire

4

0.0015

0.0502

Buckinghamshire

3

0.0017

0.0577

Inverness-shire

3

0.0034

0.1169

Cambridgeshire

2

0.0011

0.0367

Herefordshire

2

0.0017

0.0567

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.1607

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.2473

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0636

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0656

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.0749

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0961

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.0586

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0225

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Liverpool

Lancashire

509

0.2418

8.2163

Manchester

Lancashire

333

0.2136

7.2595

Leeds

Yorkshire

180

0.1101

3.7422

Birmingham

Warwickshire

143

0.0582

1.9793

Salford

Lancashire

118

0.1157

3.9333

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

107

0.0912

3.0979

Everton

Lancashire

100

0.0905

3.0760

Warrington

Lancashire

97

0.2360

8.0218

Govan

Lanarkshire

92

0.0394

1.3380

West Derby

Lancashire

90

0.0887

3.0159

Oldham

Lancashire

89

0.0795

2.7033

Stockport

Cheshire

88

0.2652

9.0117

Sheffield

Yorkshire

77

0.0835

2.8393

Preston

Lancashire

76

0.0819

2.7849

St Pancras London

London

72

0.0306

1.0406

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

71

0.0937

3.1849

Hulme

Lancashire

71

0.0981

3.3340

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

69

0.0683

2.3209

St Marylebone London

London

63

0.0404

1.3727

Barony

Lanarkshire

63

0.0263

0.8954

Top male forenames

John Burke
Thomas Burke
William Burke
James Burke
Patrick Burke
Michael Burke
Edward Burke
Martin Burke
Joseph Burke
Henry Burke
George Burke
Peter Burke
Richard Burke
Charles Burke
Walter Burke
Francis Burke
Thos. Burke
David Burke
Edmund Burke
Alfred Burke
Daniel Burke
Robert Burke
Wm. Burke
Arthur Burke
Anthony Burke
Stephen Burke
Frederick Burke
Andrew Burke
Timothy Burke
Frank Burke
Albert Burke
Luke Burke
Matthew Burke
Ernest Burke
Hubert Burke
Christopher Burke
Jno. Burke
Dennis Burke
Mark Burke
Harry Burke
Jeremiah Burke
Michl. Burke
Tom Burke
Nicholas Burke
Samuel Burke
Philip Burke
Edwd. Burke
Lawrence Burke
Jas. Burke
Pat Burke

Top female forenames

Mary Burke
Margaret Burke
Catherine Burke
Ellen Burke
Bridget Burke
Elizabeth Burke
Ann Burke
Sarah Burke
Annie Burke
Jane Burke
Kate Burke
Julia Burke
Eliza Burke
Alice Burke
Hannah Burke
Maria Burke
Anne Burke
Agnes Burke
Emily Burke
Emma Burke
Rose Burke
Louisa Burke
Martha Burke
Harriet Burke
Edith Burke
Fanny Burke
Lucy Burke
Charlotte Burke
Esther Burke
Margt. Burke
Johanna Burke
Winifred Burke
Isabella Burke
Frances Burke
Clara Burke
Caroline Burke
Catharine Burke
Margret Burke
Eleanor Burke
Florence Burke
Susan Burke
Elizth. Burke
Honora Burke
Helen Burke
Norah Burke
Ada Burke
Cathrine Burke
Maggie Burke
Anna Burke
Gertrude Burke

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer
Coal Miner
General Labourer
Charwoman
Tailor
Hawker
Housekeeper
Dressmaker
Farm Labourer
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Cotton Operative
Bricklayers Labourer
General Servant
Cotton Weaver
Laborer
Bricklayer
No Occupation
Cotton Spinner
General Laborer
Tailoress
Cotton Winder
Lab
Servant
Gen Lab
Dock Labourer
Private
General Dealer
Shoemaker
None
Ag Lab
Cooper
Bricklayers Lab
Soldier
Wife
Fustian Cutter
Carman
Carter
Annuitant
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Bricklayers Laborer
Housemaid
Errand Boy
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Genl Laborer
Dock Laborer
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