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BUTLER

Butler in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

3722

0.1274

1.3066

Lancashire

2904

0.0838

0.8592

Yorkshire

2505

0.0865

0.8875

Surrey

1771

0.1244

1.2760

Staffordshire

1758

0.1783

1.8284

Warwickshire

1512

0.2052

2.1048

Kent

1480

0.1485

1.5229

Hampshire

1012

0.1690

1.7334

Berkshire

904

0.4122

4.2282

Nottinghamshire

821

0.2085

2.1384

Oxfordshire

781

0.4329

4.4400

Gloucestershire

764

0.1333

1.3676

Derbyshire

596

0.1303

1.3365

Lincolnshire

588

0.1259

1.2911

Sussex

535

0.1086

1.1140

Worcestershire

495

0.1298

1.3308

Wiltshire

491

0.1900

1.9492

Essex

478

0.0829

0.8501

Buckinghamshire

431

0.2440

2.5029

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

418

0.0822

0.8428

Cheshire

394

0.0611

0.6266

Northamptonshire

386

0.1405

1.4408

Somerset

363

0.0772

0.7917

Shropshire

359

0.1422

1.4589

County Durham

357

0.0411

0.4213

Cambridgeshire

354

0.1913

1.9622

Norfolk

298

0.0663

0.6804

Devon

278

0.0457

0.4689

Lanarkshire

255

0.0270

0.2768

Leicestershire

255

0.0787

0.8074

Hertfordshire

187

0.0929

0.9525

Dorset

175

0.0913

0.9361

Huntingdonshire

135

0.2327

2.3870

Northumberland

125

0.0288

0.2950

Cornwall

98

0.0296

0.3039

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

97

0.0459

0.4711

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

95

0.0243

0.2490

Herefordshire

82

0.0685

0.7021

Cumberland

81

0.0322

0.3303

Roxburghshire

79

0.1493

1.5312

Bedfordshire

73

0.0483

0.4950

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

67

0.0722

0.7402

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

64

0.0815

0.8359

Suffolk

53

0.0149

0.1528

Channel Islands

43

0.0497

0.5095

Renfrewshire

39

0.0172

0.1767

Dunbartonshire

37

0.0471

0.4834

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

36

0.0326

0.3346

Royal Navy

31

0.0890

0.9133

Forfarshire (Angus)

29

0.0107

0.1099

Ayrshire

27

0.0123

0.1267

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

26

0.0220

0.2257

Fife

23

0.0133

0.1364

Aberdeenshire

22

0.0081

0.0834

Stirlingshire

21

0.0195

0.1999

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

20

0.0162

0.1666

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

19

0.0491

0.5036

Isle of Man

15

0.0276

0.2836

Selkirkshire

15

0.0568

0.5821

Westmorland

14

0.0218

0.2236

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

14

0.0318

0.3264

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

11

0.0188

0.1931

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

11

0.0467

0.4787

Rutland

10

0.0466

0.4782

Perthshire

10

0.0076

0.0782

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

9

0.0134

0.1379

Nairnshire

8

0.0897

0.9202

Berwickshire

6

0.0170

0.1740

Elginshire (Morayshire)

6

0.0132

0.1356

Kirkcudbrightshire

6

0.0142

0.1455

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

4

0.0056

0.0576

Dumfriesshire

4

0.0062

0.0636

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0396

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.0344

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0118

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0192

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.1389

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aston

Warwickshire

512

0.2524

2.5885

Birmingham

Warwickshire

463

0.1886

1.9340

Lambeth

Surrey

345

0.1354

1.3891

Camberwell

Surrey

267

0.1431

1.4675

Islington London

London

242

0.0855

0.8766

Kensington London

London

228

0.1404

1.4398

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

217

0.2131

2.1853

Liverpool

Lancashire

212

0.1007

1.0328

St Marylebone London

London

202

0.1295

1.3283

Darlaston

Staffordshire

202

1.4822

15.2025

St Pancras London

London

201

0.0855

0.8767

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

197

0.3490

3.5790

Hackney London

London

179

0.1093

1.1209

Leeds

Yorkshire

171

0.1046

1.0729

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

171

0.2255

2.3131

Mile End Old Town London

London

160

0.2573

2.6393

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

151

0.2964

3.0404

Preston

Lancashire

149

0.1607

1.6477

Portsea

Hampshire

144

0.1227

1.2585

Hammersmith London

London

144

0.2001

2.0523

Top male forenames

William Butler
John Butler
George Butler
Thomas Butler
James Butler
Charles Butler
Henry Butler
Joseph Butler
Edward Butler
Alfred Butler
Richard Butler
Arthur Butler
Frederick Butler
Robert Butler
Samuel Butler
Albert Butler
Walter Butler
Harry Butler
Frank Butler
Edwin Butler
Francis Butler
Ernest Butler
David Butler
Herbert Butler
Wm. Butler
Benjamin Butler
Michael Butler
Thos. Butler
Daniel Butler
Fred Butler
Isaac Butler
Tom Butler
Stephen Butler
Edmund Butler
Patrick Butler
Geo. Butler
Fredk. Butler
Fredrick Butler
Chas. Butler
Peter Butler
Percy Butler
Sidney Butler
Job Butler
Philip Butler
Willm. Butler
Christopher Butler
Sydney Butler
Mark Butler
Matthew Butler
Moses Butler

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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