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CARTER

Carter in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

6348

0.2173

1.2944

Yorkshire

5245

0.1812

1.0793

Lancashire

5045

0.1455

0.8670

Surrey

3254

0.2286

1.3618

Kent

2086

0.2093

1.2467

Essex

1969

0.3414

2.0340

Staffordshire

1621

0.1644

0.9793

Hampshire

1597

0.2667

1.5888

County Durham

1361

0.1566

0.9329

Gloucestershire

1303

0.2274

1.3548

Warwickshire

1277

0.1733

1.0326

Sussex

1259

0.2556

1.5228

Norfolk

1166

0.2596

1.5464

Devon

1132

0.1861

1.1089

Somerset

1030

0.2190

1.3049

Cheshire

998

0.1548

0.9219

Wiltshire

968

0.3747

2.2320

Lincolnshire

967

0.2070

1.2333

Berkshire

856

0.3904

2.3255

Cambridgeshire

830

0.4486

2.6722

Suffolk

808

0.2271

1.3528

Hertfordshire

780

0.3874

2.3076

Leicestershire

770

0.2377

1.4162

Buckinghamshire

714

0.4043

2.4083

Worcestershire

703

0.1843

1.0978

Oxfordshire

635

0.3520

2.0969

Nottinghamshire

546

0.1387

0.8260

Northamptonshire

524

0.1907

1.1361

Cornwall

495

0.1497

0.8916

Bedfordshire

482

0.3186

1.8982

Dorset

459

0.2394

1.4262

Derbyshire

421

0.0920

0.5484

Shropshire

337

0.1335

0.7954

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

296

0.0582

0.3467

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

290

0.1373

0.8180

Northumberland

244

0.0561

0.3344

Huntingdonshire

212

0.3655

2.1773

Cumberland

207

0.0823

0.4903

Lanarkshire

142

0.0150

0.0895

Channel Islands

126

0.1456

0.8671

Kirkcudbrightshire

116

0.2743

1.6341

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

97

0.0248

0.1477

Herefordshire

92

0.0768

0.4575

Royal Navy

66

0.1896

1.1294

Westmorland

48

0.0748

0.4454

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

33

0.0355

0.2117

Rutland

28

0.1305

0.7777

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

27

0.0344

0.2048

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

27

0.0403

0.2403

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

24

0.0411

0.2447

Forfarshire (Angus)

21

0.0078

0.0462

Renfrewshire

20

0.0088

0.0526

Fife

18

0.0104

0.0620

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

18

0.0152

0.0908

Aberdeenshire

13

0.0048

0.0286

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

11

0.0089

0.0532

Berwickshire

11

0.0311

0.1852

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

9

0.0382

0.2275

Caithness

9

0.0225

0.1340

Wigtownshire

8

0.0206

0.1229

Dunbartonshire

8

0.0102

0.0607

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

7

0.0063

0.0378

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

6

0.0112

0.0669

Elginshire (Morayshire)

6

0.0132

0.0787

Ayrshire

6

0.0027

0.0163

Selkirkshire

5

0.0189

0.1127

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.0366

Perthshire

5

0.0038

0.0227

Anglesey / Sir Fon

5

0.0097

0.0575

Dumfriesshire

4

0.0062

0.0369

Orkney

3

0.0093

0.0556

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0074

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0337

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0055

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0084

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0110

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0265

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0154

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

665

0.2349

1.3991

Lambeth

Surrey

605

0.2375

1.4149

St Pancras London

London

484

0.2058

1.2262

Camberwell

Surrey

434

0.2326

1.3855

Kensington London

London

418

0.2574

1.5332

Hackney London

London

417

0.2546

1.5167

Aston

Warwickshire

397

0.1957

1.1658

Birmingham

Warwickshire

384

0.1564

0.9317

West Ham

Essex

373

0.2930

1.7453

Preston

Lancashire

360

0.3882

2.3124

St Marylebone London

London

318

0.2039

1.2146

Leeds

Yorkshire

281

0.1719

1.0241

Shoreditch London

London

280

0.2211

1.3172

Portsea

Hampshire

274

0.2335

1.3909

Manchester

Lancashire

272

0.1745

1.0394

Bethnal Green London

London

261

0.2057

1.2252

Blackburn

Lancashire

247

0.2678

1.5954

Battersea

Surrey

241

0.2242

1.3356

Paddington London

London

236

0.2197

1.3089

Newington

Surrey

229

0.2122

1.2642

Top male forenames

William Carter
John Carter
George Carter
James Carter
Thomas Carter
Henry Carter
Charles Carter
Joseph Carter
Alfred Carter
Robert Carter
Edward Carter
Frederick Carter
Richard Carter
Arthur Carter
Samuel Carter
Albert Carter
Walter Carter
Harry Carter
Frank Carter
Herbert Carter
Edwin Carter
Ernest Carter
Francis Carter
David Carter
Benjamin Carter
Wm. Carter
Fred Carter
Daniel Carter
Thos. Carter
Isaac Carter
Tom Carter
Stephen Carter
Geo. Carter
Peter Carter
Chas. Carter
Matthew Carter
Fredk. Carter
Sidney Carter
Fredrick Carter
Willm. Carter
Christopher Carter
Percy Carter
Edmund Carter
Jesse Carter
Edgar Carter
Earnest Carter
Philip Carter
Sydney Carter
Willie Carter
Jno. Carter

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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