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CHAPMAN

Chapman in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

5302

0.1815

1.2778

Yorkshire

4689

0.1620

1.1404

Kent

3015

0.3025

2.1298

Surrey

2818

0.1980

1.3939

Lancashire

2760

0.0796

0.5606

Essex

1737

0.3012

2.1208

Norfolk

1730

0.3851

2.7118

Lincolnshire

1678

0.3592

2.5294

County Durham

1502

0.1728

1.2168

Cambridgeshire

1349

0.7290

5.1332

Northamptonshire

1257

0.4575

3.2210

Suffolk

908

0.2552

1.7967

Cornwall

835

0.2525

1.7776

Somerset

795

0.1691

1.1904

Leicestershire

795

0.2454

1.7281

Sussex

792

0.1608

1.1322

Hertfordshire

764

0.3794

2.6714

Derbyshire

702

0.1535

1.0807

Warwickshire

594

0.0806

0.5677

Gloucestershire

569

0.0993

0.6992

Devon

558

0.0918

0.6461

Staffordshire

546

0.0554

0.3898

Nottinghamshire

517

0.1313

0.9244

Hampshire

468

0.0782

0.5503

Buckinghamshire

457

0.2588

1.8219

Lanarkshire

456

0.0483

0.3398

Cheshire

448

0.0695

0.4891

Wiltshire

402

0.1556

1.0956

Berkshire

385

0.1756

1.2362

Bedfordshire

329

0.2175

1.5314

Northumberland

313

0.0720

0.5070

Huntingdonshire

268

0.4620

3.2531

Aberdeenshire

240

0.0887

0.6246

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

231

0.0454

0.3197

Worcestershire

199

0.0522

0.3673

Oxfordshire

194

0.1075

0.7571

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

167

0.0427

0.3005

Fife

149

0.0862

0.6066

Forfarshire (Angus)

117

0.0432

0.3044

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

113

0.2569

1.8085

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

105

0.0497

0.3501

Westmorland

101

0.1573

1.1076

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

94

0.1404

0.9887

Shropshire

94

0.0372

0.2622

Cumberland

77

0.0306

0.2156

Stirlingshire

75

0.0696

0.4901

Dorset

74

0.0386

0.2718

Banffshire

69

0.1139

0.8017

Rutland

68

0.3170

2.2321

Renfrewshire

65

0.0287

0.2022

Ayrshire

60

0.0274

0.1932

Dunbartonshire

55

0.0701

0.4933

Royal Navy

45

0.1293

0.9101

Berwickshire

43

0.1215

0.8558

Herefordshire

40

0.0334

0.2351

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

32

0.0290

0.2042

Kinross-shire

24

0.3250

2.2882

Elginshire (Morayshire)

23

0.0507

0.3568

Channel Islands

23

0.0266

0.1871

Perthshire

23

0.0175

0.1235

Isle of Man

18

0.0332

0.2336

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

17

0.0138

0.0972

Kirkcudbrightshire

16

0.0378

0.2664

Kincardineshire

16

0.0450

0.3167

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

14

0.0119

0.0834

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

13

0.0162

0.1141

Roxburghshire

13

0.0246

0.1730

Argyll

12

0.0148

0.1039

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

12

0.0153

0.1076

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

9

0.0233

0.1638

Orkney

9

0.0280

0.1972

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

8

0.0086

0.0607

Selkirkshire

6

0.0227

0.1598

Caithness

6

0.0150

0.1056

Clackmannanshire

5

0.0207

0.1459

Dumfriesshire

5

0.0077

0.0546

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

5

0.0094

0.0659

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

4

0.0068

0.0482

Inverness-shire

3

0.0034

0.0242

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.0198

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0313

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.0790

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

478

0.1688

1.1886

Lambeth

Surrey

477

0.1873

1.3185

St Pancras London

London

422

0.1795

1.2636

West Ham

Essex

349

0.2741

1.9301

Camberwell

Surrey

346

0.1854

1.3055

Hackney London

London

329

0.2009

1.4143

Kensington London

London

318

0.1958

1.3785

St Marylebone London

London

294

0.1885

1.3272

Shoreditch London

London

272

0.2148

1.5123

Worsley

Lancashire

250

1.1700

8.2378

Newington

Surrey

249

0.2307

1.6246

Bethnal Green London

London

243

0.1915

1.3482

Bermondsey

Surrey

226

0.2599

1.8296

Leeds

Yorkshire

218

0.1334

0.9390

Sculcoates

Yorkshire

210

0.4575

3.2216

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

205

0.2595

1.8274

Battersea

Surrey

201

0.1870

1.3165

Salford

Lancashire

199

0.1952

1.3743

Mile End Old Town London

London

198

0.3184

2.2422

Birmingham

Warwickshire

194

0.0790

0.5563

Top male forenames

William Chapman
John Chapman
George Chapman
Thomas Chapman
James Chapman
Charles Chapman
Henry Chapman
Joseph Chapman
Robert Chapman
Arthur Chapman
Alfred Chapman
Frederick Chapman
Edward Chapman
Walter Chapman
Richard Chapman
Samuel Chapman
Albert Chapman
Harry Chapman
Frank Chapman
Herbert Chapman
Ernest Chapman
David Chapman
Edwin Chapman
Francis Chapman
Wm. Chapman
Thos. Chapman
Fred Chapman
Benjamin Chapman
Tom Chapman
Stephen Chapman
Christopher Chapman
Geo. Chapman
Daniel Chapman
Isaac Chapman
Chas. Chapman
Fredrick Chapman
Edmund Chapman
Matthew Chapman
Sidney Chapman
Percy Chapman
Ralph Chapman
Mark Chapman
Edgar Chapman
Willie Chapman
Fredk. Chapman
Peter Chapman
Robt. Chapman
Leonard Chapman
Sydney Chapman
Horace Chapman

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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