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CHARLES

Charles in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

636

0.0218

1.0534

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

621

0.1221

5.9073

Lancashire

411

0.0119

0.5737

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

289

0.2347

11.3577

Yorkshire

272

0.0094

0.4546

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

256

0.1212

5.8655

Staffordshire

227

0.0230

1.1139

Surrey

226

0.0159

0.7682

Gloucestershire

213

0.0372

1.7988

Aberdeenshire

197

0.0728

3.5233

Dorset

155

0.0808

3.9118

Warwickshire

153

0.0208

1.0049

Lincolnshire

141

0.0302

1.4607

Cambridgeshire

132

0.0713

3.4519

Worcestershire

122

0.0320

1.5474

Leicestershire

105

0.0324

1.5686

Devon

103

0.0169

0.8196

Nottinghamshire

103

0.0262

1.2657

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

98

0.1056

5.1077

Sussex

98

0.0199

0.9628

Kent

96

0.0096

0.4660

Herefordshire

92

0.0768

3.7163

Lanarkshire

90

0.0095

0.4609

Shropshire

88

0.0349

1.6871

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

81

0.0734

3.5517

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

81

0.0207

1.0015

County Durham

77

0.0089

0.4287

Somerset

73

0.0155

0.7512

Hampshire

72

0.0120

0.5818

Northamptonshire

71

0.0258

1.2503

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

69

0.1181

5.7151

Fife

59

0.0341

1.6508

Cornwall

58

0.0175

0.8486

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

56

0.0786

3.8025

Essex

52

0.0090

0.4363

Oxfordshire

52

0.0288

1.3947

Forfarshire (Angus)

45

0.0166

0.8046

Bedfordshire

38

0.0251

1.2156

Derbyshire

37

0.0081

0.3915

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

37

0.0553

2.6745

Cheshire

35

0.0054

0.2626

Hertfordshire

32

0.0159

0.7690

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

20

0.0517

2.5010

Cumberland

18

0.0072

0.3463

Renfrewshire

17

0.0075

0.3633

Stirlingshire

17

0.0158

0.7635

Huntingdonshire

16

0.0276

1.3347

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

15

0.0127

0.6145

Anglesey / Sir Fon

13

0.0251

1.2150

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

12

0.0224

1.0862

Northumberland

12

0.0028

0.1336

Berkshire

10

0.0046

0.2207

Wigtownshire

10

0.0258

1.2474

Suffolk

10

0.0028

0.1360

Berwickshire

9

0.0254

1.2310

Royal Navy

8

0.0230

1.1120

Wiltshire

8

0.0031

0.1498

Norfolk

8

0.0018

0.0862

Banffshire

6

0.0099

0.4791

Kincardineshire

4

0.0112

0.5441

Perthshire

3

0.0023

0.1107

Dunbartonshire

3

0.0038

0.1849

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

3

0.0037

0.1810

Dumfriesshire

3

0.0046

0.2249

Buckinghamshire

2

0.0011

0.0548

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.4512

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.2006

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0595

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0555

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0754

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.0914

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.3521

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0616

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.1831

Channel Islands

1

0.0012

0.0559

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.2053

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.1066

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Llanelly

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

145

0.5229

25.3006

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

81

0.1942

9.3984

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

74

0.1462

7.0737

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

72

0.1614

7.8079

Islington London

London

71

0.0251

1.2133

St Pancras London

London

71

0.0302

1.4610

Birmingham

Warwickshire

61

0.0248

1.2021

West Dean

Gloucestershire

60

0.6447

31.1948

Ruabon

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

58

0.3822

18.4955

Clase

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

54

0.2855

13.8150

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

54

0.1104

5.3444

Aberdare

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

52

0.1489

7.2058

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

50

0.0885

4.2831

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

48

0.0608

2.9405

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

47

0.1260

6.0994

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

46

0.0292

1.4137

Camberwell

Surrey

45

0.0241

1.1669

St Marylebone London

London

44

0.0282

1.3650

Brightside Bierlow

Yorkshire

40

0.0704

3.4089

Everton

Lancashire

38

0.0344

1.6643

Top male forenames

William Charles
John Charles
Thomas Charles
James Charles
George Charles
David Charles
Henry Charles
Edward Charles
Joseph Charles
Robert Charles
Alfred Charles
Arthur Charles
Richard Charles
Frederick Charles
Charles Charles
Samuel Charles
Walter Charles
Frank Charles
Albert Charles
Daniel Charles
Harry Charles
Edwin Charles
Ernest Charles
Wm. Charles
Herbert Charles
Andrew Charles
Francis Charles
Evan Charles
Fredrick Charles
Thos. Charles
Benjamin Charles
Lewis Charles
Peter Charles
Hugh Charles
Stephen Charles
Percy Charles
Isaac Charles
Fred Charles
Edmund Charles
Michael Charles
Sidney Charles
Rees Charles
Owen Charles
Morgan Charles
Griffith Charles
Patrick Charles
Reuben Charles
Tom Charles
Geo. Charles
Jno. Charles

Top female forenames

Mary Charles
Elizabeth Charles
Sarah Charles
Ann Charles
Margaret Charles
Jane Charles
Eliza Charles
Annie Charles
Alice Charles
Ellen Charles
Hannah Charles
Emma Charles
Emily Charles
Catherine Charles
Martha Charles
Anne Charles
Maria Charles
Fanny Charles
Louisa Charles
Harriet Charles
Florence Charles
Caroline Charles
Charlotte Charles
Kate Charles
Edith Charles
Clara Charles
Rose Charles
Gertrude Charles
Rachel Charles
Ada Charles
Agnes Charles
Sophia Charles
Frances Charles
Matilda Charles
Amy Charles
Susan Charles
Esther Charles
Harriett Charles
Rebecca Charles
Julia Charles
Jessie Charles
Minnie Charles
Ruth Charles
Lucy Charles
Rosa Charles
Grace Charles
Laura Charles
Eleanor Charles
Helen Charles
Jemima Charles

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Labourer
Laundress
General Servant
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Carpenter
Farm Labourer
Dress Maker
No Occupation
Wife
Gardener
Farmers Wife
Bricklayer
Charwoman
Tailor
Joiner
Farmers Son
Cook
Butcher
Shoemaker
Blacksmith
Ag Labourer
Agricultural Labourer
Mason
None
Domestic Serv
Carman
Painter
Servant
General Laborer
Cotton Weaver
Grocer
Clerk
General Serv
Coal Miner Wife
Sawyer
Gen Lab
Milliner
Collier
Wheelwright
Farmers Daughter
Housemaid
School
Retired Farmer