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CLARKE

Clarke in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

6105

0.2090

1.0313

Lancashire

5951

0.1717

0.8472

Yorkshire

3800

0.1313

0.6478

Warwickshire

3308

0.4490

2.2158

Surrey

2648

0.1860

0.9181

Suffolk

2455

0.6899

3.4049

Cheshire

2376

0.3684

1.8183

Leicestershire

2367

0.7308

3.6064

Norfolk

2348

0.5227

2.5797

Staffordshire

2230

0.2261

1.1160

Nottinghamshire

1873

0.4757

2.3474

Essex

1679

0.2911

1.4369

Northamptonshire

1676

0.6100

3.0102

Lincolnshire

1623

0.3475

1.7148

Kent

1599

0.1604

0.7917

Devon

1500

0.2467

1.2173

Derbyshire

1495

0.3269

1.6132

Worcestershire

1241

0.3253

1.6054

Gloucestershire

1192

0.2080

1.0267

Somerset

1050

0.2233

1.1020

Hampshire

1008

0.1683

0.8308

Buckinghamshire

824

0.4665

2.3025

County Durham

740

0.0851

0.4202

Sussex

740

0.1502

0.7415

Cambridgeshire

662

0.3578

1.7656

Bedfordshire

617

0.4079

2.0130

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

554

0.1089

0.5375

Oxfordshire

551

0.3054

1.5073

Berkshire

542

0.2472

1.2198

Hertfordshire

514

0.2553

1.2597

Shropshire

445

0.1763

0.8701

Lanarkshire

409

0.0433

0.2136

Dorset

392

0.2045

1.0090

Isle of Man

377

0.6949

3.4295

Cumberland

364

0.1447

0.7142

Herefordshire

302

0.2521

1.2442

Cornwall

289

0.0874

0.4312

Wiltshire

287

0.1111

0.5482

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

213

0.1009

0.4977

Northumberland

201

0.0462

0.2282

Rutland

180

0.8392

4.1414

Huntingdonshire

172

0.2965

1.4634

Forfarshire (Angus)

159

0.0587

0.2899

Westmorland

142

0.2212

1.0915

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

131

0.0335

0.1652

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

109

0.0988

0.4875

Ayrshire

106

0.0485

0.2393

Channel Islands

93

0.1074

0.5302

Royal Navy

91

0.2614

1.2900

Renfrewshire

75

0.0331

0.1635

Argyll

73

0.0898

0.4430

Perthshire

68

0.0519

0.2559

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

60

0.0487

0.2405

Aberdeenshire

58

0.0214

0.1058

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

58

0.0625

0.3083

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

56

0.0713

0.3519

Fife

45

0.0260

0.1284

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

44

0.0753

0.3717

Dunbartonshire

34

0.0433

0.2137

Dumfriesshire

33

0.0511

0.2524

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

32

0.0478

0.2359

Stirlingshire

29

0.0269

0.1328

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

28

0.0393

0.1939

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

26

0.0486

0.2400

Sutherland

24

0.1068

0.5273

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

23

0.0287

0.1415

Inverness-shire

20

0.0229

0.1131

Nairnshire

17

0.1906

0.9409

Elginshire (Morayshire)

17

0.0375

0.1848

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

13

0.0336

0.1658

Banffshire

13

0.0215

0.1059

Clackmannanshire

12

0.0497

0.2455

Kirkcudbrightshire

12

0.0284

0.1400

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

12

0.0102

0.0501

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

11

0.0250

0.1234

Anglesey / Sir Fon

11

0.0212

0.1049

Berwickshire

11

0.0311

0.1535

Zetland (Shetland)

6

0.0201

0.0992

Peeblesshire

6

0.0437

0.2155

Kincardineshire

5

0.0141

0.0694

Wigtownshire

5

0.0129

0.0636

Caithness

4

0.0100

0.0494

Roxburghshire

4

0.0076

0.0373

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

3

0.0127

0.0628

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0279

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

845

0.3441

1.6984

Aston

Warwickshire

678

0.3342

1.6494

Islington London

London

638

0.2253

1.1120

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

573

0.5626

2.7766

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

495

0.6267

3.0928

Lambeth

Surrey

495

0.1943

0.9590

Liverpool

Lancashire

472

0.2242

1.1064

St Pancras London

London

467

0.1986

0.9801

Hackney London

London

409

0.2497

1.2324

Kensington London

London

386

0.2377

1.1729

Shoreditch London

London

360

0.2843

1.4029

Camberwell

Surrey

353

0.1892

0.9336

St Marylebone London

London

345

0.2212

1.0916

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

288

0.2453

1.2108

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

280

0.2678

1.3214

Manchester

Lancashire

259

0.1661

0.8199

Paddington London

London

246

0.2290

1.1302

Everton

Lancashire

242

0.2190

1.0810

Hulme

Lancashire

223

0.3081

1.5207

Chelsea London

London

217

0.2465

1.2165

Top male forenames

William Clarke
John Clarke
George Clarke
Thomas Clarke
James Clarke
Charles Clarke
Henry Clarke
Joseph Clarke
Robert Clarke
Arthur Clarke
Edward Clarke
Alfred Clarke
Frederick Clarke
Samuel Clarke
Walter Clarke
Richard Clarke
Albert Clarke
Harry Clarke
Herbert Clarke
Ernest Clarke
Frank Clarke
Edwin Clarke
David Clarke
Francis Clarke
Benjamin Clarke
Wm. Clarke
Fred Clarke
Isaac Clarke
Thos. Clarke
Daniel Clarke
Peter Clarke
Michael Clarke
Stephen Clarke
Geo. Clarke
Fredrick Clarke
Patrick Clarke
Fredk. Clarke
Percy Clarke
Tom Clarke
Alexander Clarke
Edmund Clarke
Abraham Clarke
Leonard Clarke
Edgar Clarke
Sidney Clarke
Philip Clarke
Andrew Clarke
Matthew Clarke
Adam Clarke
Hugh Clarke

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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