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COOPER

Cooper in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

8050

0.2755

1.1327

Yorkshire

7422

0.2564

1.0539

Lancashire

6700

0.1933

0.7945

Staffordshire

5224

0.5297

2.1777

Surrey

4682

0.3289

1.3521

Hampshire

2794

0.4666

1.9182

Warwickshire

2717

0.3688

1.5160

Kent

2566

0.2574

1.0583

Cheshire

2233

0.3463

1.4234

Derbyshire

2012

0.4399

1.8084

Norfolk

1954

0.4350

1.7883

Suffolk

1638

0.4603

1.8924

Essex

1589

0.2755

1.1327

Leicestershire

1482

0.4575

1.8809

Nottinghamshire

1457

0.3700

1.5211

Sussex

1414

0.2871

1.1802

Worcestershire

1386

0.3633

1.4935

County Durham

1351

0.1554

0.6390

Gloucestershire

1286

0.2244

0.9227

Lincolnshire

1160

0.2483

1.0209

Bedfordshire

1034

0.6836

2.8100

Aberdeenshire

891

0.3293

1.3538

Northamptonshire

805

0.2930

1.2044

Lanarkshire

796

0.0843

0.3463

Oxfordshire

765

0.4240

1.7432

Berkshire

743

0.3388

1.3929

Somerset

724

0.1540

0.6329

Shropshire

657

0.2603

1.0701

Hertfordshire

651

0.3233

1.3290

Wiltshire

566

0.2191

0.9006

Cambridgeshire

537

0.2902

1.1930

Northumberland

476

0.1095

0.4502

Devon

440

0.0724

0.2974

Buckinghamshire

422

0.2389

0.9822

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

389

0.0994

0.4086

Forfarshire (Angus)

335

0.1238

0.5088

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

320

0.0629

0.2586

Dorset

286

0.1492

0.6132

Huntingdonshire

285

0.4913

2.0198

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

241

0.1141

0.4691

Herefordshire

216

0.1803

0.7413

Cumberland

215

0.0855

0.3514

Fife

132

0.0763

0.3138

Orkney

126

0.3920

1.6116

Ayrshire

124

0.0567

0.2332

Dunbartonshire

118

0.1503

0.6179

Westmorland

114

0.1776

0.7299

Renfrewshire

106

0.0468

0.1925

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

81

0.1031

0.4240

Kincardineshire

81

0.2277

0.9360

Cornwall

80

0.0242

0.0994

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

70

0.0634

0.2608

Stirlingshire

70

0.0650

0.2671

Rutland

65

0.3030

1.2457

Zetland (Shetland)

62

0.2078

0.8543

Isle of Man

62

0.1143

0.4698

Royal Navy

61

0.1752

0.7203

Channel Islands

60

0.0693

0.2849

Banffshire

56

0.0924

0.3799

Perthshire

51

0.0389

0.1599

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

43

0.0349

0.1436

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

37

0.0633

0.2604

Kirkcudbrightshire

30

0.0709

0.2916

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

29

0.0312

0.1284

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

27

0.0614

0.2523

Elginshire (Morayshire)

26

0.0573

0.2355

Clackmannanshire

24

0.0995

0.4089

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

21

0.0314

0.1290

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

21

0.0178

0.0731

Wigtownshire

20

0.0516

0.2120

Inverness-shire

19

0.0218

0.0895

Caithness

18

0.0450

0.1850

Argyll

15

0.0184

0.0758

Roxburghshire

14

0.0265

0.1088

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

11

0.0467

0.1919

Berwickshire

11

0.0311

0.1278

Peeblesshire

10

0.0728

0.2992

Dumfriesshire

9

0.0139

0.0573

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

8

0.0100

0.0410

Kinross-shire

5

0.0677

0.2783

Sutherland

4

0.0178

0.0732

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

3

0.0078

0.0319

Selkirkshire

3

0.0114

0.0467

Nairnshire

3

0.0336

0.1383

Buteshire

3

0.0169

0.0697

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.0154

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0058

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

954

0.3885

1.5972

Lambeth

Surrey

840

0.3298

1.3556

Islington London

London

813

0.2871

1.1803

Aston

Warwickshire

701

0.3455

1.4205

St Pancras London

London

675

0.2870

1.1800

Camberwell

Surrey

609

0.3264

1.3416

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

590

0.5642

2.3194

Hackney London

London

503

0.3071

1.2625

Bethnal Green London

London

446

0.3514

1.4447

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

428

0.5419

2.2275

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

423

0.8304

3.4138

Manchester

Lancashire

378

0.2425

0.9968

Kensington London

London

377

0.2321

0.9542

St Marylebone London

London

373

0.2391

0.9831

West Ham

Essex

350

0.2749

1.1301

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

346

0.3397

1.3966

Shoreditch London

London

344

0.2716

1.1167

Croydon

Surrey

338

0.4278

1.7585

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

335

0.4418

1.8163

Mile End Old Town London

London

318

0.5114

2.1025

Top male forenames

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

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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