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CROSS

Cross in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

3211

0.0926

1.3460

London

2110

0.0722

1.0495

Yorkshire

1366

0.0472

0.6856

Surrey

930

0.0653

0.9494

Cheshire

650

0.1008

1.4646

Devon

643

0.1057

1.5365

Warwickshire

637

0.0865

1.2564

Staffordshire

628

0.0637

0.9254

Essex

627

0.1087

1.5799

Somerset

623

0.1325

1.9252

Cambridgeshire

616

0.3329

4.8376

Suffolk

507

0.1425

2.0705

Lanarkshire

484

0.0512

0.7444

Gloucestershire

472

0.0824

1.1971

Norfolk

463

0.1031

1.4978

Hampshire

453

0.0757

1.0993

Oxfordshire

445

0.2467

3.5843

Lincolnshire

444

0.0951

1.3813

Northamptonshire

437

0.1590

2.3111

Nottinghamshire

433

0.1100

1.5979

Dorset

410

0.2138

3.1074

Kent

407

0.0408

0.5933

Leicestershire

377

0.1164

1.6913

Buckinghamshire

273

0.1546

2.2461

Worcestershire

265

0.0695

1.0094

Derbyshire

254

0.0555

0.8070

Wiltshire

203

0.0786

1.1418

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

191

0.0375

0.5456

Shropshire

180

0.0713

1.0363

County Durham

176

0.0203

0.2943

Berkshire

172

0.0784

1.1398

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

149

0.0706

1.0252

Sussex

118

0.0240

0.3481

Huntingdonshire

103

0.1776

2.5803

Herefordshire

102

0.0851

1.2373

Northumberland

102

0.0235

0.3410

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

83

0.0752

1.0929

Hertfordshire

83

0.0412

0.5990

Renfrewshire

77

0.0340

0.4942

Cumberland

72

0.0286

0.4160

Bedfordshire

66

0.0436

0.6340

Cornwall

66

0.0200

0.2900

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

50

0.0128

0.1857

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

47

0.0586

0.8513

Perthshire

44

0.0336

0.4876

Westmorland

41

0.0639

0.9280

Channel Islands

35

0.0404

0.5875

Rutland

30

0.1399

2.0324

Dunbartonshire

29

0.0369

0.5368

Forfarshire (Angus)

23

0.0085

0.1235

Royal Navy

21

0.0603

0.8766

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

21

0.0359

0.5223

Ayrshire

18

0.0082

0.1196

Inverness-shire

18

0.0206

0.2998

Fife

18

0.0104

0.1512

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

14

0.0178

0.2591

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

13

0.0140

0.2035

Stirlingshire

10

0.0093

0.1349

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

9

0.0076

0.1107

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

8

0.0120

0.1737

Anglesey / Sir Fon

8

0.0155

0.2245

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

8

0.0182

0.2642

Elginshire (Morayshire)

5

0.0110

0.1601

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

5

0.0094

0.1359

Argyll

4

0.0049

0.0715

Selkirkshire

3

0.0114

0.1649

Berwickshire

3

0.0085

0.1232

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

3

0.0024

0.0354

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.0408

Zetland (Shetland)

2

0.0067

0.0974

Kincardineshire

2

0.0056

0.0817

Aberdeenshire

2

0.0007

0.0107

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0647

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0821

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.0225

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0268

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.1630

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Ely Holy Trinity St Mary

Cambridgeshire

306

3.7923

55.1073

Preston

Lancashire

304

0.3278

4.7630

Islington London

London

228

0.0805

1.1701

Aston

Warwickshire

202

0.0996

1.4469

Blackburn

Lancashire

194

0.2103

3.0565

Lambeth

Surrey

180

0.0707

1.0268

Birmingham

Warwickshire

175

0.0713

1.0357

Liverpool

Lancashire

173

0.0822

1.1940

St Marylebone London

London

157

0.1007

1.4627

West Ham

Essex

142

0.1115

1.6207

Camberwell

Surrey

133

0.0713

1.0357

Hackney London

London

133

0.0812

1.1800

Kensington London

London

129

0.0794

1.1541

Barony

Lanarkshire

121

0.0506

0.7353

Newington

Surrey

116

0.1075

1.5620

St Pancras London

London

116

0.0493

0.7168

Battersea

Surrey

96

0.0893

1.2977

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

93

0.1336

1.9408

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

88

0.0864

1.2556

Portsea

Hampshire

85

0.0724

1.0525

Top male forenames

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

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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