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DALE

Dale in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

2175

0.0751

1.7780

Staffordshire

1280

0.1298

3.0719

Cheshire

1260

0.1954

4.6240

Lancashire

1116

0.0322

0.7619

London

980

0.0335

0.7939

Surrey

601

0.0422

0.9992

Kent

472

0.0474

1.1207

Warwickshire

438

0.0594

1.4070

County Durham

334

0.0384

0.9095

Essex

334

0.0579

1.3707

Suffolk

312

0.0877

2.0751

Sussex

262

0.0532

1.2589

Cornwall

250

0.0756

1.7889

Lincolnshire

244

0.0522

1.2363

Derbyshire

237

0.0518

1.2264

Lanarkshire

212

0.0224

0.5310

Nottinghamshire

188

0.0477

1.1299

Hampshire

158

0.0264

0.6245

Ayrshire

158

0.0723

1.7103

Norfolk

155

0.0345

0.8167

Leicestershire

154

0.0475

1.1252

Oxfordshire

130

0.0721

1.7054

Northumberland

101

0.0232

0.5499

Herefordshire

91

0.0760

1.7979

Gloucestershire

82

0.0143

0.3387

Hertfordshire

78

0.0387

0.9167

Northamptonshire

78

0.0284

0.6718

Renfrewshire

57

0.0252

0.5959

Cambridgeshire

56

0.0303

0.7162

Wiltshire

50

0.0194

0.4580

Worcestershire

49

0.0128

0.3040

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

44

0.0086

0.2047

Shropshire

41

0.0162

0.3845

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

35

0.0089

0.2117

Forfarshire (Angus)

32

0.0118

0.2798

Devon

30

0.0049

0.1168

Buckinghamshire

25

0.0142

0.3350

Somerset

25

0.0053

0.1258

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

24

0.0620

1.4679

Rutland

24

0.1119

2.6480

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

24

0.0114

0.2689

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

23

0.0293

0.6932

Berwickshire

23

0.0650

1.5387

Berkshire

22

0.0100

0.2374

Channel Islands

20

0.0231

0.5468

Bedfordshire

18

0.0119

0.2816

Huntingdonshire

15

0.0259

0.6120

Dunbartonshire

15

0.0191

0.4522

Dorset

15

0.0078

0.1852

Stirlingshire

11

0.0102

0.2416

Royal Navy

11

0.0316

0.7478

Aberdeenshire

10

0.0037

0.0875

Dumfriesshire

9

0.0139

0.3301

Cumberland

9

0.0036

0.0847

Fife

9

0.0052

0.1232

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

8

0.0339

0.8033

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

8

0.0072

0.1716

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

7

0.0105

0.2475

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.1745

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

4

0.0075

0.1771

Wigtownshire

3

0.0077

0.1830

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0914

Roxburghshire

2

0.0038

0.0894

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.1119

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.1337

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0271

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0405

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0192

Perthshire

1

0.0008

0.0180

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0200

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0255

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

1

0.0023

0.0538

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

232

0.2219

5.2506

Congleton

Cheshire

154

1.3822

32.7110

Wolstanton

Staffordshire

150

0.5008

11.8530

Macclesfield

Cheshire

135

0.4710

11.1463

Birmingham

Warwickshire

130

0.0529

1.2530

Odd Rode

Cheshire

129

4.0388

95.5839

Lambeth

Surrey

120

0.0471

1.1149

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

110

0.1080

2.5561

Aston

Warwickshire

100

0.0493

1.1666

Kensington London

London

99

0.0610

1.4425

St Pancras London

London

99

0.0421

0.9964

Manchester

Lancashire

95

0.0609

1.4422

Hulme

Lancashire

85

0.1174

2.7796

Burslem

Staffordshire

73

0.2584

6.1161

West Ham

Essex

73

0.0573

1.3570

Audley

Staffordshire

70

0.7174

16.9792

Stafford St Mary

Staffordshire

68

0.4871

11.5289

Camberwell

Surrey

67

0.0359

0.8497

Islington London

London

67

0.0237

0.5600

Barony

Lanarkshire

65

0.0272

0.6434

Top male forenames

John Dale
William Dale
George Dale
Thomas Dale
James Dale
Henry Dale
Joseph Dale
Charles Dale
Robert Dale
Arthur Dale
Alfred Dale
Edward Dale
Samuel Dale
Richard Dale
Frederick Dale
Walter Dale
Harry Dale
Albert Dale
Frank Dale
Francis Dale
Ernest Dale
Daniel Dale
Herbert Dale
Edwin Dale
David Dale
Peter Dale
Wm. Dale
Benjamin Dale
Isaac Dale
Fred Dale
Stephen Dale
Tom Dale
Fredrick Dale
Thos. Dale
Christopher Dale
Leonard Dale
Edmund Dale
Josiah Dale
Geo. Dale
Percy Dale
Ralph Dale
Philip Dale
Jonathan Dale
Fredk. Dale
Joshua Dale
Sydney Dale
Chas. Dale
Elijah Dale
Harold Dale
Jesse Dale

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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