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DAVIS

Davis in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

10869

0.3720

1.6929

Gloucestershire

5285

0.9224

4.1975

Surrey

4904

0.3445

1.5677

Staffordshire

4449

0.4512

2.0530

Warwickshire

4185

0.5680

2.5849

Lancashire

3540

0.1021

0.4647

Worcestershire

2722

0.7135

3.2469

Kent

2626

0.2635

1.1989

Somerset

2523

0.5365

2.4415

Yorkshire

2391

0.0826

0.3758

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1836

0.3609

1.6425

Hampshire

1765

0.2948

1.3413

Wiltshire

1411

0.5461

2.4853

Devon

1320

0.2171

0.9878

County Durham

1100

0.1266

0.5759

Essex

1083

0.1878

0.8546

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1063

0.5033

2.2905

Sussex

1016

0.2063

0.9387

Herefordshire

843

0.7037

3.2024

Berkshire

840

0.3831

1.7432

Dorset

817

0.4261

1.9391

Nottinghamshire

783

0.1988

0.9049

Derbyshire

764

0.1670

0.7602

Shropshire

755

0.2991

1.3613

Oxfordshire

557

0.3087

1.4050

Cheshire

535

0.0830

0.3775

Northamptonshire

485

0.1765

0.8032

Leicestershire

476

0.1470

0.6687

Hertfordshire

450

0.2235

1.0169

Cornwall

423

0.1279

0.5820

Buckinghamshire

419

0.2372

1.0796

Northumberland

404

0.0929

0.4230

Lanarkshire

353

0.0374

0.1700

Bedfordshire

277

0.1831

0.8333

Lincolnshire

264

0.0565

0.2572

Cumberland

204

0.0811

0.3691

Suffolk

144

0.0405

0.1842

Westmorland

141

0.2196

0.9994

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

139

0.1497

0.6813

Cambridgeshire

136

0.0735

0.3345

Norfolk

135

0.0301

0.1368

Renfrewshire

105

0.0464

0.2111

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

104

0.0266

0.1209

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

95

0.0804

0.3660

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

93

0.0843

0.3835

Royal Navy

91

0.2614

1.1895

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

88

0.1506

0.6855

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

86

0.1285

0.5846

Channel Islands

77

0.0889

0.4048

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

74

0.1384

0.6299

Ayrshire

69

0.0316

0.1436

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

66

0.0536

0.2439

Huntingdonshire

50

0.0862

0.3923

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

42

0.0589

0.2682

Isle of Man

38

0.0700

0.3187

Rutland

36

0.1678

0.7637

Aberdeenshire

30

0.0111

0.0505

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

29

0.1230

0.5599

Forfarshire (Angus)

27

0.0100

0.0454

Anglesey / Sir Fon

23

0.0444

0.2022

Fife

21

0.0121

0.0553

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

19

0.0242

0.1101

Wigtownshire

17

0.0438

0.1994

Perthshire

15

0.0114

0.0521

Inverness-shire

12

0.0138

0.0626

Argyll

10

0.0123

0.0560

Dunbartonshire

9

0.0115

0.0522

Dumfriesshire

8

0.0124

0.0564

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

8

0.0182

0.0827

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

7

0.0181

0.0823

Clackmannanshire

7

0.0290

0.1320

Orkney

6

0.0187

0.0850

Stirlingshire

4

0.0037

0.0169

Buteshire

3

0.0169

0.0771

Caithness

3

0.0075

0.0341

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.0153

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0057

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.0510

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0172

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.0086

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

1663

0.6773

3.0821

Aston

Warwickshire

1277

0.6295

2.8645

Lambeth

Surrey

1020

0.4004

1.8222

Islington London

London

1004

0.3546

1.6135

St Pancras London

London

885

0.3764

1.7126

Camberwell

Surrey

706

0.3783

1.7216

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

607

0.8005

3.6430

Hackney London

London

579

0.3535

1.6087

St Marylebone London

London

573

0.3674

1.6717

Bethnal Green London

London

520

0.4097

1.8646

Kensington London

London

519

0.3195

1.4541

Shoreditch London

London

495

0.3909

1.7787

Mile End Old Town London

London

478

0.7688

3.4984

Newington

Surrey

439

0.4068

1.8512

Battersea

Surrey

424

0.3944

1.7949

Paddington London

London

414

0.3854

1.7539

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

396

0.7015

3.1921

Chelsea London

London

389

0.4419

2.0109

Bristol St Philip Jacob

Gloucestershire

377

0.6989

3.1802

Portsea

Hampshire

360

0.3068

1.3960

Top male forenames

William Davis
John Davis
George Davis
Thomas Davis
James Davis
Henry Davis
Charles Davis
Joseph Davis
Edward Davis
Alfred Davis
Arthur Davis
David Davis
Richard Davis
Frederick Davis
Samuel Davis
Robert Davis
Albert Davis
Walter Davis
Harry Davis
Edwin Davis
Frank Davis
Ernest Davis
Francis Davis
Herbert Davis
Benjamin Davis
Wm. Davis
Daniel Davis
Thos. Davis
Isaac Davis
Fred Davis
Evan Davis
Stephen Davis
Tom Davis
Fredk. Davis
Sidney Davis
Fredrick Davis
Abraham Davis
Geo. Davis
Lewis Davis
Chas. Davis
Percy Davis
Alexander Davis
Willm. Davis
Mark Davis
Peter Davis
Sydney Davis
Edmund Davis
Philip Davis
Jno. Davis
Enoch Davis

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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