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DAY

Day in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

4641

0.1589

1.6874

Yorkshire

2380

0.0822

0.8733

Surrey

2105

0.1479

1.5708

Kent

1782

0.1788

1.8990

Essex

1285

0.2228

2.3669

Lancashire

1219

0.0352

0.3735

Somerset

1166

0.2480

2.6339

Warwickshire

999

0.1356

1.4403

Hampshire

919

0.1535

1.6303

Gloucestershire

900

0.1571

1.6685

Hertfordshire

869

0.4316

4.5841

Suffolk

831

0.2335

2.4807

Staffordshire

810

0.0821

0.8725

Lincolnshire

633

0.1355

1.4395

Berkshire

608

0.2773

2.9452

Cambridgeshire

608

0.3286

3.4903

Worcestershire

498

0.1305

1.3866

Bedfordshire

490

0.3239

3.4409

Norfolk

461

0.1026

1.0902

Wiltshire

441

0.1707

1.8131

Sussex

407

0.0826

0.8777

Oxfordshire

370

0.2051

2.1785

Nottinghamshire

347

0.0881

0.9361

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

299

0.0588

0.6244

Cheshire

297

0.0461

0.4892

County Durham

274

0.0315

0.3349

Derbyshire

269

0.0588

0.6248

Dorset

253

0.1320

1.4017

Northamptonshire

252

0.0917

0.9742

Devon

232

0.0382

0.4052

Leicestershire

211

0.0651

0.6920

Huntingdonshire

169

0.2913

3.0948

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

158

0.0748

0.7947

Shropshire

153

0.0606

0.6439

Buckinghamshire

151

0.0855

0.9082

Lanarkshire

114

0.0121

0.1282

Northumberland

74

0.0170

0.1808

Herefordshire

70

0.0584

0.6207

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

69

0.0176

0.1873

Cornwall

38

0.0115

0.1220

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

37

0.0399

0.4233

Aberdeenshire

33

0.0122

0.1296

Forfarshire (Angus)

28

0.0103

0.1099

Channel Islands

28

0.0323

0.3436

Royal Navy

22

0.0632

0.6713

Stirlingshire

15

0.0139

0.1479

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

14

0.0209

0.2221

Cumberland

14

0.0056

0.0591

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

13

0.0106

0.1122

Fife

13

0.0075

0.0798

Westmorland

10

0.0156

0.1654

Anglesey / Sir Fon

10

0.0193

0.2052

Isle of Man

9

0.0166

0.1762

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

9

0.0154

0.1636

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

9

0.0082

0.0866

Elginshire (Morayshire)

8

0.0176

0.1872

Renfrewshire

6

0.0027

0.0282

Perthshire

6

0.0046

0.0486

Argyll

6

0.0074

0.0784

Clackmannanshire

6

0.0249

0.2642

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

6

0.0076

0.0812

Berwickshire

5

0.0141

0.1501

Nairnshire

4

0.0449

0.4765

Ayrshire

4

0.0018

0.0194

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

4

0.0034

0.0360

Banffshire

2

0.0033

0.0351

Sutherland

2

0.0089

0.0946

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.0804

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

2

0.0085

0.0901

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.0548

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.0990

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.0773

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0135

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0122

Orkney

1

0.0031

0.0331

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

1

0.0023

0.0241

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

529

0.1868

1.9845

Lambeth

Surrey

384

0.1507

1.6013

St Pancras London

London

363

0.1544

1.6398

Aston

Warwickshire

331

0.1632

1.7331

Birmingham

Warwickshire

292

0.1189

1.2632

Camberwell

Surrey

270

0.1447

1.5369

Kensington London

London

267

0.1644

1.7462

Hackney London

London

253

0.1545

1.6408

Luton

Bedfordshire

247

0.9433

10.0196

Bethnal Green London

London

233

0.1836

1.9502

St Marylebone London

London

201

0.1289

1.3689

Shoreditch London

London

197

0.1556

1.6524

Croydon

Surrey

171

0.2164

2.2988

Portsea

Hampshire

170

0.1449

1.5388

Paddington London

London

169

0.1573

1.6712

Mile End Old Town London

London

154

0.2477

2.6309

Clerkenwell London

London

150

0.2175

2.3107

West Ham

Essex

149

0.1170

1.2431

Dewsbury

Yorkshire

135

0.4547

4.8300

St George Hanover Square

London

127

0.2467

2.6209

Top male forenames

William Day
John Day
George Day
Charles Day
Thomas Day
James Day
Henry Day
Joseph Day
Alfred Day
Frederick Day
Arthur Day
Edward Day
Robert Day
Albert Day
Walter Day
Harry Day
Samuel Day
Richard Day
Frank Day
Ernest Day
Edwin Day
David Day
Francis Day
Herbert Day
Daniel Day
Wm. Day
Benjamin Day
Thos. Day
Fred Day
Tom Day
Stephen Day
Percy Day
Geo. Day
Fredrick Day
Chas. Day
Isaac Day
Fredk. Day
Sidney Day
Christopher Day
Peter Day
Sydney Day
Edmund Day
Mark Day
Edgar Day
Jesse Day
Alexander Day
Earnest Day
Michael Day
Horace Day
Job Day

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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