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DYERS

Dyers in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Worcestershire

11

0.0029

13.2866

Northumberland

11

0.0025

11.6624

Kent

9

0.0009

4.1609

London

9

0.0003

1.4196

Leicestershire

7

0.0022

9.9587

Cheshire

4

0.0006

2.8584

Dumfriesshire

4

0.0062

28.5714

Hertfordshire

1

0.0005

2.2883

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

5.8685

Lancashire

1

0.0000

0.1329

Devon

1

0.0002

0.7578

Yorkshire

1

0.0000

0.1592

Royal Navy

1

0.0029

13.2450

Essex

1

0.0002

0.7991

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1

0.0002

0.9060

Suffolk

1

0.0003

1.2950

Gloucestershire

1

0.0002

0.8043

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Bromsgrove

Worcestershire

11

0.0857

394.2652

East Chevington

Northumberland

11

0.7607

3548.3871

St Lawrence

Kent

8

0.1167

536.9128

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

6

0.0076

35.0058

Kingsley

Cheshire

4

0.3328

1538.4615

Langholm

Dumfriesshire

4

0.0862

396.0396

St Pancras London

London

2

0.0009

3.9193

St Marylebone London

London

2

0.0013

5.9084

Hillingdon

London

2

0.0215

99.0099

St George Hanover Square

London

2

0.0039

17.9051

Leicester St Mary

Leicestershire

1

0.0038

17.6056

Watford

Hertfordshire

1

0.0064

29.4985

Sheffield

Yorkshire

1

0.0011

5.0000

Royal Navy

Royal Navy

1

0.0034

15.4799

Prittlewell

Essex

1

0.0125

57.8035

Paddington London

London

1

0.0009

4.2900

Newcastle Higher

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1

0.0290

133.3333

Bangor Is Y Coed

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.2475

1111.1111

Ilketshall St Andrew

Suffolk

1

0.2119

1000.0000

Greenwich

Kent

1

0.0022

9.9108

Top male forenames

James Dyers
Henry Dyers
Thomas Dyers
John Dyers
Edward Dyers
Frederick Dyers
William Dyers
Charles Dyers
Walter Dyers
Robert Dyers
Raymond Dyers
Frances Dyers
Ernest Dyers
Edmond Dyers
David Dyers
Coulson Dyers
Charley Dyers

Top female forenames

Mary Dyers
Elizabeth Dyers
Sarah Dyers
Catherine Dyers
Harriot Dyers
Ursula Dyers
Myra Dyers
Martha Dyers
M.N. Dyers
Louisa Dyers
Kate Dyers
Isabella Dyers
Ada Dyers
Fanny Dyers
Ellen Dyers
Eliza Dyers
Betsy Dyers
Ann Dyers
Agnes Dyers
Adalade Dyers

Top occupations

Scholar
Nail Maker
Coal Miner
Labr In Iron Works
Shop Keeper General
Shoe Trade
Private 2/17th Regt
Painter
O S
Nil
Musician
Metn Police Constable
Lady
Agr Labourer
Hawker
Gen Lab
Gardner
Farm Lab
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Cook
Carpenter
Bakers Apprentice
Agr Labourer Wife