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EDWARD

Edward in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Forfarshire (Angus)

372

0.1374

14.8121

London

336

0.0115

1.2394

Lancashire

169

0.0049

0.5254

Aberdeenshire

163

0.0602

6.4923

Surrey

144

0.0101

1.0902

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

136

0.0267

2.8812

Kincardineshire

110

0.3092

33.3212

Lanarkshire

82

0.0087

0.9353

Kent

73

0.0073

0.7892

Staffordshire

69

0.0070

0.7540

Banffshire

57

0.0941

10.1364

Yorkshire

55

0.0019

0.2047

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

54

0.0138

1.4869

Gloucestershire

53

0.0093

0.9968

Elginshire (Morayshire)

52

0.1146

12.3451

Cheshire

51

0.0079

0.8522

Sussex

50

0.0102

1.0940

County Durham

50

0.0058

0.6200

Anglesey / Sir Fon

48

0.0927

9.9910

Perthshire

45

0.0343

3.6984

Devon

43

0.0071

0.7620

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

35

0.0523

5.6342

Essex

34

0.0059

0.6354

Worcestershire

34

0.0089

0.9604

Warwickshire

33

0.0045

0.4827

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

32

0.0345

3.7143

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

28

0.0237

2.5544

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

28

0.0133

1.4287

Fife

27

0.0156

1.6825

Hampshire

27

0.0045

0.4859

Shropshire

24

0.0095

1.0247

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

23

0.0208

2.2460

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

15

0.0122

1.3128

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

15

0.0191

2.0584

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

13

0.0243

2.6207

Derbyshire

13

0.0028

0.3063

Northamptonshire

12

0.0044

0.4706

Northumberland

12

0.0028

0.2975

Wiltshire

11

0.0043

0.4588

Norfolk

11

0.0024

0.2639

Argyll

11

0.0135

1.4576

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

10

0.0140

1.5122

Cornwall

10

0.0030

0.3258

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

10

0.0171

1.8446

Hertfordshire

10

0.0050

0.5352

Dorset

9

0.0047

0.5058

Cambridgeshire

8

0.0043

0.4659

Berkshire

7

0.0032

0.3440

Rutland

7

0.0326

3.5167

Suffolk

7

0.0020

0.2120

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

6

0.0075

0.8060

Renfrewshire

6

0.0027

0.2856

Lincolnshire

6

0.0013

0.1384

Dunbartonshire

6

0.0076

0.8236

Somerset

5

0.0011

0.1146

Buckinghamshire

4

0.0023

0.2441

Channel Islands

3

0.0035

0.3735

Royal Navy

3

0.0086

0.9286

Cumberland

3

0.0012

0.1285

Stirlingshire

2

0.0019

0.2000

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.4797

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.6088

Leicestershire

1

0.0003

0.0333

Herefordshire

1

0.0008

0.0900

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.1235

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.2548

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0712

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

82

0.0812

8.7460

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

60

0.1460

15.7377

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

58

0.1027

11.0649

Drainie

Elginshire (Morayshire)

47

1.1689

125.9716

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

40

0.2439

26.2812

St Pancras London

London

30

0.0128

1.3748

Barony

Lanarkshire

30

0.0125

1.3521

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

30

0.0256

2.7542

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

27

0.0356

3.8374

Lambeth

Surrey

26

0.0102

1.0999

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

25

0.0159

1.7111

Kirriemuir

Forfarshire (Angus)

25

0.3744

40.3421

Newington

Surrey

25

0.0232

2.4965

Fetteresso

Kincardineshire

24

0.4305

46.3947

Camberwell

Surrey

24

0.0129

1.3860

Govan

Lanarkshire

23

0.0098

1.0607

Shoreditch London

London

22

0.0174

1.8721

Brechin

Forfarshire (Angus)

21

0.1974

21.2766

Forfar

Forfarshire (Angus)

21

0.1433

15.4423

Hackney London

London

21

0.0128

1.3817

Top male forenames

William Edward
John Edward
Thomas Edward
George Edward
Edward Edward
James Edward
Charles Edward
Richard Edward
David Edward
Henry Edward
Robert Edward
Joseph Edward
Samuel Edward
Arthur Edward
Alfred Edward
Albert Edward
Walter Edward
Frederick Edward
Hugh Edward
Ernest Edward
Evan Edward
Benjamin Edward
Owen Edward
Frank Edward
Alexander Edward
Isaac Edward
Edwin Edward
Francis Edward
Thos. Edward
Daniel Edward
Lewis Edward
Willm. Edward
Leonard Edward
Stephen Edward
Enoch Edward
Michael Edward
Fredrick Edward
Peter Edward
Rowland Edward
Frederic Edward
Herbert Edward
Harold Edward
Morgan Edward
Percy Edward
Rees Edward
Elijah Edward
Richd. Edward
Louis Edward
Daniell Edward
F. Edward

Top female forenames

Mary Edward
Elizabeth Edward
Sarah Edward
Annie Edward
Ann Edward
Jane Edward
Margaret Edward
Emma Edward
Hannah Edward
Ellen Edward
Catherine Edward
Alice Edward
Eliza Edward
Emily Edward
Maria Edward
Martha Edward
Anne Edward
Fanny Edward
Amy Edward
Caroline Edward
Louisa Edward
Harriet Edward
Charlotte Edward
Frances Edward
Clara Edward
Amelia Edward
Ada Edward
Elizth. Edward
Isabella Edward
Florence Edward
Susan Edward
Rose Edward
Harriett Edward
Lizzie Edward
Eleanor Edward
A. Edward
Kate Edward
Lucy Edward
Olive Edward
Edith Edward
Rachel Edward
Gertrude Edward
Matilda Edward
Rosa Edward
Lydia Edward
Lavina Edward
Grace Edward
Julia Edward
Louise Edward
Helen Edward

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Scholar
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General Servant
Laundress
Farm Labourer
Annuitant
Carpenter
Servant
Wife
Housekeeper
Carman
Charwoman
Housemaid
Tailor
Farm Serv (Indoor)
Hawker
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Paper Bag Maker
Cabinet Maker
Baker
Slate Quarryman
Farmers Daughter
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School
Domestic
Labourers Wife