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FIELD

Field in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

2821

0.0966

1.9406

Surrey

1615

0.1135

2.2802

Yorkshire

1603

0.0554

1.1128

Warwickshire

1049

0.1424

2.8615

Kent

1000

0.1003

2.0163

Sussex

844

0.1714

3.4438

Worcestershire

695

0.1822

3.6613

Hertfordshire

507

0.2518

5.0602

Lancashire

437

0.0126

0.2534

Staffordshire

423

0.0429

0.8621

Essex

335

0.0581

1.1675

Gloucestershire

329

0.0574

1.1540

Bedfordshire

300

0.1983

3.9858

Hampshire

292

0.0488

0.9801

Somerset

256

0.0544

1.0941

Norfolk

242

0.0539

1.0828

Oxfordshire

189

0.1048

2.1055

Buckinghamshire

185

0.1047

2.1052

Devon

182

0.0299

0.6015

Berkshire

173

0.0789

1.5856

County Durham

151

0.0174

0.3492

Herefordshire

114

0.0952

1.9126

Wiltshire

111

0.0430

0.8635

Suffolk

106

0.0298

0.5987

Cheshire

97

0.0150

0.3023

Northamptonshire

90

0.0328

0.6583

Lincolnshire

86

0.0184

0.3700

Nottinghamshire

68

0.0173

0.3471

Derbyshire

62

0.0136

0.2724

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

56

0.0265

0.5329

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

55

0.0108

0.2173

Shropshire

48

0.0190

0.3822

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

42

0.0107

0.2157

Northumberland

40

0.0092

0.1850

Forfarshire (Angus)

39

0.0144

0.2896

Cambridgeshire

33

0.0178

0.3584

Dorset

23

0.0120

0.2411

Royal Navy

20

0.0574

1.1546

Leicestershire

20

0.0062

0.1241

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

20

0.0215

0.4329

Lanarkshire

17

0.0018

0.0362

Cornwall

14

0.0042

0.0851

Channel Islands

13

0.0150

0.3018

Renfrewshire

12

0.0053

0.1065

Huntingdonshire

9

0.0155

0.3118

Cumberland

9

0.0036

0.0719

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

7

0.0063

0.1275

Dunbartonshire

6

0.0076

0.1536

Selkirkshire

5

0.0189

0.3802

Westmorland

5

0.0078

0.1565

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

5

0.0075

0.1501

Rutland

5

0.0233

0.4685

Dumfriesshire

5

0.0077

0.1557

Aberdeenshire

5

0.0018

0.0371

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

5

0.0042

0.0851

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

4

0.0056

0.1128

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

4

0.0068

0.1376

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

3

0.0068

0.1370

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

3

0.0037

0.0752

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0187

Fife

1

0.0006

0.0116

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0376

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0163

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0230

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0388

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0256

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

387

0.1576

3.1677

Islington London

London

376

0.1328

2.6688

Aston

Warwickshire

321

0.1582

3.1801

Lambeth

Surrey

203

0.0797

1.6016

Battersea

Surrey

189

0.1758

3.5336

Camberwell

Surrey

183

0.0981

1.9709

St Pancras London

London

167

0.0710

1.4273

Dewsbury

Yorkshire

160

0.5389

10.8307

Brighton

Sussex

150

0.1509

3.0337

Shoreditch London

London

148

0.1169

2.3488

St Marylebone London

London

144

0.0923

1.8555

Hackney London

London

136

0.0830

1.6688

Bethnal Green London

London

128

0.1009

2.0271

Kensington London

London

124

0.0763

1.5344

Clerkenwell London

London

108

0.1566

3.1477

Luton

Bedfordshire

106

0.4048

8.1355

Leeds

Yorkshire

105

0.0642

1.2909

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

97

0.1718

3.4532

Croydon

Surrey

96

0.1215

2.4418

Deptford St Paul

Kent

94

0.1223

2.4573

Top male forenames

William Field
John Field
George Field
Thomas Field
James Field
Henry Field
Charles Field
Joseph Field
Alfred Field
Frederick Field
Edward Field
Arthur Field
Albert Field
Walter Field
Robert Field
Samuel Field
Harry Field
Richard Field
Frank Field
Herbert Field
Ernest Field
Benjamin Field
Edwin Field
Francis Field
Wm. Field
Stephen Field
Fred Field
David Field
Thos. Field
Geo. Field
Daniel Field
Fredk. Field
Sidney Field
Fredrick Field
Leonard Field
Percy Field
Jesse Field
Christopher Field
Tom Field
Edmund Field
Edgar Field
Chas. Field
Isaac Field
Joshua Field
Frederic Field
Mark Field
Horace Field
Harold Field
Amos Field
Louis Field

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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