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FOSTER

Foster in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

7821

0.2702

2.0205

Lancashire

5041

0.1454

1.0876

London

3200

0.1095

0.8192

Staffordshire

2158

0.2188

1.6367

County Durham

2100

0.2416

1.8071

Surrey

1762

0.1238

0.9258

Kent

1459

0.1464

1.0948

Lincolnshire

1378

0.2950

2.2065

Nottinghamshire

1368

0.3474

2.5983

Sussex

1012

0.2055

1.5367

Warwickshire

977

0.1326

0.9918

Hampshire

865

0.1445

1.0804

Northumberland

839

0.1930

1.4437

Cheshire

756

0.1172

0.8768

Essex

717

0.1243

0.9299

Derbyshire

714

0.1561

1.1676

Northamptonshire

632

0.2300

1.7203

Cumberland

553

0.2199

1.6444

Devon

547

0.0899

0.6728

Leicestershire

514

0.1587

1.1869

Worcestershire

491

0.1287

0.9626

Hertfordshire

476

0.2364

1.7680

Lanarkshire

361

0.0382

0.2858

Somerset

334

0.0710

0.5312

Suffolk

330

0.0927

0.6936

Gloucestershire

245

0.0428

0.3198

Fife

245

0.1417

1.0596

Bedfordshire

240

0.1587

1.1866

Oxfordshire

217

0.1203

0.8996

Dorset

212

0.1106

0.8270

Cambridgeshire

209

0.1129

0.8448

Berkshire

199

0.0907

0.6787

Buckinghamshire

183

0.1036

0.7750

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

178

0.0455

0.3402

Norfolk

177

0.0394

0.2947

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

145

0.0285

0.2132

Shropshire

102

0.0404

0.3023

Renfrewshire

101

0.0446

0.3337

Cornwall

88

0.0266

0.1990

Wiltshire

79

0.0306

0.2287

Westmorland

77

0.1199

0.8970

Huntingdonshire

75

0.1293

0.9670

Ayrshire

71

0.0325

0.2429

Herefordshire

71

0.0593

0.4433

Dumfriesshire

65

0.1007

0.7533

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

63

0.0298

0.2231

Berwickshire

49

0.1385

1.0359

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

48

0.1091

0.8160

Selkirkshire

47

0.1778

1.3300

Rutland

38

0.1772

1.3250

Stirlingshire

34

0.0316

0.2360

Channel Islands

33

0.0381

0.2851

Perthshire

29

0.0221

0.1654

Royal Navy

25

0.0718

0.5371

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

25

0.0318

0.2381

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

25

0.0212

0.1583

Clackmannanshire

24

0.0995

0.7440

Roxburghshire

24

0.0454

0.3392

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

18

0.0194

0.1450

Forfarshire (Angus)

17

0.0063

0.0470

Inverness-shire

15

0.0172

0.1286

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

14

0.0362

0.2706

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

14

0.0594

0.4442

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

13

0.0223

0.1664

Kirkcudbrightshire

13

0.0307

0.2299

Isle of Man

12

0.0221

0.1654

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

11

0.0100

0.0746

Dunbartonshire

10

0.0127

0.0953

Aberdeenshire

8

0.0030

0.0221

Wigtownshire

8

0.0206

0.1542

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

8

0.0065

0.0486

Kincardineshire

7

0.0197

0.1472

Peeblesshire

7

0.0509

0.3810

Anglesey / Sir Fon

6

0.0116

0.0867

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.0420

Kinross-shire

3

0.0406

0.3038

Elginshire (Morayshire)

2

0.0044

0.0330

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0092

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0112

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0105

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Leeds

Yorkshire

445

0.2722

2.0360

Islington London

London

381

0.1346

1.0064

Birmingham

Warwickshire

347

0.1413

1.0570

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

346

0.3397

2.5409

Darlaston

Staffordshire

328

2.4068

18.0011

Aston

Warwickshire

304

0.1499

1.1208

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

257

0.2458

1.8381

St Pancras London

London

256

0.1089

0.8142

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

241

0.3461

2.5886

Camberwell

Surrey

229

0.1227

0.9178

Lambeth

Surrey

227

0.0891

0.6665

Manchester

Lancashire

208

0.1334

0.9979

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

207

0.1763

1.3189

St Marylebone London

London

206

0.1321

0.9878

Sheffield

Yorkshire

205

0.2224

1.6636

Halifax

Yorkshire

203

0.4776

3.5724

Wigan

Lancashire

202

0.4170

3.1187

Portsea

Hampshire

201

0.1713

1.2810

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

190

0.2547

1.9049

West Ham

Essex

189

0.1484

1.1103

Top male forenames

William Foster
John Foster
Thomas Foster
George Foster
James Foster
Joseph Foster
Charles Foster
Henry Foster
Robert Foster
Edward Foster
Arthur Foster
Samuel Foster
Alfred Foster
Richard Foster
Frederick Foster
Walter Foster
Albert Foster
Harry Foster
Frank Foster
David Foster
Herbert Foster
Francis Foster
Wm. Foster
Edwin Foster
Fred Foster
Ernest Foster
Thos. Foster
Benjamin Foster
Tom Foster
Peter Foster
Daniel Foster
Stephen Foster
Isaac Foster
Geo. Foster
Christopher Foster
Fredrick Foster
Ralph Foster
Matthew Foster
Jonathan Foster
Edmund Foster
Fredk. Foster
Chas. Foster
Abraham Foster
Percy Foster
Jesse Foster
Leonard Foster
Josiah Foster
Sam Foster
Michael Foster
Joe Foster

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Housekeeper
Cotton Weaver
Annuitant
General Labourer
Farm Labourer
General Servant
Carpenter
Tailor
Blacksmith
Wife
Joiner
Charwoman
Gardener
No Occupation
Bricklayer
Grocer
Farmers Son
Butcher
Shoemaker
Dress Maker
Servant
Domestic Serv
Agricultural Labourer
General Serv
Carter
General Laborer
Painter
Ag Labourer
Worsted Weaver
Laborer
Errand Boy
Clerk
Farmers Wife
Housemaid
Stone Mason
Milliner
None
Farm Servant (Indoor)
General Servant Domestic
Cook
Railway Porter
Carman
Gen Lab