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FOX

Fox in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

4751

0.1641

1.7675

Lancashire

2797

0.0807

0.8690

London

2639

0.0903

0.9729

Norfolk

1242

0.2765

2.9780

Surrey

1135

0.0797

0.8588

Staffordshire

1089

0.1104

1.1894

Kent

1069

0.1072

1.1551

Derbyshire

950

0.2077

2.2371

Nottinghamshire

779

0.1978

2.1307

Lincolnshire

750

0.1606

1.7293

County Durham

619

0.0712

0.7671

Cheshire

594

0.0921

0.9920

Warwickshire

564

0.0766

0.8245

Gloucestershire

546

0.0953

1.0263

Leicestershire

538

0.1661

1.7889

Devon

479

0.0788

0.8483

Somerset

422

0.0897

0.9665

Essex

419

0.0727

0.7825

Shropshire

401

0.1589

1.7112

Lanarkshire

401

0.0424

0.4571

Northamptonshire

387

0.1408

1.5169

Hampshire

368

0.0615

0.6619

Worcestershire

365

0.0957

1.0304

Oxfordshire

332

0.1840

1.9820

Sussex

323

0.0656

0.7063

Suffolk

292

0.0821

0.8838

Dorset

282

0.1471

1.5841

Forfarshire (Angus)

247

0.0913

0.9829

Hertfordshire

235

0.1167

1.2569

Wiltshire

231

0.0894

0.9630

Cumberland

198

0.0787

0.8478

Cambridgeshire

171

0.0924

0.9953

Northumberland

169

0.0389

0.4188

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

156

0.0307

0.3303

Berkshire

143

0.0652

0.7023

Bedfordshire

137

0.0906

0.9754

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

132

0.0337

0.3633

Buckinghamshire

130

0.0736

0.7927

Renfrewshire

126

0.0557

0.5994

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

125

0.0592

0.6375

Cornwall

124

0.0375

0.4038

Herefordshire

114

0.0952

1.0250

Roxburghshire

104

0.1965

2.1168

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

92

0.1172

1.2618

Huntingdonshire

77

0.1327

1.4297

Westmorland

67

0.1044

1.1239

Selkirkshire

54

0.2043

2.2005

Channel Islands

40

0.0462

0.4977

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

33

0.0299

0.3221

Stirlingshire

32

0.0297

0.3199

Rutland

31

0.1445

1.5565

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

30

0.0448

0.4827

Dunbartonshire

26

0.0331

0.3567

Fife

24

0.0139

0.1495

Ayrshire

23

0.0105

0.1133

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

23

0.0394

0.4240

Royal Navy

22

0.0632

0.6806

Berwickshire

20

0.0565

0.6089

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

16

0.0364

0.3917

Dumfriesshire

12

0.0186

0.2003

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

11

0.0093

0.1003

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

10

0.0258

0.2783

Clackmannanshire

9

0.0373

0.4018

Peeblesshire

8

0.0582

0.6270

Kincardineshire

7

0.0197

0.2119

Argyll

7

0.0086

0.0927

Perthshire

7

0.0053

0.0575

Aberdeenshire

6

0.0022

0.0239

Wigtownshire

6

0.0155

0.1666

Inverness-shire

5

0.0057

0.0617

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

5

0.0041

0.0437

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

5

0.0070

0.0756

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

4

0.0043

0.0464

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

4

0.0075

0.0806

Orkney

4

0.0124

0.1340

Kirkcudbrightshire

3

0.0071

0.0764

Banffshire

2

0.0033

0.0355

Elginshire (Morayshire)

2

0.0044

0.0475

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.0361

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0199

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0608

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lambeth

Surrey

298

0.1170

1.2600

Liverpool

Lancashire

256

0.1216

1.3096

Sheffield

Yorkshire

254

0.2756

2.9682

Batley

Yorkshire

227

0.8251

8.8865

Islington London

London

218

0.0770

0.8292

Manchester

Lancashire

200

0.1283

1.3817

Birmingham

Warwickshire

198

0.0806

0.8685

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

191

0.1875

2.0198

St Pancras London

London

183

0.0778

0.8382

Camberwell

Surrey

173

0.0927

0.9985

Kensington London

London

169

0.1041

1.1206

Leeds

Yorkshire

167

0.1022

1.1003

Ecclesall Bierlow

Yorkshire

160

0.2717

2.9265

Hackney London

London

156

0.0952

1.0258

Chelsea London

London

154

0.1749

1.8841

Aston

Warwickshire

149

0.0734

0.7910

Brightside Bierlow

Yorkshire

146

0.2571

2.7694

Horton In Bradford

Yorkshire

136

0.3008

3.2400

St Marylebone London

London

136

0.0872

0.9391

West Ham

Essex

131

0.1029

1.1082

Top male forenames

William Fox
John Fox
George Fox
Thomas Fox
James Fox
Charles Fox
Henry Fox
Joseph Fox
Robert Fox
Edward Fox
Arthur Fox
Alfred Fox
Frederick Fox
Richard Fox
Samuel Fox
Walter Fox
Albert Fox
Harry Fox
Francis Fox
Herbert Fox
Frank Fox
Edwin Fox
Ernest Fox
David Fox
Wm. Fox
Benjamin Fox
Patrick Fox
Fred Fox
Thos. Fox
Michael Fox
Peter Fox
Isaac Fox
Tom Fox
Daniel Fox
Stephen Fox
Abraham Fox
Geo. Fox
Fredrick Fox
Edmund Fox
Chas. Fox
Matthew Fox
Andrew Fox
Mark Fox
Fredk. Fox
Joshua Fox
Sidney Fox
Owen Fox
Percy Fox
Jno. Fox
Adam Fox

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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