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FRANCIS

Francis in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

2311

0.0791

1.3279

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1550

0.3047

5.1151

Surrey

1190

0.0836

1.4033

Essex

976

0.1692

2.8411

Kent

865

0.0868

1.4568

Somerset

827

0.1759

2.9522

Lancashire

810

0.0234

0.3922

Norfolk

563

0.1253

2.1040

Suffolk

506

0.1422

2.3871

Sussex

487

0.0989

1.6598

Cornwall

463

0.1400

2.3500

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

461

0.3744

6.2851

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

402

0.1903

3.1953

Wiltshire

386

0.1494

2.5080

Shropshire

382

0.1514

2.5407

Gloucestershire

374

0.0653

1.0957

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

354

0.3813

6.4006

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

353

0.5273

8.8518

Hampshire

348

0.0581

0.9756

Warwickshire

325

0.0441

0.7405

Yorkshire

285

0.0098

0.1653

Staffordshire

260

0.0264

0.4426

Cheshire

237

0.0368

0.6169

Dorset

224

0.1168

1.9612

Lincolnshire

224

0.0480

0.8050

Devon

208

0.0342

0.5742

Worcestershire

187

0.0490

0.8228

County Durham

184

0.0212

0.3554

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

175

0.1586

2.6620

Bedfordshire

168

0.1111

1.8643

Northamptonshire

152

0.0553

0.9286

Nottinghamshire

151

0.0383

0.6437

Lanarkshire

100

0.0106

0.1777

Oxfordshire

98

0.0543

0.9119

Hertfordshire

96

0.0477

0.8003

Cambridgeshire

92

0.0497

0.8346

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

90

0.3818

6.4099

Berkshire

89

0.0406

0.6813

Derbyshire

81

0.0177

0.2973

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

76

0.0643

1.0800

Herefordshire

68

0.0568

0.9529

Anglesey / Sir Fon

68

0.1313

2.2048

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

65

0.0828

1.3895

Buckinghamshire

62

0.0351

0.5893

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

57

0.1066

1.7899

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

56

0.0959

1.6091

Leicestershire

49

0.0151

0.2539

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

44

0.0617

1.0365

Northumberland

42

0.0097

0.1622

Huntingdonshire

35

0.0603

1.0129

Renfrewshire

29

0.0128

0.2150

Channel Islands

26

0.0300

0.5042

Royal Navy

26

0.0747

1.2537

Cumberland

19

0.0076

0.1268

Forfarshire (Angus)

17

0.0063

0.1054

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

12

0.0031

0.0515

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

10

0.0227

0.3816

Perthshire

7

0.0053

0.0896

Ayrshire

7

0.0032

0.0537

Roxburghshire

6

0.0113

0.1903

Rutland

6

0.0280

0.4696

Aberdeenshire

4

0.0015

0.0248

Stirlingshire

4

0.0037

0.0623

Inverness-shire

3

0.0034

0.0577

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.0949

Fife

2

0.0012

0.0194

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0434

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0214

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.1883

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0309

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

225

0.0795

1.3339

Llanelly

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

210

0.7572

12.7118

St Pancras London

London

193

0.0821

1.3778

Lambeth

Surrey

183

0.0718

1.2060

Hackney London

London

160

0.0977

1.6399

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

147

0.3525

5.9171

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

139

0.2843

4.7725

Clase

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

134

0.7085

11.8929

Mile End Old Town London

London

133

0.2139

3.5908

St Marylebone London

London

112

0.0718

1.2054

West Ham

Essex

106

0.0833

1.3976

Newington

Surrey

104

0.0964

1.6178

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

103

0.2308

3.8749

Westbury

Wiltshire

99

1.6418

27.5605

Hammersmith London

London

97

0.1348

2.2627

Camberwell

Surrey

90

0.0482

0.8096

Aston

Warwickshire

87

0.0429

0.7199

Walcot

Somerset

86

0.3434

5.7643

Fulham London

London

83

0.1959

3.2886

Deptford St Paul

Kent

81

0.1054

1.7686

Top male forenames

William Francis
John Francis
Thomas Francis
George Francis
James Francis
Henry Francis
Charles Francis
Edward Francis
David Francis
Joseph Francis
Frederick Francis
Alfred Francis
Richard Francis
Arthur Francis
Robert Francis
Walter Francis
Samuel Francis
Albert Francis
Harry Francis
Herbert Francis
Benjamin Francis
Frank Francis
Francis Francis
Edwin Francis
Wm. Francis
Ernest Francis
Daniel Francis
Evan Francis
Thos. Francis
Stephen Francis
Isaac Francis
Lewis Francis
Philip Francis
Fredrick Francis
Fred Francis
Edmund Francis
Hugh Francis
Phillip Francis
Tom Francis
Fredk. Francis
Sidney Francis
Chas. Francis
Geo. Francis
Percy Francis
Jacob Francis
Alexander Francis
Mark Francis
Sydney Francis
Abraham Francis
Job Francis

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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