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FREEMAN

Freeman in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

2866

0.0981

1.5362

Surrey

1480

0.1040

1.6282

Warwickshire

1252

0.1699

2.6611

Yorkshire

1190

0.0411

0.6437

Lancashire

987

0.0285

0.4459

Northamptonshire

764

0.2780

4.3541

Essex

737

0.1278

2.0013

Kent

707

0.0709

1.1107

Worcestershire

672

0.1761

2.7584

Sussex

554

0.1125

1.7614

Leicestershire

541

0.1670

2.6155

Staffordshire

538

0.0546

0.8543

Gloucestershire

534

0.0932

1.4595

Nottinghamshire

529

0.1343

2.1037

Hampshire

436

0.0728

1.1402

Hertfordshire

386

0.1917

3.0018

Suffolk

380

0.1068

1.6723

Norfolk

348

0.0775

1.2132

Lincolnshire

305

0.0653

1.0225

Devon

304

0.0500

0.7828

Cambridgeshire

302

0.1632

2.5558

Derbyshire

299

0.0654

1.0237

Oxfordshire

295

0.1635

2.5606

Berkshire

257

0.1172

1.8353

County Durham

253

0.0291

0.4558

Buckinghamshire

228

0.1291

2.0215

Bedfordshire

218

0.1441

2.2568

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

145

0.0285

0.4464

Cornwall

136

0.0411

0.6439

Shropshire

133

0.0527

0.8252

Huntingdonshire

133

0.2293

3.5906

Northumberland

127

0.0292

0.4576

Somerset

123

0.0262

0.4096

Cheshire

109

0.0169

0.2647

Herefordshire

94

0.0785

1.2288

Lanarkshire

85

0.0090

0.1409

Dorset

79

0.0412

0.6452

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

79

0.0374

0.5858

Rutland

64

0.2984

4.6724

Kincardineshire

60

0.1687

2.6411

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

40

0.0431

0.6747

Wiltshire

37

0.0143

0.2243

Channel Islands

32

0.0370

0.5789

Royal Navy

28

0.0804

1.2595

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

27

0.0069

0.1080

Aberdeenshire

24

0.0089

0.1389

Cumberland

24

0.0095

0.1494

Renfrewshire

23

0.0102

0.1591

Wigtownshire

23

0.0593

0.9285

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

21

0.0267

0.4188

Forfarshire (Angus)

16

0.0059

0.0926

Ayrshire

15

0.0069

0.1074

Westmorland

14

0.0218

0.3415

Dunbartonshire

10

0.0127

0.1995

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

7

0.0131

0.2051

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

7

0.0063

0.0993

Roxburghshire

6

0.0113

0.1776

Inverness-shire

6

0.0069

0.1077

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

6

0.0049

0.0763

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

6

0.0051

0.0795

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

4

0.0068

0.1072

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

4

0.0091

0.1424

Fife

3

0.0017

0.0272

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

3

0.0127

0.1993

Dumfriesshire

3

0.0046

0.0728

Isle of Man

2

0.0037

0.0577

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.0741

Perthshire

1

0.0008

0.0119

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0145

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

324

0.1144

1.7919

Birmingham

Warwickshire

320

0.1303

2.0409

Aston

Warwickshire

308

0.1518

2.3775

Camberwell

Surrey

246

0.1318

2.0644

Lambeth

Surrey

220

0.0864

1.3525

St Pancras London

London

219

0.0931

1.4584

Shoreditch London

London

180

0.1421

2.2258

Hackney London

London

178

0.1087

1.7019

Kensington London

London

160

0.0985

1.5426

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

126

0.1237

1.9373

West Ham

Essex

125

0.0982

1.5374

Newington

Surrey

121

0.1121

1.7558

St Marylebone London

London

120

0.0769

1.2048

Chelsea London

London

117

0.1329

2.0813

Bethnal Green London

London

116

0.0914

1.4314

Paddington London

London

113

0.1052

1.6474

Battersea

Surrey

111

0.1033

1.6170

Mile End Old Town London

London

100

0.1608

2.5186

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

100

0.1266

1.9825

Bermondsey

Surrey

93

0.1069

1.6745

Top male forenames

William Freeman
John Freeman
George Freeman
Thomas Freeman
James Freeman
Charles Freeman
Henry Freeman
Joseph Freeman
Edward Freeman
Frederick Freeman
Alfred Freeman
Arthur Freeman
Walter Freeman
Samuel Freeman
Robert Freeman
Richard Freeman
Harry Freeman
Albert Freeman
Ernest Freeman
Frank Freeman
Herbert Freeman
Francis Freeman
Wm. Freeman
Benjamin Freeman
David Freeman
Edwin Freeman
Thos. Freeman
Daniel Freeman
Geo. Freeman
Fred Freeman
Stephen Freeman
Fredrick Freeman
Tom Freeman
Isaac Freeman
Fredk. Freeman
Peter Freeman
Chas. Freeman
Willie Freeman
Michael Freeman
Percy Freeman
Willm. Freeman
Edmund Freeman
Andrew Freeman
Mark Freeman
Abraham Freeman
Horace Freeman
Sidney Freeman
Amos Freeman
Jno. Freeman
Elijah Freeman

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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