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GEORGE

George in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

2109

0.0722

1.2302

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1313

0.2581

4.3988

Surrey

1003

0.0705

1.2008

Cornwall

839

0.2537

4.3231

Norfolk

832

0.1852

3.1566

Kent

755

0.0757

1.2908

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

735

0.7917

13.4914

Gloucestershire

628

0.1096

1.8679

Lancashire

614

0.0177

0.3018

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

494

0.2339

3.9863

Warwickshire

430

0.0584

0.9946

Staffordshire

412

0.0418

0.7120

Shropshire

392

0.1553

2.6468

Worcestershire

373

0.0978

1.6662

Somerset

356

0.0757

1.2901

Northamptonshire

355

0.1292

2.2018

Yorkshire

338

0.0117

0.1990

Hertfordshire

254

0.1261

2.1496

Hampshire

250

0.0418

0.7115

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

243

0.1974

3.3633

Lincolnshire

228

0.0488

0.8318

Suffolk

216

0.0607

1.0345

Buckinghamshire

209

0.1183

2.0166

Devon

199

0.0327

0.5577

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

199

0.2793

4.7590

Essex

195

0.0338

0.5763

Lanarkshire

193

0.0204

0.3481

Bedfordshire

181

0.1197

2.0391

Oxfordshire

177

0.0981

1.6720

County Durham

176

0.0203

0.3451

Herefordshire

173

0.1444

2.4612

Aberdeenshire

167

0.0617

1.0519

Sussex

160

0.0325

0.5536

Wiltshire

160

0.0619

1.0554

Berkshire

151

0.0689

1.1735

Cheshire

149

0.0231

0.3937

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

147

0.2196

3.7422

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

144

0.6109

10.4117

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

126

0.1604

2.7343

Banffshire

118

0.1947

3.3184

Leicestershire

114

0.0352

0.5998

Derbyshire

114

0.0249

0.4248

Forfarshire (Angus)

106

0.0392

0.6675

Dorset

96

0.0501

0.8533

Nottinghamshire

94

0.0239

0.4068

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

87

0.1489

2.5379

Northumberland

84

0.0193

0.3293

Cambridgeshire

83

0.0449

0.7644

Elginshire (Morayshire)

80

0.1762

3.0035

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

63

0.0571

0.9729

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

46

0.0118

0.2003

Cumberland

45

0.0179

0.3049

Huntingdonshire

42

0.0724

1.2339

Renfrewshire

38

0.0168

0.2860

Perthshire

34

0.0259

0.4419

Royal Navy

31

0.0890

1.5175

Fife

25

0.0145

0.2464

Anglesey / Sir Fon

22

0.0425

0.7242

Ayrshire

22

0.0101

0.1715

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

20

0.0374

0.6376

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

17

0.0144

0.2453

Inverness-shire

17

0.0195

0.3321

Isle of Man

16

0.0295

0.5026

Kincardineshire

13

0.0365

0.6228

Stirlingshire

12

0.0111

0.1898

Caithness

11

0.0275

0.4687

Westmorland

9

0.0140

0.2389

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

9

0.0205

0.3486

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

7

0.0087

0.1487

Argyll

6

0.0074

0.1257

Dunbartonshire

5

0.0064

0.1085

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

5

0.0129

0.2202

Nairnshire

3

0.0336

0.5734

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.0403

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.0794

Channel Islands

1

0.0012

0.0197

Orkney

1

0.0031

0.0530

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

211

0.0745

1.2699

Camberwell

Surrey

198

0.1061

1.8082

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

187

0.5026

8.5649

Lambeth

Surrey

162

0.0636

1.0838

Aberdare

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

151

0.4324

7.3694

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

148

0.3317

5.6525

St Pancras London

London

147

0.0625

1.0653

St Marylebone London

London

146

0.0936

1.5952

Aston

Warwickshire

140

0.0690

1.1761

Birmingham

Warwickshire

140

0.0570

0.9717

Bethnal Green London

London

135

0.1064

1.8128

Hackney London

London

119

0.0727

1.2382

Bristol St Philip Jacob

Gloucestershire

118

0.2187

3.7278

Newington

Surrey

111

0.1029

1.7529

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

106

0.2843

4.8447

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

103

0.2470

4.2090

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

100

0.2045

3.4856

Battersea

Surrey

88

0.0819

1.3951

Sennen

Cornwall

87

11.9015

202.8445

Irchester

Northamptonshire

83

4.8652

82.9088

Top male forenames

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

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Laundress
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
Annuitant
Farmers Son
Fisherman
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Farm Labourer
Farmers Wife
Tailor
Charwoman
General Servant
General Serv
No Occupation
Blacksmith
Agricultural Labourer
Shoemaker
Wife
Farmer
Gardener
Housemaid
General Laborer
Servant
Farmers Daur
Baker
Farmers Daughter
Mason
Bricklayer
Painter
None
Grocer
Cook
Ag Labourer
Porter
Domestic Serv
Laborer
Gen Lab
Joiner
Butcher
Milliner
House Painter
School
Retired Farmer
Collier