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GILBERT

Gilbert in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1910

0.0654

1.1478

Kent

1350

0.1354

2.3778

Warwickshire

989

0.1342

2.3567

Cornwall

914

0.2764

4.8518

Staffordshire

900

0.0913

1.6023

Surrey

861

0.0605

1.0619

Lancashire

779

0.0225

0.3945

Leicestershire

685

0.2115

3.7128

Devon

668

0.1098

1.9285

Lincolnshire

603

0.1291

2.2664

Yorkshire

589

0.0203

0.3572

Hampshire

547

0.0913

1.6038

Nottinghamshire

500

0.1270

2.2292

Sussex

453

0.0920

1.6147

Derbyshire

422

0.0923

1.6199

Wiltshire

384

0.1486

2.6094

Essex

343

0.0595

1.0442

Northamptonshire

337

0.1226

2.1532

Suffolk

277

0.0778

1.3667

Cheshire

273

0.0423

0.7432

Bedfordshire

263

0.1739

3.0524

Lanarkshire

223

0.0236

0.4144

Worcestershire

200

0.0524

0.9204

Cambridgeshire

193

0.1043

1.8312

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

179

0.0352

0.6178

Norfolk

170

0.0378

0.6644

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

155

0.0396

0.6953

Somerset

137

0.0291

0.5115

Dorset

128

0.0668

1.1721

Buckinghamshire

126

0.0713

1.2525

Hertfordshire

124

0.0616

1.0811

County Durham

118

0.0136

0.2384

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

118

0.0559

0.9809

Gloucestershire

101

0.0176

0.3095

Huntingdonshire

99

0.1707

2.9964

Berkshire

98

0.0447

0.7846

Aberdeenshire

90

0.0333

0.5840

Shropshire

76

0.0301

0.5287

Elginshire (Morayshire)

66

0.1454

2.5527

Forfarshire (Angus)

61

0.0225

0.3957

Northumberland

61

0.0140

0.2464

Channel Islands

57

0.0658

1.1560

Herefordshire

51

0.0426

0.7475

Ayrshire

36

0.0165

0.2891

Oxfordshire

32

0.0177

0.3114

Fife

31

0.0179

0.3147

Cumberland

31

0.0123

0.2164

Kincardineshire

26

0.0731

1.2831

Perthshire

26

0.0198

0.3481

Renfrewshire

23

0.0102

0.1784

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

23

0.0293

0.5142

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

16

0.0274

0.4808

Royal Navy

16

0.0460

0.8069

Rutland

14

0.0653

1.1459

Clackmannanshire

10

0.0414

0.7277

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

10

0.0091

0.1591

Selkirkshire

9

0.0341

0.5978

Isle of Man

8

0.0147

0.2589

Stirlingshire

8

0.0074

0.1304

Dunbartonshire

7

0.0089

0.1565

Banffshire

7

0.0116

0.2028

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

5

0.0042

0.0743

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

5

0.0054

0.0945

Westmorland

4

0.0062

0.1094

Inverness-shire

4

0.0046

0.0805

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

4

0.0091

0.1596

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

4

0.0060

0.1049

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

4

0.0075

0.1314

Peeblesshire

3

0.0218

0.3833

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

3

0.0078

0.1361

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

2

0.0025

0.0438

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

2

0.0016

0.0285

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.0493

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0339

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.0272

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.1969

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

292

0.1189

2.0879

Aston

Warwickshire

212

0.1045

1.8347

Lambeth

Surrey

195

0.0766

1.3440

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

183

0.2317

4.0675

Islington London

London

152

0.0537

0.9424

Hackney London

London

133

0.0812

1.4256

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

133

0.1306

2.2927

Kensington London

London

117

0.0720

1.2647

West Ham

Essex

108

0.0848

1.4892

St Pancras London

London

96

0.0408

0.7167

Hammersmith London

London

93

0.1292

2.2688

Phillack

Cornwall

91

2.1316

37.4239

Camberwell

Surrey

89

0.0477

0.8373

Shoreditch London

London

84

0.0663

1.1645

Paddington London

London

83

0.0773

1.3566

Tonbridge

Kent

82

0.2281

4.0045

Bethnal Green London

London

81

0.0638

1.1205

Deptford St Paul

Kent

75

0.0976

1.7127

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

75

0.1329

2.3324

Chelsea London

London

74

0.0841

1.4758

Top male forenames

William Gilbert
John Gilbert
George Gilbert
Thomas Gilbert
James Gilbert
Charles Gilbert
Henry Gilbert
Joseph Gilbert
Alfred Gilbert
Richard Gilbert
Edward Gilbert
Arthur Gilbert
Samuel Gilbert
Frederick Gilbert
Robert Gilbert
Walter Gilbert
Albert Gilbert
Harry Gilbert
Frank Gilbert
Herbert Gilbert
Edwin Gilbert
David Gilbert
Ernest Gilbert
Francis Gilbert
Benjamin Gilbert
Wm. Gilbert
Thos. Gilbert
Isaac Gilbert
Fred Gilbert
Stephen Gilbert
Tom Gilbert
Geo. Gilbert
Percy Gilbert
Daniel Gilbert
Philip Gilbert
Josiah Gilbert
Fredrick Gilbert
Sidney Gilbert
Horace Gilbert
Willie Gilbert
Fredk. Gilbert
Sydney Gilbert
Mark Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert
Louis Gilbert
Harold Gilbert
Jesse Gilbert
Ebenezer Gilbert
Chas. Gilbert
Amos Gilbert

Top female forenames

Mary Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert
Sarah Gilbert
Jane Gilbert
Ann Gilbert
Eliza Gilbert
Emma Gilbert
Alice Gilbert
Ellen Gilbert
Annie Gilbert
Emily Gilbert
Hannah Gilbert
Martha Gilbert
Maria Gilbert
Florence Gilbert
Louisa Gilbert
Harriet Gilbert
Fanny Gilbert
Caroline Gilbert
Charlotte Gilbert
Kate Gilbert
Clara Gilbert
Edith Gilbert
Catherine Gilbert
Ada Gilbert
Lucy Gilbert
Susan Gilbert
Anne Gilbert
Agnes Gilbert
Harriett Gilbert
Rose Gilbert
Margaret Gilbert
Frances Gilbert
Esther Gilbert
Sophia Gilbert
Amelia Gilbert
Matilda Gilbert
Rebecca Gilbert
Amy Gilbert
Elizth. Gilbert
Gertrude Gilbert
Laura Gilbert
Julia Gilbert
Ethel Gilbert
Grace Gilbert
Minnie Gilbert
Susannah Gilbert
Bessie Gilbert
Beatrice Gilbert
Bertha Gilbert

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
Annuitant
Coal Miner
Laundress
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Farm Labourer
General Servant
Wife
Gardener
Servant
Bricklayer
Charwoman
Ag Labourer
Housemaid
Dress Maker
Tailor
Tin Miner
Blacksmith
General Laborer
General Serv
Grocer
Butcher
Agricultural Labourer
Shepherd
Errand Boy
Laborer
No Occupation
Farmers Son
Cotton Weaver
Painter
Shoemaker
Farmers Wife
Baker
Milliner
Domestic Serv
Cook
Silk Weaver
Engine Fitter
Carman
None
Joiner
Tailoress
Farm Laborer
Nurse