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GOVES

Goves in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Oxfordshire

0.0078

105.7402

Somerset

0.0006

8.6906

Surrey

0.0001

1.9142

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.0004

5.0327

Lancashire

0.0000

0.3930

Hampshire

0.0002

2.2753

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Witney

Oxfordshire

0.2320

3181.8182

Oxford St Mary Magdalen

Oxfordshire

0.1870

2500.0000

Bridgewater

Somerset

0.0235

319.1489

Hailey

Oxfordshire

0.2368

3333.3333

Chertsey

Surrey

0.0109

147.0588

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.0061

83.3333

Newton

Lancashire

0.0037

51.0204

Portsea

Hampshire

0.0009

11.6144

Worplesdon

Surrey

0.0583

769.2308

Top male forenames

George Goves
Joseph Goves
Charles Goves
Francis Goves
John Goves
William Goves

Top female forenames

Mary Goves
Alice Goves
Eleanor Goves
Ellen Goves
Emily Goves
Florence Goves
Gertrude Goves
Hannah Goves
Infant Goves
Lydia Goves

Top occupations

Scholar
Laundress
Agricultural Labourer
Blanket Feeder Of Scribbling Machine Woollen Factory
Coach Smith
Domestic Servant
Dressmaker
Labourer At Oil Mills
Nursemaid Domestic Serv
Retired
Upholsterer