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GREY

Grey in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

793

0.0271

1.2519

Northumberland

724

0.1666

7.6826

County Durham

709

0.0816

3.7625

Lancashire

502

0.0145

0.6679

Yorkshire

443

0.0153

0.7058

Surrey

373

0.0262

1.2086

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

254

0.0499

2.3031

Kent

157

0.0158

0.7265

Somerset

146

0.0310

1.4320

Hampshire

141

0.0235

1.0861

Wiltshire

131

0.0507

2.3386

Essex

111

0.0192

0.8878

Gloucestershire

111

0.0194

0.8935

Norfolk

104

0.0232

1.0679

Lanarkshire

104

0.0110

0.5077

Berkshire

87

0.0397

1.8299

Devon

85

0.0140

0.6447

Lincolnshire

85

0.0182

0.8393

Warwickshire

83

0.0113

0.5196

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

83

0.0212

0.9782

Staffordshire

80

0.0081

0.3742

Suffolk

75

0.0211

0.9722

Cheshire

71

0.0110

0.5078

Nottinghamshire

67

0.0170

0.7848

Northamptonshire

63

0.0229

1.0575

Bedfordshire

56

0.0370

1.7075

Forfarshire (Angus)

53

0.0196

0.9032

Hertfordshire

52

0.0258

1.1911

Cumberland

52

0.0207

0.9536

Derbyshire

51

0.0112

0.5143

Sussex

50

0.0102

0.4682

Cambridgeshire

41

0.0222

1.0220

Dorset

38

0.0198

0.9141

Cornwall

37

0.0112

0.5160

Ayrshire

36

0.0165

0.7595

Worcestershire

35

0.0092

0.4231

Aberdeenshire

30

0.0111

0.5114

Leicestershire

27

0.0083

0.3845

Kincardineshire

25

0.0703

3.2412

Oxfordshire

24

0.0133

0.6136

Fife

21

0.0121

0.5601

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

19

0.0154

0.7117

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

19

0.0090

0.4149

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

18

0.0152

0.7028

Dunbartonshire

17

0.0217

0.9988

Shropshire

15

0.0059

0.2741

Zetland (Shetland)

14

0.0469

2.1642

Renfrewshire

13

0.0057

0.2648

Royal Navy

12

0.0345

1.5899

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

11

0.0100

0.4597

Argyll

11

0.0135

0.6239

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

10

0.0227

1.0484

Buckinghamshire

10

0.0057

0.2611

Banffshire

9

0.0149

0.6850

Clackmannanshire

8

0.0332

1.5293

Isle of Man

8

0.0147

0.6801

Elginshire (Morayshire)

8

0.0176

0.8129

Roxburghshire

7

0.0132

0.6101

Perthshire

6

0.0046

0.2111

Westmorland

6

0.0093

0.4310

Caithness

6

0.0150

0.6919

Berwickshire

6

0.0170

0.7823

Dumfriesshire

5

0.0077

0.3574

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

5

0.0086

0.3947

Herefordshire

4

0.0033

0.1540

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

4

0.0043

0.1987

Anglesey / Sir Fon

4

0.0077

0.3563

Stirlingshire

3

0.0028

0.1284

Sutherland

3

0.0134

0.6160

Inverness-shire

2

0.0023

0.1057

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

2

0.0025

0.1175

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.3490

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.2378

Huntingdonshire

2

0.0034

0.1590

Kinross-shire

2

0.0271

1.2491

Buteshire

2

0.0113

0.5211

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.1726

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

2

0.0052

0.2384

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.5173

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.2150

Orkney

1

0.0031

0.1435

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0575

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Gateshead

County Durham

90

0.1383

6.3792

Lambeth

Surrey

82

0.0322

1.4847

Islington London

London

73

0.0258

1.1891

St Pancras London

London

64

0.0272

1.2553

Bethnal Green London

London

62

0.0489

2.2533

St Marylebone London

London

62

0.0397

1.8334

Clase

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

54

0.2855

13.1682

Camberwell

Surrey

49

0.0263

1.2111

Liverpool

Lancashire

47

0.0223

1.0296

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

47

0.0630

2.9058

Longbenton

Northumberland

46

0.2499

11.5245

Kensington London

London

46

0.0283

1.3063

Sheffield

Yorkshire

45

0.0488

2.2520

Battersea

Surrey

43

0.0400

1.8450

Stockton On Tees

County Durham

39

0.0931

4.2937

Hammersmith London

London

36

0.0500

2.3073

Tynemouth

Northumberland

36

0.1547

7.1331

Shoreditch London

London

36

0.0284

1.3111

Westgate

Northumberland

36

0.1337

6.1685

St George Hanover Square

London

34

0.0661

3.0467

Top male forenames

John Grey
William Grey
George Grey
James Grey
Thomas Grey
Henry Grey
Charles Grey
Robert Grey
Joseph Grey
Edward Grey
Alfred Grey
Walter Grey
Albert Grey
Arthur Grey
Samuel Grey
Richard Grey
Frederick Grey
David Grey
Harry Grey
Frank Grey
Ernest Grey
Edwin Grey
Benjamin Grey
Herbert Grey
Wm. Grey
Andrew Grey
Francis Grey
Alexander Grey
Thos. Grey
Ralph Grey
Peter Grey
Fred Grey
Geo. Grey
Patrick Grey
Jno. Grey
Abraham Grey
Fredrick Grey
Matthew Grey
Michael Grey
Christopher Grey
Edgar Grey
Martin Grey
Mark Grey
Jas. Grey
W. Grey
Hugh Grey
Chas. Grey
Daniel Grey
Jonathan Grey
Archibald Grey

Top female forenames

Mary Grey
Elizabeth Grey
Sarah Grey
Jane Grey
Ann Grey
Margaret Grey
Alice Grey
Annie Grey
Ellen Grey
Eliza Grey
Emma Grey
Catherine Grey
Hannah Grey
Emily Grey
Fanny Grey
Isabella Grey
Martha Grey
Charlotte Grey
Louisa Grey
Maria Grey
Susan Grey
Harriet Grey
Ada Grey
Frances Grey
Florence Grey
Edith Grey
Kate Grey
Lucy Grey
Caroline Grey
Dorothy Grey
Agnes Grey
Anne Grey
Amelia Grey
Eleanor Grey
Clara Grey
Rose Grey
Esther Grey
Julia Grey
Minnie Grey
Anna Grey
Lydia Grey
Matilda Grey
Ethel Grey
Rachel Grey
Maud Grey
Gertrude Grey
Susannah Grey
Harriett Grey
Georgina Grey
Elizth. Grey

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Laundress
Annuitant
General Servant
Domestic Servant
Charwoman
Blacksmith
Farm Labourer
General Labourer
Joiner
Housekeeper
Carpenter
Tailor
General Serv
Clerk
Wife
Cook
Housemaid
Dress Maker
Domestic Serv
Painter
Agricultural Labourer
Bricklayer
Servant Domestic
No Occupation
Hawker
General Servant Domestic
Servant
Shoemaker
Farm Servant
None
Gardener
Engine Fitter
Seamstress
Grocer
Laborer
Farm Laborer
House Keeper
Cotton Weaver
Railway Porter
Drapers Assistant
Grocers Assistant
Errand Boy
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Shipwright
Carter