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GRIFFIN

Griffin in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1757

0.0601

1.2781

Lancashire

1152

0.0332

0.7063

Gloucestershire

908

0.1585

3.3680

Warwickshire

905

0.1228

2.6106

Staffordshire

806

0.0817

1.7371

Surrey

804

0.0565

1.2004

Worcestershire

748

0.1961

4.1670

Yorkshire

598

0.0207

0.4390

Somerset

490

0.1042

2.2146

Hampshire

437

0.0730

1.5510

Kent

429

0.0430

0.9147

Devon

358

0.0589

1.2512

Oxfordshire

348

0.1929

4.0996

Wiltshire

321

0.1242

2.6406

Berkshire

277

0.1263

2.6847

Buckinghamshire

276

0.1563

3.3212

Leicestershire

270

0.0834

1.7716

Northamptonshire

238

0.0866

1.8409

Lincolnshire

228

0.0488

1.0374

Lanarkshire

189

0.0200

0.4251

Sussex

181

0.0367

0.7810

County Durham

180

0.0207

0.4402

Cheshire

176

0.0273

0.5800

Norfolk

175

0.0390

0.8280

Nottinghamshire

169

0.0429

0.9121

Hertfordshire

168

0.0834

1.7731

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

167

0.0328

0.6977

Derbyshire

139

0.0304

0.6459

Dorset

125

0.0652

1.3856

Essex

120

0.0208

0.4422

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

111

0.0526

1.1170

Cornwall

108

0.0327

0.6940

Cambridgeshire

92

0.0497

1.0567

Herefordshire

76

0.0634

1.3484

Shropshire

49

0.0194

0.4126

Bedfordshire

49

0.0324

0.6884

Huntingdonshire

47

0.0810

1.7221

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

36

0.0092

0.1955

Cumberland

33

0.0131

0.2788

Suffolk

32

0.0090

0.1911

Wigtownshire

28

0.0722

1.5341

Dunbartonshire

28

0.0357

0.7580

Forfarshire (Angus)

21

0.0078

0.1649

Renfrewshire

19

0.0084

0.1784

Ayrshire

18

0.0082

0.1750

Isle of Man

18

0.0332

0.7052

Royal Navy

17

0.0488

1.0378

Kirkcudbrightshire

17

0.0402

0.8543

Northumberland

16

0.0037

0.0782

Channel Islands

16

0.0185

0.3928

Stirlingshire

15

0.0139

0.2959

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

15

0.0257

0.5457

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

14

0.0127

0.2696

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

14

0.0178

0.3789

Argyll

10

0.0123

0.2613

Westmorland

9

0.0140

0.2979

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

8

0.0150

0.3181

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

5

0.0042

0.0900

Rutland

5

0.0233

0.4954

Dumfriesshire

5

0.0077

0.1647

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

4

0.0032

0.0690

Berwickshire

3

0.0085

0.1802

Perthshire

3

0.0023

0.0486

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3

0.0032

0.0687

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

2

0.0045

0.0966

Aberdeenshire

2

0.0007

0.0157

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0549

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0411

Fife

1

0.0006

0.0123

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0317

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

312

0.1271

2.7006

Aston

Warwickshire

209

0.1030

2.1895

Islington London

London

166

0.0586

1.2460

Camberwell

Surrey

152

0.0815

1.7311

St Pancras London

London

125

0.0532

1.1298

Liverpool

Lancashire

124

0.0589

1.2517

Kensington London

London

124

0.0763

1.6226

Lambeth

Surrey

115

0.0451

0.9595

Leeds

Yorkshire

90

0.0551

1.1701

Bedminster

Somerset

88

0.1991

4.2325

St Marylebone London

London

86

0.0551

1.1718

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

85

0.0835

1.7737

Shoreditch London

London

82

0.0648

1.3761

Hackney London

London

79

0.0482

1.0251

Dudley

Worcestershire

77

0.1660

3.5285

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

74

0.1311

2.7859

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

72

0.0950

2.0181

Portsea

Hampshire

72

0.0614

1.3039

Paddington London

London

70

0.0652

1.3850

Handsworth

Staffordshire

69

0.2839

6.0336

Top male forenames

William Griffin
John Griffin
George Griffin
Thomas Griffin
James Griffin
Henry Griffin
Charles Griffin
Joseph Griffin
Edward Griffin
Alfred Griffin
Frederick Griffin
Richard Griffin
Arthur Griffin
Samuel Griffin
Albert Griffin
Walter Griffin
Robert Griffin
Harry Griffin
Frank Griffin
Michael Griffin
Patrick Griffin
Francis Griffin
Ernest Griffin
Daniel Griffin
Edwin Griffin
David Griffin
Herbert Griffin
Wm. Griffin
Martin Griffin
Thos. Griffin
Geo. Griffin
Stephen Griffin
Benjamin Griffin
Peter Griffin
Fred Griffin
Fredrick Griffin
Tom Griffin
Edmund Griffin
Fredk. Griffin
Isaac Griffin
Willm. Griffin
Chas. Griffin
Philip Griffin
Willie Griffin
Mark Griffin
Clement Griffin
Jesse Griffin
Jeremiah Griffin
Sydney Griffin
Oliver Griffin

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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