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GRIFFITH

Griffith in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2982

2.5244

77.4922

Anglesey / Sir Fon

741

1.4312

43.9345

Lancashire

646

0.0186

0.5720

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

636

1.1897

36.5211

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

634

0.1246

3.8259

Cheshire

628

0.0974

2.9892

London

602

0.0206

0.6325

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

275

0.2492

7.6495

Staffordshire

268

0.0272

0.8342

Surrey

234

0.0164

0.5046

Warwickshire

168

0.0228

0.7000

Shropshire

138

0.0547

1.6784

Yorkshire

131

0.0045

0.1389

Gloucestershire

129

0.0225

0.6911

Somerset

124

0.0264

0.8094

Kent

124

0.0124

0.3819

Worcestershire

112

0.0294

0.9012

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

110

0.1185

3.6369

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

106

0.1350

4.1434

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

87

0.0412

1.2645

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

78

0.0633

1.9446

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

76

0.1135

3.4849

County Durham

60

0.0069

0.2119

Derbyshire

58

0.0127

0.3893

Devon

50

0.0082

0.2524

Northamptonshire

44

0.0160

0.4916

Essex

42

0.0073

0.2236

Sussex

41

0.0083

0.2555

Hampshire

34

0.0057

0.1743

Wiltshire

30

0.0116

0.3564

Lanarkshire

28

0.0030

0.0910

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

25

0.0351

1.0769

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

24

0.0411

1.2611

Nottinghamshire

21

0.0053

0.1637

Leicestershire

21

0.0065

0.1990

Oxfordshire

20

0.0111

0.3403

Cornwall

19

0.0057

0.1763

Hertfordshire

17

0.0084

0.2592

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

15

0.0636

1.9535

Herefordshire

15

0.0125

0.3844

Buckinghamshire

14

0.0079

0.2433

Berkshire

14

0.0064

0.1960

Aberdeenshire

14

0.0052

0.1588

Northumberland

13

0.0030

0.0918

Cumberland

12

0.0048

0.1465

Norfolk

12

0.0027

0.0820

Argyll

11

0.0135

0.4152

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

11

0.0028

0.0863

Bedfordshire

10

0.0066

0.2029

Cambridgeshire

8

0.0043

0.1327

Ayrshire

7

0.0032

0.0983

Lincolnshire

6

0.0013

0.0394

Suffolk

5

0.0014

0.0431

Renfrewshire

5

0.0022

0.0678

Isle of Man

5

0.0092

0.2829

Westmorland

4

0.0062

0.1912

Dorset

3

0.0016

0.0480

Royal Navy

3

0.0086

0.2645

Channel Islands

2

0.0023

0.0709

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.1366

Fife

1

0.0006

0.0178

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0352

Perthshire

1

0.0008

0.0234

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Llanbeblig

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

309

2.5776

79.1232

Ynyscynhaiarn

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

222

4.0364

123.9047

Llanllyfni

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

181

3.2466

99.6586

Bangor

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

172

1.5097

46.3424

Llanddeiniolen

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

169

2.4471

75.1178

Holyhead

Anglesey / Sir Fon

143

1.4814

45.4748

Denio

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

134

4.8498

148.8723

Llanberis

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

129

4.2420

130.2110

Llanllechid

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

126

1.5172

46.5718

Festiniog

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

121

1.0728

32.9314

Llanrug

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

116

3.7492

115.0908

Amlwch

Anglesey / Sir Fon

104

2.1342

65.5118

Clase

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

89

0.4706

14.4443

Birmingham

Warwickshire

82

0.0334

1.0252

Aberdaron

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

81

6.6998

205.6359

Dolgelley

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

78

1.9618

60.2177

Nevin

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

77

3.8404

117.8812

Llanfihangel Y Traethau

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

77

2.5337

77.7778

Llanaber

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

74

3.4988

107.4020

Abererch

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

73

4.2221

129.5935

Top male forenames

John Griffith
William Griffith
Thomas Griffith
Robert Griffith
David Griffith
Richard Griffith
Owen Griffith
George Griffith
Griffith Griffith
Edward Griffith
Hugh Griffith
Henry Griffith
Evan Griffith
James Griffith
Joseph Griffith
Charles Griffith
Samuel Griffith
Alfred Griffith
Wm. Griffith
Arthur Griffith
Morris Griffith
Daniel Griffith
Thos. Griffith
Walter Griffith
Frederick Griffith
Humphrey Griffith
Lewis Griffith
Albert Griffith
Harry Griffith
Herbert Griffith
Edwin Griffith
Ellis Griffith
Ernest Griffith
Isaac Griffith
Rowland Griffith
Rees Griffith
Benjamin Griffith
Francis Griffith
Frank Griffith
Morgan Griffith
Robt. Griffith
Peter Griffith
Jno. Griffith
Richd. Griffith
Stephen Griffith
Geo. Griffith
Josiah Griffith
Moses Griffith
Saml. Griffith
Phillip Griffith

Top female forenames

Mary Griffith
Jane Griffith
Elizabeth Griffith
Margaret Griffith
Ellen Griffith
Ann Griffith
Sarah Griffith
Catherine Griffith
Anne Griffith
Eliza Griffith
Annie Griffith
Hannah Griffith
Alice Griffith
Martha Griffith
Laura Griffith
Cathrine Griffith
Emily Griffith
Emma Griffith
Louisa Griffith
Ellin Griffith
Harriet Griffith
Edith Griffith
Maria Griffith
Kate Griffith
Elizth. Griffith
Frances Griffith
Grace Griffith
Florence Griffith
Margret Griffith
Fanny Griffith
Ada Griffith
Charlotte Griffith
Caroline Griffith
Amelia Griffith
Clara Griffith
Margt. Griffith
Lucy Griffith
Gwen Griffith
Rebecca Griffith
Esther Griffith
Eleanor Griffith
Dorothy Griffith
Harriett Griffith
Amy Griffith
Maggie Griffith
Ruth Griffith
Rachel Griffith
Janet Griffith
Gertrude Griffith
Lizzie Griffith

Top occupations

Scholar
Quarryman
Dressmaker
Farmers Wife
Labourer
Coal Miner
Joiner
Domestic Servant
General Servant
Wife
Slate Quarryman
Farmers Son
Housekeeper
Slate Quarrier
Annuitant
Farmer
General Serv
Laundress
Farmers Daur
Ag Lab
Farm Labourer
Blacksmith
Farm Servant (Indoor)
General Labourer
Mariner
No Occupation
tailor
Carpenter
Housemaid
Shoemaker
Stone Mason
House Keeper
Farmers Daughter
Domestic Serv
Farmer Wife
Pauper
Servant
Charwoman
School
Cook
Ag Labourer
Farmer Son
Quarryman Wife
Farm Serv (Indoor)
Dress Maker
Collier
Grocer
Dom Serv
Master Mariner
Quarrymans Wife