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HALL

Hall in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

11757

0.3392

1.1528

Yorkshire

10865

0.3753

1.2757

London

7847

0.2686

0.9130

County Durham

6537

0.7521

2.5566

Staffordshire

4273

0.4333

1.4729

Surrey

4078

0.2865

0.9738

Northumberland

3670

0.8443

2.8700

Warwickshire

2640

0.3583

1.2180

Derbyshire

2597

0.5678

1.9301

Kent

2190

0.2197

0.7468

Cheshire

2110

0.3272

1.1121

Hampshire

1896

0.3166

1.0763

Lincolnshire

1879

0.4023

1.3674

Gloucestershire

1833

0.3199

1.0874

Norfolk

1793

0.3992

1.3568

Worcestershire

1570

0.4115

1.3989

Nottinghamshire

1512

0.3840

1.3052

Leicestershire

1287

0.3973

1.3506

Sussex

1281

0.2601

0.8840

Essex

994

0.1724

0.5859

Lanarkshire

939

0.0994

0.3378

Shropshire

840

0.3328

1.1313

Oxfordshire

750

0.4157

1.4131

Somerset

737

0.1567

0.5327

Devon

667

0.1097

0.3728

Cambridgeshire

651

0.3518

1.1959

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

647

0.1653

0.5619

Berkshire

581

0.2650

0.9006

Northamptonshire

571

0.2078

0.7064

Cumberland

564

0.2242

0.7622

Cornwall

559

0.1690

0.5745

Suffolk

546

0.1534

0.5216

Wiltshire

501

0.1939

0.6591

Herefordshire

498

0.4157

1.4131

Hertfordshire

495

0.2458

0.8356

Aberdeenshire

481

0.1778

0.6043

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

397

0.0780

0.2653

Huntingdonshire

377

0.6499

2.2092

Buckinghamshire

374

0.2118

0.7198

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

345

0.1634

0.5553

Bedfordshire

336

0.2221

0.7550

Roxburghshire

321

0.6066

2.0620

Dorset

308

0.1606

0.5460

Renfrewshire

287

0.1268

0.4309

Westmorland

279

0.4346

1.4771

Ayrshire

261

0.1194

0.4058

Forfarshire (Angus)

196

0.0724

0.2462

Selkirkshire

166

0.6281

2.1349

Clackmannanshire

156

0.6466

2.1978

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

132

0.1422

0.4833

Perthshire

122

0.0930

0.3163

Stirlingshire

102

0.0947

0.3218

Channel Islands

100

0.1155

0.3927

Dumfriesshire

99

0.1534

0.5215

Fife

79

0.0457

0.1553

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

77

0.0698

0.2372

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

76

0.0968

0.3290

Dunbartonshire

68

0.0866

0.2944

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

61

0.1576

0.5358

Royal Navy

60

0.1723

0.5858

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

59

0.0479

0.1629

Berwickshire

58

0.1639

0.5573

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

58

0.0993

0.3375

Argyll

47

0.0578

0.1964

Isle of Man

46

0.0848

0.2882

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

39

0.0486

0.1652

Wigtownshire

35

0.0902

0.3067

Peeblesshire

33

0.2402

0.8163

Zetland (Shetland)

32

0.1073

0.3646

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

30

0.0682

0.2318

Kincardineshire

28

0.0787

0.2675

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

27

0.0403

0.1371

Buteshire

26

0.1469

0.4993

Banffshire

26

0.0429

0.1458

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

26

0.0220

0.0748

Anglesey / Sir Fon

22

0.0425

0.1444

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

20

0.0281

0.0954

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

19

0.0806

0.2740

Kirkcudbrightshire

16

0.0378

0.1286

Inverness-shire

14

0.0160

0.0545

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

11

0.0206

0.0699

Rutland

5

0.0233

0.0792

Caithness

5

0.0125

0.0425

Sutherland

2

0.0089

0.0303

Elginshire (Morayshire)

2

0.0044

0.0150

Kinross-shire

2

0.0271

0.0921

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

815

0.2878

0.9784

Lambeth

Surrey

806

0.3164

1.0755

Birmingham

Warwickshire

767

0.3124

1.0618

Aston

Warwickshire

727

0.3584

1.2181

Oldham

Lancashire

594

0.5309

1.8046

Manchester

Lancashire

575

0.3688

1.2537

Leeds

Yorkshire

556

0.3401

1.1561

St Pancras London

London

547

0.2326

0.7907

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

537

0.5135

1.7455

Bethnal Green London

London

514

0.4050

1.3767

Camberwell

Surrey

498

0.2669

0.9071

Salford

Lancashire

497

0.4875

1.6570

Preston

Lancashire

493

0.5316

1.8068

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

492

0.6595

2.2417

Gateshead

County Durham

474

0.7284

2.4760

Kensington London

London

442

0.2721

0.9250

Hackney London

London

441

0.2693

0.9152

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

409

0.5398

1.8350

Bury

Lancashire

406

1.0253

3.4851

Battersea

Surrey

390

0.3628

1.2332

Top male forenames

William Hall
John Hall
Thomas Hall
George Hall
James Hall
Henry Hall
Joseph Hall
Charles Hall
Robert Hall
Edward Hall
Alfred Hall
Richard Hall
Arthur Hall
Samuel Hall
Frederick Hall
Albert Hall
Walter Hall
Harry Hall
Herbert Hall
Frank Hall
Edwin Hall
Ernest Hall
Wm. Hall
David Hall
Benjamin Hall
Isaac Hall
Francis Hall
Fred Hall
Thos. Hall
Matthew Hall
Stephen Hall
Ralph Hall
Peter Hall
Daniel Hall
Geo. Hall
Tom Hall
Edmund Hall
Fredrick Hall
Andrew Hall
Christopher Hall
Michael Hall
Alexander Hall
Joshua Hall
Jonathan Hall
Percy Hall
Mark Hall
Fredk. Hall
Anthony Hall
Jno. Hall
Sidney Hall

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Cotton Weaver
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Annuitant
Laundress
General Labourer
General Servant
Charwoman
Joiner
Wife
Carpenter
Farm Labourer
Blacksmith
Bricklayer
No Occupation
Grocer
Farmers Son
Butcher
Tailor
Dress Maker
General Serv
Painter
Servant
Clerk
Gardener
Shoemaker
Farmers Wife
Domestic Serv
Agricultural Labourer
Errand Boy
Housemaid
General Laborer
Carter
Milliner
Stone Mason
Laborer
Cotton Spinner
Cotton Winder
Silk Weaver
Engine Fitter
Tailoress
Ag Labourer
House Keeper
Plasterer
Cook