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HARDY

Hardy in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

3200

0.1105

1.8455

Lancashire

1708

0.0493

0.8226

London

1606

0.0550

0.9178

County Durham

1408

0.1620

2.7048

Nottinghamshire

1064

0.2702

4.5113

Derbyshire

1018

0.2226

3.7162

Lincolnshire

842

0.1803

3.0096

Surrey

786

0.0552

0.9219

Essex

639

0.1108

1.8500

Leicestershire

624

0.1926

3.2164

Northumberland

570

0.1311

2.1895

Cheshire

446

0.0692

1.1547

Norfolk

427

0.0951

1.5871

Dorset

365

0.1904

3.1784

Staffordshire

340

0.0345

0.5756

Warwickshire

331

0.0449

0.7501

Kent

324

0.0325

0.5427

Hampshire

265

0.0443

0.7389

Devon

171

0.0281

0.4695

Suffolk

165

0.0464

0.7742

Cumberland

151

0.0600

1.0023

Cambridgeshire

134

0.0724

1.2091

Northamptonshire

97

0.0353

0.5894

Sussex

95

0.0193

0.3220

Hertfordshire

80

0.0397

0.6633

Lanarkshire

79

0.0084

0.1396

Wiltshire

78

0.0302

0.5041

Gloucestershire

77

0.0134

0.2244

Worcestershire

73

0.0191

0.3195

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

69

0.0176

0.2944

Aberdeenshire

66

0.0244

0.4073

Somerset

61

0.0130

0.2166

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

46

0.0090

0.1510

Berkshire

41

0.0187

0.3122

Forfarshire (Angus)

38

0.0140

0.2344

Channel Islands

38

0.0439

0.7329

Berwickshire

31

0.0876

1.4630

Cornwall

29

0.0088

0.1464

Ayrshire

28

0.0128

0.2138

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

27

0.0614

1.0247

Huntingdonshire

27

0.0465

0.7771

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

25

0.0118

0.1976

Oxfordshire

21

0.0116

0.1943

Elginshire (Morayshire)

19

0.0419

0.6989

Shropshire

19

0.0075

0.1257

Rutland

17

0.0793

1.3232

Royal Navy

16

0.0460

0.7673

Perthshire

16

0.0122

0.2037

Westmorland

16

0.0249

0.4161

Bedfordshire

13

0.0086

0.1435

Buckinghamshire

13

0.0074

0.1229

Renfrewshire

11

0.0049

0.0811

Dunbartonshire

11

0.0140

0.2339

Herefordshire

9

0.0075

0.1254

Anglesey / Sir Fon

9

0.0174

0.2902

Roxburghshire

8

0.0151

0.2524

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

8

0.0068

0.1131

Kincardineshire

7

0.0197

0.3285

Inverness-shire

4

0.0046

0.0765

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.1231

Zetland (Shetland)

4

0.0134

0.2238

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

4

0.0075

0.1249

Fife

3

0.0017

0.0290

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

3

0.0027

0.0454

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

3

0.0024

0.0407

Buteshire

2

0.0113

0.1886

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

2

0.0034

0.0572

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.1263

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.0861

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.0259

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0180

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

212

0.2082

3.4754

Manchester

Lancashire

154

0.0988

1.6493

Islington London

London

151

0.0533

0.8904

Lambeth

Surrey

149

0.0585

0.9766

Sheffield

Yorkshire

141

0.1530

2.5543

Aston

Warwickshire

127

0.0626

1.0452

Hackney London

London

126

0.0769

1.2844

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

125

0.1583

2.6422

Shoreditch London

London

125

0.0987

1.6480

Salford

Lancashire

117

0.1148

1.9160

West Ham

Essex

109

0.0856

1.4294

Huddersfield

Yorkshire

106

0.2513

4.1963

St Pancras London

London

106

0.0451

0.7526

North Bierley

Yorkshire

96

0.6142

10.2548

Leeds

Yorkshire

96

0.0587

0.9805

Stockton On Tees

County Durham

95

0.2268

3.7860

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

95

0.1273

2.1261

Birmingham

Warwickshire

93

0.0379

0.6324

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

92

0.1214

2.0274

Camberwell

Surrey

87

0.0466

0.7784

Top male forenames

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

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Annuitant
Joiner
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Laundress
General Labourer
Cotton Weaver
General Servant
Farm Labourer
Carpenter
Wife
Blacksmith
Charwoman
Bricklayer
Farmers Son
Dress Maker
Tailor
Butcher
Farmers Wife
Grocer
No Occupation
Laborer
Shoemaker
Painter
Seamstress
Errand Boy
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Milliner
Servant
Porter
Gardener
Carman
Boiler Maker
Cabinet Maker
Cook
Woollen Weaver
Carter
Housemaid
General Laborer
Agricultural Labourer
Engine Fitter
Clerk
Framework Knitter
Worsted Weaver
Shoe Maker