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HARPER

Harper in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

2047

0.0707

1.1044

Staffordshire

1771

0.1796

2.8051

London

1619

0.0554

0.8656

Lancashire

1516

0.0437

0.6831

Warwickshire

901

0.1223

1.9101

Surrey

671

0.0471

0.7363

Aberdeenshire

606

0.2240

3.4985

Worcestershire

598

0.1567

2.4484

County Durham

581

0.0668

1.0442

Lanarkshire

564

0.0597

0.9324

Norfolk

536

0.1193

1.8639

Shropshire

490

0.1941

3.0324

Suffolk

488

0.1371

2.1421

Gloucestershire

475

0.0829

1.2949

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

422

0.1078

1.6843

Kent

293

0.0294

0.4591

Devon

271

0.0446

0.6961

Oxfordshire

252

0.1397

2.1818

Nottinghamshire

246

0.0625

0.9758

Cheshire

241

0.0374

0.5837

Cornwall

241

0.0729

1.1382

Renfrewshire

220

0.0972

1.5178

Derbyshire

216

0.0472

0.7377

Hampshire

205

0.0342

0.5347

Essex

200

0.0347

0.5417

Wiltshire

185

0.0716

1.1185

Sussex

179

0.0363

0.5676

Caithness

167

0.4175

6.5216

Northumberland

165

0.0380

0.5929

Banffshire

164

0.2706

4.2272

Ayrshire

160

0.0732

1.1431

Herefordshire

146

0.1219

1.9037

Somerset

142

0.0302

0.4717

Cumberland

141

0.0561

0.8756

Berkshire

138

0.0629

0.9830

Cambridgeshire

124

0.0670

1.0467

Zetland (Shetland)

121

0.4056

6.3346

Leicestershire

119

0.0367

0.5738

Lincolnshire

107

0.0229

0.3578

Forfarshire (Angus)

99

0.0366

0.5714

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

96

0.0455

0.7100

Northamptonshire

94

0.0342

0.5343

Huntingdonshire

85

0.1465

2.2889

Bedfordshire

80

0.0529

0.8261

Buckinghamshire

80

0.0453

0.7075

Kirkcudbrightshire

64

0.1513

2.3638

Hertfordshire

63

0.0313

0.4887

Orkney

58

0.1805

2.8187

Kincardineshire

56

0.1574

2.4588

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

54

0.0106

0.1658

Perthshire

51

0.0389

0.6075

Stirlingshire

38

0.0353

0.5509

Fife

37

0.0214

0.3342

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

37

0.0471

0.7359

Dumfriesshire

36

0.0558

0.8713

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

36

0.1527

2.3857

Westmorland

36

0.0561

0.8758

Elginshire (Morayshire)

33

0.0727

1.1356

Wigtownshire

30

0.0773

1.2080

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

28

0.0636

0.9941

Peeblesshire

24

0.1747

2.7281

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

24

0.0359

0.5600

Dunbartonshire

22

0.0280

0.4377

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

21

0.0359

0.5615

Argyll

14

0.0172

0.2689

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

14

0.0127

0.1982

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

13

0.0182

0.2849

Berwickshire

13

0.0367

0.5740

Royal Navy

12

0.0345

0.5384

Selkirkshire

11

0.0416

0.6501

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

0.2879

Channel Islands

10

0.0116

0.1804

Kinross-shire

9

0.1219

1.9036

Anglesey / Sir Fon

9

0.0174

0.2715

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

8

0.0150

0.2338

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

6

0.0051

0.0793

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

6

0.0155

0.2422

Dorset

5

0.0026

0.0407

Rutland

5

0.0233

0.3641

Inverness-shire

4

0.0046

0.0716

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

4

0.0050

0.0779

Roxburghshire

2

0.0038

0.0590

Clackmannanshire

2

0.0083

0.1295

Buteshire

2

0.0113

0.1765

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0336

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.1752

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

356

0.1450

2.2647

Aston

Warwickshire

297

0.1464

2.2867

Sedgley

Staffordshire

206

0.5624

8.7849

Dudley

Worcestershire

199

0.4291

6.7020

Darlaston

Staffordshire

162

1.1887

18.5675

Barony

Lanarkshire

155

0.0648

1.0125

Islington London

London

150

0.0530

0.8274

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

148

0.1952

3.0488

Camberwell

Surrey

143

0.0766

1.1970

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

132

0.0838

1.3095

Govan

Lanarkshire

124

0.0531

0.8289

Lambeth

Surrey

118

0.0463

0.7236

Bethnal Green London

London

118

0.0930

1.4523

Hackney London

London

116

0.0708

1.1063

Wick

Caithness

113

0.8746

13.6612

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

112

0.0954

1.4903

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

105

0.1860

2.9051

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

103

0.0985

1.5385

St Pancras London

London

102

0.0434

0.6775

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

101

0.1788

2.7928

Top male forenames

William Harper
John Harper
Thomas Harper
George Harper
James Harper
Joseph Harper
Henry Harper
Charles Harper
Robert Harper
Edward Harper
Samuel Harper
Alfred Harper
Richard Harper
Frederick Harper
Arthur Harper
Harry Harper
Albert Harper
Walter Harper
Frank Harper
Herbert Harper
David Harper
Edwin Harper
Francis Harper
Ernest Harper
Benjamin Harper
Wm. Harper
Stephen Harper
Thos. Harper
Fred Harper
Alexander Harper
Peter Harper
Isaac Harper
Daniel Harper
Abraham Harper
Geo. Harper
Edgar Harper
Andrew Harper
Rowland Harper
Tom Harper
Mark Harper
Sidney Harper
Willm. Harper
Chas. Harper
Reuben Harper
Fredrick Harper
Enoch Harper
Sydney Harper
Amos Harper
Fredk. Harper
Elijah Harper

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Bricklayer
General Labourer
Housekeeper
General Servant
Charwoman
Carpenter
Annuitant
Wife
Farm Labourer
Blacksmith
No Occupation
Tailor
Butcher
Farmers Son
Dress Maker
Tailoress
Joiner
Farmers Wife
Housemaid
Grocer
Gardener
General Serv
Cotton Weaver
Ag Labourer
Laborer
Domestic Serv
Infant
Servant
Painter
Farmer
Carter
Cook
Shoemaker
Errand Boy
Agricultural Labourer
Nail Maker
Gen Lab
Shoe Maker
Mariner
Railway Porter
Farm Laborer
Milliner
General Laborer