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HOWELLS

Howells in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

2578

0.5068

19.8580

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1002

0.8138

31.8870

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

770

0.3646

14.2860

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

740

0.7970

31.2307

Shropshire

597

0.2365

9.2682

Staffordshire

276

0.0280

1.0966

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

211

0.2961

11.6018

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

173

0.2961

11.6032

Herefordshire

165

0.1377

5.3972

Gloucestershire

163

0.0284

1.1147

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

159

0.2375

9.3065

London

136

0.0047

0.1824

Yorkshire

87

0.0030

0.1178

Lancashire

79

0.0023

0.0893

County Durham

77

0.0089

0.3471

Worcestershire

68

0.0178

0.6984

Warwickshire

60

0.0081

0.3191

Hampshire

46

0.0077

0.3010

Surrey

36

0.0025

0.0991

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

25

0.0468

1.8325

Derbyshire

24

0.0052

0.2056

Sussex

23

0.0047

0.1830

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

22

0.0186

0.7298

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

19

0.0806

3.1586

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

16

0.0145

0.5681

Kent

10

0.0010

0.0393

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

10

0.0127

0.4990

Royal Navy

8

0.0230

0.9004

Northamptonshire

7

0.0025

0.0998

Nottinghamshire

7

0.0018

0.0697

Wiltshire

6

0.0023

0.0910

Cheshire

5

0.0008

0.0304

Lanarkshire

5

0.0005

0.0207

Anglesey / Sir Fon

5

0.0097

0.3784

Somerset

4

0.0009

0.0333

Buckinghamshire

4

0.0023

0.0887

Norfolk

3

0.0007

0.0262

Peeblesshire

3

0.0218

0.8555

Essex

3

0.0005

0.0204

Leicestershire

2

0.0006

0.0242

Devon

2

0.0003

0.0129

Lincolnshire

2

0.0004

0.0168

Perthshire

1

0.0008

0.0299

Northumberland

1

0.0002

0.0090

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0217

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0722

Cumberland

1

0.0004

0.0156

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdare

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

388

1.1111

43.5383

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

334

0.7485

29.3296

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

208

0.4254

16.6696

Llanelly

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

178

0.6419

25.1501

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

129

0.3460

13.5560

Llanwonno

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

128

0.7003

27.4413

Aberystruth

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

96

0.5157

20.2063

Conwil

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

92

5.9278

232.2646

Clase

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

81

0.4283

16.7803

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

78

0.1870

7.3285

Llantrisant

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

74

0.5772

22.6154

Llanfihangel Y Croyddyn

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

70

2.7955

109.5290

Carmarthen St Peter

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

70

0.6651

26.0620

Trevethin

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

66

0.3309

12.9669

Aberavon

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

62

1.3245

51.9002

Llanguick

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

61

0.6694

26.2287

Llanboidy

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

59

3.8114

149.3293

Llangadock

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

58

1.7089

66.9591

Michaelstone Super Avon

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

58

1.0532

41.2665

Neath

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

57

0.5507

21.5795

Top male forenames

John Howells
William Howells
Thomas Howells
David Howells
James Howells
Richard Howells
George Howells
Edward Howells
Henry Howells
Joseph Howells
Evan Howells
Charles Howells
Benjamin Howells
Samuel Howells
Howell Howells
Daniel Howells
Alfred Howells
Lewis Howells
Thos. Howells
Rees Howells
Arthur Howells
Morgan Howells
Wm. Howells
Griffith Howells
Albert Howells
Robert Howells
Walter Howells
Francis Howells
Edwin Howells
Jenkin Howells
Frederick Howells
Roger Howells
Phillip Howells
Owen Howells
Ebenezer Howells
Harry Howells
Isaac Howells
Stephen Howells
Frank Howells
Enoch Howells
Edmund Howells
Oliver Howells
Joshua Howells
Gwilym Howells
Jonathan Howells
Llewellyn Howells
Dan Howells
Peter Howells
Howel Howells
Abraham Howells

Top female forenames

Mary Howells
Elizabeth Howells
Sarah Howells
Ann Howells
Margaret Howells
Jane Howells
Martha Howells
Hannah Howells
Catherine Howells
Anne Howells
Eliza Howells
Annie Howells
Emma Howells
Harriet Howells
Ellen Howells
Emily Howells
Alice Howells
Rachel Howells
Esther Howells
Maria Howells
Gwenllian Howells
Louisa Howells
Charlotte Howells
Edith Howells
Sophia Howells
Margret Howells
Clara Howells
Kate Howells
Anna Howells
Fanny Howells
Lucy Howells
Margt. Howells
Rebecca Howells
Florence Howells
Phebe Howells
Susan Howells
Elizth. Howells
Eleanor Howells
Lydia Howells
Ada Howells
Susannah Howells
Ruth Howells
Agnes Howells
Lizzie Howells
Laura Howells
Frances Howells
Gwen Howells
Harriett Howells
Phoebe Howells
Amelia Howells

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