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ISAACS

Isaacs in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1332

0.0456

5.2921

Lancashire

165

0.0048

0.5525

Surrey

115

0.0081

0.9378

Somerset

105

0.0223

2.5918

Gloucestershire

84

0.0147

1.7017

Devon

72

0.0118

1.3743

Hampshire

72

0.0120

1.3957

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

58

0.0275

3.1878

Dorset

57

0.0297

3.4508

Kent

51

0.0051

0.5939

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

51

0.0100

1.1638

Warwickshire

48

0.0065

0.7562

Sussex

40

0.0081

0.9427

Lincolnshire

38

0.0081

0.9443

Wiltshire

38

0.0147

1.7073

Yorkshire

38

0.0013

0.1524

Essex

22

0.0038

0.4428

Leicestershire

20

0.0062

0.7167

Worcestershire

17

0.0045

0.5172

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

14

0.0036

0.4152

Norfolk

14

0.0031

0.3618

Derbyshire

13

0.0028

0.3299

Northamptonshire

12

0.0044

0.5069

Buckinghamshire

12

0.0068

0.7887

County Durham

12

0.0014

0.1603

Hertfordshire

11

0.0055

0.6341

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

11

0.0089

1.0370

Staffordshire

8

0.0008

0.0942

Channel Islands

6

0.0069

0.8045

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

5

0.0064

0.7391

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

5

0.0054

0.6251

Berkshire

5

0.0023

0.2647

Royal Navy

5

0.0144

1.6672

Roxburghshire

5

0.0094

1.0968

Cornwall

4

0.0012

0.1404

Suffolk

3

0.0008

0.0979

Nottinghamshire

2

0.0005

0.0590

Perthshire

2

0.0015

0.1771

Oxfordshire

2

0.0011

0.1287

Herefordshire

2

0.0017

0.1938

Cheshire

1

0.0002

0.0180

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.2992

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.1808

Lanarkshire

1

0.0001

0.0123

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Spitalfields London

London

193

0.8784

101.9546

Whitechapel London

London

178

0.6181

71.7510

Mile End Old Town London

London

170

0.2734

31.7371

St Botolph Aldgate London

London

77

1.2799

148.5626

St George In East London

London

56

0.2038

23.6566

Shoreditch London

London

54

0.0426

4.9496

St Pancras London

London

53

0.0225

2.6162

Islington London

London

49

0.0173

2.0087

St Marylebone London

London

38

0.0244

2.8280

Clerkenwell London

London

37

0.0537

6.2283

Cheetham

Lancashire

34

0.1315

15.2637

Birmingham

Warwickshire

33

0.0134

1.5601

Bethnal Green London

London

31

0.0244

2.8354

Hackney London

London

31

0.0189

2.1970

St Luke London

London

30

0.0640

7.4316

Liverpool

Lancashire

29

0.0138

1.5989

Kensington London

London

29

0.0179

2.0725

St James Dukes Place

London

27

4.3269

501.8587

Brighton

Sussex

27

0.0272

3.1539

St Martin In Fields

London

26

0.1487

17.2551

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Top occupations

Scholar
General Dealer
Tailor
Cigar Maker
Tailoress
Dressmaker
Fishmonger
None
Coal Miner
Annuitant
Ag Lab
No Occupation
General Servant
Laundress
Fruiterer
Clerk
Merchant
Labourer
Wife
Umbrella Maker
Hatter
Boot Rivetter
Horse Dealer
Domestic Servant
Pupil Teacher
Machinist
Servant
Boot Finisher
Cook
Bricklayer
Coachman
Fish Salesman
Pawnbroker
General Serv
Fruit Salesman
Paper Maker
Cigar Merchant
Railway Porter
Jeweller
Blacksmith
Clothier
Pedler
Charwoman
Farm Labourer
Errand Boy
Fish Porter
Dress Maker
Genl Dealer
Seamstress
General Labourer