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JACKSON

Jackson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

18242

0.5262

1.8829

Yorkshire

16138

0.5574

1.9946

London

5989

0.2050

0.7335

Cheshire

3911

0.6065

2.1700

County Durham

3509

0.4037

1.4447

Staffordshire

3050

0.3093

1.1067

Surrey

2777

0.1951

0.6981

Lincolnshire

2618

0.5605

2.0055

Warwickshire

2374

0.3222

1.1530

Derbyshire

1989

0.4349

1.5561

Cumberland

1951

0.7757

2.7756

Nottinghamshire

1726

0.4383

1.5684

Lanarkshire

1662

0.1759

0.6294

Kent

1543

0.1548

0.5539

Northumberland

1298

0.2986

1.0686

Essex

1043

0.1809

0.6472

Leicestershire

957

0.2955

1.0572

Worcestershire

817

0.2142

0.7663

Norfolk

748

0.1665

0.5959

Gloucestershire

745

0.1300

0.4653

Hampshire

662

0.1106

0.3956

Northamptonshire

632

0.2300

0.8230

Westmorland

613

0.9548

3.4164

Sussex

585

0.1188

0.4250

Cambridgeshire

548

0.2962

1.0597

Shropshire

439

0.1739

0.6224

Hertfordshire

439

0.2180

0.7801

Devon

434

0.0714

0.2554

Suffolk

411

0.1155

0.4133

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

365

0.0933

0.3337

Bedfordshire

358

0.2367

0.8468

Berkshire

271

0.1236

0.4422

Oxfordshire

267

0.1480

0.5296

Forfarshire (Angus)

255

0.0942

0.3371

Ayrshire

254

0.1162

0.4157

Dumfriesshire

237

0.3672

1.3141

Fife

236

0.1365

0.4883

Perthshire

232

0.1769

0.6331

Renfrewshire

228

0.1007

0.3604

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

207

0.0407

0.1456

Buckinghamshire

199

0.1127

0.4032

Cornwall

194

0.0587

0.2099

Somerset

179

0.0381

0.1362

Wiltshire

176

0.0681

0.2438

Herefordshire

171

0.1428

0.5108

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

170

0.1540

0.5512

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

152

0.0720

0.2575

Argyll

139

0.1709

0.6116

Huntingdonshire

139

0.2396

0.8575

Aberdeenshire

139

0.0514

0.1838

Dorset

116

0.0605

0.2165

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

110

0.1401

0.5012

Stirlingshire

104

0.0965

0.3454

Roxburghshire

102

0.1928

0.6897

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

88

0.0745

0.2666

Selkirkshire

68

0.2573

0.9206

Dunbartonshire

64

0.0815

0.2917

Isle of Man

60

0.1106

0.3957

Royal Navy

56

0.1609

0.5756

Channel Islands

55

0.0635

0.2273

Kirkcudbrightshire

54

0.1277

0.4569

Rutland

54

0.2517

0.9008

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

51

0.0414

0.1482

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

35

0.0377

0.1349

Peeblesshire

34

0.2474

0.8854

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

32

0.0727

0.2603

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

26

0.1103

0.3947

Wigtownshire

19

0.0490

0.1753

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

19

0.0284

0.1016

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

18

0.0465

0.1665

Buteshire

16

0.0904

0.3234

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

15

0.0187

0.0669

Anglesey / Sir Fon

14

0.0270

0.0968

Kincardineshire

12

0.0337

0.1207

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

11

0.0206

0.0736

Kinross-shire

9

0.1219

0.4361

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

6

0.0084

0.0301

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

6

0.0103

0.0367

Berwickshire

5

0.0141

0.0506

Clackmannanshire

5

0.0207

0.0742

Inverness-shire

2

0.0023

0.0082

Banffshire

1

0.0017

0.0059

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.0079

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.0120

Orkney

1

0.0031

0.0111

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Oldham

Lancashire

888

0.7937

2.8399

Birmingham

Warwickshire

832

0.3388

1.2125

Leeds

Yorkshire

746

0.4564

1.6330

Islington London

London

722

0.2550

0.9124

Manchester

Lancashire

671

0.4304

1.5401

Salford

Lancashire

604

0.5924

2.1198

Lambeth

Surrey

566

0.2222

0.7951

St Pancras London

London

548

0.2330

0.8339

Preston

Lancashire

535

0.5768

2.0641

Aston

Warwickshire

532

0.2622

0.9383

Sheffield

Yorkshire

511

0.5544

1.9839

Spotland

Lancashire

488

1.2662

4.5308

Liverpool

Lancashire

482

0.2289

0.8192

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

469

0.6190

2.2151

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

439

0.4198

1.5022

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

439

0.6305

2.2560

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

428

0.4202

1.5037

Hulme

Lancashire

380

0.5251

1.8788

Barony

Lanarkshire

375

0.1568

0.5612

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

351

0.2990

1.0700

Top male forenames

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

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Labourer
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
General Labourer
Laundress
Joiner
Blacksmith
General Servant
Wife
Farm Labourer
Farmers Son
Bricklayer
No Occupation
Charwoman
Farmers Wife
Grocer
Butcher
Carter
Tailor
Carpenter
Cotton Spinner
Dress Maker
Clerk
Servant
Farm Servant (Indoor)
General Laborer
Cotton Winder
Stone Mason
Shoemaker
Cotton Operative
General Serv
Painter
Milliner
Errand Boy
Gardener
Farmer
Worsted Weaver
Domestic Serv
House Keeper
Cook
Railway Porter
Farmers Daur
Laborer
Retired Farmer