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JAMES

James in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

6757

1.3283

6.7625

London

5350

0.1831

0.9323

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3082

3.3196

16.8999

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

2952

1.3978

7.1160

Gloucestershire

2888

0.5040

2.5661

Staffordshire

2658

0.2695

1.3722

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

2549

2.0702

10.5394

Cornwall

2346

0.7093

3.6112

Surrey

2182

0.1533

0.7804

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2147

3.0128

15.3382

Lancashire

1937

0.0559

0.2845

Warwickshire

1629

0.2211

1.1256

Yorkshire

1616

0.0558

0.2842

Somerset

1555

0.3307

1.6835

Hampshire

1330

0.2221

1.1308

Worcestershire

1292

0.3387

1.7241

Kent

1291

0.1295

0.6594

Devon

1267

0.2083

1.0607

Shropshire

943

0.3736

1.9021

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

937

1.6039

8.1653

County Durham

859

0.0988

0.5032

Herefordshire

857

0.7154

3.6422

Northamptonshire

729

0.2653

1.3507

Nottinghamshire

662

0.1681

0.8559

Essex

649

0.1125

0.5729

Dorset

533

0.2780

1.4152

Derbyshire

462

0.1010

0.5143

Leicestershire

445

0.1374

0.6994

Cumberland

432

0.1718

0.8744

Cheshire

424

0.0657

0.3347

Northumberland

409

0.0941

0.4790

Sussex

405

0.0822

0.4186

Wiltshire

403

0.1560

0.7941

Berkshire

384

0.1751

0.8915

Suffolk

369

0.1037

0.5279

Oxfordshire

349

0.1934

0.9848

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

337

0.5034

2.5628

Buckinghamshire

316

0.1789

0.9109

Norfolk

290

0.0646

0.3287

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

268

1.1370

5.7886

Lanarkshire

262

0.0277

0.1412

Hertfordshire

251

0.1246

0.6346

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

247

0.2238

1.1395

Lincolnshire

209

0.0447

0.2278

Bedfordshire

142

0.0939

0.4779

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

141

0.2638

1.3428

Huntingdonshire

134

0.2310

1.1761

Cambridgeshire

117

0.0632

0.3219

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

117

0.1490

0.7585

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

116

0.0982

0.4999

Westmorland

98

0.1526

0.7771

Royal Navy

83

0.2384

1.2138

Anglesey / Sir Fon

76

0.1468

0.7473

Channel Islands

70

0.0809

0.4117

Forfarshire (Angus)

68

0.0251

0.1279

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

62

0.0158

0.0807

Ayrshire

57

0.0261

0.1327

Elginshire (Morayshire)

40

0.0881

0.4486

Renfrewshire

40

0.0177

0.0899

Aberdeenshire

37

0.0137

0.0696

Perthshire

22

0.0168

0.0854

Kincardineshire

17

0.0478

0.2433

Nairnshire

15

0.1682

0.8564

Dunbartonshire

14

0.0178

0.0908

Rutland

14

0.0653

0.3323

Stirlingshire

13

0.0121

0.0614

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

0.0938

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

10

0.0258

0.1316

Wigtownshire

9

0.0232

0.1181

Banffshire

9

0.0149

0.0756

Caithness

8

0.0200

0.1018

Fife

8

0.0046

0.0236

Zetland (Shetland)

3

0.0101

0.0512

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

3

0.0068

0.0347

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

3

0.0037

0.0190

Dumfriesshire

2

0.0031

0.0158

Inverness-shire

2

0.0023

0.0117

Roxburghshire

2

0.0038

0.0192

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0063

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0144

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0193

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

886

1.8122

9.2256

Aberdare

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

791

2.2652

11.5323

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

724

1.6226

8.2604

Birmingham

Warwickshire

685

0.2790

1.4203

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

606

1.6252

8.2740

Llanelly

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

483

1.7417

8.8668

Islington London

London

471

0.1663

0.8468

Lambeth

Surrey

463

0.1818

0.9253

Aston

Warwickshire

462

0.2277

1.1594

St Pancras London

London

429

0.1824

0.9288

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

370

0.3538

1.8013

Kensington London

London

368

0.2266

1.1535

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

350

0.8392

4.2726

Aberystruth

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

334

1.7942

9.1340

Camberwell

Surrey

317

0.1699

0.8648

St Marylebone London

London

314

0.2013

1.0249

Trevethin

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

314

1.5744

8.0153

Hackney London

London

313

0.1911

0.9729

Clase

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

307

1.6231

8.2634

Portsea

Hampshire

282

0.2403

1.2233

Top male forenames

William James
John James
Thomas James
George James
David James
Henry James
James James
Charles James
Joseph James
Edward James
Richard James
Alfred James
Robert James
Samuel James
Arthur James
Frederick James
Walter James
Albert James
Benjamin James
Evan James
Edwin James
Daniel James
Harry James
Frank James
Herbert James
Francis James
Wm. James
Ernest James
Isaac James
Lewis James
Thos. James
Stephen James
Fredrick James
Peter James
Owen James
Fred James
Edmund James
Rees James
Philip James
Sidney James
Phillip James
Tom James
Abraham James
Hugh James
Morgan James
Fredk. James
Josiah James
Griffith James
Geo. James
Christopher James

Top female forenames

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

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Domestic Servant
General Servant
Carpenter
Farmers Son
Laundress
Housekeeper
Annuitant
Farmers Wife
General Labourer
Farm Labourer
Wife
Charwoman
Tailor
Blacksmith
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Farmers Daur
Grocer
Bricklayer
Mason
Servant
Shoemaker
Housemaid
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Farmer
Collier
General Laborer
Domestic Serv
Dress Maker
Joiner
Butcher
Agricultural Labourer
Coalminer
Milliner
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Cook
Gardener
Farmers Daughter
Laborer
Tin Miner
Errand Boy
Clerk
Labourers Wife
General Servant Domestic
Fisherman