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JOHN

John in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

5867

1.1534

31.8967

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2418

2.6044

72.0247

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1300

1.0558

29.1988

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

278

0.1316

3.6403

London

161

0.0055

0.1524

Lancashire

110

0.0032

0.0878

Cornwall

82

0.0248

0.6857

Yorkshire

68

0.0023

0.0650

County Durham

52

0.0060

0.1655

Surrey

46

0.0032

0.0894

Gloucestershire

30

0.0052

0.1448

Hampshire

28

0.0047

0.1293

Staffordshire

27

0.0027

0.0757

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

26

0.0066

0.1837

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

26

0.0445

1.2308

Devon

25

0.0041

0.1137

Kent

25

0.0025

0.0694

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

23

0.0323

0.8926

Cheshire

22

0.0034

0.0943

Warwickshire

19

0.0026

0.0713

Somerset

14

0.0030

0.0823

Essex

14

0.0024

0.0671

Northumberland

14

0.0032

0.0891

Sussex

13

0.0026

0.0730

Worcestershire

11

0.0029

0.0797

Royal Navy

11

0.0316

0.8738

Lanarkshire

10

0.0011

0.0293

Derbyshire

9

0.0020

0.0544

Cumberland

9

0.0036

0.0990

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

8

0.0102

0.2817

Wiltshire

8

0.0031

0.0856

Herefordshire

7

0.0058

0.1616

Buckinghamshire

6

0.0034

0.0939

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

6

0.0054

0.1504

Shropshire

5

0.0020

0.0548

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

5

0.0075

0.2066

Channel Islands

5

0.0058

0.1597

Norfolk

4

0.0009

0.0246

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.0702

Kirkcudbrightshire

3

0.0071

0.1962

Renfrewshire

3

0.0013

0.0366

Lincolnshire

3

0.0006

0.0178

Nottinghamshire

2

0.0005

0.0140

Northamptonshire

2

0.0007

0.0201

Dorset

2

0.0010

0.0288

Peeblesshire

2

0.0146

0.4025

Berkshire

2

0.0009

0.0252

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0183

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

1

0.0023

0.0629

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0510

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0517

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0431

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.0691

Leicestershire

1

0.0003

0.0085

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0352

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0317

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.0713

Hertfordshire

1

0.0005

0.0137

Banffshire

1

0.0017

0.0456

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.1173

Fife

1

0.0006

0.0160

Aberdeenshire

1

0.0004

0.0102

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Clase

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

577

3.0507

84.3666

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

471

1.0556

29.1916

Llanelly

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

382

1.3775

38.0941

Llantrisant

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

330

2.5739

71.1821

Aberdare

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

300

0.8591

23.7594

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

282

0.5768

15.9509

Pembrey

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

196

3.4617

95.7312

Llanwonno

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

194

1.0614

29.3544

Pembroke St Mary

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

157

1.3131

36.3149

Cardiff St Mary

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

148

0.5282

14.6078

Eglwysilan

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

141

1.5976

44.1799

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

136

0.3261

9.0186

Roath

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

133

0.5757

15.9199

Briton Ferry

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

127

2.0926

57.8720

Llantwit Vairdre

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

124

2.1690

59.9816

Llandaff

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

122

0.7209

19.9369

Cardiff St John

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

113

0.6801

18.8086

Cwmdu

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

108

1.7428

48.1971

St John Near Swansea

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

106

1.6852

46.6057

Steynton

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

103

3.4322

94.9134

Top male forenames

William John
Thomas John
David John
John John
James John
Evan John
Henry John
Daniel John
Richard John
George John
Edward John
Benjamin John
Joseph John
Lewis John
Robert John
Samuel John
Rees John
Wm. John
Charles John
Morgan John
Alfred John
Isaac John
Griffith John
Thos. John
Arthur John
Edwin John
Jenkin John
Frederick John
Francis John
Phillip John
Stephen John
Walter John
Albert John
Llewellyn John
Howell John
Levi John
Owen John
Christopher John
Gomer John
Morris John
Caleb John
Jonah John
Philip John
Ebenezer John
Herbert John
Elias John
Noah John
Ivor John
Ernest John
Oliver John

Top female forenames

Mary John
Elizabeth John
Margaret John
Ann John
Sarah John
Martha John
Catherine John
Jane John
Hannah John
Anne John
Eliza John
Rachel John
Maria John
Annie John
Alice John
Emily John
Esther John
Ellen John
Margret John
Ruth John
Emma John
Harriet John
Caroline John
Frances John
Phoebe John
Phebe John
Eleanor John
Charlotte John
Edith John
Gwenllian John
Sophia John
Anna John
Dinah John
Louisa John
Agnes John
Lydia John
Rebecca John
Ada John
Margt. John
Jennet John
Elizth. John
Susannah John
Lucy John
Lettice John
Susan John
Lizzie John
Miriam John
Kate John
Florence John
Jemima John

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Farmers Wife
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Housekeeper
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Farmers Daughter
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