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JOHNS

Johns in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Cornwall

2243

0.6782

26.2642

Devon

1174

0.1931

7.4764

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

643

0.1264

4.8953

London

598

0.0205

0.7927

Surrey

337

0.0237

0.9168

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

266

0.2865

11.0955

Lancashire

261

0.0075

0.2916

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

233

0.1103

4.2726

Gloucestershire

209

0.0365

1.4126

Somerset

166

0.0353

1.3671

Hampshire

155

0.0259

1.0025

Kent

117

0.0117

0.4546

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

113

0.0918

3.5542

Staffordshire

109

0.0111

0.4281

Worcestershire

109

0.0286

1.1065

Essex

101

0.0175

0.6783

Yorkshire

87

0.0030

0.1164

Warwickshire

74

0.0100

0.3890

County Durham

62

0.0071

0.2763

Sussex

52

0.0106

0.4089

Cheshire

42

0.0065

0.2522

Channel Islands

41

0.0474

1.8342

Nottinghamshire

39

0.0099

0.3836

Herefordshire

36

0.0301

1.1639

Norfolk

34

0.0076

0.2931

Derbyshire

31

0.0068

0.2625

Wiltshire

29

0.0112

0.4347

Cumberland

29

0.0115

0.4465

Berkshire

27

0.0123

0.4768

Northumberland

26

0.0060

0.2317

Dorset

26

0.0136

0.5252

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

25

0.0428

1.6572

Leicestershire

23

0.0071

0.2750

Royal Navy

23

0.0661

2.5586

Lincolnshire

19

0.0041

0.1575

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

13

0.0033

0.1286

Westmorland

13

0.0202

0.7841

Lanarkshire

12

0.0013

0.0492

Rutland

12

0.0559

2.1665

Buckinghamshire

11

0.0062

0.2412

Shropshire

10

0.0040

0.1534

Oxfordshire

10

0.0055

0.2147

Hertfordshire

9

0.0045

0.1731

Suffolk

8

0.0022

0.0871

Anglesey / Sir Fon

8

0.0155

0.5984

Isle of Man

7

0.0129

0.4997

Kirkcudbrightshire

6

0.0142

0.5495

Renfrewshire

6

0.0027

0.1026

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

5

0.0064

0.2466

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

5

0.0212

0.8215

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

4

0.0036

0.1404

Cambridgeshire

4

0.0022

0.0837

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

3

0.0042

0.1630

Northamptonshire

3

0.0011

0.0423

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.0984

Bedfordshire

3

0.0020

0.0768

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

3

0.0045

0.1735

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.1449

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.1997

Inverness-shire

2

0.0023

0.0888

Elginshire (Morayshire)

2

0.0044

0.1706

Dunbartonshire

2

0.0025

0.0987

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.0004

0.0143

Aberdeenshire

1

0.0004

0.0143

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.0968

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.4343

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.1095

Ayrshire

1

0.0005

0.0177

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Redruth

Cornwall

160

1.7101

66.2279

Stoke Damerel

Devon

152

0.3571

13.8311

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

150

0.3597

13.9293

Wendron

Cornwall

112

2.4390

94.4590

Camborne

Cornwall

109

0.7998

30.9747

Plymouth St Andrew

Devon

93

0.1985

7.6886

Ludgvan

Cornwall

78

2.9590

114.5879

Plymouth Charles The

Devon

77

0.2874

11.1310

Islington London

London

77

0.0272

1.0531

Veryan

Cornwall

74

5.7767

223.7001

Lambeth

Surrey

74

0.0291

1.1250

Portsea

Hampshire

72

0.0614

2.3760

Breage

Cornwall

71

2.3518

91.0723

Paul

Cornwall

71

1.1816

45.7592

Mylor

Cornwall

68

3.0686

118.8396

Bedminster

Somerset

63

0.1426

5.5214

St Pancras London

London

57

0.0242

0.9387

Madron Penzance

Cornwall

55

0.4573

17.7099

Great Torrington

Devon

50

1.4501

56.1608

St Just In Penwith

Cornwall

49

0.7636

29.5715

Top male forenames

William Johns
John Johns
Thomas Johns
James Johns
Henry Johns
George Johns
Richard Johns
Charles Johns
Joseph Johns
Samuel Johns
Edward Johns
Alfred Johns
Robert Johns
David Johns
Frederick Johns
Arthur Johns
Edwin Johns
Francis Johns
Walter Johns
Albert Johns
Benjamin Johns
Harry Johns
Frank Johns
Wm. Johns
Nicholas Johns
Philip Johns
Ernest Johns
Herbert Johns
Stephen Johns
Josiah Johns
Peter Johns
Thos. Johns
Daniel Johns
Matthew Johns
Lewis Johns
Fredk. Johns
Edmund Johns
Andrew Johns
Joshua Johns
Fredrick Johns
Christopher Johns
Alexander Johns
Isaac Johns
Richd. Johns
Chas. Johns
Phillip Johns
Willie Johns
Sydney Johns
Jas. Johns
Hannibal Johns

Top female forenames

Mary Johns
Elizabeth Johns
Jane Johns
Sarah Johns
Eliza Johns
Ann Johns
Annie Johns
Ellen Johns
Emma Johns
Margaret Johns
Emily Johns
Martha Johns
Alice Johns
Catherine Johns
Louisa Johns
Caroline Johns
Edith Johns
Maria Johns
Susan Johns
Florence Johns
Bessie Johns
Hannah Johns
Grace Johns
Charlotte Johns
Fanny Johns
Harriet Johns
Amelia Johns
Anne Johns
Minnie Johns
Ada Johns
Frances Johns
Kate Johns
Lucy Johns
Clara Johns
Matilda Johns
Jessie Johns
Rebecca Johns
Esther Johns
Amy Johns
Elizth. Johns
Agnes Johns
Harriett Johns
Rose Johns
Lydia Johns
Lavinia Johns
Isabella Johns
Laura Johns
Henrietta Johns
Ethel Johns
Gertrude Johns

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Tin Miner
Fisherman
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
Housekeeper
Labourer
General Servant
Annuitant
Farm Labourer
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Laundress
Charwoman
Wife
Blacksmith
Farmers Son
General Labourer
Grocer
General Serv
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Tailor
Copper Miner
Farmers Daur
Housemaid
Tailoress
Farmers Wife
Farm Servant
Ship Carpenter
Mason
Milliner
Mariner
General Servant Domestic
Agricultural Labourer
Joiner
Shipwright
Tin Dresser
Drapers Assistant
No Occupation
Domestic
Cook
Dress Maker
Servant
Nurse
House Keeper
Schollar
Farmers Daughter
Iron Miner
Butcher