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JOHNSON

Johnson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

15078

0.4350

1.2945

Yorkshire

13600

0.4698

1.3981

London

9793

0.3352

0.9976

Staffordshire

6057

0.6142

1.8280

County Durham

5832

0.6710

1.9971

Surrey

4665

0.3277

0.9754

Cheshire

4153

0.6440

1.9166

Lincolnshire

3713

0.7949

2.3658

Kent

3338

0.3349

0.9967

Warwickshire

3097

0.4203

1.2511

Northumberland

2824

0.6497

1.9337

Derbyshire

2254

0.4928

1.4668

Leicestershire

2235

0.6900

2.0536

Nottinghamshire

2152

0.5465

1.6265

Norfolk

2101

0.4677

1.3921

Essex

2016

0.3496

1.0405

Northamptonshire

1646

0.5990

1.7829

Worcestershire

1308

0.3429

1.0204

Sussex

1250

0.2538

0.7553

Hampshire

1125

0.1879

0.5592

Gloucestershire

1018

0.1777

0.5288

Cambridgeshire

956

0.5167

1.5377

Zetland (Shetland)

897

3.0064

8.9479

Berkshire

842

0.3840

1.1428

Suffolk

809

0.2274

0.6767

Devon

610

0.1003

0.2985

Oxfordshire

595

0.3298

0.9816

Hertfordshire

566

0.2811

0.8366

Buckinghamshire

491

0.2780

0.8274

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

484

0.0951

0.2832

Shropshire

451

0.1787

0.5318

Bedfordshire

438

0.2896

0.8618

Cumberland

435

0.1729

0.5147

Wiltshire

411

0.1591

0.4735

Somerset

390

0.0829

0.2468

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

272

0.1288

0.3833

Herefordshire

254

0.2120

0.6311

Lanarkshire

244

0.0258

0.0769

Huntingdonshire

204

0.3517

1.0467

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

199

0.2534

0.7542

Westmorland

183

0.2850

0.8483

Dorset

164

0.0855

0.2546

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

147

0.0376

0.1118

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

123

0.1115

0.3317

Cornwall

113

0.0342

0.1017

Royal Navy

97

0.2786

0.8293

Isle of Man

92

0.1696

0.5047

Rutland

90

0.4196

1.2488

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

81

0.0686

0.2041

Inverness-shire

75

0.0860

0.2559

Channel Islands

63

0.0728

0.2166

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

62

0.0668

0.1988

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

54

0.0439

0.1305

Argyll

50

0.0615

0.1830

Renfrewshire

47

0.0208

0.0618

Dunbartonshire

45

0.0573

0.1706

Forfarshire (Angus)

34

0.0126

0.0374

Ayrshire

29

0.0133

0.0395

Fife

29

0.0168

0.0499

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

24

0.0411

0.1223

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

22

0.0274

0.0816

Wigtownshire

21

0.0541

0.1611

Anglesey / Sir Fon

20

0.0386

0.1150

Aberdeenshire

17

0.0063

0.0187

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

17

0.0721

0.2147

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

17

0.0254

0.0756

Perthshire

12

0.0092

0.0272

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

12

0.0224

0.0668

Stirlingshire

11

0.0102

0.0304

Dumfriesshire

11

0.0170

0.0507

Elginshire (Morayshire)

10

0.0220

0.0656

Peeblesshire

6

0.0437

0.1300

Sutherland

6

0.0267

0.0795

Kirkcudbrightshire

6

0.0142

0.0422

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

5

0.0070

0.0209

Roxburghshire

5

0.0094

0.0281

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

4

0.0091

0.0271

Orkney

4

0.0124

0.0370

Kincardineshire

3

0.0084

0.0251

Nairnshire

3

0.0336

0.1001

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.0168

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.0123

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0168

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

964

0.3926

1.1685

Islington London

London

932

0.3291

0.9796

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

920

0.8798

2.6185

Aston

Warwickshire

899

0.4431

1.3189

Liverpool

Lancashire

816

0.3876

1.1535

Leeds

Yorkshire

796

0.4869

1.4493

Lambeth

Surrey

739

0.2901

0.8634

Manchester

Lancashire

687

0.4407

1.3116

Camberwell

Surrey

657

0.3521

1.0479

St Pancras London

London

636

0.2705

0.8050

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

614

0.7773

2.3135

Hackney London

London

614

0.3749

1.1157

Salford

Lancashire

611

0.5993

1.7836

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

597

0.8574

2.5518

North Meols

Lancashire

575

1.6945

5.0433

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

525

0.7037

2.0945

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

507

0.4319

1.2855

West Ham

Essex

475

0.3731

1.1104

West Derby

Lancashire

465

0.4585

1.3646

Bethnal Green London

London

462

0.3640

1.0835

Top male forenames

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

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Cotton Weaver
General Labourer
Annuitant
Housekeeper
General Servant
Charwoman
Farm Labourer
Joiner
Bricklayer
Wife
Blacksmith
Carpenter
Tailor
No Occupation
Farmers Son
Butcher
Grocer
Dress Maker
Shoemaker
Servant
Laborer
Painter
Agricultural Labourer
Carter
General Laborer
Gardener
Farmers Wife
Clerk
General Serv
Housemaid
Errand Boy
Domestic Serv
Tailoress
Milliner
Fisherman
Cook
Engine Fitter
Gen Lab
Silk Weaver
None
Hawker
Mariner
Baker