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JOLLY

Jolly in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

1030

0.0297

2.0961

London

417

0.0143

1.0069

Suffolk

279

0.0784

5.5315

Norfolk

259

0.0577

4.0678

Yorkshire

249

0.0086

0.6068

Forfarshire (Angus)

223

0.0824

5.8128

Surrey

185

0.0130

0.9169

Cornwall

137

0.0414

2.9223

Essex

121

0.0210

1.4802

County Durham

107

0.0123

0.8685

Aberdeenshire

95

0.0351

2.4771

Northamptonshire

84

0.0306

2.1567

Kent

76

0.0076

0.5379

Kincardineshire

67

0.1883

13.2868

Lanarkshire

66

0.0070

0.4928

Warwickshire

57

0.0077

0.5458

Cambridgeshire

54

0.0292

2.0588

Staffordshire

51

0.0052

0.3649

Cheshire

43

0.0067

0.4704

Devon

39

0.0064

0.4524

Wigtownshire

39

0.1005

7.0928

Huntingdonshire

33

0.0569

4.0135

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

32

0.0082

0.5768

Kirkcudbrightshire

30

0.0709

5.0046

Ayrshire

28

0.0128

0.9035

Cumberland

26

0.0103

0.7293

Buckinghamshire

25

0.0142

0.9986

Stirlingshire

25

0.0232

1.6369

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

24

0.0114

0.8017

Sussex

21

0.0043

0.3008

Perthshire

21

0.0160

1.1299

Northumberland

21

0.0048

0.3408

Fife

20

0.0116

0.8159

Dunbartonshire

20

0.0255

1.7973

Derbyshire

19

0.0042

0.2931

Somerset

18

0.0038

0.2700

Berkshire

18

0.0082

0.5791

Oxfordshire

17

0.0094

0.6648

Gloucestershire

16

0.0028

0.1970

Channel Islands

15

0.0173

1.2224

Lincolnshire

14

0.0030

0.2114

Hampshire

14

0.0023

0.1649

Inverness-shire

11

0.0126

0.8895

Bedfordshire

10

0.0066

0.4664

Caithness

9

0.0225

1.5874

Hertfordshire

9

0.0045

0.3153

Nottinghamshire

9

0.0023

0.1612

Renfrewshire

8

0.0035

0.2493

Anglesey / Sir Fon

7

0.0135

0.9538

Roxburghshire

6

0.0113

0.7999

Orkney

5

0.0156

1.0975

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.4338

Wiltshire

4

0.0015

0.1092

Leicestershire

4

0.0012

0.0871

Shropshire

3

0.0012

0.0839

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

3

0.0038

0.2695

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3

0.0032

0.2280

Herefordshire

3

0.0025

0.1767

Royal Navy

2

0.0057

0.4053

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

2

0.0004

0.0277

Dumfriesshire

2

0.0031

0.2186

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.1099

Worcestershire

1

0.0003

0.0185

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.3289

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.1320

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Chorley

Lancashire

197

1.0127

71.4467

Preston

Lancashire

104

0.1121

7.9109

Hackney London

London

48

0.0293

2.0675

Lambeth

Surrey

46

0.0181

1.2740

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

41

0.0726

5.1205

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

39

0.2378

16.7749

Birmingham

Warwickshire

39

0.0159

1.1206

Skipton

Yorkshire

37

0.4061

28.6533

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

34

0.0337

2.3740

Chesterton

Cambridgeshire

34

0.5960

42.0428

West Ham

Essex

33

0.0259

1.8285

Camberwell

Surrey

33

0.0177

1.2476

Islington London

London

32

0.0113

0.7973

Mile End Old Town London

London

30

0.0482

3.4039

Battersea

Surrey

27

0.0251

1.7720

Adlington

Lancashire

26

0.8010

56.5095

Brechin

Forfarshire (Angus)

26

0.2445

17.2460

Barony

Lanarkshire

25

0.0105

0.7376

Manchester

Lancashire

25

0.0160

1.1313

Diss

Norfolk

24

0.6234

43.9802

Top male forenames

William Jolly
John Jolly
James Jolly
Thomas Jolly
George Jolly
Henry Jolly
Charles Jolly
Robert Jolly
Joseph Jolly
Arthur Jolly
Richard Jolly
Alfred Jolly
Frederick Jolly
Edward Jolly
Samuel Jolly
Walter Jolly
Harry Jolly
Herbert Jolly
Albert Jolly
Frank Jolly
Wm. Jolly
David Jolly
Ernest Jolly
Francis Jolly
Peter Jolly
Andrew Jolly
Alexander Jolly
Daniel Jolly
Benjamin Jolly
Christopher Jolly
Fred Jolly
Geo. Jolly
Edwin Jolly
Chas. Jolly
Joshua Jolly
Reuben Jolly
Stephen Jolly
Willm. Jolly
Isaac Jolly
Nicholas Jolly
Josiah Jolly
Ellis Jolly
Percy Jolly
Thos. Jolly
Matthew Jolly
Seth Jolly
Horace Jolly
Tom Jolly
Lewis Jolly
Henery Jolly

Top female forenames

Mary Jolly
Elizabeth Jolly
Sarah Jolly
Ellen Jolly
Alice Jolly
Jane Jolly
Ann Jolly
Margaret Jolly
Emily Jolly
Emma Jolly
Eliza Jolly
Annie Jolly
Hannah Jolly
Maria Jolly
Martha Jolly
Harriet Jolly
Caroline Jolly
Catherine Jolly
Louisa Jolly
Fanny Jolly
Kate Jolly
Edith Jolly
Sophia Jolly
Frances Jolly
Susan Jolly
Esther Jolly
Agnes Jolly
Ada Jolly
Florence Jolly
Isabella Jolly
Clara Jolly
Rebecca Jolly
Minnie Jolly
Elizth. Jolly
Harriett Jolly
Charlotte Jolly
Anne Jolly
Grace Jolly
Lucy Jolly
Bertha Jolly
Bessie Jolly
Amelia Jolly
Laura Jolly
Ethel Jolly
Julia Jolly
Betsy Jolly
Rachel Jolly
Nancy Jolly
Lydia Jolly
Matilda Jolly

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Ag Lab
Housekeeper
Coal Miner
Labourer
Dressmaker
Laundress
General Labourer
Grocer
Wife
Farm Labourer
Annuitant
General Servant
No Occupation
Domestic Servant
Tin Miner
Charwoman
Tailoress
Joiner
Carpenter
Farmers Son
Plumber
Domestic Serv
Agricultural Labourer
Carman
Baker
General Servant Domestic
Gen Lab
Blacksmith
Ag Labourer
Pupil Teacher
Clerk
Shoemaker
Silk Weaver
Domestic
Police Constable
Cotton Piecer
Carter
Cook
Draper
Cotton Operative
Butcher
Agricultural Laborer
General Laborer
Cotton Cloth Weaver
Painter
House Keeper
Cotton Winder
Infant