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JORDAN

Jordan in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1635

0.0560

1.2666

Lancashire

1109

0.0320

0.7240

Kent

1042

0.1045

2.3660

Yorkshire

953

0.0329

0.7450

Surrey

811

0.0570

1.2895

Warwickshire

639

0.0867

1.9629

Staffordshire

570

0.0578

1.3082

Devon

488

0.0802

1.8162

Gloucestershire

473

0.0826

1.8684

Leicestershire

394

0.1216

2.7530

Worcestershire

358

0.0938

2.1239

Essex

336

0.0583

1.3187

Cheshire

297

0.0461

1.0423

Northumberland

247

0.0568

1.2861

County Durham

230

0.0265

0.5989

Hampshire

216

0.0361

0.8164

Shropshire

216

0.0856

1.9369

Somerset

193

0.0410

0.9289

Suffolk

193

0.0542

1.2276

Berkshire

188

0.0857

1.9404

Norfolk

181

0.0403

0.9120

Lanarkshire

176

0.0186

0.4216

Sussex

175

0.0355

0.8041

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

159

0.0753

1.7039

Bedfordshire

152

0.1005

2.2742

Buckinghamshire

131

0.0742

1.6787

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

127

0.0250

0.5651

Oxfordshire

122

0.0676

1.5305

Cornwall

119

0.0360

0.8143

Wiltshire

117

0.0453

1.0249

Nottinghamshire

110

0.0279

0.6322

Cumberland

106

0.0421

0.9538

Lincolnshire

104

0.0223

0.5039

Derbyshire

95

0.0208

0.4701

Hertfordshire

94

0.0467

1.0565

Cambridgeshire

87

0.0470

1.0641

Northamptonshire

87

0.0317

0.7166

Herefordshire

82

0.0685

1.5493

Huntingdonshire

69

0.1190

2.6922

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

50

0.0128

0.2892

Westmorland

32

0.0498

1.1280

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

30

0.0323

0.7313

Channel Islands

26

0.0300

0.6798

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

24

0.1018

2.3046

Dorset

20

0.0104

0.2361

Ayrshire

19

0.0087

0.1967

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

15

0.0127

0.2874

Forfarshire (Angus)

14

0.0052

0.1171

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

13

0.0106

0.2390

Argyll

12

0.0148

0.3340

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

11

0.0164

0.3719

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

10

0.0091

0.2051

Royal Navy

9

0.0259

0.5851

Fife

8

0.0046

0.1047

Renfrewshire

8

0.0035

0.0800

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

8

0.0182

0.4116

Dunbartonshire

7

0.0089

0.2018

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

7

0.0120

0.2712

Wigtownshire

6

0.0155

0.3501

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

6

0.0076

0.1729

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

3

0.0042

0.0953

Zetland (Shetland)

2

0.0067

0.1517

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.0847

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.2110

Isle of Man

2

0.0037

0.0834

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0640

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0585

Perthshire

1

0.0008

0.0173

Aberdeenshire

1

0.0004

0.0084

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0259

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

259

0.1055

2.3874

Islington London

London

167

0.0590

1.3348

Aston

Warwickshire

156

0.0769

1.7404

St Pancras London

London

145

0.0617

1.3956

Liverpool

Lancashire

141

0.0670

1.5157

Kensington London

London

121

0.0745

1.6861

Leeds

Yorkshire

113

0.0691

1.5645

Camberwell

Surrey

110

0.0589

1.3341

Lambeth

Surrey

101

0.0396

0.8974

Shoreditch London

London

100

0.0790

1.7872

Bethnal Green London

London

93

0.0733

1.6585

Manchester

Lancashire

93

0.0597

1.3502

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

92

0.1321

2.9904

West Ham

Essex

90

0.0707

1.5999

Bermondsey

Surrey

85

0.0977

2.2120

Ratby

Leicestershire

84

5.1756

117.1385

St Marylebone London

London

83

0.0532

1.2044

Hackney London

London

78

0.0476

1.0778

Govan

Lanarkshire

76

0.0325

0.7361

Birkenhead

Cheshire

69

0.1342

3.0378

Top male forenames

William Jordan
John Jordan
Thomas Jordan
George Jordan
James Jordan
Henry Jordan
Charles Jordan
Joseph Jordan
Alfred Jordan
Edward Jordan
Robert Jordan
Richard Jordan
Samuel Jordan
Frederick Jordan
Albert Jordan
Arthur Jordan
Harry Jordan
Walter Jordan
Patrick Jordan
Michael Jordan
Herbert Jordan
Wm. Jordan
Frank Jordan
Ernest Jordan
Francis Jordan
Edwin Jordan
Benjamin Jordan
Daniel Jordan
David Jordan
Stephen Jordan
Thos. Jordan
Percy Jordan
Fredrick Jordan
Tom Jordan
Fred Jordan
Isaac Jordan
Martin Jordan
Fredk. Jordan
Edwd. Jordan
Peter Jordan
Chas. Jordan
Andrew Jordan
Edmund Jordan
Jacob Jordan
Philip Jordan
Mark Jordan
Geo. Jordan
Jabez Jordan
Leonard Jordan
Alexander Jordan

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
General Labourer
Annuitant
Charwoman
Housekeeper
Carpenter
General Servant
Gardener
Bricklayer
Farm Labourer
Blacksmith
Wife
Cotton Weaver
Housemaid
Tailor
Baker
Laborer
Cook
Servant
General Serv
Errand Boy
General Laborer
Joiner
Farm Servant
Painter
Stone Mason
No Occupation
Agricultural Laborer
Farm Laborer
Tailoress
Shoemaker
Needlewoman
Farmers Son
Clerk
Mason
Carman
Brickmaker
Domestic Serv
Milliner
Grocer
Agricultural Labourer
None
Ag Labourer
Wheelwright