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KAY

Kay in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

7249

0.2091

4.0249

Yorkshire

2515

0.0869

1.6721

Lanarkshire

775

0.0820

1.5788

County Durham

507

0.0583

1.1228

Cheshire

483

0.0749

1.4416

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

472

0.1206

2.3214

London

456

0.0156

0.3004

Derbyshire

358

0.0783

1.5066

Fife

329

0.1902

3.6617

Ayrshire

230

0.1052

2.0248

Northumberland

168

0.0387

0.7439

Surrey

158

0.0111

0.2136

Stirlingshire

154

0.1429

2.7510

Perthshire

143

0.1091

2.0992

Staffordshire

128

0.0130

0.2498

Kent

127

0.0127

0.2452

Forfarshire (Angus)

119

0.0440

0.8463

Renfrewshire

90

0.0398

0.7652

Warwickshire

78

0.0106

0.2038

Nottinghamshire

76

0.0193

0.3715

Aberdeenshire

58

0.0214

0.4126

Isle of Man

52

0.0959

1.8449

Cumberland

46

0.0183

0.3520

Dunbartonshire

42

0.0535

1.0297

Worcestershire

39

0.0102

0.1968

Hampshire

38

0.0063

0.1221

Essex

35

0.0061

0.1168

Sussex

32

0.0065

0.1251

Gloucestershire

31

0.0054

0.1041

Lincolnshire

31

0.0066

0.1277

Buteshire

30

0.1695

3.2621

Devon

26

0.0043

0.0823

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

24

0.0546

1.0500

Elginshire (Morayshire)

23

0.0507

0.9753

Dumfriesshire

23

0.0356

0.6860

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

22

0.0569

1.0943

Cambridgeshire

22

0.0119

0.2288

Shropshire

22

0.0087

0.1678

Oxfordshire

21

0.0116

0.2240

Roxburghshire

20

0.0378

0.7275

Bedfordshire

17

0.0112

0.2163

Clackmannanshire

17

0.0705

1.3562

Zetland (Shetland)

17

0.0570

1.0967

Peeblesshire

16

0.1164

2.2412

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

16

0.0076

0.1458

Northamptonshire

15

0.0055

0.1051

Kinross-shire

15

0.2031

3.9095

Leicestershire

15

0.0046

0.0891

Hertfordshire

14

0.0070

0.1338

Westmorland

12

0.0187

0.3597

Cornwall

11

0.0033

0.0640

Argyll

11

0.0135

0.2604

Kirkcudbrightshire

10

0.0236

0.4551

Norfolk

10

0.0022

0.0429

Huntingdonshire

9

0.0155

0.2986

Berkshire

9

0.0041

0.0790

Kincardineshire

9

0.0253

0.4869

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

9

0.0018

0.0341

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

8

0.0100

0.1919

Herefordshire

8

0.0067

0.1285

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

7

0.0063

0.1221

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

6

0.0076

0.1471

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

6

0.0090

0.1725

Berwickshire

6

0.0170

0.3264

Royal Navy

6

0.0172

0.3317

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

5

0.0054

0.1037

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

4

0.0034

0.0652

Wigtownshire

3

0.0077

0.1489

Inverness-shire

3

0.0034

0.0662

Banffshire

3

0.0050

0.0953

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.1457

Buckinghamshire

2

0.0011

0.0218

Nairnshire

2

0.0224

0.4317

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.0897

Somerset

1

0.0002

0.0041

Wiltshire

1

0.0004

0.0074

Orkney

1

0.0031

0.0599

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Bury

Lancashire

421

1.0632

20.4634

Over Darwen

Lancashire

393

1.4193

27.3192

Little Bolton

Lancashire

273

0.6125

11.7894

Oldham

Lancashire

259

0.2315

4.4555

Great Bolton

Lancashire

225

0.4900

9.4319

Leeds

Yorkshire

215

0.1315

2.5316

Tottington Lower End

Lancashire

206

1.2505

24.0699

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

204

0.1296

2.4938

Preston

Lancashire

199

0.2146

4.1299

Turton

Lancashire

194

3.4179

65.7872

Radcliffe

Lancashire

193

1.1550

22.2312

Barony

Lanarkshire

172

0.0719

1.3846

Manchester

Lancashire

171

0.1097

2.1113

Blackburn

Lancashire

147

0.1594

3.0678

Govan

Lanarkshire

146

0.0625

1.2026

Halliwell

Lancashire

144

1.1414

21.9696

Heap

Lancashire

144

0.7832

15.0749

Sheffield

Yorkshire

141

0.1530

2.9447

Spotland

Lancashire

137

0.3555

6.8421

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

133

0.0793

1.5259

Top male forenames

John Kay
William Kay
James Kay
Thomas Kay
George Kay
Joseph Kay
Robert Kay
Henry Kay
Samuel Kay
Richard Kay
Arthur Kay
Charles Kay
Alfred Kay
Edward Kay
Walter Kay
Albert Kay
Harry Kay
Frederick Kay
Peter Kay
David Kay
Herbert Kay
Fred Kay
Wm. Kay
Edwin Kay
Benjamin Kay
Frank Kay
Andrew Kay
Ernest Kay
Abraham Kay
Tom Kay
Thos. Kay
Jonathan Kay
Isaac Kay
Francis Kay
Daniel Kay
Alexander Kay
Robt. Kay
Jno. Kay
Adam Kay
Edmund Kay
Matthew Kay
Saml. Kay
Willie Kay
Geo. Kay
Moses Kay
Christopher Kay
Percy Kay
Jesse Kay
Squire Kay
Ralph Kay

Top female forenames

Mary Kay
Sarah Kay
Elizabeth Kay
Alice Kay
Ann Kay
Jane Kay
Ellen Kay
Margaret Kay
Hannah Kay
Annie Kay
Martha Kay
Eliza Kay
Emma Kay
Emily Kay
Harriet Kay
Ada Kay
Betty Kay
Maria Kay
Isabella Kay
Nancy Kay
Edith Kay
Betsy Kay
Charlotte Kay
Catherine Kay
Florence Kay
Fanny Kay
Agnes Kay
Frances Kay
Esther Kay
Susannah Kay
Clara Kay
Lucy Kay
Louisa Kay
Caroline Kay
Rachel Kay
Elizth. Kay
Amelia Kay
Anne Kay
Matilda Kay
Ruth Kay
Jessie Kay
Minnie Kay
Rebecca Kay
Grace Kay
Ethel Kay
Harriett Kay
Lydia Kay
Eleanor Kay
Rose Kay
Sophia Kay

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Housekeeper
Dressmaker
Cotton Winder
Annuitant
Cotton Spinner
Charwoman
Joiner
Domestic Servant
Butcher
Grocer
Carter
Blacksmith
General Labourer
Cotton Operative
Wife
Laundress
Labourer
Dress Maker
Housewife
Cotton Piecer
House Keeper
General Servant
Milliner
Stone Mason
General Laborer
Cotton Reeler
Plumber
Silk Weaver
Ag Lab
Tailor
Engine Fitter
Iron Moulder
Carpenter
Farmers Son
Farm Labourer
Woollen Weaver
No Occupation
Infant
Worsted Weaver
Draper
Clerk
Farmers Wife
None
Painter
Iron Turner
Farmers Daur
Cabinet Maker