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KELLY

Kelly in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

8522

0.2458

2.2447

Lanarkshire

3394

0.3592

3.2801

Yorkshire

2458

0.0849

0.7752

London

2377

0.0814

0.7429

Isle of Man

2118

3.9041

35.6479

County Durham

1499

0.1725

1.5748

Cheshire

894

0.1386

1.2658

Surrey

834

0.0586

0.5350

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

719

0.1837

1.6775

Northumberland

684

0.1574

1.4369

Renfrewshire

676

0.2986

2.7264

Staffordshire

634

0.0643

0.5870

Devon

584

0.0960

0.8769

Ayrshire

558

0.2552

2.3304

Cumberland

501

0.1992

1.8188

Warwickshire

481

0.0653

0.5961

Forfarshire (Angus)

428

0.1581

1.4440

Kent

344

0.0345

0.3151

Hampshire

332

0.0554

0.5063

Derbyshire

273

0.0597

0.5450

Wigtownshire

265

0.6831

6.2378

Dunbartonshire

259

0.3299

3.0124

Stirlingshire

258

0.2394

2.1864

Cornwall

243

0.0735

0.6709

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

239

0.0470

0.4290

Gloucestershire

208

0.0363

0.3315

Essex

193

0.0335

0.3056

Kirkcudbrightshire

181

0.4280

3.9080

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

163

0.0772

0.7047

Aberdeenshire

154

0.0569

0.5197

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

151

0.3432

3.1340

Somerset

148

0.0315

0.2874

Argyll

139

0.1709

1.5607

Sussex

111

0.0225

0.2058

Lincolnshire

105

0.0225

0.2053

Worcestershire

94

0.0246

0.2250

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

93

0.0843

0.7695

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

92

0.1172

1.0697

Channel Islands

81

0.0936

0.8544

Inverness-shire

79

0.0906

0.8268

Dumfriesshire

77

0.1193

1.0895

Fife

75

0.0434

0.3960

Nottinghamshire

74

0.0188

0.1716

Wiltshire

70

0.0271

0.2474

Shropshire

68

0.0269

0.2460

Royal Navy

64

0.1838

1.6786

Berkshire

61

0.0278

0.2540

Perthshire

59

0.0450

0.4109

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

55

0.1421

1.2978

Leicestershire

52

0.0161

0.1466

Dorset

49

0.0256

0.2334

Northamptonshire

39

0.0142

0.1296

Buteshire

39

0.2203

2.0118

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

35

0.0377

0.3442

Berwickshire

29

0.0820

0.7485

Roxburghshire

28

0.0529

0.4832

Hertfordshire

27

0.0134

0.1224

Buckinghamshire

26

0.0147

0.1344

Peeblesshire

25

0.1819

1.6613

Caithness

25

0.0625

0.5707

Westmorland

23

0.0358

0.3271

Selkirkshire

22

0.0832

0.7600

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

20

0.0342

0.3126

Kincardineshire

18

0.0506

0.4620

Norfolk

18

0.0040

0.0366

Herefordshire

16

0.0134

0.1220

Elginshire (Morayshire)

15

0.0330

0.3017

Bedfordshire

14

0.0093

0.0845

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

14

0.0119

0.1082

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

9

0.0126

0.1153

Anglesey / Sir Fon

9

0.0174

0.1587

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

9

0.0134

0.1228

Cambridgeshire

8

0.0043

0.0395

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

8

0.0065

0.0593

Suffolk

8

0.0022

0.0205

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

7

0.0087

0.0797

Clackmannanshire

7

0.0290

0.2649

Oxfordshire

6

0.0033

0.0304

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

5

0.0212

0.1937

Banffshire

5

0.0083

0.0753

Nairnshire

3

0.0336

0.3072

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.0851

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.0157

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.1236

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0171

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Liverpool

Lancashire

1605

0.7623

6.9608

Govan

Lanarkshire

823

0.3522

3.2159

Manchester

Lancashire

774

0.4965

4.5334

Barony

Lanarkshire

762

0.3187

2.9099

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

760

0.4530

4.1364

Onchan

Isle of Man

569

3.6411

33.2471

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

430

0.3663

3.3448

Everton

Lancashire

336

0.3041

2.7769

Salford

Lancashire

329

0.3227

2.9465

Leeds

Yorkshire

311

0.1903

1.7372

West Derby

Lancashire

305

0.3007

2.7460

Birmingham

Warwickshire

298

0.1214

1.1082

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

277

0.2742

2.5033

Kirkdale

Lancashire

258

0.4424

4.0398

Birkenhead

Cheshire

249

0.4844

4.4228

Hulme

Lancashire

243

0.3358

3.0658

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

226

0.1435

1.3106

Lonan

Isle of Man

223

6.7864

61.9651

Islington London

London

199

0.0703

0.6417

Malew

Isle of Man

192

4.0515

36.9942

Top male forenames

John Kelly
James Kelly
Thomas Kelly
William Kelly
Patrick Kelly
Michael Kelly
Edward Kelly
Joseph Kelly
George Kelly
Robert Kelly
Henry Kelly
Charles Kelly
Peter Kelly
Richard Kelly
Martin Kelly
Daniel Kelly
Francis Kelly
Thos. Kelly
Frederick Kelly
Alfred Kelly
Hugh Kelly
Arthur Kelly
David Kelly
Walter Kelly
Samuel Kelly
Wm. Kelly
Albert Kelly
Timothy Kelly
Frank Kelly
Owen Kelly
Bernard Kelly
Andrew Kelly
Philip Kelly
Jno. Kelly
Stephen Kelly
Matthew Kelly
Herbert Kelly
Harry Kelly
Dennis Kelly
Christopher Kelly
Edwin Kelly
Jas. Kelly
Anthony Kelly
Edmund Kelly
Benjamin Kelly
Alexander Kelly
Nicholas Kelly
Mark Kelly
Denis Kelly
Ernest Kelly

Top female forenames

Mary Kelly
Elizabeth Kelly
Margaret Kelly
Catherine Kelly
Ann Kelly
Ellen Kelly
Sarah Kelly
Bridget Kelly
Jane Kelly
Annie Kelly
Eliza Kelly
Alice Kelly
Kate Kelly
Emma Kelly
Emily Kelly
Hannah Kelly
Maria Kelly
Anne Kelly
Rose Kelly
Isabella Kelly
Agnes Kelly
Martha Kelly
Julia Kelly
Louisa Kelly
Eleanor Kelly
Charlotte Kelly
Frances Kelly
Harriet Kelly
Susan Kelly
Margt. Kelly
Ada Kelly
Florence Kelly
Margret Kelly
Caroline Kelly
Edith Kelly
Fanny Kelly
Elizth. Kelly
Lucy Kelly
Catharine Kelly
Clara Kelly
Esther Kelly
Winifred Kelly
Matilda Kelly
Amelia Kelly
Amy Kelly
Grace Kelly
Rebecca Kelly
Helen Kelly
Teresa Kelly
Norah Kelly

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer
Coal Miner
General Labourer
Dressmaker
Cotton Weaver
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Hawker
Housekeeper
Tailor
Charwoman
Fisherman
General Servant
Ag Lab
Cotton Operative
Dock Labourer
Tailoress
General Laborer
Laborer
Servant
Joiner
None
Annuitant
Wife
Shoemaker
Lead Miner
Cotton Spinner
Painter
Gen Lab
Farm Labourer
Dress Maker
No Occupation
Bricklayers Labourer
Private
Cotton Winder
Carter
Blacksmith
Bricklayer
Cook
Errand Boy
Domestic Serv
Plasterer
Mariner
General Serv
Soldier
General Lab
Dock Laborer
Farm Servant
Stone Mason