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KENNEDY

Kennedy in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

2597

0.0749

1.2425

Lanarkshire

2443

0.2586

4.2887

London

1100

0.0377

0.6245

Yorkshire

904

0.0312

0.5179

County Durham

837

0.0963

1.5973

Ayrshire

799

0.3654

6.0613

Renfrewshire

766

0.3383

5.6118

Forfarshire (Angus)

631

0.2331

3.8670

Northumberland

570

0.1311

2.1750

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

566

0.1446

2.3987

Argyll

528

0.6493

10.7687

Inverness-shire

523

0.5995

9.9429

Perthshire

512

0.3905

6.4765

Cumberland

463

0.1841

3.0532

Aberdeenshire

393

0.1453

2.4092

Surrey

364

0.0256

0.4241

Dumfriesshire

323

0.5005

8.3015

Dunbartonshire

313

0.3987

6.6128

Cheshire

291

0.0451

0.7484

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

268

0.3341

5.5408

Kent

205

0.0206

0.3411

Stirlingshire

185

0.1717

2.8478

Warwickshire

156

0.0212

0.3512

Roxburghshire

149

0.2816

4.6703

Fife

143

0.0827

1.3715

Wigtownshire

122

0.3145

5.2164

Hampshire

120

0.0200

0.3324

Staffordshire

102

0.0103

0.1716

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

100

0.0197

0.3261

Essex

85

0.0147

0.2445

Caithness

77

0.1925

3.1930

Devon

77

0.0127

0.2100

Kirkcudbrightshire

76

0.1797

2.9807

Gloucestershire

75

0.0131

0.2171

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

74

0.1682

2.7898

Sussex

61

0.0124

0.2054

Lincolnshire

58

0.0124

0.2059

Banffshire

58

0.0957

1.5875

Leicestershire

55

0.0170

0.2816

Derbyshire

53

0.0116

0.1922

Buteshire

53

0.2994

4.9661

Nottinghamshire

47

0.0119

0.1980

Selkirkshire

42

0.1589

2.6357

Royal Navy

40

0.1149

1.9057

Kincardineshire

40

0.1124

1.8649

Elginshire (Morayshire)

37

0.0815

1.3520

Buckinghamshire

34

0.0193

0.3193

Norfolk

32

0.0071

0.1182

Berkshire

31

0.0141

0.2345

Bedfordshire

29

0.0192

0.3180

Orkney

27

0.0840

1.3933

Clackmannanshire

27

0.1119

1.8561

Channel Islands

25

0.0289

0.4790

Northamptonshire

25

0.0091

0.1509

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

25

0.0318

0.5280

Peeblesshire

24

0.1747

2.8969

Worcestershire

20

0.0052

0.0870

Hertfordshire

19

0.0094

0.1565

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

19

0.0491

0.8144

Somerset

19

0.0040

0.0670

Isle of Man

17

0.0313

0.5197

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

17

0.0154

0.2555

Berwickshire

17

0.0481

0.7970

Dorset

16

0.0083

0.1384

Sutherland

16

0.0712

1.1813

Suffolk

15

0.0042

0.0699

Cornwall

14

0.0042

0.0702

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

14

0.0066

0.1099

Nairnshire

12

0.1346

2.2321

Westmorland

10

0.0156

0.2583

Wiltshire

9

0.0035

0.0578

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

9

0.0154

0.2555

Kinross-shire

8

0.1083

1.7967

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

8

0.0068

0.1123

Shropshire

8

0.0032

0.0526

Herefordshire

7

0.0058

0.0969

Oxfordshire

6

0.0033

0.0552

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

4

0.0043

0.0715

Huntingdonshire

3

0.0052

0.0858

Cambridgeshire

3

0.0016

0.0269

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0641

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.0773

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.0556

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0233

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0704

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

728

0.3115

5.1673

Barony

Lanarkshire

670

0.2802

4.6475

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

426

0.2539

4.2116

Liverpool

Lancashire

379

0.1800

2.9857

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

282

0.2791

4.6292

Manchester

Lancashire

271

0.1738

2.8832

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

259

0.1645

2.7283

Abbey

Renfrewshire

143

0.4140

6.8660

Everton

Lancashire

143

0.1294

2.1467

Salford

Lancashire

142

0.1393

2.3101

Leeds

Yorkshire

142

0.0869

1.4408

Gateshead

County Durham

141

0.2167

3.5939

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

136

0.3347

5.5508

Kirkdale

Lancashire

132

0.2264

3.7544

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

125

0.3042

5.0462

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

111

0.0946

1.5684

Birmingham

Warwickshire

104

0.0424

0.7025

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

102

0.2721

4.5122

Hedworth Monkton Jarrow

County Durham

99

0.2630

4.3621

Kilmonivaig

Inverness-shire

99

5.1110

84.7675

Top male forenames

John Kennedy
James Kennedy
William Kennedy
Thomas Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
George Kennedy
Michael Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Joseph Kennedy
Henry Kennedy
Charles Kennedy
David Kennedy
Richard Kennedy
Peter Kennedy
Alexander Kennedy
Daniel Kennedy
Wm. Kennedy
Hugh Kennedy
Thos. Kennedy
Francis Kennedy
Frederick Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
Alfred Kennedy
Samuel Kennedy
Martin Kennedy
Andrew Kennedy
Walter Kennedy
Albert Kennedy
Frank Kennedy
Timothy Kennedy
Matthew Kennedy
Robt. Kennedy
Mark Kennedy
Jas. Kennedy
Archibald Kennedy
Ernest Kennedy
Stephen Kennedy
Edwin Kennedy
Harry Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Dennis Kennedy
Herbert Kennedy
Bernard Kennedy
Edmund Kennedy
Geo. Kennedy
Jno. Kennedy
Nicholas Kennedy
Philip Kennedy
Mathew Kennedy

Top female forenames

Mary Kennedy
Elizabeth Kennedy
Margaret Kennedy
Jane Kennedy
Sarah Kennedy
Catherine Kennedy
Ellen Kennedy
Ann Kennedy
Annie Kennedy
Bridget Kennedy
Eliza Kennedy
Alice Kennedy
Kate Kennedy
Isabella Kennedy
Emma Kennedy
Hannah Kennedy
Agnes Kennedy
Anne Kennedy
Martha Kennedy
Maria Kennedy
Emily Kennedy
Julia Kennedy
Harriet Kennedy
Rose Kennedy
Florence Kennedy
Clara Kennedy
Frances Kennedy
Charlotte Kennedy
Edith Kennedy
Ada Kennedy
Margret Kennedy
Louisa Kennedy
Susan Kennedy
Lucy Kennedy
Margt. Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy
Amelia Kennedy
Eleanor Kennedy
Rebecca Kennedy
Fanny Kennedy
Amy Kennedy
Janet Kennedy
Esther Kennedy
Elizth. Kennedy
Jessie Kennedy
Katherine Kennedy
Matilda Kennedy
Dorothy Kennedy
Johanna Kennedy
Helen Kennedy

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer
Coal Miner
General Labourer
Domestic Servant
Dressmaker
Cotton Weaver
Housekeeper
Laundress
Annuitant
Bricklayer
Charwoman
Tailor
Ag Lab
No Occupation
Joiner
Laborer
General Servant
Painter
General Laborer
Hawker
Servant
None
Plasterer
Cook
Domestic Serv
Dock Labourer
Shoemaker
Wife
Gen Lab
Soldier
General Serv
Grocer
Cotton Spinner
Tailoress
Blacksmith
Cotton Operative
Cotton Winder
Iron Miner
Housewife
Clerk
Errand Boy
Basket Maker
Railway Porter
Iron Ore Miner
Carpenter
Mariner
Seamstress
Lodging House Keeper
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