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KENT

Kent in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1628

0.0557

1.3226

Surrey

1016

0.0714

1.6941

Staffordshire

880

0.0892

2.1181

Lancashire

703

0.0203

0.4813

Sussex

659

0.1338

3.1758

Yorkshire

637

0.0220

0.5223

Cornwall

559

0.1690

4.0118

Hampshire

488

0.0815

1.9344

Suffolk

453

0.1273

3.0218

Kent

397

0.0398

0.9454

Lincolnshire

384

0.0822

1.9513

Norfolk

354

0.0788

1.8706

Berkshire

350

0.1596

3.7885

Warwickshire

322

0.0437

1.0374

Derbyshire

317

0.0693

1.6451

Essex

284

0.0492

1.1689

Gloucestershire

265

0.0463

1.0978

Wiltshire

252

0.0975

2.3152

County Durham

224

0.0258

0.6117

Cheshire

214

0.0332

0.7876

Devon

207

0.0340

0.8080

Buckinghamshire

186

0.1053

2.4997

Hertfordshire

161

0.0800

1.8978

Northumberland

149

0.0343

0.8137

Dorset

129

0.0673

1.5970

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

125

0.0246

0.5833

Northamptonshire

123

0.0448

1.0625

Cambridgeshire

111

0.0600

1.4239

Oxfordshire

110

0.0610

1.4472

Lanarkshire

103

0.0109

0.2588

Worcestershire

100

0.0262

0.6222

Nottinghamshire

95

0.0241

0.5726

Leicestershire

88

0.0272

0.6449

Somerset

77

0.0164

0.3887

Shropshire

72

0.0285

0.6771

Bedfordshire

60

0.0397

0.9415

Orkney

57

0.1773

4.2096

Channel Islands

37

0.0427

1.0145

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

35

0.0089

0.2123

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

22

0.0104

0.2473

Argyll

20

0.0246

0.5837

Herefordshire

20

0.0167

0.3963

Renfrewshire

14

0.0062

0.1468

Cumberland

11

0.0044

0.1038

Aberdeenshire

10

0.0037

0.0877

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

10

0.0171

0.4063

Huntingdonshire

10

0.0172

0.4092

Rutland

10

0.0466

1.1066

Royal Navy

9

0.0259

0.6136

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

9

0.0076

0.1808

Fife

8

0.0046

0.1098

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

8

0.0072

0.1721

Dunbartonshire

8

0.0102

0.2419

Forfarshire (Angus)

6

0.0022

0.0526

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

5

0.0064

0.1511

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

4

0.0043

0.1023

Anglesey / Sir Fon

4

0.0077

0.1834

Peeblesshire

3

0.0218

0.5182

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

2

0.0045

0.1079

Perthshire

2

0.0015

0.0362

Ayrshire

2

0.0009

0.0217

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

2

0.0085

0.2014

Buteshire

2

0.0113

0.2682

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.0561

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0193

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0438

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.0612

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0671

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

192

0.0678

1.6095

Lambeth

Surrey

186

0.0730

1.7332

St Pancras London

London

178

0.0757

1.7967

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

169

0.1616

3.8360

Brighton

Sussex

164

0.1650

3.9173

Camberwell

Surrey

141

0.0756

1.7935

Portsea

Hampshire

132

0.1125

2.6698

Hackney London

London

120

0.0733

1.7390

Kensington London

London

106

0.0653

1.5491

Aston

Warwickshire

105

0.0518

1.2285

St Marylebone London

London

97

0.0622

1.4761

Hastings All Sts

Sussex

92

1.9823

47.0516

Birmingham

Warwickshire

85

0.0346

0.8217

West Ham

Essex

84

0.0660

1.5660

St Dennis

Cornwall

78

6.3158

149.9135

Newington

Surrey

71

0.0658

1.5616

Mile End Old Town London

London

71

0.1142

2.7104

Shoreditch London

London

69

0.0545

1.2933

Middleton In Oldham

Lancashire

63

0.6061

14.3868

Lakenheath

Suffolk

62

3.2996

78.3224

Top male forenames

William Kent
John Kent
George Kent
Thomas Kent
James Kent
Charles Kent
Henry Kent
Joseph Kent
Alfred Kent
Arthur Kent
Frederick Kent
Edward Kent
Robert Kent
Richard Kent
Albert Kent
Walter Kent
Samuel Kent
Harry Kent
Ernest Kent
Frank Kent
Edwin Kent
Herbert Kent
Francis Kent
Benjamin Kent
David Kent
Fred Kent
Thos. Kent
Wm. Kent
Daniel Kent
Edmund Kent
Geo. Kent
Percy Kent
Philip Kent
Sidney Kent
Isaac Kent
Stephen Kent
Peter Kent
Fredrick Kent
Fredk. Kent
Christopher Kent
Tom Kent
Frederic Kent
Michael Kent
Sydney Kent
Phillip Kent
Harold Kent
Edgar Kent
Matthew Kent
Horace Kent
Willie Kent

Top female forenames

Mary Kent
Elizabeth Kent
Sarah Kent
Jane Kent
Ann Kent
Emma Kent
Eliza Kent
Annie Kent
Emily Kent
Ellen Kent
Alice Kent
Martha Kent
Hannah Kent
Louisa Kent
Edith Kent
Caroline Kent
Harriet Kent
Charlotte Kent
Fanny Kent
Margaret Kent
Florence Kent
Ada Kent
Maria Kent
Kate Kent
Harriett Kent
Catherine Kent
Lucy Kent
Susan Kent
Frances Kent
Anne Kent
Esther Kent
Agnes Kent
Clara Kent
Ethel Kent
Rose Kent
Matilda Kent
Rebecca Kent
Amelia Kent
Julia Kent
Minnie Kent
Sophia Kent
Ruth Kent
Eleanor Kent
Jessie Kent
Amy Kent
Gertrude Kent
Lizzie Kent
Anna Kent
Grace Kent
Laura Kent

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Laundress
Labourer
Carpenter
Domestic Servant
Farm Labourer
Coal Miner
Bricklayer
Annuitant
Housekeeper
General Servant
Charwoman
General Labourer
Gardener
Wife
Tailor
Blacksmith
Grocer
Joiner
No Occupation
Silk Weaver
Errand Boy
Dress Maker
Butcher
Housemaid
Carman
Servant
Fisherman
Laborer
Cook
General Serv
General Laborer
Domestic Serv
Ag Labourer
Farmers Son
Cotton Weaver
Clerk
Farmer
Grocers Assistant
Baker
Farmers Wife
None
Shoemaker
Retired Farmer
Machinist
Farm Laborer
Painter
Milliner