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KING

King in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

9570

0.3276

1.5030

Surrey

5196

0.3650

1.6749

Yorkshire

3637

0.1256

0.5764

Lancashire

3571

0.1030

0.4727

Kent

3501

0.3512

1.6116

Essex

2596

0.4502

2.0655

Hampshire

2193

0.3662

1.6804

Suffolk

1971

0.5539

2.5416

Gloucestershire

1874

0.3271

1.5007

Sussex

1860

0.3776

1.7327

Warwickshire

1673

0.2271

1.0419

Lanarkshire

1573

0.1665

0.7639

Norfolk

1559

0.3471

1.5925

Somerset

1394

0.2964

1.3602

Wiltshire

1389

0.5376

2.4668

Lincolnshire

1264

0.2706

1.2416

Leicestershire

1165

0.3597

1.6503

County Durham

1126

0.1296

0.5945

Bedfordshire

1115

0.7371

3.3821

Buckinghamshire

1081

0.6121

2.8084

Devon

1002

0.1648

0.7560

Berkshire

951

0.4337

1.9899

Hertfordshire

905

0.4494

2.0622

Nottinghamshire

826

0.2098

0.9625

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

824

0.2105

0.9661

Oxfordshire

793

0.4396

2.0169

Staffordshire

789

0.0800

0.3671

Dorset

783

0.4084

1.8738

Cambridgeshire

781

0.4221

1.9367

Northamptonshire

759

0.2762

1.2674

Worcestershire

587

0.1539

0.7060

Derbyshire

568

0.1242

0.5698

Cheshire

531

0.0823

0.3778

Aberdeenshire

448

0.1656

0.7598

Renfrewshire

444

0.1961

0.8999

Ayrshire

429

0.1962

0.9003

Huntingdonshire

405

0.6982

3.2036

Northumberland

397

0.0913

0.4191

Cornwall

391

0.1182

0.5424

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

386

0.0759

0.3482

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

267

0.1264

0.5801

Perthshire

261

0.1991

0.9133

Forfarshire (Angus)

246

0.0909

0.4171

Fife

199

0.1151

0.5280

Cumberland

178

0.0708

0.3247

Dunbartonshire

162

0.2064

0.9468

Herefordshire

158

0.1319

0.6052

Stirlingshire

125

0.1160

0.5323

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

99

0.2558

1.1739

Shropshire

98

0.0388

0.1782

Royal Navy

88

0.2528

1.1599

Channel Islands

83

0.0959

0.4399

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

80

0.0650

0.2981

Dumfriesshire

78

0.1209

0.5546

Banffshire

78

0.1287

0.5906

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

64

0.1455

0.6675

Westmorland

62

0.0966

0.4431

Elginshire (Morayshire)

46

0.1013

0.4650

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

44

0.0753

0.3456

Kincardineshire

43

0.1209

0.5546

Rutland

43

0.2005

0.9198

Kirkcudbrightshire

42

0.0993

0.4557

Orkney

41

0.1276

0.5853

Isle of Man

36

0.0664

0.3045

Wigtownshire

31

0.0799

0.3667

Argyll

27

0.0332

0.1523

Roxburghshire

23

0.0435

0.1994

Berwickshire

23

0.0650

0.2983

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

21

0.0178

0.0816

Nairnshire

20

0.2243

1.0291

Inverness-shire

20

0.0229

0.1052

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

20

0.0215

0.0988

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

20

0.0255

0.1169

Clackmannanshire

20

0.0829

0.3804

Kinross-shire

18

0.2437

1.1184

Selkirkshire

18

0.0681

0.3125

Buteshire

15

0.0847

0.3888

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

13

0.0194

0.0891

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

12

0.0109

0.0499

Peeblesshire

8

0.0582

0.2671

Anglesey / Sir Fon

7

0.0135

0.0620

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

6

0.0084

0.0386

Caithness

6

0.0150

0.0688

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

4

0.0050

0.0229

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.0172

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

2

0.0085

0.0389

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0204

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

1001

0.3535

1.6221

Lambeth

Surrey

886

0.3478

1.5959

St Pancras London

London

835

0.3551

1.6293

Camberwell

Surrey

596

0.3194

1.4655

Hackney London

London

596

0.3639

1.6697

St Marylebone London

London

517

0.3315

1.5209

Bethnal Green London

London

487

0.3837

1.7608

Kensington London

London

469

0.2888

1.3249

West Ham

Essex

467

0.3668

1.6830

Battersea

Surrey

436

0.4056

1.8610

Govan

Lanarkshire

436

0.1866

0.8561

Birmingham

Warwickshire

423

0.1723

0.7905

Portsea

Hampshire

404

0.3443

1.5796

Aston

Warwickshire

370

0.1824

0.8369

Newington

Surrey

368

0.3410

1.5647

Brighton

Sussex

348

0.3502

1.6069

Liverpool

Lancashire

347

0.1648

0.7562

Shoreditch London

London

344

0.2716

1.2464

Paddington London

London

323

0.3007

1.3797

Bermondsey

Surrey

323

0.3714

1.7041

Top male forenames

William King
John King
George King
James King
Thomas King
Charles King
Henry King
Joseph King
Alfred King
Frederick King
Arthur King
Edward King
Robert King
Walter King
Albert King
Harry King
Richard King
Samuel King
Frank King
Herbert King
Ernest King
David King
Francis King
Edwin King
Wm. King
Benjamin King
Stephen King
Daniel King
Tom King
Thos. King
Michael King
Fred King
Patrick King
Peter King
Isaac King
Geo. King
Percy King
Fredk. King
Fredrick King
Edmund King
Chas. King
Sidney King
Alexander King
Mark King
Frederic King
Edgar King
Jesse King
Matthew King
Philip King
Abraham King

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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Ag Lab
Labourer
Dressmaker
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Coal Miner
General Labourer
Annuitant
Carpenter
General Servant
Housekeeper
Charwoman
Bricklayer
Farm Labourer
Cotton Weaver
Gardener
Tailor
No Occupation
Housemaid
Wife
Laborer
Blacksmith
General Laborer
Tailoress
Agricultural Labourer
Errand Boy
AG Labourer
General Serv
Servant
Carman
Cook
Baker
Painter
Grocer
Farmers Son
Dress Maker
Clerk
Shoemaker
Milliner
Domestic Serv
Butcher
Farmers Wife
None
Joiner
Farm Laborer
Nurse
Agricultural Laborer
Plasterer
Railway Porter