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KNOWLES

Knowles in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

5132

0.1480

2.7722

Yorkshire

2426

0.0838

1.5692

Cheshire

891

0.1382

2.5872

London

780

0.0267

0.4999

Derbyshire

655

0.1432

2.6817

Kent

520

0.0522

0.9769

Staffordshire

516

0.0523

0.9798

Surrey

511

0.0359

0.6722

Worcestershire

388

0.1017

1.9045

Nottinghamshire

352

0.0894

1.6739

Warwickshire

295

0.0400

0.7498

Devon

294

0.0483

0.9053

County Durham

260

0.0299

0.5602

Sussex

229

0.0465

0.8706

Aberdeenshire

226

0.0835

1.5642

Lincolnshire

188

0.0402

0.7537

Hampshire

185

0.0309

0.5785

Norfolk

181

0.0403

0.7545

Somerset

139

0.0296

0.5535

Westmorland

127

0.1978

3.7040

Cornwall

117

0.0354

0.6624

Northumberland

110

0.0253

0.4739

Essex

109

0.0189

0.3539

Kincardineshire

106

0.2980

5.5795

Cumberland

102

0.0406

0.7594

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

100

0.0256

0.4785

Gloucestershire

100

0.0175

0.3268

Cambridgeshire

75

0.0405

0.7590

Shropshire

69

0.0273

0.5119

Wiltshire

63

0.0244

0.4566

Northamptonshire

61

0.0222

0.4157

Forfarshire (Angus)

53

0.0196

0.3667

Herefordshire

48

0.0401

0.7503

Hertfordshire

47

0.0233

0.4371

Leicestershire

47

0.0145

0.2717

Suffolk

46

0.0129

0.2421

Oxfordshire

45

0.0249

0.4671

Lanarkshire

40

0.0042

0.0793

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

38

0.0322

0.6024

Berkshire

38

0.0173

0.3245

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

35

0.0069

0.1288

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

22

0.0199

0.3733

Stirlingshire

19

0.0176

0.3302

Buckinghamshire

17

0.0096

0.1802

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

14

0.0362

0.6775

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

14

0.0318

0.5959

Perthshire

14

0.0107

0.1999

Royal Navy

13

0.0373

0.6993

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

13

0.0223

0.4167

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

13

0.0062

0.1153

Rutland

13

0.0606

1.1349

Banffshire

11

0.0182

0.3399

Huntingdonshire

11

0.0190

0.3551

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

0.3452

Nairnshire

10

0.1121

2.1000

Renfrewshire

9

0.0040

0.0744

Bedfordshire

6

0.0040

0.0743

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

6

0.0049

0.0912

Fife

5

0.0029

0.0541

Channel Islands

5

0.0058

0.1082

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.1051

Anglesey / Sir Fon

3

0.0058

0.1085

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

3

0.0045

0.0839

Argyll

3

0.0037

0.0691

Dorset

3

0.0016

0.0293

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0238

Ayrshire

1

0.0005

0.0086

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.0290

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.0483

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0794

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.1363

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0202

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.0776

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.0468

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Blackburn

Lancashire

244

0.2646

4.9539

Preston

Lancashire

234

0.2523

4.7245

Over Darwen

Lancashire

199

0.7187

13.4579

Little Bolton

Lancashire

160

0.3590

6.7220

Hyde

Cheshire

148

0.7778

14.5639

Manchester

Lancashire

147

0.0943

1.7657

Lambeth

Surrey

138

0.0542

1.0145

Birmingham

Warwickshire

133

0.0542

1.0143

Aston

Warwickshire

131

0.0646

1.2092

Liverpool

Lancashire

129

0.0613

1.1473

Accrington

Lancashire

127

0.4030

7.5458

Bradford

Yorkshire

126

0.1798

3.3667

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

118

0.1557

2.9165

Leeds

Yorkshire

115

0.0704

1.3173

Great Bolton

Lancashire

114

0.2483

4.6492

Matlock

Derbyshire

112

1.8238

34.1515

Denton

Lancashire

103

1.3408

25.1073

Horton In Bradford

Yorkshire

98

0.2168

4.0592

Everton

Lancashire

95

0.0860

1.6101

West Derby

Lancashire

94

0.0927

1.7356

Top male forenames

John Knowles
William Knowles
Thomas Knowles
James Knowles
George Knowles
Henry Knowles
Joseph Knowles
Charles Knowles
Robert Knowles
Richard Knowles
Edward Knowles
Samuel Knowles
Alfred Knowles
Arthur Knowles
Walter Knowles
Frederick Knowles
Albert Knowles
Harry Knowles
Frank Knowles
Herbert Knowles
David Knowles
Wm. Knowles
Peter Knowles
Edwin Knowles
Ernest Knowles
Fred Knowles
Benjamin Knowles
Thos. Knowles
Ralph Knowles
Francis Knowles
Isaac Knowles
Edmund Knowles
Andrew Knowles
Tom Knowles
Geo. Knowles
Christopher Knowles
Fredrick Knowles
Daniel Knowles
Job Knowles
Stephen Knowles
Matthew Knowles
Adam Knowles
Mark Knowles
Jno. Knowles
Alexander Knowles
Jonathan Knowles
Robt. Knowles
Mathew Knowles
Percy Knowles
Eli Knowles

Top female forenames

Mary Knowles
Elizabeth Knowles
Sarah Knowles
Ann Knowles
Jane Knowles
Alice Knowles
Margaret Knowles
Ellen Knowles
Hannah Knowles
Annie Knowles
Eliza Knowles
Martha Knowles
Emma Knowles
Emily Knowles
Maria Knowles
Louisa Knowles
Harriet Knowles
Fanny Knowles
Ada Knowles
Edith Knowles
Charlotte Knowles
Florence Knowles
Clara Knowles
Isabella Knowles
Catherine Knowles
Esther Knowles
Lucy Knowles
Agnes Knowles
Harriett Knowles
Nancy Knowles
Amelia Knowles
Frances Knowles
Kate Knowles
Anne Knowles
Caroline Knowles
Betsy Knowles
Eleanor Knowles
Jessie Knowles
Elizth. Knowles
Susan Knowles
Susannah Knowles
Bertha Knowles
Grace Knowles
Rebecca Knowles
Rose Knowles
Amy Knowles
Gertrude Knowles
Anna Knowles
Matilda Knowles
Sophia Knowles

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Housekeeper
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Labourer
Annuitant
General Labourer
Cotton Spinner
Laundress
General Servant
Grocer
Charwoman
Hat Trimmer
Dress Maker
Carter
No Occupation
Joiner
Cotton Winder
Hatter
Farm Labourer
Farmers Wife
Farmers Son
Worsted Spinner
Stone Mason
Worsted Weaver
Cotton Piecer
House Keeper
Blacksmith
Painter
Wife
Carpenter
Tailor
Milliner
Cotton Operative
Gardener
Farmer
Butcher
General Serv
Housewife
Domestic
General Laborer
Bricklayer
Cabinet Maker
Clerk
Farm Servant
Domestic Serv
Servant