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LEIGH

Leigh in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

2897

0.0836

3.6318

Cheshire

1131

0.1754

7.6218

London

454

0.0155

0.6753

Staffordshire

373

0.0378

1.6438

Surrey

256

0.0180

0.7816

Kent

247

0.0248

1.0769

Yorkshire

236

0.0082

0.3543

Somerset

170

0.0362

1.5711

Devon

149

0.0245

1.0648

Warwickshire

119

0.0162

0.7019

Hampshire

106

0.0177

0.7693

Northamptonshire

86

0.0313

1.3602

Gloucestershire

57

0.0099

0.4323

Derbyshire

57

0.0125

0.5416

Essex

48

0.0083

0.3617

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

41

0.0081

0.3503

Sussex

41

0.0083

0.3618

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

40

0.0189

0.8231

Worcestershire

35

0.0092

0.3987

Lincolnshire

33

0.0071

0.3070

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

31

0.0252

1.0942

County Durham

31

0.0036

0.1550

Channel Islands

29

0.0335

1.4559

Lanarkshire

25

0.0026

0.1150

Dorset

18

0.0094

0.4080

Cornwall

17

0.0051

0.2234

Leicestershire

13

0.0040

0.1744

Shropshire

12

0.0048

0.2066

Oxfordshire

10

0.0055

0.2409

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

10

0.0026

0.1110

Herefordshire

10

0.0083

0.3628

Wiltshire

9

0.0035

0.1514

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

9

0.0082

0.3544

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

7

0.0075

0.3277

Nottinghamshire

7

0.0018

0.0773

Cambridgeshire

7

0.0038

0.1644

Berkshire

7

0.0032

0.1387

Buckinghamshire

6

0.0034

0.1476

Hertfordshire

6

0.0030

0.1295

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

5

0.0086

0.3719

Huntingdonshire

5

0.0086

0.3746

Isle of Man

5

0.0092

0.4005

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

5

0.0064

0.2767

Suffolk

5

0.0014

0.0611

Bedfordshire

4

0.0026

0.1149

Cumberland

4

0.0016

0.0691

Norfolk

3

0.0007

0.0290

Northumberland

3

0.0007

0.0300

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.2439

Royal Navy

3

0.0086

0.3745

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.2055

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.0677

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0839

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.1935

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.1123

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Warrington

Lancashire

172

0.4185

18.1895

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

157

0.1501

6.5248

Heaton Norris

Lancashire

128

0.6487

28.1932

Hulme

Lancashire

121

0.1672

7.2659

Wigan

Lancashire

118

0.2436

10.5860

Manchester

Lancashire

108

0.0693

3.0108

Hyde

Cheshire

86

0.4519

19.6410

Liverpool

Lancashire

81

0.0385

1.6720

Lymm

Cheshire

77

1.6425

71.3822

Westhoughton

Lancashire

71

0.7675

33.3537

Bollington In

Cheshire

68

1.1847

51.4839

Stockport

Cheshire

66

0.1989

8.6428

Cheadle

Cheshire

65

0.5277

22.9342

Pendleton In Salford

Lancashire

65

0.1574

6.8398

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

64

0.0845

3.6712

Salford

Lancashire

64

0.0628

2.7281

Openshaw

Lancashire

62

0.3819

16.5966

Sale

Cheshire

56

0.7079

30.7642

Westleigh

Lancashire

55

0.6987

30.3633

Lambeth

Surrey

53

0.0208

0.9042

Top male forenames

John Leigh
William Leigh
James Leigh
Thomas Leigh
George Leigh
Henry Leigh
Joseph Leigh
Charles Leigh
Samuel Leigh
Robert Leigh
Edward Leigh
Richard Leigh
Alfred Leigh
Arthur Leigh
Peter Leigh
Walter Leigh
Harry Leigh
Albert Leigh
Herbert Leigh
Frank Leigh
Frederick Leigh
Edwin Leigh
David Leigh
Thos. Leigh
Ernest Leigh
Wm. Leigh
Ralph Leigh
Daniel Leigh
Edmund Leigh
Benjamin Leigh
Isaac Leigh
Fredk. Leigh
Francis Leigh
Sidney Leigh
Willm. Leigh
Fred Leigh
Percy Leigh
Harold Leigh
Joshua Leigh
Matthew Leigh
Edgar Leigh
Jno. Leigh
Oswald Leigh
Jonathan Leigh
Stephen Leigh
Saml. Leigh
Richd. Leigh
Enoch Leigh
Mark Leigh
Fredrick Leigh

Top female forenames

Mary Leigh
Elizabeth Leigh
Sarah Leigh
Alice Leigh
Ann Leigh
Ellen Leigh
Jane Leigh
Margaret Leigh
Martha Leigh
Annie Leigh
Hannah Leigh
Emma Leigh
Eliza Leigh
Emily Leigh
Harriet Leigh
Maria Leigh
Ada Leigh
Edith Leigh
Catherine Leigh
Frances Leigh
Florence Leigh
Lucy Leigh
Esther Leigh
Charlotte Leigh
Elizth. Leigh
Kate Leigh
Caroline Leigh
Anne Leigh
Clara Leigh
Fanny Leigh
Louisa Leigh
Amelia Leigh
Ethel Leigh
Jessie Leigh
Eleanor Leigh
Amy Leigh
Minnie Leigh
Agnes Leigh
Harriett Leigh
Rose Leigh
Rachel Leigh
Lydia Leigh
Bertha Leigh
Nancy Leigh
Ruth Leigh
Betty Leigh
Betsy Leigh
Isabella Leigh
Susan Leigh
Grace Leigh

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