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LEIGHTON

Leighton in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

350

0.0121

1.1240

County Durham

310

0.0357

3.3163

Lancashire

283

0.0082

0.7590

London

216

0.0074

0.6874

Staffordshire

208

0.0211

1.9611

Forfarshire (Angus)

203

0.0750

6.9738

Northumberland

187

0.0430

4.0001

Shropshire

137

0.0543

5.0468

Surrey

134

0.0094

0.8752

Gloucestershire

120

0.0209

1.9473

Westmorland

90

0.1402

13.0333

Cheshire

81

0.0126

1.1678

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

76

0.0968

8.9981

Fife

62

0.0359

3.3333

Essex

57

0.0099

0.9190

Aberdeenshire

50

0.0185

1.7182

Derbyshire

48

0.0105

0.9758

Lanarkshire

46

0.0049

0.4527

Kincardineshire

39

0.1096

10.1929

Nottinghamshire

37

0.0094

0.8736

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

37

0.0095

0.8790

Lincolnshire

31

0.0066

0.6171

Stirlingshire

30

0.0278

2.5887

Cumberland

29

0.0115

1.0720

Norfolk

29

0.0065

0.6003

Warwickshire

27

0.0037

0.3407

Perthshire

26

0.0198

1.8436

Suffolk

25

0.0070

0.6532

Northamptonshire

24

0.0087

0.8121

Worcestershire

24

0.0063

0.5849

Sussex

23

0.0047

0.4342

Hampshire

19

0.0032

0.2950

Ayrshire

18

0.0082

0.7655

Herefordshire

14

0.0117

1.0866

Renfrewshire

12

0.0053

0.4928

Kent

12

0.0012

0.1119

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

10

0.0091

0.8425

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

10

0.0020

0.1828

Somerset

8

0.0017

0.1582

Dumfriesshire

8

0.0124

1.1526

Berkshire

8

0.0036

0.3392

Hertfordshire

7

0.0035

0.3232

Cambridgeshire

7

0.0038

0.3517

Bedfordshire

5

0.0033

0.3073

Devon

4

0.0007

0.0612

Dorset

4

0.0021

0.1940

Oxfordshire

4

0.0022

0.2061

Buteshire

4

0.0226

2.1011

Argyll

4

0.0049

0.4573

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

3

0.0127

1.1834

Leicestershire

3

0.0009

0.0861

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.1574

Huntingdonshire

2

0.0034

0.3206

Isle of Man

2

0.0037

0.3428

Buckinghamshire

2

0.0011

0.1053

Royal Navy

2

0.0057

0.5341

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

1.2590

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.1591

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.2199

Wiltshire

1

0.0004

0.0360

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.1184

Banffshire

1

0.0017

0.1534

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.1305

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.4335

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Holywell

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

73

0.7404

68.8355

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

69

0.0683

6.3496

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

48

0.0689

6.4093

Lancaster

Lancashire

45

0.2182

20.2849

Lambeth

Surrey

44

0.0173

1.6060

West Ham

Essex

40

0.0314

2.9211

Kendal

Westmorland

37

0.3148

29.2698

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

32

0.1951

18.1396

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

31

0.0296

2.7563

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

31

0.0701

6.5204

Wrockwardine

Shropshire

31

0.5586

51.9350

Sedburgh

Yorkshire

30

2.4876

231.3030

Bollington In

Cheshire

29

0.5052

46.9712

Forfar

Forfarshire (Angus)

28

0.1911

17.7642

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

28

0.0375

3.4897

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

28

0.0369

3.4334

Hackney London

London

26

0.0159

1.4759

Wolstanton

Staffordshire

26

0.0868

8.0715

Cannock

Staffordshire

25

0.1453

13.5084

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

24

0.0152

1.4172

Top male forenames

John Leighton
William Leighton
George Leighton
Thomas Leighton
Robert Leighton
James Leighton
Joseph Leighton
Charles Leighton
Samuel Leighton
Henry Leighton
Frederick Leighton
Richard Leighton
Edward Leighton
Walter Leighton
Daniel Leighton
Arthur Leighton
Albert Leighton
Ernest Leighton
Harry Leighton
Frank Leighton
Stephen Leighton
Herbert Leighton
David Leighton
Tom Leighton
Alfred Leighton
Francis Leighton
Edwin Leighton
Wm. Leighton
Matthew Leighton
Fred Leighton
Isaac Leighton
Miles Leighton
Ralph Leighton
Hugh Leighton
Benjamin Leighton
Robt. Leighton
Jas. Leighton
Enoch Leighton
Percy Leighton
Joshua Leighton
Sidney Leighton
R.H. Leighton
Fredk. Leighton
Fredrick Leighton
Enock Leighton
Geo. Leighton
Alexander Leighton
Lewis Leighton
B. Leighton
Cuthbert Leighton

Top female forenames

Mary Leighton
Elizabeth Leighton
Sarah Leighton
Jane Leighton
Annie Leighton
Ann Leighton
Eliza Leighton
Margaret Leighton
Ellen Leighton
Isabella Leighton
Hannah Leighton
Alice Leighton
Emma Leighton
Emily Leighton
Martha Leighton
Edith Leighton
Catherine Leighton
Harriet Leighton
Fanny Leighton
Agnes Leighton
Frances Leighton
Florence Leighton
Maria Leighton
Kate Leighton
Caroline Leighton
Clara Leighton
Anne Leighton
Louisa Leighton
Eleanor Leighton
Lucy Leighton
Ada Leighton
Rebecca Leighton
Rose Leighton
Susannah Leighton
Minnie Leighton
Ruth Leighton
Charlotte Leighton
Gertrude Leighton
Dorothy Leighton
Harriett Leighton
Amelia Leighton
Betsy Leighton
Jessie Leighton
Anna Leighton
Susanna Leighton
Margt. Leighton
Laura Leighton
Julia Leighton
Barbara Leighton
Ethel Leighton

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