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MAY

May in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

2835

0.0970

1.5243

Surrey

1863

0.1309

2.0558

Kent

1714

0.1720

2.7011

Devon

1362

0.2240

3.5182

Cornwall

1247

0.3770

5.9226

Lancashire

1012

0.0292

0.4586

Yorkshire

913

0.0315

0.4954

Hampshire

877

0.1465

2.3006

Essex

667

0.1157

1.8168

Gloucestershire

617

0.1077

1.6915

Berkshire

615

0.2805

4.4055

Somerset

425

0.0904

1.4197

Wiltshire

398

0.1540

2.4198

Sussex

360

0.0731

1.1481

Warwickshire

291

0.0395

0.6204

Aberdeenshire

254

0.0939

1.4747

Lanarkshire

245

0.0259

0.4073

County Durham

244

0.0281

0.4410

Staffordshire

215

0.0218

0.3425

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

214

0.0421

0.6608

Derbyshire

191

0.0418

0.6560

Nottinghamshire

185

0.0470

0.7380

Suffolk

181

0.0509

0.7990

Cheshire

178

0.0276

0.4336

Lincolnshire

166

0.0355

0.5582

Oxfordshire

151

0.0837

1.3148

Worcestershire

150

0.0393

0.6176

Northumberland

125

0.0288

0.4517

Northamptonshire

123

0.0448

0.7032

Norfolk

118

0.0263

0.4127

Hertfordshire

92

0.0457

0.7177

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

89

0.0227

0.3572

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

83

0.0393

0.6173

Fife

76

0.0439

0.6903

Buckinghamshire

75

0.0425

0.6670

Argyll

69

0.0848

1.3328

Forfarshire (Angus)

64

0.0236

0.3715

Dorset

62

0.0323

0.5080

Leicestershire

61

0.0188

0.2958

Royal Navy

48

0.1379

2.1658

Cambridgeshire

48

0.0259

0.4075

Channel Islands

34

0.0393

0.6170

Renfrewshire

30

0.0133

0.2082

Perthshire

29

0.0221

0.3474

Kincardineshire

26

0.0731

1.1480

Bedfordshire

25

0.0165

0.2596

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

21

0.0226

0.3553

Cumberland

20

0.0080

0.1249

Huntingdonshire

16

0.0276

0.4333

Stirlingshire

15

0.0139

0.2187

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

15

0.0122

0.1914

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

15

0.0127

0.1995

Herefordshire

12

0.0100

0.1574

Shropshire

12

0.0048

0.0747

Zetland (Shetland)

11

0.0369

0.5791

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

0.2895

Dunbartonshire

9

0.0115

0.1801

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

8

0.0182

0.2856

Ayrshire

7

0.0032

0.0503

Westmorland

7

0.0109

0.1713

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

7

0.0181

0.2842

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

6

0.0054

0.0854

Wigtownshire

5

0.0129

0.2025

Anglesey / Sir Fon

4

0.0077

0.1214

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.0882

Banffshire

3

0.0050

0.0778

Inverness-shire

2

0.0023

0.0360

Kinross-shire

2

0.0271

0.4254

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

2

0.0034

0.0538

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

2

0.0030

0.0469

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.0371

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0594

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0887

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.0297

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lambeth

Surrey

293

0.1150

1.8068

Camberwell

Surrey

274

0.1468

2.3065

St Pancras London

London

265

0.1127

1.7702

Islington London

London

244

0.0862

1.3536

Stoke Damerel

Devon

205

0.4817

7.5662

Battersea

Surrey

174

0.1619

2.5426

Hackney London

London

169

0.1032

1.6208

Kensington London

London

164

0.1010

1.5861

Plymouth St Andrew

Devon

141

0.3010

4.7281

St Marylebone London

London

137

0.0878

1.3797

Portsea

Hampshire

137

0.1167

1.8338

Newington

Surrey

130

0.1205

1.8923

Hammersmith London

London

123

0.1709

2.6848

West Ham

Essex

123

0.0966

1.5175

Aston

Warwickshire

119

0.0587

0.9214

Liverpool

Lancashire

117

0.0556

0.8729

Paddington London

London

109

0.1015

1.5940

Brighton

Sussex

108

0.1087

1.7072

Deptford St Paul

Kent

106

0.1379

2.1658

Rathen

Aberdeenshire

104

3.6684

57.6241

Top male forenames

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

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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