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MILES

Miles in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

2163

0.0740

1.2548

Kent

1410

0.1415

2.3975

Surrey

1388

0.0975

1.6526

Sussex

1171

0.2377

4.0294

Gloucestershire

903

0.1576

2.6711

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

826

0.1624

2.7521

Hampshire

815

0.1361

2.3068

Wiltshire

793

0.3069

5.2020

Warwickshire

546

0.0741

1.2560

Lancashire

519

0.0150

0.2537

Somerset

519

0.1104

1.8705

Yorkshire

498

0.0172

0.2915

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

455

0.2154

3.6514

Oxfordshire

373

0.2068

3.5041

Dorset

366

0.1909

3.2353

Berkshire

365

0.1665

2.8210

Worcestershire

333

0.0873

1.4794

Staffordshire

325

0.0330

0.5586

Norfolk

296

0.0659

1.1168

Hertfordshire

295

0.1465

2.4829

Leicestershire

266

0.0821

1.3918

Essex

265

0.0460

0.7788

Buckinghamshire

250

0.1415

2.3990

Suffolk

245

0.0689

1.1669

Shropshire

197

0.0781

1.3229

Herefordshire

191

0.1594

2.7024

Northamptonshire

177

0.0644

1.0918

Devon

169

0.0278

0.4710

Nottinghamshire

134

0.0340

0.5767

Derbyshire

112

0.0245

0.4150

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

111

0.1196

2.0263

County Durham

107

0.0123

0.2087

Cheshire

97

0.0150

0.2549

Lincolnshire

84

0.0180

0.3048

Lanarkshire

75

0.0079

0.1345

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

72

0.1232

2.0888

Northumberland

63

0.0145

0.2457

Cornwall

53

0.0160

0.2716

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

50

0.0702

1.1892

Bedfordshire

49

0.0324

0.5490

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

49

0.0398

0.6745

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

44

0.0112

0.1905

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

35

0.0523

0.8861

Fife

35

0.0202

0.3430

Cumberland

34

0.0135

0.2291

Roxburghshire

32

0.0605

1.0249

Cambridgeshire

31

0.0168

0.2839

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

29

0.1230

2.0853

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

24

0.0449

0.7609

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

24

0.0217

0.3686

Royal Navy

23

0.0661

1.1197

Huntingdonshire

22

0.0379

0.6428

Channel Islands

21

0.0243

0.4111

Renfrewshire

17

0.0075

0.1273

Wigtownshire

16

0.0412

0.6991

Stirlingshire

16

0.0148

0.2517

Westmorland

13

0.0202

0.3432

Rutland

11

0.0513

0.8691

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

10

0.0085

0.1435

Forfarshire (Angus)

10

0.0037

0.0626

Perthshire

7

0.0053

0.0905

Anglesey / Sir Fon

7

0.0135

0.2292

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

6

0.0136

0.2311

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

4

0.0051

0.0863

Argyll

3

0.0037

0.0625

Inverness-shire

3

0.0034

0.0583

Kirkcudbrightshire

3

0.0071

0.1202

Ayrshire

3

0.0014

0.0233

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

3

0.0037

0.0634

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

2

0.0052

0.0876

Dumfriesshire

2

0.0031

0.0525

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.0373

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.0702

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0216

Kincardineshire

1

0.0028

0.0476

Aberdeenshire

1

0.0004

0.0063

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

240

0.0848

1.4365

St Pancras London

London

209

0.0889

1.5064

Brighton

Sussex

204

0.2053

3.4793

Lambeth

Surrey

179

0.0703

1.1910

Shoreditch London

London

151

0.1192

2.0208

Camberwell

Surrey

147

0.0788

1.3351

Aston

Warwickshire

143

0.0705

1.1947

Portsea

Hampshire

131

0.1116

1.8919

Kensington London

London

112

0.0690

1.1687

Birmingham

Warwickshire

108

0.0440

0.7455

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

100

0.2241

3.7983

Battersea

Surrey

93

0.0865

1.4663

St Marylebone London

London

92

0.0590

0.9997

Paddington London

London

90

0.0838

1.4200

Deptford St Paul

Kent

85

0.1106

1.8738

Hackney London

London

85

0.0519

0.8796

Mile End Old Town

London

84

0.1822

3.0873

West Ham

Essex

82

0.0644

1.0916

Margate St John Baptist

Kent

78

0.4274

7.2433

St George Hanover

London

76

0.1993

3.3779

Top male forenames

William Miles
John Miles
George Miles
Thomas Miles
James Miles
Henry Miles
Charles Miles
Alfred Miles
Frederick Miles
Edward Miles
Joseph Miles
Arthur Miles
Richard Miles
Robert Miles
Albert Miles
David Miles
Walter Miles
Samuel Miles
Frank Miles
Harry Miles
Edwin Miles
Ernest Miles
Herbert Miles
Wm. Miles
Benjamin Miles
Daniel Miles
Stephen Miles
Francis Miles
Fred Miles
Thos. Miles
Jesse Miles
Tom Miles
Isaac Miles
Percy Miles
Edmund Miles
Fredrick Miles
Mark Miles
Sidney Miles
Geo. Miles
Sydney Miles
Michael Miles
Jonathan Miles
Leonard Miles
Evan Miles
Morgan Miles
Philip Miles
Andrew Miles
Lewis Miles
Edgar Miles
Job Miles

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Labourer
Dressmaker
Laundress
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
Farm Labourer
General Servant
Annuitant
Bricklayer
General Labourer
Housekeeper
Charwoman
Farmers Son
Gardener
Wife
Housemaid
Ag Labourer
Errand Boy
Blacksmith
No Occupation
Farm Laborer
General Laborer
Servant
Dress Maker
Painter
Farmers Wife
General Lab
Laborer
General Serv
Agricultural Labourer
Carter
Domestic Serv
Cook
Baker
Shepherd
Butcher
Clerk
Grocer
Joiner
Farmers Daur
Nurse
Engine Fitter
Cabinet Maker
Tailoress
Mariner
Shoemaker
Carman