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MOOR

Moor in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

855

0.0295

2.1073

County Durham

613

0.0705

5.0327

Northumberland

396

0.0911

6.5009

Lancashire

324

0.0093

0.6669

Cumberland

224

0.0891

6.3548

London

194

0.0066

0.4738

Devon

135

0.0222

1.5841

Staffordshire

120

0.0122

0.8683

Kent

106

0.0106

0.7588

Surrey

90

0.0063

0.4511

Hampshire

89

0.0149

1.0606

Lincolnshire

85

0.0182

1.2985

Sussex

79

0.0160

1.1445

Cornwall

78

0.0236

1.6828

Nottinghamshire

64

0.0163

1.1597

Lanarkshire

62

0.0066

0.4682

Suffolk

61

0.0171

1.2232

Derbyshire

52

0.0114

0.8113

Warwickshire

51

0.0069

0.4939

Cheshire

43

0.0067

0.4758

Essex

43

0.0075

0.5321

Norfolk

43

0.0096

0.6831

Somerset

30

0.0064

0.4552

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

28

0.0055

0.3928

Gloucestershire

26

0.0045

0.3238

Leicestershire

21

0.0065

0.4626

Worcestershire

20

0.0052

0.3741

Westmorland

18

0.0280

2.0005

Ayrshire

17

0.0078

0.5548

Northamptonshire

16

0.0058

0.4155

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

14

0.0594

4.2383

Berkshire

14

0.0064

0.4556

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

14

0.0066

0.4730

Shropshire

13

0.0052

0.3675

Dorset

12

0.0063

0.4466

Berwickshire

12

0.0339

2.4204

Forfarshire (Angus)

12

0.0044

0.3164

Aberdeenshire

11

0.0041

0.2901

Cambridgeshire

11

0.0059

0.4242

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

1.3153

Buckinghamshire

10

0.0057

0.4040

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

8

0.0100

0.7116

Huntingdonshire

8

0.0138

0.9841

Herefordshire

7

0.0058

0.4170

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

7

0.0018

0.1276

Oxfordshire

7

0.0039

0.2769

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

5

0.0064

0.4543

Renfrewshire

4

0.0018

0.1261

Perthshire

4

0.0031

0.2177

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

4

0.0091

0.6488

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3

0.0032

0.2306

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

3

0.0024

0.1739

Hertfordshire

2

0.0010

0.0709

Channel Islands

2

0.0023

0.1649

Orkney

2

0.0062

0.4440

Roxburghshire

2

0.0038

0.2697

Bedfordshire

2

0.0013

0.0943

Wiltshire

2

0.0008

0.0552

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0604

Fife

1

0.0006

0.0413

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.3327

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0818

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.1784

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0909

Royal Navy

1

0.0029

0.2050

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.1335

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1

0.0009

0.0647

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Gateshead

County Durham

62

0.0953

6.7986

Sculcoates

Yorkshire

48

0.1046

7.4625

Hartlepool

County Durham

39

0.3157

22.5290

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

38

0.0509

3.6346

Stranton

County Durham

34

0.1162

8.2917

Berwick Upon Tweed

Northumberland

34

0.3692

26.3423

Barony

Lanarkshire

33

0.0138

0.9848

Elswick

Northumberland

33

0.0951

6.7877

Stonebeck Down

Yorkshire

32

9.6677

689.6552

Birmingham

Warwickshire

30

0.0122

0.8718

Stockton On Tees

County Durham

28

0.0668

4.7690

High Low Bishopside

Yorkshire

28

1.0903

77.7994

Leeds

Yorkshire

26

0.0159

1.1349

Tynemouth

Northumberland

24

0.1031

7.3568

Newcastle On Tyne All Sts

Northumberland

24

0.0924

6.5969

Fountains Earth

Yorkshire

23

7.1207

507.7263

Ovenden

Yorkshire

23

0.1785

12.7381

Hedleyhope

County Durham

23

1.5282

109.0564

Middlesbrough

Yorkshire

23

0.0610

4.3535

Preston Quarter

Cumberland

23

0.3263

23.2864

Top male forenames

John Moor
William Moor
George Moor
James Moor
Thomas Moor
Robert Moor
Joseph Moor
Charles Moor
Henry Moor
Samuel Moor
Edward Moor
Frederick Moor
Richard Moor
Alfred Moor
Arthur Moor
Frank Moor
David Moor
Harry Moor
Francis Moor
Walter Moor
Michael Moor
Albert Moor
Wm. Moor
Benjamin Moor
Ernest Moor
Edwin Moor
Alexander Moor
Jonathan Moor
Fred Moor
Patrick Moor
Peter Moor
Thos. Moor
Fredrick Moor
Tom Moor
Stephen Moor
Daniel Moor
Mark Moor
Amos Moor
Abraham Moor
Ralph Moor
Isaac Moor
Hugh Moor
Andrew Moor
Christopher Moor
Anthony Moor
Nicholas Moor
Geo. Moor
Dennis Moor
Lawrence Moor
Herbert Moor

Top female forenames

Mary Moor
Elizabeth Moor
Sarah Moor
Jane Moor
Ann Moor
Margaret Moor
Annie Moor
Hannah Moor
Emma Moor
Isabella Moor
Ellen Moor
Eliza Moor
Alice Moor
Catherine Moor
Martha Moor
Emily Moor
Harriet Moor
Agnes Moor
Maria Moor
Louisa Moor
Charlotte Moor
Fanny Moor
Ada Moor
Caroline Moor
Bridget Moor
Lucy Moor
Harriett Moor
Frances Moor
Amelia Moor
Florence Moor
Susan Moor
Susannah Moor
Anne Moor
Clara Moor
Rebecca Moor
Kate Moor
Edith Moor
Grace Moor
Matilda Moor
Sophia Moor
Ruth Moor
Rose Moor
Eleanor Moor
Esther Moor
Elizth. Moor
Margt. Moor
Barbara Moor
Lydia Moor
Maggie Moor
Georgina Moor

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Domestic Servant
Labourer
General Servant
Dressmaker
Farmers Son
Joiner
Farm Labourer
Wife
Blacksmith
Tailor
Laundress
General Serv
Cotton Weaver
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Errand Boy
Servant
Fisherman
Annuitant
No Occupation
Laborer
Farm Servant
Charwoman
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Gen Serv
Agricultural Labourer
Domestic Serv
Farmers Daur
Farm Serv
General Laborer
Carpenter
Engine Fitter
Housekeeper (Dom)
Ag Labourer
Farmers Wife
Bricklayer
Farm Serv (Indoor)
Shoemaker
Grocer
General Servant Domestic
Stone Mason
Dress Maker
Mason
Lead Smelter
Worsted Spinner
Dom Serv
Farmer