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MOORE

Moore in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

6826

0.2336

1.1684

Yorkshire

6251

0.2159

1.0798

Lancashire

5728

0.1652

0.8263

Surrey

3470

0.2438

1.2190

Staffordshire

2622

0.2659

1.3296

Warwickshire

2477

0.3362

1.6813

Kent

2168

0.2175

1.0877

Norfolk

2119

0.4717

2.3591

County Durham

1839

0.2116

1.0581

Leicestershire

1760

0.5434

2.7172

Devon

1640

0.2697

1.3486

Cheshire

1416

0.2196

1.0980

Essex

1276

0.2213

1.1065

Lanarkshire

1274

0.1348

0.6743

Hampshire

1229

0.2052

1.0264

Suffolk

1196

0.3361

1.6808

Sussex

1170

0.2375

1.1879

Nottinghamshire

1133

0.2877

1.4389

Derbyshire

1043

0.2280

1.1404

Worcestershire

1015

0.2661

1.3305

Isle of Man

944

1.7401

8.7017

Northumberland

913

0.2101

1.0504

Lincolnshire

871

0.1865

0.9325

Gloucestershire

868

0.1515

0.7576

Somerset

864

0.1837

0.9188

Cumberland

698

0.2775

1.3878

Wiltshire

678

0.2624

1.3123

Northamptonshire

677

0.2464

1.2321

Dorset

547

0.2853

1.4267

Cambridgeshire

504

0.2724

1.3621

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

480

0.0944

0.4719

Shropshire

353

0.1399

0.6994

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

312

0.1477

0.7388

Renfrewshire

309

0.1365

0.6825

Cornwall

279

0.0844

0.4219

Berkshire

250

0.1140

0.5701

Buckinghamshire

228

0.1291

0.6456

Forfarshire (Angus)

204

0.0754

0.3769

Hertfordshire

199

0.0988

0.4942

Herefordshire

183

0.1528

0.7640

Bedfordshire

167

0.1104

0.5521

Ayrshire

159

0.0727

0.3637

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

153

0.0391

0.1955

Oxfordshire

148

0.0820

0.4102

Westmorland

112

0.1744

0.8724

Channel Islands

104

0.1201

0.6008

Huntingdonshire

100

0.1724

0.8621

Stirlingshire

95

0.0882

0.4409

Royal Navy

91

0.2614

1.3072

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

90

0.0969

0.4848

Dunbartonshire

71

0.0904

0.4523

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

60

0.0764

0.3821

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

49

0.2079

1.0396

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

42

0.0719

0.3595

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

41

0.0932

0.4660

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

39

0.0353

0.1767

Aberdeenshire

38

0.0140

0.0702

Roxburghshire

32

0.0605

0.3024

Wigtownshire

32

0.0825

0.4125

Fife

29

0.0168

0.0839

Perthshire

23

0.0175

0.0877

Argyll

21

0.0258

0.1291

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

20

0.0162

0.0812

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

19

0.0284

0.1419

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

19

0.0161

0.0804

Berwickshire

16

0.0452

0.2262

Orkney

14

0.0436

0.2178

Caithness

13

0.0325

0.1625

Inverness-shire

9

0.0103

0.0516

Rutland

8

0.0373

0.1865

Dumfriesshire

8

0.0124

0.0620

Sutherland

7

0.0312

0.1558

Kirkcudbrightshire

6

0.0142

0.0709

Buteshire

6

0.0339

0.1695

Selkirkshire

4

0.0151

0.0757

Kincardineshire

4

0.0112

0.0562

Zetland (Shetland)

4

0.0134

0.0670

Elginshire (Morayshire)

3

0.0066

0.0331

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.0281

Banffshire

3

0.0050

0.0248

Clackmannanshire

2

0.0083

0.0415

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.0140

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0097

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0062

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

714

0.2522

1.2610

Birmingham

Warwickshire

636

0.2590

1.2953

Lambeth

Surrey

614

0.2410

1.2054

Aston

Warwickshire

566

0.2790

1.3952

Liverpool

Lancashire

526

0.2498

1.2494

St Pancras London

London

497

0.2114

1.0569

Camberwell

Surrey

438

0.2347

1.1738

Hackney London

London

421

0.2570

1.2854

St Marylebone London

London

392

0.2513

1.2568

Kensington London

London

387

0.2383

1.1915

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

386

0.4887

2.4438

Shoreditch London

London

362

0.2858

1.4295

Keighley

Yorkshire

351

1.1375

5.6884

Bethnal Green London

London

348

0.2742

1.3713

Barony

Lanarkshire

324

0.1355

0.6776

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

319

0.5651

2.8257

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

319

0.3132

1.5663

Govan

Lanarkshire

317

0.1357

0.6784

Portsea

Hampshire

314

0.2676

1.3380

Leeds

Yorkshire

309

0.1890

0.9453

Top male forenames

William Moore
John Moore
Thomas Moore
George Moore
James Moore
Henry Moore
Charles Moore
Joseph Moore
Robert Moore
Edward Moore
Alfred Moore
Arthur Moore
Frederick Moore
Samuel Moore
Richard Moore
Albert Moore
Harry Moore
Walter Moore
Frank Moore
Herbert Moore
Ernest Moore
Francis Moore
Edwin Moore
David Moore
Wm. Moore
Isaac Moore
Benjamin Moore
Fred Moore
Thos. Moore
Tom Moore
Daniel Moore
Stephen Moore
Patrick Moore
Peter Moore
Alexander Moore
Michael Moore
Fredrick Moore
Fredk. Moore
Geo. Moore
Christopher Moore
Sidney Moore
Abraham Moore
Chas. Moore
Percy Moore
Robt. Moore
Willm. Moore
Jonathan Moore
Mark Moore
Horace Moore
Edmund Moore

Top female forenames

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

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Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Housekeeper
Carpenter
General Labourer
Cotton Weaver
General Servant
Bricklayer
Farm Labourer
Wife
Tailor
Charwoman
Joiner
Blacksmith
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Butcher
Fisherman
General Laborer
Painter
Dress Maker
Shoemaker
General Serv
Farmers Son
Tailoress
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Housemaid
Farmers Wife
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Domestic Serv
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None
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