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MORRIS

Morris in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

8723

0.2516

1.1304

London

5967

0.2042

0.9175

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

3699

0.7272

3.2668

Staffordshire

3448

0.3496

1.5707

Shropshire

3344

1.3249

5.9521

Warwickshire

2525

0.3427

1.5396

Yorkshire

2446

0.0845

0.3796

Surrey

2385

0.1675

0.7527

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1807

1.9463

8.7435

Cheshire

1724

0.2673

1.2010

Worcestershire

1663

0.4359

1.9583

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1597

1.2970

5.8268

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1588

2.3721

10.6566

Kent

1523

0.1528

0.6864

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1442

1.3067

5.8702

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1407

1.1911

5.3509

Herefordshire

1270

1.0602

4.7628

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1192

0.5644

2.5356

Hampshire

1144

0.1910

0.8583

Gloucestershire

1126

0.1965

0.8829

Sussex

975

0.1980

0.8893

County Durham

852

0.0980

0.4404

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

756

1.4142

6.3532

Fife

749

0.4331

1.9457

Nottinghamshire

731

0.1856

0.8340

Somerset

695

0.1478

0.6639

Leicestershire

664

0.2050

0.9209

Essex

661

0.1146

0.5149

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

655

0.9191

4.1292

Derbyshire

634

0.1386

0.6227

Lanarkshire

572

0.0605

0.2720

Northamptonshire

556

0.2023

0.9090

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

552

0.9449

4.2447

Lincolnshire

545

0.1167

0.5242

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

513

0.6533

2.9347

Oxfordshire

450

0.2494

1.1206

Forfarshire (Angus)

402

0.1485

0.6673

Wiltshire

380

0.1471

0.6607

Anglesey / Sir Fon

372

0.7185

3.2279

Devon

360

0.0592

0.2659

Dorset

360

0.1878

0.8435

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

359

1.5231

6.8425

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

354

0.0905

0.4064

Northumberland

348

0.0801

0.3597

Berkshire

312

0.1423

0.6392

Hertfordshire

302

0.1500

0.6737

Norfolk

268

0.0597

0.2680

Buckinghamshire

265

0.1500

0.6740

Perthshire

206

0.1571

0.7058

Bedfordshire

188

0.1243

0.5583

Renfrewshire

185

0.0817

0.3671

Cornwall

163

0.0493

0.2214

Cambridgeshire

160

0.0865

0.3885

Ayrshire

149

0.0682

0.3062

Suffolk

148

0.0416

0.1869

Cumberland

114

0.0453

0.2036

Aberdeenshire

85

0.0314

0.1411

Stirlingshire

80

0.0742

0.3335

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

72

0.1637

0.7352

Royal Navy

60

0.1723

0.7743

Channel Islands

52

0.0601

0.2699

Dunbartonshire

36

0.0459

0.2060

Huntingdonshire

33

0.0569

0.2556

Caithness

31

0.0775

0.3482

Rutland

29

0.1352

0.6074

Westmorland

26

0.0405

0.1819

Peeblesshire

22

0.1601

0.7193

Isle of Man

21

0.0387

0.1739

Kirkcudbrightshire

17

0.0402

0.1806

Elginshire (Morayshire)

16

0.0352

0.1584

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

15

0.0388

0.1741

Argyll

13

0.0160

0.0718

Roxburghshire

13

0.0246

0.1104

Banffshire

11

0.0182

0.0815

Buteshire

10

0.0565

0.2538

Inverness-shire

9

0.0103

0.0463

Orkney

7

0.0218

0.0978

Kinross-shire

6

0.0812

0.3650

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

6

0.0075

0.0336

Kincardineshire

5

0.0141

0.0631

Clackmannanshire

5

0.0207

0.0931

Dumfriesshire

3

0.0046

0.0209

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.0232

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0200

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0170

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0127

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

877

0.3572

1.6046

Aston

Warwickshire

755

0.3722

1.6719

Islington London

London

574

0.2027

0.9107

Liverpool

Lancashire

477

0.2266

1.0178

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

458

1.0264

4.6111

Manchester

Lancashire

424

0.2720

1.2218

St Pancras London

London

409

0.1739

0.7814

Aberdare

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

396

1.1341

5.0946

Llanelly

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

396

1.4280

6.4149

Lambeth

Surrey

389

0.1527

0.6860

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

380

0.9112

4.0934

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

374

0.7650

3.4365

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

351

0.9413

4.2289

Little Bolton

Lancashire

339

0.7606

3.4168

Great Bolton

Lancashire

338

0.7361

3.3070

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

337

0.4445

1.9967

Hackney London

London

331

0.2021

0.9079

Kensington London

London

330

0.2032

0.9127

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

319

0.3051

1.3704

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

316

0.5597

2.5146

Top male forenames

John Morris
William Morris
Thomas Morris
James Morris
George Morris
Henry Morris
Edward Morris
Charles Morris
David Morris
Joseph Morris
Richard Morris
Robert Morris
Alfred Morris
Arthur Morris
Samuel Morris
Walter Morris
Frederick Morris
Albert Morris
Benjamin Morris
Edwin Morris
Herbert Morris
Harry Morris
Evan Morris
Frank Morris
Wm. Morris
Daniel Morris
Ernest Morris
Peter Morris
Hugh Morris
Francis Morris
Owen Morris
Thos. Morris
Isaac Morris
Lewis Morris
Stephen Morris
Morris Morris
Michael Morris
Patrick Morris
Fred Morris
Percy Morris
Griffith Morris
Philip Morris
Andrew Morris
Tom Morris
Rees Morris
Geo. Morris
Ebenezer Morris
Chas. Morris
Edmund Morris
Jno. Morris

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Ag Lab
Domestic Servant
Laundress
General Servant
Cotton Weaver
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Carpenter
Farm Labourer
Farmers Son
Wife
Annuitant
Tailor
Charwoman
Farmers Wife
Blacksmith
Joiner
Bricklayer
No Occupation
General Serv
Grocer
Butcher
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Shoemaker
Housemaid
Farmers Daur
Servant
Gardener
Domestic Serv
Laborer
General Laborer
Dress Maker
Painter
Cook
Farmer
Agricultural Labourer
House Keeper
Ag Labourer
Carter
Milliner
Mason
Clerk
Carman
Farmers Daughter
Baker
Tailoress