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NEWTON

Newton in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

3883

0.1120

1.4617

Yorkshire

3236

0.1118

1.4587

London

1950

0.0667

0.8710

County Durham

1295

0.1490

1.9444

Cheshire

1272

0.1972

2.5739

Derbyshire

1063

0.2324

3.0330

Surrey

925

0.0650

0.8480

Nottinghamshire

799

0.2029

2.6479

Lincolnshire

725

0.1552

2.0255

Staffordshire

710

0.0720

0.9395

Northumberland

552

0.1270

1.6573

Devon

549

0.0903

1.1781

Warwickshire

489

0.0664

0.8661

Leicestershire

414

0.1278

1.6679

Norfolk

410

0.0913

1.1911

Kent

406

0.0407

0.5315

Somerset

406

0.0863

1.1267

Essex

404

0.0701

0.9142

Hampshire

329

0.0549

0.7170

Cumberland

283

0.1125

1.4683

Gloucestershire

201

0.0351

0.4578

Cornwall

163

0.0493

0.6431

Hertfordshire

161

0.0800

1.0434

Lanarkshire

161

0.0170

0.2224

Sussex

150

0.0305

0.3974

Northamptonshire

139

0.0506

0.6601

Huntingdonshire

135

0.2327

3.0371

Buckinghamshire

118

0.0668

0.8719

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

117

0.0299

0.3901

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

114

0.0224

0.2925

Cambridgeshire

113

0.0611

0.7969

Worcestershire

109

0.0286

0.3728

Berkshire

0.0447

0.5832

Wiltshire

0.0375

0.4899

Westmorland

0.1417

1.8496

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.1637

2.1357

Dorset

0.0329

0.4288

Shropshire

0.0230

0.2999

Bedfordshire

0.0337

0.4400

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.0185

0.2411

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

0.0237

0.3090

Suffolk

0.0124

0.1614

Oxfordshire

0.0244

0.3183

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

0.0560

0.7312

Dunbartonshire

0.0408

0.5319

Berwickshire

0.0905

1.1804

Rutland

0.1445

1.8860

Renfrewshire

0.0133

0.1729

Royal Navy

0.0661

0.8622

Stirlingshire

0.0213

0.2786

Roxburghshire

0.0435

0.5672

Herefordshire

0.0175

0.2288

Aberdeenshire

0.0078

0.1013

Channel Islands

0.0196

0.2563

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

0.0135

0.1768

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

0.0240

0.3127

Selkirkshire

0.0454

0.5925

Fife

0.0064

0.0830

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

0.0100

0.1301

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

0.0134

0.1754

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

0.0097

0.1265

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

0.0126

0.1648

Dumfriesshire

0.0124

0.1618

Perthshire

0.0053

0.0697

Banffshire

0.0099

0.1292

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

0.0155

0.2023

Isle of Man

0.0111

0.1443

Ayrshire

0.0023

0.0298

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

0.0041

0.0530

Wigtownshire

0.0103

0.1346

Peeblesshire

0.0218

0.2849

Buteshire

0.0169

0.2212

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

0.0037

0.0488

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

0.0025

0.0325

Anglesey / Sir Fon

0.0039

0.0504

Argyll

0.0025

0.0321

Kinross-shire

0.0135

0.1767

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Oldham

Lancashire

511

0.4567

5.9599

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

407

0.5372

7.0103

Birmingham

Warwickshire

222

0.0904

1.1799

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

213

0.2091

2.7292

Leeds

Yorkshire

211

0.1291

1.6844

Islington London

London

199

0.0703

0.9171

Lambeth

Surrey

183

0.0718

0.9375

Bethnal Green London

London

172

0.1355

1.7686

Glossop Dale

Derbyshire

171

0.7984

10.4183

Camberwell

Surrey

168

0.0900

1.1748

Dukinfield

Cheshire

162

0.5436

7.0943

Aston

Warwickshire

161

0.0794

1.0356

Sheffield

Yorkshire

157

0.1703

2.2230

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

153

0.1937

2.5277

St Pancras London

London

152

0.0646

0.8435

Salford

Lancashire

151

0.1481

1.9327

West Ham

Essex

131

0.1029

1.3427

Hulme

Lancashire

128

0.1769

2.3080

Portsea

Hampshire

127

0.1082

1.4122

Kensington London

London

120

0.0739

0.9641

Top male forenames

John Newton
William Newton
Thomas Newton
James Newton
George Newton
Henry Newton
Joseph Newton
Charles Newton
Robert Newton
Samuel Newton
Edward Newton
Arthur Newton
Alfred Newton
Isaac Newton
Frederick Newton
Walter Newton
Richard Newton
Albert Newton
Harry Newton
Herbert Newton
Wm. Newton
Frank Newton
Francis Newton
Edwin Newton
David Newton
Benjamin Newton
Ernest Newton
Fred Newton
Thos. Newton
Peter Newton
Tom Newton
Daniel Newton
Matthew Newton
Geo. Newton
Saml. Newton
Fredrick Newton
Edmund Newton
Stephen Newton
Christopher Newton
Jas. Newton
Leonard Newton
Percy Newton
Sidney Newton
Frederic Newton
Philip Newton
Mathew Newton
Jacob Newton
Ralph Newton
Joshua Newton
Fredk. Newton

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Cotton Weaver
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Labourer
Annuitant
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Joiner
General Servant
Grocer
Farmers Son
Bricklayer
Wife
Charwoman
No Occupation
Tailor
Blacksmith
Butcher
Farm Labourer
Cotton Operative
Carpenter
Servant
Dress Maker
Farmers Wife
Carter
Clerk
Gardener
Shoemaker
Painter
Lace Maker
Baker
Milliner
Tailoress
House Keeper
Errand Boy
Cotton Piecer
Worsted Weaver
General Serv
Cotton Winder
Silk Weaver
None
Boiler Maker
General Laborer
Laborer
Cabinet Maker
Housewife