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NOBLE

Noble in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

2500

0.0864

2.0799

Lancashire

1010

0.0291

0.7017

London

915

0.0313

0.7543

County Durham

766

0.0881

2.1227

Aberdeenshire

757

0.2798

6.7388

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

498

0.1272

3.0648

Surrey

455

0.0320

0.7699

Lanarkshire

361

0.0382

0.9203

Cumberland

307

0.1221

2.9398

Northumberland

299

0.0688

1.6568

Kent

294

0.0295

0.7104

Northamptonshire

268

0.0975

2.3492

Nottinghamshire

241

0.0612

1.4741

Inverness-shire

231

0.2648

6.3773

Leicestershire

175

0.0540

1.3013

Somerset

170

0.0362

0.8707

Gloucestershire

170

0.0297

0.7146

Lincolnshire

166

0.0355

0.8559

Renfrewshire

164

0.0724

1.7447

Hampshire

158

0.0264

0.6355

Essex

145

0.0251

0.6056

Westmorland

142

0.2212

5.3270

Cambridgeshire

134

0.0724

1.7442

Suffolk

125

0.0351

0.8461

Derbyshire

118

0.0258

0.6214

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

114

0.1421

3.4226

Cornwall

110

0.0333

0.8011

Wiltshire

110

0.0426

1.0255

Norfolk

97

0.0216

0.5201

Huntingdonshire

86

0.1483

3.5709

Cheshire

84

0.0130

0.3137

Forfarshire (Angus)

83

0.0307

0.7386

Sussex

77

0.0156

0.3765

Elginshire (Morayshire)

77

0.1696

4.0857

Warwickshire

67

0.0091

0.2190

Bedfordshire

66

0.0436

1.0509

Staffordshire

58

0.0059

0.1417

Ayrshire

57

0.0261

0.6279

Perthshire

46

0.0351

0.8450

Devon

45

0.0074

0.1782

Peeblesshire

43

0.3129

7.5371

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

43

0.0204

0.4904

Fife

40

0.0231

0.5571

Buckinghamshire

37

0.0209

0.5046

Kincardineshire

33

0.0928

2.2342

Roxburghshire

33

0.0624

1.5020

Hertfordshire

32

0.0159

0.3827

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

29

0.0057

0.1373

Selkirkshire

27

0.1022

2.4605

Banffshire

25

0.0413

0.9936

Oxfordshire

25

0.0139

0.3338

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

23

0.0523

1.2592

Dorset

22

0.0115

0.2764

Nairnshire

21

0.2355

5.6721

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

21

0.0359

0.8658

Dumfriesshire

21

0.0325

0.7838

Stirlingshire

21

0.0195

0.4694

Argyll

21

0.0258

0.6220

Worcestershire

18

0.0047

0.1136

Caithness

16

0.0400

0.9635

Zetland (Shetland)

15

0.0503

1.2109

Royal Navy

15

0.0431

1.0378

Anglesey / Sir Fon

15

0.0290

0.6978

Dunbartonshire

11

0.0140

0.3375

Berwickshire

11

0.0311

0.7489

Berkshire

10

0.0046

0.1098

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

9

0.0097

0.2335

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.1427

Channel Islands

7

0.0081

0.1948

Shropshire

7

0.0028

0.0668

Orkney

6

0.0187

0.4496

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

5

0.0129

0.3112

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.1776

Herefordshire

3

0.0025

0.0603

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

2

0.0025

0.0613

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.1139

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.2246

Sutherland

2

0.0089

0.2144

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

2

0.0016

0.0391

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.0621

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.0998

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Fraserburgh

Aberdeenshire

454

5.9611

143.5755

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

127

0.0807

1.9427

Leeds

Yorkshire

125

0.0765

1.8417

Barony

Lanarkshire

111

0.0464

1.1181

Almondbury

Yorkshire

105

0.7501

18.0667

Govan

Lanarkshire

100

0.0428

1.0307

Inverness

Inverness-shire

99

0.4511

10.8660

North Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

95

0.5245

12.6338

Elland Cum Greetland

Yorkshire

92

0.7055

16.9914

Liverpool

Lancashire

85

0.0404

0.9724

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

82

0.1099

2.6474

Southwark St George Martyr

Surrey

82

0.1395

3.3596

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

80

0.1013

2.4394

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

76

0.1501

3.6161

Hackney London

London

76

0.0464

1.1176

Gateshead

County Durham

73

0.1122

2.7020

Camberwell

Surrey

71

0.0380

0.9164

Rishton

Lancashire

66

1.6232

39.0949

St Pancras London

London

66

0.0281

0.6760

Bethnal Green London

London

66

0.0520

1.2526

Top male forenames

John Noble
William Noble
Thomas Noble
George Noble
James Noble
Henry Noble
Charles Noble
Joseph Noble
Robert Noble
Alfred Noble
Arthur Noble
Richard Noble
Walter Noble
Edward Noble
Mark Noble
Albert Noble
Samuel Noble
Harry Noble
Frederick Noble
Ernest Noble
David Noble
Tom Noble
Herbert Noble
Fred Noble
Frank Noble
Francis Noble
Benjamin Noble
Edwin Noble
Matthew Noble
Alexander Noble
Isaac Noble
Thos. Noble
Joe Noble
Wm. Noble
Geo. Noble
Andrew Noble
Hugh Noble
Daniel Noble
Sam Noble
Horace Noble
Christopher Noble
Luke Noble
Peter Noble
Percy Noble
Allen Noble
Chas. Noble
Jas. Noble
Robt. Noble
Stephen Noble
Edgar Noble

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Labourer
Cotton Weaver
Housekeeper
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Joiner
Laundress
Wife
Charwoman
Tailor
Grocer
Stone Mason
General Servant
Worsted Weaver
Carpenter
General Labourer
Woollen Weaver
Dress Maker
No Occupation
Blacksmith
Bricklayer
Servant
Painter
Farmers Wife
Worsted Spinner
None
Clerk
General Serv
Engine Fitter
Coalminer
Milliner
Errand Boy
Farmers Son
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Domestic Serv
Carter
Draper
Iron Moulder
Laborer
Butcher
Carman
Shoemaker
Railway Clerk
Dom Serv
Farm Labourer
Warehouseman