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OWEN

Owen in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

4791

0.1382

1.1644

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

4169

3.5293

29.7363

Anglesey / Sir Fon

3683

7.1137

59.9370

Staffordshire

2072

0.2101

1.7703

London

1838

0.0629

0.5301

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1808

3.3822

28.4964

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1768

0.3476

2.9284

Shropshire

1674

0.6633

5.5883

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1641

2.4513

20.6535

Cheshire

1323

0.2051

1.7285

Yorkshire

1130

0.0390

0.3289

Warwickshire

1030

0.1398

1.1779

Surrey

879

0.0618

0.5203

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

747

0.6769

5.7033

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

635

0.6840

5.7626

Kent

520

0.0522

0.4395

Gloucestershire

429

0.0749

0.6308

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

428

0.6006

5.0604

Worcestershire

399

0.1046

0.8812

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

393

0.3192

2.6893

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

293

0.3731

3.1436

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

249

0.1179

0.9934

County Durham

249

0.0286

0.2414

Somerset

241

0.0512

0.4318

Berkshire

230

0.1049

0.8837

Hampshire

210

0.0351

0.2955

Derbyshire

200

0.0437

0.3684

Nottinghamshire

196

0.0498

0.4194

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

191

0.3269

2.7546

Northamptonshire

191

0.0695

0.5857

Oxfordshire

185

0.1025

0.8640

Devon

160

0.0263

0.2217

Norfolk

146

0.0325

0.2739

Essex

140

0.0243

0.2045

Buckinghamshire

136

0.0770

0.6488

Lanarkshire

120

0.0127

0.1070

Lincolnshire

118

0.0253

0.2128

Herefordshire

109

0.0910

0.7667

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

89

0.3776

3.1815

Sussex

79

0.0160

0.1351

Northumberland

77

0.0177

0.1493

Leicestershire

74

0.0228

0.1925

Hertfordshire

68

0.0338

0.2845

Wiltshire

51

0.0197

0.1663

Cumberland

50

0.0199

0.1675

Cornwall

35

0.0106

0.0892

Huntingdonshire

33

0.0569

0.4793

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

30

0.0077

0.0646

Cambridgeshire

29

0.0157

0.1320

Renfrewshire

26

0.0115

0.0968

Suffolk

24

0.0067

0.0568

Ayrshire

23

0.0105

0.0886

Dorset

19

0.0099

0.0835

Royal Navy

15

0.0431

0.3630

Wigtownshire

13

0.0335

0.2824

Stirlingshire

12

0.0111

0.0938

Bedfordshire

11

0.0073

0.0613

Channel Islands

10

0.0116

0.0973

Aberdeenshire

9

0.0033

0.0280

Forfarshire (Angus)

7

0.0026

0.0218

Dunbartonshire

7

0.0089

0.0751

Isle of Man

6

0.0111

0.0932

Inverness-shire

6

0.0069

0.0579

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.0518

Dumfriesshire

4

0.0062

0.0522

Westmorland

3

0.0047

0.0394

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

3

0.0068

0.0575

Perthshire

2

0.0015

0.0129

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.0349

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0375

Fife

1

0.0006

0.0049

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Holyhead

Anglesey / Sir Fon

588

6.0914

51.3228

Bangor

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

426

3.7391

31.5042

Llanbeblig

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

420

3.5035

29.5188

Festiniog

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

413

3.6617

30.8515

Amlwch

Anglesey / Sir Fon

358

7.3466

61.8992

Birmingham

Warwickshire

332

0.1352

1.1392

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

319

0.4207

3.5448

Manchester

Lancashire

273

0.1751

1.4755

Liverpool

Lancashire

255

0.1211

1.0205

Aston

Warwickshire

253

0.1247

1.0508

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

253

0.2155

1.8160

Llanllechid

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

251

3.0223

25.4641

West Derby

Lancashire

248

0.2445

2.0603

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

240

0.2295

1.9337

Everton

Lancashire

216

0.1955

1.6472

Ynyscynhaiarn

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

216

3.9273

33.0892

Llanidloes

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

208

4.1919

35.3183

Lambeth

Surrey

201

0.0789

0.6648

Llanberis

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

190

6.2479

52.6418

Aberdare

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

186

0.5327

4.4880

Top male forenames

John Owen
William Owen
Thomas Owen
Richard Owen
Robert Owen
David Owen
James Owen
George Owen
Edward Owen
Henry Owen
Owen Owen
Joseph Owen
Hugh Owen
Charles Owen
Evan Owen
Griffith Owen
Samuel Owen
Alfred Owen
Arthur Owen
Albert Owen
Frederick Owen
Wm. Owen
Walter Owen
Herbert Owen
Daniel Owen
Lewis Owen
Edwin Owen
Benjamin Owen
Harry Owen
Thos. Owen
Ernest Owen
Francis Owen
Frank Owen
Peter Owen
Isaac Owen
Ellis Owen
Morris Owen
Richd. Owen
Rowland Owen
Stephen Owen
Humphrey Owen
Edmund Owen
Jno. Owen
Rees Owen
Robt. Owen
Elias Owen
Fred Owen
Moses Owen
Philip Owen
Michael Owen

Top female forenames

Mary Owen
Elizabeth Owen
Jane Owen
Sarah Owen
Margaret Owen
Ellen Owen
Ann Owen
Catherine Owen
Anne Owen
Eliza Owen
Martha Owen
Hannah Owen
Annie Owen
Alice Owen
Emma Owen
Emily Owen
Harriet Owen
Edith Owen
Maria Owen
Fanny Owen
Louisa Owen
Cathrine Owen
Ada Owen
Grace Owen
Charlotte Owen
Kate Owen
Clara Owen
Florence Owen
Laura Owen
Caroline Owen
Elizth. Owen
Lucy Owen
Agnes Owen
Frances Owen
Margret Owen
Margt. Owen
Gwen Owen
Esther Owen
Rachel Owen
Ellin Owen
Amelia Owen
Susan Owen
Eleanor Owen
Jessie Owen
Susannah Owen
Rebecca Owen
Rose Owen
Isabella Owen
Harriett Owen
Matilda Owen

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
General Servant
Labourer
Ag Lab
Farmers Wife
Housekeeper
Farmers Son
Joiner
Wife
Annuitant
General Labourer
Laundress
Quarryman
Farmer
General Serv
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Tailor
Blacksmith
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
No Occupation
Slate Quarryman
Servant
Carpenter
Grocer
Butcher
Shoemaker
Housemaid
Cotton Weaver
Farmers Daur
Farmers Daughter
Farmer Wife
Slate Quarrier
Carter
Milliner
Bricklayer
Dress Maker
Domestic Serv
Stone Mason
Agricultural Labourer
Labourers Wife
Farmer Son
Mariner
Mason
Clerk
General Laborer
Painter