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OWENS

Owens in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

2164

0.0624

1.2570

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2052

1.7371

34.9784

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1055

0.9560

19.2498

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1033

0.2031

4.0890

Anglesey / Sir Fon

826

1.5954

32.1248

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

690

1.2908

25.9902

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

657

0.7076

14.2489

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

616

0.8644

17.4055

Cheshire

529

0.0820

1.6517

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

521

0.7783

15.6708

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

511

0.6507

13.1024

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

466

0.3785

7.6207

County Durham

372

0.0428

0.8618

Lanarkshire

355

0.0376

0.7566

London

282

0.0097

0.1944

Shropshire

273

0.1082

2.1780

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

261

0.1236

2.4884

Yorkshire

219

0.0076

0.1523

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

160

0.6788

13.6687

Surrey

146

0.0103

0.2065

Somerset

141

0.0300

0.6037

Herefordshire

109

0.0910

1.8322

Staffordshire

108

0.0110

0.2205

Worcestershire

105

0.0275

0.5542

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

97

0.1660

3.3432

Gloucestershire

90

0.0157

0.3163

Kent

84

0.0084

0.1697

Warwickshire

83

0.0113

0.2268

Northumberland

80

0.0184

0.3706

Ayrshire

80

0.0366

0.7368

Devon

76

0.0125

0.2516

Essex

73

0.0127

0.2549

Hampshire

51

0.0085

0.1715

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

51

0.0130

0.2624

Cumberland

47

0.0187

0.3763

Renfrewshire

45

0.0199

0.4002

Derbyshire

35

0.0077

0.1541

Stirlingshire

31

0.0288

0.5793

Dunbartonshire

29

0.0369

0.7438

Cornwall

26

0.0079

0.1583

Sussex

23

0.0047

0.0940

Bedfordshire

19

0.0126

0.2529

Berkshire

15

0.0068

0.1377

Northamptonshire

15

0.0055

0.1099

Oxfordshire

13

0.0072

0.1451

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

12

0.0150

0.3012

Nottinghamshire

12

0.0030

0.0614

Hertfordshire

12

0.0060

0.1200

Inverness-shire

11

0.0126

0.2539

Lincolnshire

10

0.0021

0.0431

Selkirkshire

10

0.0378

0.7618

Royal Navy

10

0.0287

0.5784

Kirkcudbrightshire

9

0.0213

0.4285

Forfarshire (Angus)

8

0.0030

0.0595

Buckinghamshire

8

0.0045

0.0912

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

8

0.0207

0.4163

Fife

7

0.0040

0.0815

Suffolk

6

0.0017

0.0340

Wigtownshire

5

0.0129

0.2595

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

5

0.0114

0.2288

Dorset

4

0.0021

0.0420

Aberdeenshire

4

0.0015

0.0298

Westmorland

3

0.0047

0.0941

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.1877

Norfolk

2

0.0004

0.0090

Dumfriesshire

2

0.0031

0.0624

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.1138

Cambridgeshire

2

0.0011

0.0218

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0248

Leicestershire

1

0.0003

0.0062

Wiltshire

1

0.0004

0.0078

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.0347

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Liverpool

Lancashire

431

0.2047

4.1220

Everton

Lancashire

366

0.3313

6.6703

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

294

0.2505

5.0432

Bangor

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

235

2.0627

41.5334

Llanllechid

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

217

2.6129

52.6124

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

195

0.3988

8.0308

Festiniog

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

193

1.7111

34.4551

Llanddeiniolen

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

182

2.6354

53.0659

Llanbeblig

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

178

1.4848

29.8979

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

174

0.4667

9.3963

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

172

0.4124

8.3045

Birkenhead

Cheshire

165

0.3210

6.4629

West Derby

Lancashire

152

0.1499

3.0178

Llanllyfni

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

146

2.6188

52.7323

Kirkdale

Lancashire

135

0.2315

4.6614

Ruabon

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

133

0.8765

17.6489

Llanelly

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

105

0.3786

7.6238

Amlwch

Anglesey / Sir Fon

100

2.0521

41.3206

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

96

0.2151

4.3321

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

92

0.0548

1.1042

Top male forenames

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

Top female forenames

Mary Owens
Elizabeth Owens
Jane Owens
Margaret Owens
Sarah Owens
Ann Owens
Ellen Owens
Catherine Owens
Anne Owens
Hannah Owens
Martha Owens
Eliza Owens
Annie Owens
Alice Owens
Emma Owens
Emily Owens
Maria Owens
Cathrine Owens
Grace Owens
Margret Owens
Harriet Owens
Rachel Owens
Laura Owens
Frances Owens
Fanny Owens
Eleanor Owens
Elizth. Owens
Gwen Owens
Kate Owens
Esther Owens
Charlotte Owens
Ellin Owens
Edith Owens
Susan Owens
Margt. Owens
Louisa Owens
Isabella Owens
Bridget Owens
Dorothy Owens
Florence Owens
Caroline Owens
Agnes Owens
Rebecca Owens
Catharine Owens
Phoebe Owens
Maggie Owens
Anna Owens
Amelia Owens
Matilda Owens
Jessie Owens

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Farmers Son
General Servant
Farmers Wife
Quarryman
Ag Lab
Joiner
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Slate Quarryman
Blacksmith
General Serv
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Charwoman
Wife
Annuitant
Farm Labourer
Shoemaker
Carpenter
Farmers Daur
Farmers Daughter
Tailor
General Laborer
Mariner
Servant
Lead Miner
Carter
Slate Quarrier
Farmer
Domestic Serv
Laundress
Housemaid
Farmer Wife
Collier
Grocer
Painter
Schoolar
Labourers Wife
House Keeper
Dress Maker
Farm Servant
Laborer
Farm Servant Indoor
Stone Mason
Mason
Farmer Son