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PALMER

Palmer in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

4969

0.1701

1.4429

Surrey

2333

0.1639

1.3904

Kent

1764

0.1770

1.5014

Somerset

1678

0.3568

3.0273

Norfolk

1618

0.3602

3.0559

Devon

1542

0.2536

2.1512

Yorkshire

1513

0.0523

0.4434

Warwickshire

1407

0.1910

1.6201

Gloucestershire

1257

0.2194

1.8612

Lancashire

1154

0.0333

0.2824

Staffordshire

1059

0.1074

0.9111

Leicestershire

1044

0.3223

2.7344

Hampshire

1033

0.1725

1.4635

Essex

963

0.1670

1.4167

Suffolk

937

0.2633

2.2340

Northamptonshire

730

0.2657

2.2539

Lincolnshire

678

0.1451

1.2314

Worcestershire

670

0.1756

1.4899

County Durham

655

0.0754

0.6394

Cambridgeshire

624

0.3372

2.8610

Nottinghamshire

602

0.1529

1.2970

Berkshire

592

0.2700

2.2903

Wiltshire

472

0.1827

1.5499

Sussex

468

0.0950

0.8061

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

452

0.0889

0.7538

Dorset

394

0.2055

1.7434

Shropshire

367

0.1454

1.2336

Hertfordshire

359

0.1783

1.5125

Northumberland

326

0.0750

0.6363

Derbyshire

325

0.0711

0.6028

Oxfordshire

285

0.1580

1.3402

Buckinghamshire

257

0.1455

1.2345

Cornwall

248

0.0750

0.6362

Herefordshire

233

0.1945

1.6502

Cheshire

208

0.0323

0.2736

Cumberland

207

0.0823

0.6982

Lanarkshire

200

0.0212

0.1796

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

199

0.0942

0.7994

Bedfordshire

191

0.1263

1.0712

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

138

0.1486

1.2610

Huntingdonshire

135

0.2327

1.9745

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0225

0.1908

Dumfriesshire

0.1271

1.0780

Channel Islands

0.0947

0.8036

Rutland

0.3124

2.6499

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.0248

0.2100

Royal Navy

0.1838

1.5596

Aberdeenshire

0.0229

0.1944

Kirkcudbrightshire

0.1301

1.1033

Stirlingshire

0.0501

0.4252

Westmorland

0.0623

0.5286

Renfrewshire

0.0172

0.1461

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

0.0299

0.2537

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

0.0496

0.4211

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

0.0219

0.1860

Wigtownshire

0.0541

0.4593

Selkirkshire

0.0643

0.5457

Argyll

0.0209

0.1773

Fife

0.0093

0.0785

Ayrshire

0.0064

0.0543

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

0.0209

0.1774

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.0295

0.2507

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

0.0467

0.3959

Perthshire

0.0084

0.0712

Berwickshire

0.0283

0.2398

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

0.0085

0.0718

Elginshire (Morayshire)

0.0220

0.1869

Clackmannanshire

0.0414

0.3516

Anglesey / Sir Fon

0.0155

0.1311

Dunbartonshire

0.0102

0.0865

Kincardineshire

0.0169

0.1431

Roxburghshire

0.0094

0.0802

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

0.0075

0.0635

Buteshire

0.0226

0.1917

Isle of Man

0.0055

0.0469

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

0.0038

0.0324

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

0.0052

0.0438

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

0.0028

0.0238

Caithness

0.0050

0.0424

Inverness-shire

0.0011

0.0097

Banffshire

0.0017

0.0140

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

521

0.2122

1.8002

Islington London

London

478

0.1688

1.4322

Lambeth

Surrey

441

0.1731

1.4687

Aston

Warwickshire

421

0.2075

1.7606

St Pancras London

London

403

0.1714

1.4539

Portsea

Hampshire

326

0.2778

2.3567

St Marylebone London

London

295

0.1891

1.6046

Camberwell

Surrey

295

0.1581

1.3412

Kensington London

London

287

0.1767

1.4991

Hackney London

London

286

0.1746

1.4814

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

257

0.3254

2.7603

Shoreditch London

London

248

0.1958

1.6614

West Ham

Essex

246

0.1932

1.6392

Newington

Surrey

228

0.2113

1.7924

Battersea

Surrey

219

0.2037

1.7284

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

212

0.2082

1.7659

Chelsea London

London

203

0.2306

1.9563

Bethnal Green London

London

198

0.1560

1.3236

Mile End Old Town

London

182

0.3947

3.3483

Hammersmith London

London

174

0.2418

2.0513

Top male forenames

William Palmer
John Palmer
George Palmer
Thomas Palmer
James Palmer
Henry Palmer
Charles Palmer
Alfred Palmer
Joseph Palmer
Robert Palmer
Frederick Palmer
Edward Palmer
Arthur Palmer
Samuel Palmer
Walter Palmer
Richard Palmer
Albert Palmer
Harry Palmer
Ernest Palmer
Frank Palmer
Herbert Palmer
Edwin Palmer
Francis Palmer
David Palmer
Benjamin Palmer
Fred Palmer
Wm. Palmer
Thos. Palmer
Daniel Palmer
Sidney Palmer
Geo. Palmer
Stephen Palmer
Edmund Palmer
Isaac Palmer
Philip Palmer
Tom Palmer
Percy Palmer
Peter Palmer
Andrew Palmer
Fredrick Palmer
Fredk. Palmer
Mark Palmer
Frederic Palmer
Willm. Palmer
Chas. Palmer
Edgar Palmer
Matthew Palmer
Willie Palmer
Sydney Palmer
Jesse Palmer

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Coal Miner
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Carpenter
General Servant
General Labourer
Housekeeper
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
Wife
Bricklayer
Tailor
Gardener
Housemaid
No Occupation
Blacksmith
Servant
Butcher
Farmers Son
General Serv
Errand Boy
Laborer
Dress Maker
Painter
Grocer
General Laborer
Baker
Cook
None
Agricultural Labourer
Shoemaker
Farmer
Farmers Wife
Clerk
Mason
Domestic Serv
Agricultural Laborer
Milliner
Tailoress
Carman
Boot Maker
Shoe Maker
Fisherman
Ag Labourer
Drapers Assistant