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PARKER

Parker in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

7471

0.2581

1.3568

Lancashire

6907

0.1992

1.0476

London

5726

0.1960

1.0305

Surrey

2611

0.1834

0.9644

Staffordshire

2409

0.2443

1.2844

Warwickshire

2262

0.3070

1.6142

Kent

1996

0.2002

1.0528

Lincolnshire

1940

0.4153

2.1837

County Durham

1635

0.1881

0.9891

Derbyshire

1546

0.3380

1.7772

Gloucestershire

1297

0.2264

1.1902

Sussex

1203

0.2442

1.2842

Somerset

1190

0.2531

1.3305

Cheshire

1121

0.1738

0.9139

Hampshire

1098

0.1834

0.9641

Suffolk

1067

0.2999

1.5766

Essex

1025

0.1777

0.9345

Norfolk

1009

0.2246

1.1810

Nottinghamshire

972

0.2468

1.2978

Devon

930

0.1529

0.8041

Worcestershire

866

0.2270

1.1935

Leicestershire

790

0.2439

1.2823

Hertfordshire

726

0.3605

1.8956

Cumberland

705

0.2803

1.4737

Northumberland

698

0.1606

0.8443

Northamptonshire

671

0.2442

1.2839

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

667

0.1311

0.6894

Lanarkshire

602

0.0637

0.3350

Berkshire

482

0.2198

1.1557

Buckinghamshire

455

0.2576

1.3545

Shropshire

451

0.1787

0.9395

Oxfordshire

432

0.2395

1.2590

Ayrshire

422

0.1930

1.0148

Cambridgeshire

376

0.2032

1.0684

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

369

0.1747

0.9186

Dorset

360

0.1878

0.9872

Wiltshire

308

0.1192

0.6268

Herefordshire

227

0.1895

0.9963

Westmorland

205

0.3193

1.6788

Bedfordshire

199

0.1316

0.6917

Renfrewshire

160

0.0707

0.3716

Cornwall

156

0.0472

0.2480

Wigtownshire

141

0.3635

1.9111

Huntingdonshire

123

0.2120

1.1149

Fife

102

0.0590

0.3101

Channel Islands

91

0.1051

0.5527

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

69

0.0176

0.0927

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

65

0.0828

0.4352

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

64

0.0580

0.3049

Rutland

60

0.2797

1.4707

Kirkcudbrightshire

56

0.1324

0.6962

Forfarshire (Angus)

53

0.0196

0.1030

Royal Navy

46

0.1321

0.6947

Stirlingshire

46

0.0427

0.2245

Dumfriesshire

43

0.0666

0.3503

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

31

0.0463

0.2435

Dunbartonshire

31

0.0395

0.2076

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

29

0.1230

0.6469

Argyll

24

0.0295

0.1552

Berwickshire

17

0.0481

0.2527

Perthshire

16

0.0122

0.0642

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

14

0.0240

0.1260

Roxburghshire

11

0.0208

0.1093

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

10

0.0227

0.1195

Peeblesshire

9

0.0655

0.3444

Isle of Man

7

0.0129

0.0678

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

7

0.0057

0.0299

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.0312

Clackmannanshire

6

0.0249

0.1308

Aberdeenshire

6

0.0022

0.0117

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

5

0.0054

0.0283

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

5

0.0129

0.0679

Elginshire (Morayshire)

4

0.0088

0.0463

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.0295

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

3

0.0042

0.0221

Inverness-shire

3

0.0034

0.0181

Kincardineshire

3

0.0084

0.0443

Sutherland

2

0.0089

0.0468

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0066

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0102

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

720

0.2932

1.5418

Aston

Warwickshire

656

0.3234

1.7002

Islington London

London

563

0.1988

1.0454

St Pancras London

London

545

0.2318

1.2186

Leeds

Yorkshire

476

0.2912

1.5310

Lambeth

Surrey

456

0.1790

0.9412

Bethnal Green London

London

377

0.2971

1.5619

Blackburn

Lancashire

357

0.3871

2.0351

Preston

Lancashire

355

0.3828

2.0125

Brighton

Sussex

350

0.3522

1.8519

Camberwell

Surrey

346

0.1854

0.9749

St Marylebone London

London

334

0.2141

1.1259

Kensington London

London

313

0.1927

1.0132

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

297

0.2916

1.5332

Hackney London

London

296

0.1807

0.9502

Shoreditch London

London

280

0.2211

1.1625

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

264

0.4676

2.4587

Paddington London

London

257

0.2393

1.2579

West Ham

Essex

247

0.1940

1.0200

Barony

Lanarkshire

228

0.0954

0.5013

Top male forenames

William Parker
John Parker
George Parker
Thomas Parker
James Parker
Henry Parker
Joseph Parker
Charles Parker
Robert Parker
Edward Parker
Alfred Parker
Richard Parker
Arthur Parker
Samuel Parker
Frederick Parker
Walter Parker
Albert Parker
Harry Parker
Frank Parker
Herbert Parker
Ernest Parker
David Parker
Francis Parker
Benjamin Parker
Edwin Parker
Wm. Parker
Thos. Parker
Fred Parker
Isaac Parker
Tom Parker
Stephen Parker
Peter Parker
Daniel Parker
Geo. Parker
Edmund Parker
Fredrick Parker
Christopher Parker
Fredk. Parker
Chas. Parker
Abraham Parker
Sidney Parker
Willm. Parker
Matthew Parker
Percy Parker
Jesse Parker
Mark Parker
Alexander Parker
Michael Parker
Jas. Parker
Frederic Parker

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Cotton Weaver
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Housekeeper
General Labourer
General Servant
Carpenter
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
Bricklayer
Blacksmith
Gardener
No Occupation
Wife
Joiner
Housemaid
Butcher
Farmers Wife
Painter
Farmers Son
Servant
General Serv
Grocer
Errand Boy
Laborer
Tailor
Dress Maker
Tailoress
Agricultural Labourer
Worsted Weaver
None
Stone Mason
General Laborer
Shoemaker
Carter
Milliner
Ag Labourer
Baker
Cook
Domestic Serv
Clerk
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Farmer
Farm Lab