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PAUL

Paul in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

923

0.0316

1.2622

Lanarkshire

667

0.0706

2.8204

Cornwall

397

0.1200

4.7956

Somerset

348

0.0740

2.9565

Lancashire

331

0.0095

0.3815

Surrey

307

0.0216

0.8616

Devon

273

0.0449

1.7935

Dorset

256

0.1335

5.3343

Hampshire

249

0.0416

1.6613

Yorkshire

240

0.0083

0.3312

Aberdeenshire

229

0.0846

3.3815

Norfolk

213

0.0474

1.8945

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

207

0.0529

2.1131

Gloucestershire

202

0.0353

1.4085

Renfrewshire

171

0.0755

3.0176

Warwickshire

147

0.0200

0.7971

County Durham

129

0.0148

0.5930

Dunbartonshire

127

0.1618

6.4630

Kent

123

0.0123

0.4930

Stirlingshire

115

0.1067

4.2641

Lincolnshire

110

0.0235

0.9408

Sussex

105

0.0213

0.8517

Fife

102

0.0590

2.3564

Banffshire

94

0.1551

6.1972

Leicestershire

89

0.0275

1.0977

Essex

88

0.0153

0.6096

Forfarshire (Angus)

83

0.0307

1.2252

Northumberland

81

0.0186

0.7445

Elginshire (Morayshire)

80

0.1762

7.0411

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

77

0.0151

0.6048

Hertfordshire

75

0.0372

1.4880

Ayrshire

66

0.0302

1.2060

Channel Islands

61

0.0705

2.8152

Staffordshire

55

0.0056

0.2228

Suffolk

55

0.0155

0.6175

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

45

0.1023

4.0865

Perthshire

45

0.0343

1.3711

Cheshire

37

0.0057

0.2292

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

36

0.0170

0.6810

Berkshire

36

0.0164

0.6559

Dumfriesshire

34

0.0527

2.1049

Kincardineshire

31

0.0871

3.4814

Wiltshire

31

0.0120

0.4794

Northamptonshire

25

0.0091

0.3635

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

25

0.0212

0.8455

Nairnshire

24

0.2691

10.7527

Argyll

19

0.0234

0.9334

Cumberland

17

0.0068

0.2700

Cambridgeshire

16

0.0086

0.3455

Clackmannanshire

16

0.0663

2.6494

Caithness

14

0.0350

1.3984

Sutherland

13

0.0579

2.3120

Wigtownshire

12

0.0309

1.2359

Royal Navy

12

0.0345

1.3771

Bedfordshire

11

0.0073

0.2905

Worcestershire

11

0.0029

0.1152

Roxburghshire

11

0.0208

0.8305

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

11

0.0137

0.5478

Oxfordshire

10

0.0055

0.2215

Derbyshire

10

0.0022

0.0874

Huntingdonshire

8

0.0138

0.5510

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

8

0.0112

0.4485

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

8

0.0207

0.8260

Orkney

7

0.0218

0.8701

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

7

0.0105

0.4178

Westmorland

6

0.0093

0.3734

Isle of Man

5

0.0092

0.3682

Buteshire

3

0.0169

0.6771

Nottinghamshire

3

0.0008

0.0304

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.1495

Buckinghamshire

2

0.0011

0.0452

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.1889

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

2

0.0016

0.0649

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.2907

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0772

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0458

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0509

Herefordshire

1

0.0008

0.0334

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.0158

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

178

0.0744

2.9741

Govan

Lanarkshire

160

0.0685

2.7356

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

126

0.0800

3.1971

St Pancras London

London

104

0.0442

1.7669

Madron Penzance

Cornwall

99

0.8231

32.8860

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

82

0.0489

1.9527

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

75

0.1328

5.3044

Lambeth

Surrey

68

0.0267

1.0665

Hackney London

London

59

0.0360

1.4392

Paul

Cornwall

58

0.9652

38.5613

St Marylebone London

London

52

0.0333

1.3319

Leeds

Yorkshire

52

0.0318

1.2709

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

49

0.1206

4.8173

Islington London

London

48

0.0170

0.6773

Beaminster

Dorset

48

2.2525

89.9888

Brighton

Sussex

48

0.0483

1.9298

Bonhill

Dunbartonshire

46

0.3650

14.5833

Calstock

Cornwall

45

0.6938

27.7179

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

45

0.0889

3.5515

Battersea

Surrey

43

0.0400

1.5981

Top male forenames

William Paul
John Paul
George Paul
James Paul
Thomas Paul
Charles Paul
Henry Paul
Joseph Paul
Edward Paul
Alfred Paul
Robert Paul
Arthur Paul
Frederick Paul
Walter Paul
Samuel Paul
Richard Paul
Albert Paul
Harry Paul
Edwin Paul
Francis Paul
Herbert Paul
David Paul
Frank Paul
Alexander Paul
Benjamin Paul
Ernest Paul
Andrew Paul
Fredk. Paul
Wm. Paul
Stephen Paul
Fred Paul
Daniel Paul
Thos. Paul
Tom Paul
Peter Paul
Edmund Paul
Philip Paul
Matthew Paul
Nathaniel Paul
Stanley Paul
Chas. Paul
Joshua Paul
Jacob Paul
Lewis Paul
Jas. Paul
Sidney Paul
Hugh Paul
Silas Paul
Percy Paul
Abel Paul

Top female forenames

Mary Paul
Elizabeth Paul
Sarah Paul
Jane Paul
Ann Paul
Eliza Paul
Emily Paul
Ellen Paul
Emma Paul
Annie Paul
Alice Paul
Margaret Paul
Louisa Paul
Martha Paul
Harriet Paul
Hannah Paul
Florence Paul
Charlotte Paul
Maria Paul
Catherine Paul
Caroline Paul
Susan Paul
Fanny Paul
Kate Paul
Anne Paul
Edith Paul
Ada Paul
Clara Paul
Amelia Paul
Agnes Paul
Jessie Paul
Harriett Paul
Frances Paul
Lucy Paul
Rose Paul
Ethel Paul
Isabella Paul
Rosa Paul
Julia Paul
Matilda Paul
Mabel Paul
Minnie Paul
Amy Paul
Selina Paul
Sophia Paul
Esther Paul
Lily Paul
Gertrude Paul
Anna Paul
Maud Paul

Top occupations

Scholar
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
General Servant
Annuitant
Laundress
General Labourer
Labourer
Carpenter
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Tailor
Fisherman
Servant
Cabinet Maker
Errand Boy
Cook
Tailoress
Copper Miner
Wife
Bricklayer
Dress Maker
Charwoman
Farm Labourer
Mason
Printer
Shoemaker
General Laborer
Seamstress
General Servant Domestic
Carter
Porter
Joiner
Laborer
No Occupation
Mariner
Domestic Serv
Blacksmith
Shoe Maker
Drapers Assistant
Silk Weaver
General Serv
Farmers Wife
Agricultural Labourer
Schollar
Carman
Nurse
Housemaid
Gardener