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PEARCE

Pearce in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

4025

0.1378

1.4998

Cornwall

2348

0.7099

7.7284

Surrey

2025

0.1423

1.5486

Gloucestershire

1757

0.3066

3.3382

Hampshire

1438

0.2401

2.6143

Wiltshire

1351

0.5229

5.6925

Devon

1298

0.2134

2.3236

Somerset

1277

0.2716

2.9562

Kent

1098

0.1102

1.1992

Yorkshire

879

0.0304

0.3305

Lancashire

818

0.0236

0.2569

Staffordshire

812

0.0823

0.8964

Dorset

717

0.3740

4.0709

Berkshire

577

0.2631

2.8644

Buckinghamshire

568

0.3216

3.5009

Shropshire

558

0.2211

2.4067

Norfolk

555

0.1236

1.3451

Warwickshire

521

0.0707

0.7698

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

473

0.0930

1.0122

Essex

399

0.0692

0.7532

Worcestershire

366

0.0959

1.0444

Sussex

365

0.0741

0.8067

Hertfordshire

348

0.1728

1.8813

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

324

0.1534

1.6701

Nottinghamshire

304

0.0772

0.8404

Oxfordshire

283

0.1569

1.7077

Suffolk

276

0.0776

0.8444

Derbyshire

196

0.0429

0.4665

Cambridgeshire

188

0.1016

1.1060

Herefordshire

169

0.1411

1.5358

County Durham

158

0.0182

0.1979

Lincolnshire

153

0.0328

0.3566

Cheshire

117

0.0181

0.1975

Leicestershire

85

0.0262

0.2857

Bedfordshire

79

0.0522

0.5685

Northumberland

67

0.0154

0.1678

Royal Navy

60

0.1723

1.8762

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

45

0.0115

0.1252

Channel Islands

41

0.0474

0.5156

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

40

0.0685

0.7454

Northamptonshire

38

0.0138

0.1505

Cumberland

36

0.0143

0.1558

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

32

0.0478

0.5204

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

32

0.0260

0.2829

Lanarkshire

30

0.0032

0.0346

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

28

0.0302

0.3283

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

22

0.0199

0.2170

Anglesey / Sir Fon

19

0.0367

0.3995

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

15

0.0127

0.1382

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

13

0.0182

0.1986

Renfrewshire

13

0.0057

0.0625

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

13

0.0166

0.1802

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

9

0.0382

0.4157

Peeblesshire

9

0.0655

0.7130

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

8

0.0150

0.1629

Isle of Man

8

0.0147

0.1605

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.0669

Aberdeenshire

3

0.0011

0.0121

Westmorland

3

0.0047

0.0509

Forfarshire (Angus)

3

0.0011

0.0121

Perthshire

3

0.0023

0.0249

Sutherland

2

0.0089

0.0969

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0615

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0101

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0139

Kirkcudbrightshire

1

0.0024

0.0257

Ayrshire

1

0.0005

0.0050

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.0169

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.0206

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lambeth

Surrey

391

0.1535

1.6710

Islington London

London

346

0.1222

1.3302

Portland

Dorset

338

3.2784

35.6886

Portsea

Hampshire

308

0.2625

2.8571

Camberwell

Surrey

264

0.1415

1.5401

St Pancras London

London

247

0.1050

1.1435

St Marylebone London

London

232

0.1487

1.6192

Birmingham

Warwickshire

226

0.0920

1.0020

Kensington London

London

205

0.1262

1.3740

Aston

Warwickshire

179

0.0882

0.9605

Shoreditch London

London

169

0.1334

1.4527

Hackney London

London

158

0.0965

1.0502

Chelsea London

London

158

0.1795

1.9538

Bristol St Philip Jacob

Gloucestershire

150

0.2781

3.0270

Bethnal Green London

London

149

0.1174

1.2781

Stoke Damerel

Devon

147

0.3454

3.7600

Battersea

Surrey

138

0.1284

1.3975

Plymouth St Andrew

Devon

136

0.2903

3.1605

Bedminster

Somerset

136

0.3078

3.3505

Paddington London

London

132

0.1229

1.3377

Top male forenames

William Pearce
John Pearce
George Pearce
James Pearce
Thomas Pearce
Henry Pearce
Charles Pearce
Joseph Pearce
Alfred Pearce
Edward Pearce
Richard Pearce
Frederick Pearce
Robert Pearce
Arthur Pearce
Albert Pearce
Samuel Pearce
Walter Pearce
Harry Pearce
Frank Pearce
Ernest Pearce
Edwin Pearce
Francis Pearce
Herbert Pearce
David Pearce
Benjamin Pearce
Wm. Pearce
Fred Pearce
Daniel Pearce
Stephen Pearce
Thos. Pearce
Sidney Pearce
Fredk. Pearce
Isaac Pearce
Philip Pearce
Fredrick Pearce
Peter Pearce
Tom Pearce
Sydney Pearce
Percy Pearce
Mark Pearce
Edmund Pearce
Chas. Pearce
Abraham Pearce
Jesse Pearce
Nicholas Pearce
Geo. Pearce
Willm. Pearce
Alexander Pearce
Job Pearce
Reuben Pearce

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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