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PEARSON

Pearson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

8163

0.2820

2.4273

Lancashire

4953

0.1429

1.2300

County Durham

2133

0.2454

2.1127

London

1999

0.0684

0.5890

Staffordshire

1572

0.1594

1.3723

Kent

1197

0.1201

1.0338

Cheshire

1170

0.1814

1.5618

Northumberland

1016

0.2337

2.0122

Lincolnshire

1003

0.2147

1.8485

Surrey

984

0.0691

0.5951

Warwickshire

964

0.1308

1.1264

Cumberland

932

0.3705

3.1899

Derbyshire

882

0.1928

1.6601

Worcestershire

808

0.2118

1.8233

Nottinghamshire

804

0.2042

1.7577

Essex

373

0.0647

0.5568

Lanarkshire

370

0.0392

0.3371

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

366

0.0935

0.8051

Norfolk

366

0.0815

0.7014

Leicestershire

364

0.1124

0.9674

Fife

342

0.1978

1.7024

Northamptonshire

335

0.1219

1.0495

Suffolk

330

0.0927

0.7984

Sussex

290

0.0589

0.5069

Westmorland

270

0.4205

3.6202

Hampshire

266

0.0444

0.3824

Cambridgeshire

253

0.1367

1.1770

Forfarshire (Angus)

190

0.0702

0.6043

Bedfordshire

149

0.0985

0.8479

Gloucestershire

143

0.0250

0.2149

Perthshire

128

0.0976

0.8404

Ayrshire

94

0.0430

0.3701

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

88

0.2274

1.9578

Devon

85

0.0140

0.1203

Renfrewshire

85

0.0375

0.3232

Somerset

81

0.0172

0.1483

Buckinghamshire

79

0.0447

0.3851

Huntingdonshire

76

0.1310

1.1279

Oxfordshire

76

0.0421

0.3627

Zetland (Shetland)

71

0.2380

2.0486

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

68

0.0134

0.1151

Berkshire

66

0.0301

0.2591

Shropshire

65

0.0258

0.2217

Stirlingshire

55

0.0510

0.4394

Herefordshire

47

0.0392

0.3378

Hertfordshire

46

0.0228

0.1967

Dumfriesshire

39

0.0604

0.5202

Clackmannanshire

33

0.1368

1.1775

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

31

0.0147

0.1264

Royal Navy

29

0.0833

0.7171

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

29

0.0369

0.3179

Orkney

27

0.0840

0.7232

Roxburghshire

27

0.0510

0.4392

Berwickshire

27

0.0763

0.6570

Wiltshire

26

0.0101

0.0866

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

26

0.0236

0.2028

Aberdeenshire

25

0.0092

0.0795

Cornwall

24

0.0073

0.0625

Channel Islands

21

0.0243

0.2088

Dorset

20

0.0104

0.0898

Rutland

18

0.0839

0.7224

Dunbartonshire

17

0.0217

0.1864

Selkirkshire

17

0.0643

0.5537

Kirkcudbrightshire

16

0.0378

0.3257

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

13

0.0552

0.4748

Peeblesshire

13

0.0946

0.8144

Isle of Man

12

0.0221

0.1904

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

12

0.0273

0.2348

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

11

0.0164

0.1415

Inverness-shire

9

0.0103

0.0888

Anglesey / Sir Fon

8

0.0155

0.1330

Banffshire

8

0.0132

0.1136

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

7

0.0057

0.0489

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.0510

Buteshire

6

0.0339

0.2918

Argyll

6

0.0074

0.0635

Kincardineshire

6

0.0169

0.1452

Kinross-shire

5

0.0677

0.5828

Wigtownshire

3

0.0077

0.0666

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

3

0.0051

0.0442

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.0483

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0185

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.0965

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0383

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.0190

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.0215

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Leeds

Yorkshire

409

0.2502

2.1539

Kingswinford

Staffordshire

327

0.9133

7.8623

Aston

Warwickshire

298

0.1469

1.2645

Golcar

Yorkshire

250

3.2663

28.1180

Preston

Lancashire

250

0.2696

2.3205

Lambeth

Surrey

240

0.0942

0.8111

Dudley

Worcestershire

237

0.5110

4.3991

Birmingham

Warwickshire

236

0.0961

0.8274

Manchester

Lancashire

231

0.1482

1.2756

Islington London

London

197

0.0696

0.5989

Blackburn

Lancashire

194

0.2103

1.8107

Hackney London

London

191

0.1166

1.0039

Ecclesall Bierlow

Yorkshire

185

0.3142

2.7047

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

181

0.1542

1.3274

Stockport

Cheshire

170

0.5122

4.4098

Salford

Lancashire

164

0.1609

1.3847

Sheffield

Yorkshire

163

0.1769

1.5225

North Bierley

Yorkshire

159

1.0173

8.7573

Rowley Regis

Staffordshire

158

0.5749

4.9495

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

157

0.2255

1.9410

Top male forenames

John Pearson
William Pearson
Thomas Pearson
George Pearson
James Pearson
Joseph Pearson
Henry Pearson
Charles Pearson
Robert Pearson
Edward Pearson
Arthur Pearson
Samuel Pearson
Alfred Pearson
Richard Pearson
Frederick Pearson
Walter Pearson
Harry Pearson
Albert Pearson
Frank Pearson
Herbert Pearson
David Pearson
Benjamin Pearson
Ernest Pearson
Wm. Pearson
Fred Pearson
Francis Pearson
Tom Pearson
Edwin Pearson
Isaac Pearson
Thos. Pearson
Stephen Pearson
Peter Pearson
Daniel Pearson
Mark Pearson
Matthew Pearson
Jonathan Pearson
Geo. Pearson
Andrew Pearson
Chas. Pearson
Ralph Pearson
Joshua Pearson
Abraham Pearson
Edmund Pearson
Leonard Pearson
Hugh Pearson
Sam Pearson
Sidney Pearson
Josiah Pearson
Alexander Pearson
Percy Pearson

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Cotton Weaver
Ag Lab
Housekeeper
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
General Labourer
Joiner
Laundress
Bricklayer
General Servant
Blacksmith
Woollen Weaver
Wife
Grocer
Charwoman
Farmers Son
Worsted Weaver
Tailor
No Occupation
Farm Labourer
Farmers Wife
Butcher
Carpenter
Silk Weaver
General Serv
Dress maker
Carter
Stone Mason
Cotton Winder
Worsted Spinner
Iron Moulder
Servant
Tailoress
Laborer
Housemaid
Painter
Agricultural Labourer
Milliner
Clerk
Domestic Serv
Shoemaker
House Keeper
Chain Maker
General Laborer
Draper
Cook