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PENNY

Penny in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Somerset

563

0.1197

6.7282

London

550

0.0188

1.0579

Wiltshire

434

0.1680

9.4402

Hampshire

406

0.0678

3.8103

Lancashire

394

0.0114

0.6387

Yorkshire

288

0.0099

0.5591

Surrey

279

0.0196

1.1015

Kent

238

0.0239

1.3418

Aberdeenshire

229

0.0846

4.7565

Cheshire

205

0.0318

1.7864

Devon

188

0.0309

1.7374

Dorset

161

0.0840

4.7190

Staffordshire

104

0.0105

0.5927

Gloucestershire

103

0.0180

1.0102

Worcestershire

103

0.0270

1.5173

Cornwall

85

0.0257

1.4443

Warwickshire

67

0.0091

0.5110

Forfarshire (Angus)

59

0.0218

1.2251

Perthshire

55

0.0419

2.3573

Hertfordshire

51

0.0253

1.4233

Shropshire

48

0.0190

1.0688

Leicestershire

45

0.0139

0.7807

Essex

44

0.0076

0.4288

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

43

0.0085

0.4751

Sussex

43

0.0087

0.4906

Lincolnshire

38

0.0081

0.4572

Berkshire

32

0.0146

0.8201

Berwickshire

31

0.0876

4.9245

Lanarkshire

30

0.0032

0.1784

Fife

27

0.0156

0.8774

Nottinghamshire

25

0.0063

0.3568

Banffshire

25

0.0413

2.3184

Norfolk

24

0.0053

0.3003

Northamptonshire

22

0.0080

0.4500

Derbyshire

22

0.0048

0.2703

Cumberland

21

0.0083

0.4692

Channel Islands

18

0.0208

1.1685

Oxfordshire

18

0.0100

0.5607

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

18

0.0085

0.4790

Suffolk

18

0.0051

0.2843

Stirlingshire

16

0.0148

0.8345

Clackmannanshire

14

0.0580

3.2610

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

14

0.0262

1.4718

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

11

0.0188

1.0581

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

11

0.0028

0.1580

Herefordshire

10

0.0083

0.4691

Northumberland

10

0.0023

0.1293

Kirkcudbrightshire

10

0.0236

1.3289

Dunbartonshire

8

0.0102

0.5727

Renfrewshire

8

0.0035

0.1986

Nairnshire

8

0.0897

5.0419

Royal Navy

7

0.0201

1.1300

County Durham

7

0.0008

0.0453

Cambridgeshire

6

0.0032

0.1822

Buckinghamshire

6

0.0034

0.1909

Bedfordshire

6

0.0040

0.2229

Dumfriesshire

4

0.0062

0.3483

Selkirkshire

3

0.0114

0.6379

Westmorland

3

0.0047

0.2626

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

3

0.0127

0.7153

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

2

0.0030

0.1679

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.0951

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.1211

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.2502

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0701

Ayrshire

1

0.0005

0.0257

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1

0.0009

0.0509

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Southampton St Mary

Hampshire

67

0.1779

9.9996

Leeds

Yorkshire

60

0.0367

2.0627

Islington London

London

59

0.0208

1.1710

Paddington London

London

54

0.0503

2.8251

St Pancras London

London

51

0.0217

1.2188

Broad Chalk

Wiltshire

44

5.9946

336.9066

Lambeth

Surrey

43

0.0169

0.9487

Fraserburgh

Aberdeenshire

42

0.5515

30.9917

Hackney London

London

41

0.0250

1.4068

Yeovil

Somerset

38

0.3977

22.3503

Sherborne

Dorset

37

0.6552

36.8232

Camberwell

Surrey

36

0.0193

1.0841

Portsea

Hampshire

36

0.0307

1.7239

Deptford St Paul

Kent

36

0.0468

2.6315

Colton

Lancashire

33

1.8262

102.6439

Clitheroe

Lancashire

32

0.3136

17.6250

Stanton Drew

Somerset

32

6.9717

391.6769

Millbrook

Hampshire

31

0.2056

11.5516

Newington

Surrey

31

0.0287

1.6143

Chelsea London

London

30

0.0341

1.9151

Top male forenames

William Penny
John Penny
George Penny
James Penny
Thomas Penny
Henry Penny
Charles Penny
Joseph Penny
Edward Penny
Alfred Penny
Arthur Penny
Samuel Penny
Frederick Penny
Albert Penny
Richard Penny
Robert Penny
Walter Penny
Frank Penny
Harry Penny
Herbert Penny
Ernest Penny
Fred Penny
Edwin Penny
Benjamin Penny
Francis Penny
Sidney Penny
Stephen Penny
Edmund Penny
Wm. Penny
David Penny
Fredk. Penny
Isaac Penny
Daniel Penny
Thos. Penny
Silas Penny
Fredrick Penny
Chas. Penny
Willm. Penny
Geo. Penny
Sydney Penny
Andrew Penny
Tom Penny
Jesse Penny
Oliver Penny
Percy Penny
Mark Penny
Christopher Penny
Abraham Penny
Reginald Penny
Frederic Penny

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Laundress
General Labourer
General Servant
Carpenter
Cotton Weaver
No Occupation
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Gardener
Coal Miner
Shepherd
Charwoman
Housemaid
Errand Boy
Dress Maker
Cook
Baker
Butcher
Laborer
Wife
Grocer
Tailoress
Agricultural Labourer
Mason
Carter
Tailor
Waterman
General Servant Domestic
Domestic Serv
Agricultural Laborer
Infant
None
Cotton Winder
Servant
Painter
Silk Weaver
Governess
Boot Maker
Railway Porter
General Laborer
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Nurse
Farmers Son