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PERK

Perk in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Worcestershire

7

0.0018

13.4023

County Durham

7

0.0008

5.8833

Lancashire

6

0.0002

1.2643

Surrey

5

0.0004

2.5658

Warwickshire

3

0.0004

2.9744

Bedfordshire

3

0.0020

14.4858

London

2

0.0001

0.5001

Yorkshire

1

0.0000

0.2523

Cheshire

1

0.0002

1.1326

Nottinghamshire

1

0.0003

1.8549

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1

0.0002

1.4360

Devon

1

0.0002

1.2012

Hertfordshire

1

0.0005

3.6271

Staffordshire

1

0.0001

0.7407

Essex

1

0.0002

1.2666

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Monk Hesleden

County Durham

7

0.2890

2121.2121

Orrell

Lancashire

6

0.1392

1016.9492

Wimbledon

Surrey

5

0.0313

228.3105

Wollescote

Worcestershire

3

0.0976

714.2857

Bedford St Paul

Bedfordshire

3

0.0289

211.2676

Kidderminster Borough

Worcestershire

3

0.0134

98.0392

Bethnal Green London

London

2

0.0016

11.5141

Llandaff

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1

0.0059

43.1034

Walthamstow

Essex

1

0.0048

35.2113

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

1

0.0020

14.3472

Totteridge

Hertfordshire

1

0.1587

1111.1111

Tormoham

Devon

1

0.0039

28.4091

Sutton Coldfield

Warwickshire

1

0.0129

94.3396

Allerton Bywater

Yorkshire

1

0.0638

476.1905

Leigh

Worcestershire

1

0.0216

158.7302

Harby

Nottinghamshire

1

0.2841

2000.0000

Churton By Aldford

Cheshire

1

0.3817

2500.0000

Bubbenhall

Warwickshire

1

0.3802

2500.0000

Aston

Warwickshire

1

0.0005

3.6010

Top male forenames

William Perk
George Perk
John Perk
Alfred Perk
Augustus Perk
Benjamin Perk
Charles Perk
Enoch Perk
Henry Perk
Jane Perk
Joseph Perk
Thomas Perk
Wm. Perk

Top female forenames

Mary Perk
Elizabeth Perk
Ellen Perk
Emily Perk
A. Perk
Amelia Perk
Ann Perk
Catherine Perk
Eliza Perk
Emma Perk
Jane Perk
Margerite Perk
Maria Perk
Rebecca Perk
Selina Perk

Top occupations

Scholar
Throstle Spinner Cotton Mill
Miner
Bricklayer
Housemaid
Wrought Nailer
Wife Of Timekeeper At Iron Works
Timekeeper At Iron Works
Servant (Dom)
Labourer
Lab In Brickyard
Iron Caster
Housemaid Domestic
Ag Lab
Governess Teacher
General Labourer
Gen Serv
Errand Boy
Creeler Carpet Works
Cook Domestic Servant
Coal Miner
Carpet Weaver
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