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PERRY

Perry in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

3159

0.1081

1.4703

Staffordshire

2489

0.2524

3.4320

Essex

1662

0.2882

3.9189

Somerset

1509

0.3209

4.3634

Surrey

1215

0.0854

1.1606

Warwickshire

1113

0.1511

2.0541

Lancashire

1069

0.0308

0.4193

Worcestershire

832

0.2181

2.9655

Devon

815

0.1340

1.8224

Kent

689

0.0691

0.9399

Gloucestershire

663

0.1157

1.5734

Yorkshire

569

0.0197

0.2673

Cornwall

471

0.1424

1.9365

Hampshire

468

0.0782

1.0628

Cheshire

440

0.0682

0.9277

Shropshire

364

0.1442

1.9611

Hertfordshire

350

0.1738

2.3635

Wiltshire

322

0.1246

1.6947

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

309

0.0607

0.8260

County Durham

261

0.0300

0.4083

Bedfordshire

224

0.1481

2.0136

Derbyshire

223

0.0488

0.6630

Suffolk

222

0.0624

0.8483

Sussex

210

0.0426

0.5797

Leicestershire

192

0.0593

0.8060

Dorset

186

0.0970

1.3191

Nottinghamshire

183

0.0465

0.6319

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

170

0.0805

1.0946

Berkshire

161

0.0734

0.9984

Lanarkshire

151

0.0160

0.2173

Norfolk

139

0.0309

0.4208

Buckinghamshire

123

0.0696

0.9470

Cambridgeshire

116

0.0627

0.8524

Northumberland

109

0.0251

0.3410

Herefordshire

103

0.0860

1.1692

Northamptonshire

78

0.0284

0.3860

Lincolnshire

72

0.0154

0.2096

Oxfordshire

68

0.0377

0.5125

Isle of Man

60

0.1106

1.5039

Rutland

53

0.2471

3.3598

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

38

0.0097

0.1320

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

37

0.0399

0.5419

Renfrewshire

36

0.0159

0.2162

Ayrshire

28

0.0128

0.1741

Cumberland

24

0.0095

0.1297

Channel Islands

23

0.0266

0.3613

Royal Navy

23

0.0661

0.8984

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

17

0.0721

0.9807

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

17

0.0291

0.3957

Wigtownshire

14

0.0361

0.4908

Buteshire

14

0.0791

1.0755

Huntingdonshire

13

0.0224

0.3047

Aberdeenshire

12

0.0044

0.0603

Banffshire

11

0.0182

0.2468

Fife

11

0.0064

0.0865

Dunbartonshire

10

0.0127

0.1732

Westmorland

10

0.0156

0.2118

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

9

0.0076

0.1036

Stirlingshire

9

0.0084

0.1136

Forfarshire (Angus)

7

0.0026

0.0352

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

5

0.0070

0.0954

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.0836

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

5

0.0041

0.0552

Roxburghshire

4

0.0076

0.1028

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

4

0.0091

0.1236

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

4

0.0051

0.0693

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

4

0.0036

0.0493

Kincardineshire

3

0.0084

0.1147

Perthshire

3

0.0023

0.0311

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

3

0.0045

0.0609

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0525

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.0769

Sutherland

2

0.0089

0.1211

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0156

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.0564

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0351

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

492

0.2004

2.7247

Islington London

London

327

0.1155

1.5703

Aston

Warwickshire

318

0.1568

2.1315

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

287

0.3785

5.1469

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

281

0.5517

7.5012

Lambeth

Surrey

264

0.1036

1.4093

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

256

0.2448

3.3289

West Ham

Essex

234

0.1838

2.4991

St Pancras London

London

228

0.0970

1.3184

Hackney London

London

197

0.1203

1.6355

Kensington London

London

181

0.1114

1.5153

Liverpool

Lancashire

145

0.0689

0.9365

St Marylebone London

London

130

0.0833

1.1333

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

127

0.2250

3.0590

Dowlish Wake

Somerset

125

36.2319

492.7079

Chelsea London

London

125

0.1420

1.9308

Tipton

Staffordshire

122

0.4040

5.4939

Shoreditch London

London

121

0.0955

1.2992

Mile End Old Town

London

119

0.2581

3.5090

Camberwell

Surrey

119

0.0638

0.8671

Top male forenames

William Perry
John Perry
George Perry
James Perry
Thomas Perry
Charles Perry
Henry Perry
Joseph Perry
Alfred Perry
Edward Perry
Samuel Perry
Frederick Perry
Arthur Perry
Robert Perry
Richard Perry
Walter Perry
Albert Perry
Frank Perry
Harry Perry
Ernest Perry
Edwin Perry
Benjamin Perry
Herbert Perry
Francis Perry
Wm. Perry
Daniel Perry
David Perry
Isaac Perry
Thos. Perry
Peter Perry
Stephen Perry
Fred Perry
Geo. Perry
Willm. Perry
Sidney Perry
Fredrick Perry
Sydney Perry
Percy Perry
Tom Perry
Andrew Perry
Mark Perry
Fredk. Perry
Job Perry
Philip Perry
Chas. Perry
Edmund Perry
Moses Perry
Josiah Perry
Eli Perry
Richd. Perry

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
General Servant
Carpenter
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Farm Labourer
Annuitant
Blacksmith
Charwoman
Bricklayer
Gardener
Wife
Servant
General Serv
No Occupation
Housemaid
Carman
Errand Boy
Tailor
Farmers Son
Cook
Grocer
Agricultural Labourer
General Laborer
Dress Maker
Laborer
Butcher
Domestic Serv
Baker
Farm Laborer
Painter
Clerk
Shoemaker
Nail Maker
Nurse
Porter
None
Milliner
Carter
Farmers Wife
Domestic
Iron Worker
Lace Maker
Tailoress