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PHILIPS

Philips in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

583

0.0168

0.9081

London

469

0.0161

0.8668

Yorkshire

328

0.0113

0.6118

Staffordshire

261

0.0265

1.4292

Lanarkshire

214

0.0227

1.2231

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

205

0.0403

2.1762

County Durham

197

0.0227

1.2240

Gloucestershire

195

0.0340

1.8378

Hampshire

187

0.0312

1.6863

Surrey

186

0.0131

0.7056

Devon

180

0.0296

1.5983

Warwickshire

153

0.0208

1.1214

Northumberland

136

0.0313

1.6896

Sussex

125

0.0254

1.3704

Kent

118

0.0118

0.6393

Cheshire

112

0.0174

0.9378

Somerset

104

0.0221

1.1942

Shropshire

96

0.0380

2.0539

Worcestershire

84

0.0220

1.1890

Forfarshire (Angus)

81

0.0299

1.6161

Derbyshire

80

0.0175

0.9445

Aberdeenshire

79

0.0292

1.5767

Cornwall

72

0.0218

1.1755

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

72

0.0184

0.9934

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

59

0.0279

1.5085

Cambridgeshire

52

0.0281

1.5175

Suffolk

51

0.0143

0.7739

Essex

51

0.0088

0.4775

Wiltshire

46

0.0178

0.9614

Cumberland

46

0.0183

0.9876

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

45

0.0381

2.0571

Renfrewshire

44

0.0194

1.0495

Berkshire

43

0.0196

1.0589

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

41

0.0442

2.3846

Dorset

41

0.0214

1.1547

Buckinghamshire

40

0.0226

1.2230

Nottinghamshire

39

0.0099

0.5348

Lincolnshire

37

0.0079

0.4277

Norfolk

35

0.0078

0.4208

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

34

0.0433

2.3379

Leicestershire

32

0.0099

0.5335

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

29

0.0263

1.4190

Channel Islands

29

0.0335

1.8090

Herefordshire

29

0.0242

1.3073

Dunbartonshire

27

0.0344

1.8572

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

27

0.0462

2.4956

Hertfordshire

27

0.0134

0.7240

Perthshire

27

0.0206

1.1119

Stirlingshire

25

0.0232

1.2529

Ayrshire

25

0.0114

0.6175

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

24

0.0359

1.9359

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

22

0.0309

1.6671

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

22

0.0179

0.9648

Oxfordshire

20

0.0111

0.5986

Huntingdonshire

16

0.0276

1.4895

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

15

0.0388

2.0932

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

13

0.0243

1.3132

Bedfordshire

12

0.0079

0.4284

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

11

0.0467

2.5201

Kirkcudbrightshire

9

0.0213

1.1492

Dumfriesshire

9

0.0139

0.7531

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

9

0.0205

1.1047

Orkney

8

0.0249

1.3441

Royal Navy

8

0.0230

1.2409

Isle of Man

8

0.0147

0.7963

Northamptonshire

6

0.0022

0.1179

Banffshire

6

0.0099

0.5346

Selkirkshire

6

0.0227

1.2259

Fife

6

0.0035

0.1873

Anglesey / Sir Fon

5

0.0097

0.5215

Roxburghshire

2

0.0038

0.2041

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.2784

Buteshire

2

0.0113

0.6101

Argyll

2

0.0025

0.1328

Kincardineshire

2

0.0056

0.3036

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.3930

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.2517

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.1350

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

72

0.0301

1.6260

Manchester

Lancashire

60

0.0385

2.0783

Birmingham

Warwickshire

52

0.0212

1.1436

Lambeth

Surrey

46

0.0181

0.9751

Hackney London

London

44

0.0269

1.4506

Wombridge

Shropshire

44

1.4121

76.2565

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

43

0.0256

1.3840

Liverpool

Lancashire

41

0.0195

1.0516

Islington London

London

41

0.0145

0.7819

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

39

0.0373

2.0139

Plymouth St Andrew

Devon

38

0.0811

4.3804

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

36

0.0356

1.9240

Bristol St Philip Jacob

Gloucestershire

36

0.0667

3.6036

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

34

0.0216

1.1660

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

32

0.0632

3.4135

Govan

Lanarkshire

32

0.0137

0.7395

St George Hanover

London

32

0.0839

4.5316

Mile End Old Town

London

32

0.0694

3.7472

Kensington London

London

29

0.0179

0.9641

St Marylebone London

London

28

0.0180

0.9694

Top male forenames

John Philips
William Philips
Thomas Philips
James Philips
George Philips
Charles Philips
Henry Philips
Joseph Philips
David Philips
Robert Philips
Edward Philips
Alfred Philips
Samuel Philips
Richard Philips
Arthur Philips
Frederick Philips
Walter Philips
Albert Philips
Wm. Philips
Harry Philips
Daniel Philips
Frank Philips
Edwin Philips
Benjamin Philips
Francis Philips
Philip Philips
Evan Philips
Herbert Philips
Ernest Philips
Peter Philips
Stephen Philips
Patrick Philips
Fred Philips
Geo. Philips
Abraham Philips
Thos. Philips
Alexander Philips
Henery Philips
Isaac Philips
Michael Philips
Sidney Philips
Andrew Philips
Mark Philips
Chas. Philips
Horace Philips
Edgar Philips
Sydney Philips
Jno. Philips
Jacob Philips
Owen Philips

Top female forenames

Mary Philips
Elizabeth Philips
Sarah Philips
Jane Philips
Ann Philips
Ellen Philips
Eliza Philips
Annie Philips
Margaret Philips
Emily Philips
Emma Philips
Alice Philips
Hannah Philips
Martha Philips
Maria Philips
Louisa Philips
Clara Philips
Anne Philips
Catherine Philips
Caroline Philips
Charlotte Philips
Kate Philips
Harriet Philips
Florence Philips
Fanny Philips
Ada Philips
Edith Philips
Agnes Philips
Susan Philips
Lucy Philips
Amelia Philips
Rose Philips
Matilda Philips
Esther Philips
Rachel Philips
Isabella Philips
Frances Philips
Anna Philips
Julia Philips
Harriett Philips
Jessie Philips
Elizth. Philips
Gertrude Philips
Laura Philips
Eleanor Philips
Helen Philips
Lydia Philips
Rebecca Philips
Amy Philips
Betsy Philips

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Labourer
Dressmaker
General Labourer
Domestic Servant
General Servant
Laundress
Tailor
Wife
Cotton Weaver
Annuitant
Housekeeper
Bricklayer
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
Blacksmith
Housemaid
Dress Maker
Carpenter
Clerk
Farm Servant (Indoor)
No Occupation
Farmers Son
Hawker
Tailoress
Servant
Cook
Cooper
Grocer
Iron Miner
Laborer
Collier
Farmers Wife
Stone Mason
Seaman
General Serv
Baker
Farm Lab
Milliner
None
Joiner
House Painter
Mason
School
General Servant Domestic
Fisherman
Farm Laborer
Engine Fitter