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PHILLIPS

Phillips in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

6207

0.2125

1.1874

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

5289

1.0397

5.8113

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2826

3.0438

17.0124

Surrey

2599

0.1826

1.0205

Lancashire

2451

0.0707

0.3952

Staffordshire

2086

0.2115

1.1823

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

2048

1.6633

9.2965

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1994

0.9442

5.2770

Kent

1777

0.1783

0.9964

Warwickshire

1771

0.2404

1.3435

Devon

1751

0.2879

1.6093

Cornwall

1652

0.4995

2.7917

Hampshire

1640

0.2739

1.5308

Gloucestershire

1526

0.2663

1.4886

Yorkshire

1483

0.0512

0.2863

Worcestershire

1123

0.2944

1.6452

Sussex

1086

0.2205

1.2323

Somerset

1053

0.2239

1.2515

Shropshire

902

0.3574

1.9974

Essex

855

0.1483

0.8287

Herefordshire

818

0.6829

3.8166

Cheshire

717

0.1112

0.6214

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

677

1.1588

6.4768

Lanarkshire

668

0.0707

0.3952

County Durham

561

0.0645

0.3608

Suffolk

526

0.1478

0.8262

Dorset

459

0.2394

1.3380

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

424

0.3842

2.1474

Wiltshire

401

0.1552

0.8675

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

400

0.5613

3.1372

Lincolnshire

388

0.0831

0.4643

Hertfordshire

373

0.1852

1.0353

Berkshire

366

0.1669

0.9329

Northamptonshire

364

0.1325

0.7404

Derbyshire

325

0.0711

0.3972

Northumberland

324

0.0745

0.4166

Oxfordshire

309

0.1713

0.9573

Nottinghamshire

278

0.0706

0.3946

Cumberland

239

0.0950

0.5311

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

234

0.3495

1.9537

Buckinghamshire

217

0.1229

0.6867

Cambridgeshire

201

0.1086

0.6071

Leicestershire

179

0.0553

0.3089

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

166

0.2114

1.1815

Norfolk

159

0.0354

0.1978

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

155

0.6576

3.6755

Forfarshire (Angus)

144

0.0532

0.2974

Bedfordshire

142

0.0939

0.5247

Aberdeenshire

130

0.0480

0.2685

Renfrewshire

125

0.0552

0.3086

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

118

0.0302

0.1685

Huntingdonshire

98

0.1689

0.9443

Channel Islands

92

0.1063

0.5940

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

88

0.0745

0.4164

Royal Navy

73

0.2097

1.1720

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

58

0.1085

0.6064

Perthshire

57

0.0435

0.2430

Dunbartonshire

55

0.0701

0.3916

Fife

53

0.0306

0.1713

Ayrshire

41

0.0188

0.1048

Dumfriesshire

35

0.0542

0.3031

Stirlingshire

33

0.0306

0.1712

Anglesey / Sir Fon

28

0.0541

0.3023

Kirkcudbrightshire

23

0.0544

0.3040

Argyll

22

0.0271

0.1512

Orkney

22

0.0685

0.3826

Wigtownshire

18

0.0464

0.2593

Rutland

18

0.0839

0.4690

Peeblesshire

12

0.0873

0.4881

Westmorland

7

0.0109

0.0609

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

7

0.0159

0.0889

Buteshire

5

0.0282

0.1579

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

5

0.0129

0.0722

Inverness-shire

4

0.0046

0.0256

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.0412

Roxburghshire

3

0.0057

0.0317

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

3

0.0037

0.0209

Banffshire

2

0.0033

0.0184

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.0316

Clackmannanshire

2

0.0083

0.0463

Kincardineshire

1

0.0028

0.0157

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0211

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.0140

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

666

0.2712

1.5160

Llanelly

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

665

2.3980

13.4024

Aberdare

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

637

1.8242

10.1958

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

630

1.4119

7.8912

Islington London

London

603

0.2130

1.1902

Aston

Warwickshire

597

0.2943

1.6448

Lambeth

Surrey

571

0.2242

1.2529

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

443

0.9061

5.0642

St Pancras London

London

440

0.1871

1.0458

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

372

0.9977

5.5761

Kensington London

London

371

0.2284

1.2767

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

334

0.8009

4.4762

Mile End Old Town

London

322

0.6983

3.9027

Camberwell

Surrey

299

0.1602

0.8955

Paddington London

London

276

0.2569

1.4361

St Marylebone London

London

275

0.1763

0.9854

Pembroke St Mary

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

274

2.2917

12.8088

Brighton

Sussex

266

0.2677

1.4961

West Ham

Essex

264

0.2074

1.1589

Clase

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

253

1.3376

7.4762

Top male forenames

William Phillips
John Phillips
Thomas Phillips
George Phillips
James Phillips
Henry Phillips
Charles Phillips
David Phillips
Joseph Phillips
Edward Phillips
Richard Phillips
Alfred Phillips
Arthur Phillips
Samuel Phillips
Robert Phillips
Frederick Phillips
Walter Phillips
Albert Phillips
Benjamin Phillips
Harry Phillips
Edwin Phillips
Daniel Phillips
Frank Phillips
Ernest Phillips
Herbert Phillips
Francis Phillips
Evan Phillips
Wm. Phillips
Phillip Phillips
Thos. Phillips
Philip Phillips
Lewis Phillips
Isaac Phillips
Fred Phillips
Stephen Phillips
Abraham Phillips
Percy Phillips
Rees Phillips
Tom Phillips
Geo. Phillips
Peter Phillips
Chas. Phillips
Andrew Phillips
Edmund Phillips
Sidney Phillips
Fredrick Phillips
Willm. Phillips
Sydney Phillips
Fredk. Phillips
Edgar Phillips

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
General Servant
Annuitant
Carpenter
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Tailor
Wife
Charwoman
Farmers Son
Farm Labourer
No Occupation
Blacksmith
Farmers Wife
Servant
Mason
Grocer
General Serv
Dress Maker
Painter
Cook
Housemaid
Gardener
Coalminer
Laborer
Collier
Agricultural Labourer
Bricklayer
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Butcher
Tailoress
Farmer
Shoemaker
Farmers Daur
Cabinet Maker
General Laborer
Clerk
Milliner
Tin Miner
None
Errand Boy
Joiner
Farmers Daughter
Domestic Serv