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POPE

Pope in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1609

0.0551

1.5979

Kent

741

0.0743

2.1569

Devon

720

0.1184

3.4351

Surrey

688

0.0483

1.4023

Somerset

620

0.1318

3.8253

Hampshire

566

0.0945

2.7424

Lancashire

541

0.0156

0.4528

Staffordshire

444

0.0450

1.3063

Sussex

428

0.0869

2.5211

Gloucestershire

416

0.0726

2.1065

Cornwall

410

0.1240

3.5967

Dorset

317

0.1653

4.7969

Berkshire

218

0.0994

2.8843

Cambridgeshire

198

0.1070

3.1046

Worcestershire

169

0.0443

1.2853

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

166

0.0786

2.2805

Warwickshire

164

0.0223

0.6458

Yorkshire

148

0.0051

0.1483

Wiltshire

144

0.0557

1.6171

Norfolk

135

0.0301

0.8720

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

130

0.0256

0.7415

Shropshire

123

0.0487

1.4139

Hertfordshire

110

0.0546

1.5849

County Durham

96

0.0110

0.3205

Bedfordshire

87

0.0575

1.6687

Derbyshire

84

0.0184

0.5329

Essex

84

0.0146

0.4226

Cheshire

77

0.0119

0.3464

Aberdeenshire

67

0.0248

0.7185

Suffolk

66

0.0185

0.5381

Lincolnshire

59

0.0126

0.3665

Northamptonshire

47

0.0171

0.4963

Leicestershire

44

0.0136

0.3941

Huntingdonshire

40

0.0690

2.0007

Herefordshire

40

0.0334

0.9688

Oxfordshire

39

0.0216

0.6272

Northumberland

35

0.0081

0.2336

Buckinghamshire

33

0.0187

0.5421

Lanarkshire

31

0.0033

0.0952

Cumberland

18

0.0072

0.2076

Sutherland

17

0.0757

2.1956

Nottinghamshire

15

0.0038

0.1105

Forfarshire (Angus)

14

0.0052

0.1501

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

13

0.0033

0.0964

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

12

0.0129

0.3750

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.4022

Fife

11

0.0064

0.1845

Kirkcudbrightshire

11

0.0260

0.7547

Royal Navy

11

0.0316

0.9168

Ayrshire

10

0.0046

0.1327

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

8

0.0065

0.1885

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

6

0.0075

0.2170

Anglesey / Sir Fon

6

0.0116

0.3362

Dunbartonshire

5

0.0064

0.1848

Kincardineshire

3

0.0084

0.2447

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

3

0.0045

0.1300

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

2

0.0018

0.0526

Perthshire

2

0.0015

0.0443

Isle of Man

2

0.0037

0.1070

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0820

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.0548

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0333

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.0369

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0269

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.0725

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

171

0.1635

4.7444

Islington London

London

152

0.0537

1.5575

Camberwell

Surrey

127

0.0681

1.9746

Lambeth

Surrey

121

0.0475

1.3782

Portsea

Hampshire

102

0.0869

2.5217

Bermondsey

Surrey

92

0.1058

3.0691

St Pancras London

London

90

0.0383

1.1104

St Marylebone London

London

89

0.0571

1.6555

Hackney London

London

88

0.0537

1.5589

St George Hanover

London

77

0.2019

5.8587

Folkestone

Kent

76

0.3931

11.4049

Kensington London

London

76

0.0468

1.3576

Mile End Old Town

London

74

0.1605

4.6558

Bedminster

Somerset

73

0.1652

4.7931

Bethnal Green London

London

70

0.0552

1.6003

Shoreditch London

London

67

0.0529

1.5350

Paddington London

London

66

0.0614

1.7827

Birmingham

Warwickshire

66

0.0269

0.7799

Frome

Somerset

64

0.5690

16.5097

Brighton

Sussex

62

0.0624

1.8102

Top male forenames

William Pope
John Pope
George Pope
James Pope
Thomas Pope
Henry Pope
Charles Pope
Edward Pope
Alfred Pope
Joseph Pope
Frederick Pope
Samuel Pope
Richard Pope
Robert Pope
Arthur Pope
Albert Pope
Walter Pope
Harry Pope
Edwin Pope
Frank Pope
Herbert Pope
Ernest Pope
Francis Pope
Stephen Pope
Benjamin Pope
David Pope
Wm. Pope
Alexander Pope
Fred Pope
Daniel Pope
Fredrick Pope
Thos. Pope
Peter Pope
Fredk. Pope
Sidney Pope
Jacob Pope
Tom Pope
Isaac Pope
Mark Pope
Andrew Pope
Edgar Pope
Sydney Pope
Reginald Pope
Edmund Pope
Willm. Pope
Horace Pope
Augustus Pope
Abraham Pope
Jesse Pope
Infant Pope

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Laundress
Carpenter
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Annuitant
General Servant
Farm Labourer
General Labourer
Coal Miner
No Occupation
Farmers Son
Charwoman
Blacksmith
Wife
General Laborer
Painter
Shoemaker
Farmers Wife
Tin Miner
Housemaid
General Serv
Bricklayer
Cook
Laborer
Errand Boy
Carman
Potter
Gardener
Needlewoman
Tailor
Ag Labourer
Servant
Lodging House Keeper
Drapers Assistant
Glover
Baker
None
Ag Laborer
Cotton Weaver
Domestic Serv
Tailoress
Farm Laborer
Plasterer
Grocer
Butcher
Farmers Daughter