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PORTER

Porter in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

3126

0.0902

1.2018

London

2599

0.0890

1.1856

Yorkshire

1216

0.0420

0.5598

Essex

1166

0.2022

2.6946

Surrey

1014

0.0712

0.9494

Staffordshire

819

0.0831

1.1068

Norfolk

740

0.1647

2.1956

Lincolnshire

714

0.1529

2.0372

Somerset

681

0.1448

1.9300

Hampshire

676

0.1129

1.5045

Kent

654

0.0656

0.8744

Lanarkshire

632

0.0669

0.8915

Gloucestershire

569

0.0993

1.3235

Warwickshire

519

0.0704

0.9388

County Durham

510

0.0587

0.7820

Leicestershire

442

0.1365

1.8186

Nottinghamshire

394

0.1001

1.3335

Aberdeenshire

369

0.1364

1.8176

Cambridgeshire

353

0.1908

2.5425

Wiltshire

352

0.1362

1.8158

Cheshire

312

0.0484

0.6448

Suffolk

310

0.0871

1.1611

Sussex

305

0.0619

0.8253

Cumberland

294

0.1169

1.5578

Worcestershire

288

0.0755

1.0061

Derbyshire

237

0.0518

0.6906

Northumberland

208

0.0479

0.6378

Northamptonshire

179

0.0651

0.8682

Ayrshire

179

0.0819

1.0911

Shropshire

178

0.0705

0.9399

Renfrewshire

178

0.0786

1.0478

Forfarshire (Angus)

176

0.0650

0.8667

Berkshire

166

0.0757

1.0089

Hertfordshire

158

0.0785

1.0457

Devon

154

0.0253

0.3375

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

142

0.0279

0.3720

Oxfordshire

133

0.0737

0.9825

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

117

0.0554

0.7383

Dorset

113

0.0589

0.7855

Bedfordshire

108

0.0714

0.9515

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

107

0.0273

0.3644

Herefordshire

102

0.0851

1.1348

Cornwall

72

0.0218

0.2901

Banffshire

70

0.1155

1.5395

Kirkcudbrightshire

62

0.1466

1.9539

Perthshire

52

0.0397

0.5285

Dunbartonshire

50

0.0637

0.8488

Buckinghamshire

45

0.0255

0.3396

Fife

42

0.0243

0.3237

Wigtownshire

38

0.0980

1.3056

Stirlingshire

38

0.0353

0.4700

Rutland

32

0.1492

1.9882

Dumfriesshire

30

0.0465

0.6195

Berwickshire

26

0.0735

0.9795

Royal Navy

19

0.0546

0.7274

Kincardineshire

18

0.0506

0.6743

Argyll

17

0.0209

0.2786

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

17

0.0439

0.5855

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

17

0.0216

0.2885

Channel Islands

16

0.0185

0.2463

Huntingdonshire

13

0.0224

0.2987

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

13

0.0118

0.1570

Elginshire (Morayshire)

12

0.0264

0.3523

Roxburghshire

12

0.0227

0.3022

Westmorland

10

0.0156

0.2076

Kinross-shire

10

0.1354

1.8046

Peeblesshire

8

0.0582

0.7759

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

6

0.0065

0.0861

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

6

0.0051

0.0677

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

5

0.0114

0.1515

Isle of Man

5

0.0092

0.1228

Caithness

4

0.0100

0.1333

Anglesey / Sir Fon

3

0.0058

0.0772

Nairnshire

3

0.0336

0.4484

Inverness-shire

2

0.0023

0.0306

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

2

0.0034

0.0456

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0565

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0108

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0187

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.0753

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0504

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0249

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

238

0.0995

1.3265

Islington London

London

237

0.0837

1.1155

Preston

Lancashire

218

0.2351

3.1326

St Pancras London

London

215

0.0914

1.2185

Southery

Norfolk

208

17.5379

233.7341

Birmingham

Warwickshire

189

0.0770

1.0259

Hackney London

London

169

0.1032

1.3752

Camberwell

Surrey

165

0.0884

1.1784

West Ham

Essex

162

0.1272

1.6958

Govan

Lanarkshire

161

0.0689

0.9182

Lambeth

Surrey

160

0.0628

0.8371

Thornton In Fylde

Lancashire

155

2.0438

27.2379

Bethnal Green London

London

147

0.1158

1.5437

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

146

0.1434

1.9105

Aston

Warwickshire

141

0.0695

0.9263

St Marylebone London

London

140

0.0898

1.1962

Barking

Essex

132

0.7823

10.4261

Liverpool

Lancashire

121

0.0575

0.7659

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

119

0.0709

0.9453

Kensington London

London

117

0.0720

0.9600

Top male forenames

William Porter
John Porter
Thomas Porter
George Porter
James Porter
Henry Porter
Charles Porter
Joseph Porter
Robert Porter
Richard Porter
Edward Porter
Alfred Porter
Arthur Porter
Samuel Porter
Frederick Porter
Albert Porter
Walter Porter
Harry Porter
Frank Porter
Ernest Porter
Herbert Porter
Francis Porter
Benjamin Porter
Edwin Porter
David Porter
Wm. Porter
Fred Porter
Thos. Porter
Stephen Porter
Peter Porter
Daniel Porter
Christopher Porter
Geo. Porter
Isaac Porter
Fredrick Porter
Jesse Porter
Chas. Porter
Edmund Porter
Alexander Porter
Jonathan Porter
Sidney Porter
Ralph Porter
Fredk. Porter
Philip Porter
Tom Porter
Mark Porter
Percy Porter
Andrew Porter
Leonard Porter
Abraham Porter

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Coal Miner
Cotton Weaver
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
Housekeeper
Annuitant
General Labourer
General Servant
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Charwoman
Wife
Joiner
No Occupation
Farmers Son
Gardener
Blacksmith
Grocer
Butcher
Housemaid
Servant
Carman
Errand Boy
Dress Maker
Shoemaker
Tailoress
General Laborer
Laborer
Tailor
Domestic Serv
Nail Maker
Clerk
Farm Laborer
Cook
Farmers Wife
Ag Labourer
Baker
Milliner
Mason
None
General Serv
Drapers Assistant
Nurse
Painter
Pupil Teacher