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POTTER

Potter in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

2121

0.0726

1.1194

Lancashire

2039

0.0588

0.9069

Yorkshire

1684

0.0582

0.8969

Surrey

1375

0.0966

1.4894

Essex

1080

0.1873

2.8877

Kent

846

0.0849

1.3087

Sussex

755

0.1533

2.3636

Derbyshire

724

0.1583

2.4409

Devon

718

0.1181

1.8206

Suffolk

696

0.1956

3.0160

Worcestershire

656

0.1720

2.6514

Norfolk

650

0.1447

2.2313

Warwickshire

493

0.0669

1.0318

Leicestershire

427

0.1318

2.0327

County Durham

392

0.0451

0.6955

Staffordshire

336

0.0341

0.5254

Gloucestershire

331

0.0578

0.8908

Cheshire

324

0.0502

0.7747

Wiltshire

316

0.1223

1.8859

Nottinghamshire

290

0.0736

1.1356

Hampshire

241

0.0402

0.6206

Lanarkshire

229

0.0242

0.3737

Northumberland

220

0.0506

0.7804

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

198

0.0506

0.7801

Somerset

191

0.0406

0.6263

Hertfordshire

139

0.0690

1.0644

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

138

0.3137

4.8368

Shropshire

135

0.0535

0.8248

Northamptonshire

132

0.0480

0.7407

Lincolnshire

131

0.0280

0.4324

Forfarshire (Angus)

114

0.0421

0.6495

Cornwall

108

0.0327

0.5035

Dorset

104

0.0542

0.8364

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

102

0.0201

0.3092

Cambridgeshire

99

0.0535

0.8250

Oxfordshire

90

0.0499

0.7692

Cumberland

89

0.0354

0.5456

Berkshire

83

0.0379

0.5836

Bedfordshire

66

0.0436

0.6728

Buckinghamshire

56

0.0317

0.4889

Westmorland

54

0.0841

1.2969

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

46

0.0218

0.3359

Herefordshire

45

0.0376

0.5792

Kincardineshire

40

0.1124

1.7337

Stirlingshire

31

0.0288

0.4436

Channel Islands

30

0.0347

0.5344

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

24

0.0620

0.9564

Fife

22

0.0127

0.1962

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

20

0.0181

0.2795

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

20

0.0215

0.3322

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

20

0.0342

0.5279

Royal Navy

19

0.0546

0.8416

Rutland

15

0.0699

1.0783

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

12

0.0179

0.2764

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

12

0.0102

0.1566

Dumfriesshire

12

0.0186

0.2867

Ayrshire

10

0.0046

0.0705

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

9

0.0115

0.1767

Clackmannanshire

7

0.0290

0.4474

Kirkcudbrightshire

7

0.0166

0.2552

Huntingdonshire

7

0.0121

0.1861

Aberdeenshire

7

0.0026

0.0399

Anglesey / Sir Fon

6

0.0116

0.1787

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

5

0.0212

0.3271

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

5

0.0041

0.0626

Perthshire

5

0.0038

0.0588

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.1137

Renfrewshire

4

0.0018

0.0272

Roxburghshire

2

0.0038

0.0583

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.0398

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0196

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.1122

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lambeth

Surrey

240

0.0942

1.4528

Birmingham

Warwickshire

223

0.0908

1.4004

Islington London

London

188

0.0664

1.0238

St Pancras London

London

173

0.0736

1.1344

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

166

0.2102

3.2405

Croydon

Surrey

166

0.2101

3.2394

Aston

Warwickshire

151

0.0744

1.1477

Hackney London

London

137

0.0836

1.2898

Bethnal Green London

London

136

0.1072

1.6524

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

123

0.1048

1.6157

Camberwell

Surrey

117

0.0627

0.9668

Kidderminster Borough

Worcestershire

108

0.4837

7.4584

West Ham

Essex

104

0.0817

1.2595

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

103

0.1011

1.5594

Mile End Old Town

London

101

0.2190

3.3772

Oldham

Lancashire

100

0.0894

1.3781

Worsley

Lancashire

100

0.4680

7.2162

Shoreditch London

London

99

0.0782

1.2054

Brighton

Sussex

97

0.0976

1.5052

Leeds

Yorkshire

96

0.0587

0.9055

Top male forenames

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

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Carpenter
Housekeeper
Bricklayer
Farm Labourer
Cotton Weaver
General Labourer
General Servant
Blacksmith
Charwoman
Wife
Tailor
No Occupation
Agricultural Labourer
Farmers Son
Dress Maker
Domestic Serv
Housemaid
Carter
Errand Boy
Grocer
Joiner
Butcher
Farmers Wife
Gardener
Shoemaker
Laborer
General Serv
Tailoress
Servant
Cabinet Maker
Carman
Clerk
Baker
None
Police Constable
General Laborer
Painter
Agricultural Laborer
Milliner
Pupil Teacher
Wheelwright
Agr Lab