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POTTS

Potts in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

County Durham

1460

0.1680

5.0332

Cheshire

1333

0.2067

6.1933

Lancashire

1183

0.0341

1.0225

Northumberland

1051

0.2418

7.2449

Staffordshire

826

0.0838

2.5097

Yorkshire

693

0.0239

0.7172

London

572

0.0196

0.5866

Derbyshire

362

0.0791

2.3715

Cumberland

355

0.1411

4.2290

Kent

299

0.0300

0.8988

Surrey

233

0.0164

0.4904

Lanarkshire

140

0.0148

0.4440

Warwickshire

122

0.0166

0.4961

Shropshire

117

0.0464

1.3890

Lincolnshire

114

0.0244

0.7313

Essex

101

0.0175

0.5248

Hampshire

90

0.0150

0.4503

Nottinghamshire

86

0.0218

0.6544

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

75

0.0192

0.5742

Worcestershire

74

0.0194

0.5812

Wigtownshire

57

0.1469

4.4027

Bedfordshire

53

0.0350

1.0498

Renfrewshire

37

0.0163

0.4897

Forfarshire (Angus)

36

0.0133

0.3985

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

30

0.0059

0.1767

Leicestershire

26

0.0080

0.2405

Herefordshire

26

0.0217

0.6503

Westmorland

26

0.0405

1.2134

Northamptonshire

25

0.0091

0.2726

Sussex

24

0.0049

0.1460

Dumfriesshire

20

0.0310

0.9286

Somerset

20

0.0043

0.1274

Roxburghshire

19

0.0359

1.0758

Devon

19

0.0031

0.0936

Huntingdonshire

19

0.0328

0.9814

Suffolk

18

0.0051

0.1516

Cambridgeshire

18

0.0097

0.2915

Peeblesshire

16

0.1164

3.4889

Gloucestershire

16

0.0028

0.0837

Selkirkshire

15

0.0568

1.7005

Dunbartonshire

15

0.0191

0.5725

Kirkcudbrightshire

14

0.0331

0.9919

Buteshire

14

0.0791

2.3698

Berkshire

13

0.0059

0.1776

Hertfordshire

13

0.0065

0.1934

Stirlingshire

12

0.0111

0.3337

Oxfordshire

11

0.0061

0.1827

Buckinghamshire

11

0.0062

0.1866

Fife

8

0.0046

0.1386

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

8

0.0038

0.1135

Orkney

7

0.0218

0.6526

Royal Navy

7

0.0201

0.6025

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

7

0.0063

0.1901

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

7

0.0098

0.2943

Cornwall

6

0.0018

0.0544

Norfolk

6

0.0013

0.0400

Wiltshire

5

0.0019

0.0580

Ayrshire

4

0.0018

0.0548

Argyll

3

0.0037

0.1105

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.0761

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3

0.0032

0.0968

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

2

0.0052

0.1549

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

2

0.0025

0.0763

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

2

0.0034

0.1026

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0448

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0243

Aberdeenshire

1

0.0004

0.0111

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0373

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

243

0.3257

9.7597

Macclesfield

Cheshire

225

0.7850

23.5193

Manchester

Lancashire

129

0.0827

2.4794

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

126

0.1205

3.6103

Hedworth Monkton Jarrow

County Durham

115

0.3055

9.1536

Gateshead

County Durham

107

0.1644

4.9269

Stockport

Cheshire

97

0.2923

8.7576

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

87

0.1147

3.4379

Westoe

County Durham

76

0.1543

4.6218

Newcastle On Tyne St

Northumberland

74

0.3284

9.8408

Wolstanton

Staffordshire

72

0.2404

7.2030

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

70

0.0924

2.7684

Elswick

Northumberland

67

0.1931

5.7868

Hulme

Lancashire

66

0.0912

2.7324

Westgate

Northumberland

65

0.2415

7.2352

Monkwearmouth Shore

County Durham

62

0.3655

10.9500

Cheadle

Cheshire

59

0.4790

14.3524

Sedgley

Staffordshire

58

0.1584

4.7447

Heaton Norris

Lancashire

58

0.2940

8.8076

Monks Coppenhall

Cheshire

56

0.2301

6.8954

Top male forenames

John Potts
William Potts
Thomas Potts
James Potts
George Potts
Joseph Potts
Henry Potts
Robert Potts
Charles Potts
Samuel Potts
Edward Potts
Arthur Potts
Richard Potts
Alfred Potts
Walter Potts
David Potts
Frederick Potts
Harry Potts
Frank Potts
Albert Potts
Francis Potts
Ralph Potts
Matthew Potts
Thos. Potts
Peter Potts
Wm. Potts
Herbert Potts
Edwin Potts
Benjamin Potts
Mark Potts
Isaac Potts
Mathew Potts
Tom Potts
Stephen Potts
Leonard Potts
Fred Potts
Ernest Potts
Edmund Potts
Daniel Potts
Fredrick Potts
Josiah Potts
Enoch Potts
Andrew Potts
Anthony Potts
Alexander Potts
Robt. Potts
Adam Potts
Willm. Potts
Geo. Potts
Michael Potts

Top female forenames

Mary Potts
Elizabeth Potts
Sarah Potts
Jane Potts
Ann Potts
Margaret Potts
Hannah Potts
Annie Potts
Alice Potts
Ellen Potts
Eliza Potts
Martha Potts
Emma Potts
Isabella Potts
Emily Potts
Catherine Potts
Harriet Potts
Frances Potts
Louisa Potts
Edith Potts
Maria Potts
Ada Potts
Anne Potts
Fanny Potts
Caroline Potts
Charlotte Potts
Eleanor Potts
Florence Potts
Lucy Potts
Clara Potts
Dorothy Potts
Esther Potts
Harriett Potts
Elizth. Potts
Susan Potts
Susannah Potts
Kate Potts
Amelia Potts
Rebecca Potts
Gertrude Potts
Lizzie Potts
Barbara Potts
Amy Potts
Agnes Potts
Bertha Potts
Jessie Potts
Selina Potts
Matilda Potts
Margt. Potts
Rachel Potts

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Housekeeper
Dressmaker
Labourer
Ag Lab
Cotton Weaver
Silk Weaver
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
Joiner
Laundress
Bricklayer
General Labourer
Blacksmith
Wife
General Servant
No Occupation
Clerk
Butcher
Servant
Carter
Tailor
Silk Winder
Charwoman
Farmers Son
Stone Mason
General Serv
Farmers Wife
Cotton Operative
Engine Fitter
Grocer
Carpenter
Pupil Teacher
Dress Maker
Milliner
Farm Labourer
Painter
Brickmaker
Iron Moulder
Agricultural Labourer
Shoemaker
Mariner
Coalminer
Cartman
Servant Domestic
Housewife
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Tailoress
Infant