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POWELL

Powell in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

3369

0.1153

0.9244

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

2898

0.5697

4.5668

Lancashire

2181

0.0629

0.5043

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

2155

1.0204

8.1794

Gloucestershire

2116

0.3693

2.9603

Staffordshire

2100

0.2130

1.7070

Surrey

2028

0.1425

1.1420

Herefordshire

2026

1.6913

13.5575

Yorkshire

1934

0.0668

0.5355

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1599

2.7370

21.9399

Warwickshire

1539

0.2089

1.6744

Shropshire

1513

0.5995

4.8053

Worcestershire

1308

0.3429

2.7483

Kent

860

0.0863

0.6916

Cheshire

773

0.1199

0.9608

Hampshire

748

0.1249

1.0013

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

509

2.1595

17.3107

Sussex

462

0.0938

0.7519

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

442

0.4005

3.2106

County Durham

402

0.0463

0.3708

Somerset

378

0.0804

0.6443

Wiltshire

373

0.1444

1.1573

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

364

0.2956

2.3698

Essex

350

0.0607

0.4865

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

343

0.4368

3.5012

Oxfordshire

323

0.1790

1.4352

Berkshire

321

0.1464

1.1734

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

298

0.3210

2.5729

Devon

279

0.0459

0.3678

Nottinghamshire

265

0.0673

0.5395

Derbyshire

254

0.0555

0.4452

Dorset

248

0.1293

1.0368

Norfolk

228

0.0508

0.4069

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

226

0.3376

2.7062

Northamptonshire

196

0.0713

0.5718

Suffolk

189

0.0531

0.4258

Leicestershire

184

0.0568

0.4554

Cornwall

177

0.0535

0.4290

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

161

0.2259

1.8110

Buckinghamshire

153

0.0866

0.6944

Lincolnshire

143

0.0306

0.2454

Hertfordshire

138

0.0685

0.5493

Cambridgeshire

134

0.0724

0.5805

Bedfordshire

96

0.0635

0.5087

Lanarkshire

76

0.0080

0.0645

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

69

0.0584

0.4682

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

60

0.1122

0.8997

Northumberland

59

0.0136

0.1088

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

51

0.0130

0.1045

Ayrshire

40

0.0183

0.1467

Royal Navy

32

0.0919

0.7368

Anglesey / Sir Fon

32

0.0618

0.4955

Renfrewshire

26

0.0115

0.0921

Forfarshire (Angus)

25

0.0092

0.0740

Cumberland

20

0.0080

0.0637

Channel Islands

20

0.0231

0.1852

Huntingdonshire

11

0.0190

0.1520

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

0.1478

Argyll

10

0.0123

0.0986

Stirlingshire

8

0.0074

0.0595

Selkirkshire

5

0.0189

0.1516

Rutland

5

0.0233

0.1869

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

5

0.0114

0.0911

Westmorland

3

0.0047

0.0375

Dunbartonshire

3

0.0038

0.0306

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.0379

Wigtownshire

2

0.0052

0.0413

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0100

Perthshire

1

0.0008

0.0061

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

582

0.2370

1.9000

Aston

Warwickshire

535

0.2637

2.1139

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

488

0.9981

8.0009

Lambeth

Surrey

475

0.1865

1.4948

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

393

0.8808

7.0601

Islington London

London

382

0.1349

1.0814

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

346

0.9279

7.4383

St Pancras London

London

314

0.1335

1.0704

Camberwell

Surrey

291

0.1559

1.2500

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

263

0.4659

3.7344

Trevethin

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

262

1.3137

10.5304

Aberdare

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

248

0.7102

5.6931

Kensington London

London

206

0.1268

1.0167

Liverpool

Lancashire

201

0.0955

0.7653

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

200

0.2638

2.1144

Aberystruth

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

188

1.0099

8.0952

Llanwonno

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

183

1.0013

8.0261

St Marylebone London

London

182

0.1167

0.9353

Newington

Surrey

181

0.1677

1.3445

Paddington London

London

180

0.1676

1.3432

Top male forenames

William Powell
John Powell
Thomas Powell
George Powell
James Powell
Charles Powell
Henry Powell
Joseph Powell
Edward Powell
David Powell
Richard Powell
Alfred Powell
Arthur Powell
Samuel Powell
Frederick Powell
Albert Powell
Robert Powell
Walter Powell
Edwin Powell
Harry Powell
Benjamin Powell
Wm. Powell
Frank Powell
Evan Powell
Francis Powell
Herbert Powell
Ernest Powell
Thos. Powell
Daniel Powell
Isaac Powell
Howell Powell
Rees Powell
Morgan Powell
Lewis Powell
Stephen Powell
Fred Powell
Peter Powell
Fredrick Powell
Edmund Powell
Phillip Powell
Tom Powell
Hugh Powell
Willm. Powell
Geo. Powell
Sidney Powell
Chas. Powell
Philip Powell
Edgar Powell
Michael Powell
Owen Powell

Top female forenames

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

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