PRESTON

Preston in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

2802

0.0808

1.6182

Yorkshire

2712

0.0937

1.8754

London

1014

0.0347

0.6948

Leicestershire

839

0.2590

5.1856

Staffordshire

679

0.0689

1.3784

Cheshire

554

0.0859

1.7198

Surrey

523

0.0367

0.7355

Warwickshire

387

0.0525

1.0516

Hampshire

350

0.0585

1.1702

Norfolk

304

0.0677

1.3549

Gloucestershire

293

0.0511

1.0238

Devon

288

0.0474

0.9481

County Durham

256

0.0295

0.5897

Lanarkshire

250

0.0265

0.5297

Lincolnshire

239

0.0512

1.0243

Nottinghamshire

234

0.0594

1.1897

Berkshire

222

0.1012

2.0268

Kent

222

0.0223

0.4459

Worcestershire

185

0.0485

0.9708

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

168

0.0429

0.8594

Westmorland

150

0.2336

4.6772

Essex

146

0.0253

0.5068

Shropshire

144

0.0571

1.1422

Derbyshire

137

0.0300

0.5997

Oxfordshire

130

0.0721

1.4426

Hertfordshire

117

0.0581

1.1632

Cambridgeshire

113

0.0611

1.2226

Cumberland

111

0.0441

0.8835

Northamptonshire

107

0.0389

0.7796

Suffolk

104

0.0292

0.5851

Northumberland

91

0.0209

0.4191

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

90

0.0177

0.3542

Forfarshire (Angus)

74

0.0273

0.5474

Rutland

65

0.3030

6.0666

Wigtownshire

64

0.1650

3.3030

Isle of Man

62

0.1143

2.2879

Somerset

61

0.0130

0.2597

Dorset

60

0.0313

0.6265

Berwickshire

51

0.1442

2.8861

Huntingdonshire

51

0.0879

1.7602

Buckinghamshire

46

0.0260

0.5214

Cornwall

43

0.0130

0.2603

Wiltshire

41

0.0159

0.3177

Sussex

38

0.0077

0.1545

Bedfordshire

36

0.0238

0.4764

Renfrewshire

33

0.0146

0.2918

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

26

0.0123

0.2465

Selkirkshire

24

0.0908

1.8179

Royal Navy

20

0.0574

1.1501

Peeblesshire

20

0.1455

2.9139

Stirlingshire

19

0.0176

0.3530

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

18

0.0163

0.3265

Roxburghshire

18

0.0340

0.6810

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

16

0.0204

0.4079

Ayrshire

13

0.0059

0.1190

Kirkcudbrightshire

12

0.0284

0.5681

Clackmannanshire

10

0.0414

0.8298

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

9

0.0154

0.3084

Perthshire

7

0.0053

0.1069

Channel Islands

7

0.0081

0.1619

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

6

0.0136

0.2730

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

6

0.0090

0.1794

Herefordshire

6

0.0050

0.1003

Aberdeenshire

5

0.0018

0.0370

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

4

0.0034

0.0678

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

4

0.0032

0.0650

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.1124

Argyll

3

0.0037

0.0739

Buteshire

3

0.0169

0.3393

Fife

3

0.0017

0.0347

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

2

0.0025

0.0499

Dumfriesshire

2

0.0031

0.0620

Dunbartonshire

2

0.0025

0.0510

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.2711

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0216

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0849

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0517

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Batley

Yorkshire

246

0.8942

17.9008

Blackburn

Lancashire

196

0.2125

4.2544

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

166

0.2102

4.2073

Lambeth

Surrey

156

0.0612

1.2260

Aston

Warwickshire

156

0.0769

1.5395

Liverpool

Lancashire

141

0.0670

1.3408

Birmingham

Warwickshire

136

0.0554

1.1089

Preston

Lancashire

130

0.1402

2.8061

Salford

Lancashire

118

0.1157

2.3170

Leeds

Yorkshire

106

0.0648

1.2982

St Pancras London

London

100

0.0425

0.8514

Islington London

London

98

0.0346

0.6929

Govan

Lanarkshire

97

0.0415

0.8310

Bradford

Yorkshire

96

0.1370

2.7424

Heckmondwike

Yorkshire

93

0.9988

19.9961

West Derby

Lancashire

88

0.0868

1.7371

West Ham

Essex

79

0.0620

1.2422

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

76

0.1002

2.0067

Camberwell

Surrey

75

0.0402

0.8046

Bethnal Green London

London

74

0.0583

1.1673

Top male forenames

John Preston
William Preston
Thomas Preston
George Preston
James Preston
Joseph Preston
Charles Preston
Henry Preston
Robert Preston
Edward Preston
Samuel Preston
Arthur Preston
Alfred Preston
Richard Preston
Frederick Preston
Walter Preston
Albert Preston
Harry Preston
Herbert Preston
Frank Preston
Ernest Preston
David Preston
Wm. Preston
Benjamin Preston
Thos. Preston
Francis Preston
Edwin Preston
Fred Preston
Stephen Preston
Daniel Preston
Tom Preston
Isaac Preston
Christopher Preston
Peter Preston
Abraham Preston
Sam Preston
Harold Preston
Job Preston
Percy Preston
Chas. Preston
Fredrick Preston
Willie Preston
Sidney Preston
Philip Preston
Matthew Preston
Jonathan Preston
Fredk. Preston
Elijah Preston
Edgar Preston
Geo. Preston

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Labourer
Laundress
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Bricklayer
General Servant
Farm Labourer
Woollen Weaver
Blacksmith
Wife
Dress Maker
Joiner
No Occupation
Farmers Wife
Tailor
Charwoman
Farmers Son
Carpenter
Worsted Weaver
Domestic Serv
Housemaid
Servant
Butcher
Cotton Winder
Worsted Spinner
Errand Boy
Carter
Farm Laborer
Milliner
Cook
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Stone Mason
Grocer
Agricultural Labourer
General Laborer
Gardener
Laborer
None
Infant
House Painter
Plumber
Ag Labourer
Farm Servant