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Read in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

3091

0.1058

1.6412

Lancashire

1415

0.0408

0.6332

Surrey

1240

0.0871

1.3513

Kent

1069

0.1072

1.6636

Hampshire

1057

0.1765

2.7382

Suffolk

1039

0.2920

4.5294

Norfolk

1029

0.2291

3.5535

Yorkshire

796

0.0275

0.4265

Dorset

709

0.3698

5.7361

Warwickshire

589

0.0799

1.2401

Essex

564

0.0978

1.5171

Wiltshire

556

0.2152

3.3382

Staffordshire

551

0.0559

0.8667

Somerset

507

0.1078

1.6724

Sussex

489

0.0993

1.5400

Cheshire

375

0.0581

0.9020

Lincolnshire

357

0.0764

1.1856

Gloucestershire

357

0.0623

0.9665

Leicestershire

344

0.1062

1.6474

Nottinghamshire

314

0.0797

1.2369

Worcestershire

276

0.0723

1.1222

Cambridgeshire

255

0.1378

2.1377

Buckinghamshire

240

0.1359

2.1079

Bedfordshire

217

0.1435

2.2253

Hertfordshire

197

0.0978

1.5176

Berkshire

194

0.0885

1.3723

Northamptonshire

189

0.0688

1.0670

Oxfordshire

129

0.0715

1.1092

Huntingdonshire

120

0.2069

3.2091

Cornwall

100

0.0302

0.4690

County Durham

98

0.0113

0.1749

Devon

85

0.0140

0.2168

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

82

0.0388

0.6023

Derbyshire

78

0.0171

0.2645

Cumberland

65

0.0258

0.4009

Northumberland

59

0.0136

0.2106

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

53

0.0104

0.1616

Shropshire

50

0.0198

0.3073

Westmorland

47

0.0732

1.1356

Herefordshire

38

0.0317

0.4921

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

32

0.0407

0.6321

Royal Navy

24

0.0689

1.0694

Roxburghshire

24

0.0454

0.7036

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

21

0.0226

0.3509

Aberdeenshire

20

0.0074

0.1147

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

16

0.0041

0.0634

Ayrshire

15

0.0069

0.1064

Forfarshire (Angus)

15

0.0055

0.0860

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

14

0.0127

0.1968

Lanarkshire

13

0.0014

0.0213

Rutland

13

0.0606

0.9401

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

8

0.0065

0.1008

Isle of Man

7

0.0129

0.2002

Selkirkshire

7

0.0265

0.4108

Perthshire

7

0.0053

0.0828

Banffshire

6

0.0099

0.1536

Channel Islands

6

0.0069

0.1075

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

5

0.0042

0.0657

Fife

5

0.0029

0.0448

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

3

0.0078

0.1203

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

3

0.0127

0.1974

Renfrewshire

3

0.0013

0.0206

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

3

0.0051

0.0797

Kincardineshire

2

0.0056

0.0872

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

2

0.0030

0.0463

Kinross-shire

2

0.0271

0.4201

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.0435

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.0520

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0300

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0198

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0178

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0191

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0290

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0144

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lambeth

Surrey

293

0.1150

1.7843

St Pancras London

London

223

0.0948

1.4711

Islington London

London

218

0.0770

1.1943

St Marylebone London

London

210

0.1346

2.0885

Hackney London

London

199

0.1215

1.8847

West Ham

Essex

198

0.1555

2.4124

Shoreditch London

London

197

0.1556

2.4130

Birmingham

Warwickshire

191

0.0778

1.2067

Bethnal Green London

London

173

0.1363

2.1146

Camberwell

Surrey

160

0.0857

1.3300

Kensington London

London

134

0.0825

1.2798

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

131

0.3521

5.4614

Mile End Old Town

London

124

0.2689

4.1712

Blackburn

Lancashire

115

0.1247

1.9342

Aston

Warwickshire

113

0.0557

0.8640

Portsea

Hampshire

110

0.0937

1.4540

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

108

0.1060

1.6449

Chelsea London

London

104

0.1181

1.8326

Bermondsey

Surrey

101

0.1161

1.8014

Southampton St Mary

Hampshire

97

0.2576

3.9960

Top male forenames

William Read
John Read
George Read
James Read
Thomas Read
Charles Read
Henry Read
Robert Read
Alfred Read
Joseph Read
Edward Read
Arthur Read
Frederick Read
Walter Read
Samuel Read
Harry Read
Richard Read
Albert Read
Herbert Read
Ernest Read
Frank Read
Edwin Read
Benjamin Read
David Read
Francis Read
Stephen Read
Fred Read
Wm. Read
Thos. Read
Daniel Read
Fredk. Read
Tom Read
Chas. Read
Fredrick Read
Geo. Read
Isaac Read
Edmund Read
Mark Read
Sidney Read
Leonard Read
Harold Read
Percy Read
Jesse Read
Peter Read
Matthew Read
Willie Read
Alexander Read
Horace Read
Jonathan Read
Sydney Read

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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