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REED

Reed in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

2544

0.0871

1.1929

County Durham

2062

0.2372

3.2501

Yorkshire

1823

0.0630

0.8626

Surrey

1332

0.0936

1.2819

Devon

1195

0.1965

2.6920

Kent

1154

0.1158

1.5860

Northumberland

1151

0.2648

3.6276

Lancashire

1130

0.0326

0.4465

Sussex

1074

0.2181

2.9871

Essex

896

0.1554

2.1284

Somerset

722

0.1535

2.1033

Cornwall

636

0.1923

2.6343

Hampshire

630

0.1052

1.4413

Gloucestershire

625

0.1091

1.4943

Lincolnshire

449

0.0961

1.3168

Cumberland

432

0.1718

2.3529

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

422

0.0830

1.1365

Hertfordshire

310

0.1539

2.1090

Staffordshire

258

0.0262

0.3584

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

240

0.1136

1.5568

Norfolk

217

0.0483

0.6618

Cambridgeshire

214

0.1157

1.5843

Warwickshire

186

0.0252

0.3458

Nottinghamshire

180

0.0457

0.6262

Cheshire

161

0.0250

0.3420

Berkshire

157

0.0716

0.9808

Worcestershire

131

0.0343

0.4704

Northamptonshire

127

0.0462

0.6332

Buckinghamshire

125

0.0708

0.9695

Huntingdonshire

121

0.2086

2.8576

Dorset

120

0.0626

0.8574

Leicestershire

120

0.0370

0.5075

Wiltshire

115

0.0445

0.6098

Derbyshire

104

0.0227

0.3115

Suffolk

91

0.0256

0.3503

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

71

0.0765

1.0476

Bedfordshire

61

0.0403

0.5524

Lanarkshire

56

0.0059

0.0812

Westmorland

47

0.0732

1.0028

Oxfordshire

47

0.0261

0.3569

Royal Navy

38

0.1092

1.4953

Channel Islands

35

0.0404

0.5539

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

26

0.0066

0.0910

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

22

0.0280

0.3838

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

21

0.0190

0.2607

Herefordshire

21

0.0175

0.2402

Shropshire

16

0.0063

0.0868

Renfrewshire

13

0.0057

0.0787

Isle of Man

12

0.0221

0.3030

Perthshire

11

0.0084

0.1149

Anglesey / Sir Fon

9

0.0174

0.2381

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

9

0.0073

0.1001

Dunbartonshire

8

0.0102

0.1396

Dumfriesshire

8

0.0124

0.1698

Rutland

8

0.0373

0.5109

Zetland (Shetland)

7

0.0235

0.3214

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

7

0.0131

0.1794

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.0812

Kirkcudbrightshire

6

0.0142

0.1944

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

6

0.0103

0.1407

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

5

0.0212

0.2906

Forfarshire (Angus)

5

0.0018

0.0253

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

4

0.0056

0.0769

Orkney

4

0.0124

0.1705

Ayrshire

4

0.0018

0.0251

Stirlingshire

2

0.0019

0.0254

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

0.0568

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0610

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0171

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0354

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.0259

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0387

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.0997

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0168

Fife

1

0.0006

0.0079

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

240

0.3217

4.4071

Lambeth

Surrey

239

0.0938

1.2853

St Pancras London

London

186

0.0791

1.0836

West Ham

Essex

184

0.1445

1.9798

Islington London

London

180

0.0636

0.8708

Brighton

Sussex

165

0.1660

2.2747

Croydon

Surrey

157

0.1987

2.7219

Camberwell

Surrey

157

0.0841

1.1526

Bromley London

London

149

0.2318

3.1758

Gateshead

County Durham

145

0.2228

3.0526

St Marylebone London

London

138

0.0885

1.2120

Portsea

Hampshire

133

0.1133

1.5525

Hackney London

London

123

0.0751

1.0288

Liverpool

Lancashire

122

0.0579

0.7938

Kensington London

London

121

0.0745

1.0206

Poplar London

London

119

0.2158

2.9566

Mile End Old Town

London

115

0.2494

3.4163

Stockton On Tees

County Durham

106

0.2530

3.4661

Deptford St Paul

Kent

105

0.1366

1.8710

Wendron

Cornwall

105

2.2866

31.3246

Top male forenames

William Reed
John Reed
George Reed
Thomas Reed
James Reed
Charles Reed
Henry Reed
Joseph Reed
Robert Reed
Edward Reed
Alfred Reed
Frederick Reed
Arthur Reed
Richard Reed
Walter Reed
Albert Reed
Samuel Reed
Harry Reed
Frank Reed
David Reed
Wm. Reed
Francis Reed
Ernest Reed
Herbert Reed
Edwin Reed
Stephen Reed
Daniel Reed
Benjamin Reed
Thos. Reed
Isaac Reed
Fred Reed
Andrew Reed
Matthew Reed
Chas. Reed
Peter Reed
Tom Reed
Christopher Reed
Michael Reed
Alexander Reed
Fredk. Reed
Geo. Reed
Mark Reed
Patrick Reed
Philip Reed
Sidney Reed
Ralph Reed
Edmund Reed
Percy Reed
Fredrick Reed
Reuben Reed

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Laundress
General Labourer
General Servant
Carpenter
Annuitant
Housekeeper
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
No Occupation
Joiner
Bricklayer
Wife
Gardener
Farmers Son
Blacksmith
General Laborer
Cotton Weaver
General Serv
Ag Labourer
Servant
Butcher
Farmers Wife
Tailor
Painter
Laborer
Agricultural Labourer
Errand Boy
Dress Maker
Housemaid
Farm Laborer
Carman
Mason
Shoemaker
Milliner
Grocer
Engine Fitter
Cook
Farmer
Gen Lab
Tin Miner
General Servant Domestic
Nurse
Domestic Serv
Baker