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RICE

Rice in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1114

0.0381

1.2281

Lancashire

901

0.0260

0.8371

Devon

895

0.1472

4.7403

Surrey

639

0.0449

1.4459

Essex

337

0.0584

1.8822

Somerset

325

0.0691

2.2260

Derbyshire

315

0.0689

2.2183

Gloucestershire

302

0.0527

1.6977

Lanarkshire

294

0.0311

1.0023

Norfolk

277

0.0617

1.9862

Suffolk

277

0.0778

2.5073

Hampshire

268

0.0448

1.4415

Warwickshire

236

0.0320

1.0317

Yorkshire

236

0.0082

0.2626

Sussex

228

0.0463

1.4909

Kent

213

0.0214

0.6883

Northamptonshire

209

0.0761

2.4499

Staffordshire

161

0.0163

0.5258

County Durham

144

0.0166

0.5336

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

135

0.0265

0.8548

Cornwall

132

0.0399

1.2855

Nottinghamshire

119

0.0302

0.9734

Cheshire

112

0.0174

0.5594

Leicestershire

102

0.0315

1.0143

Wiltshire

95

0.0368

1.1843

Renfrewshire

93

0.0411

1.3231

Dorset

80

0.0417

1.3439

Northumberland

79

0.0182

0.5854

Cumberland

75

0.0298

0.9604

Worcestershire

73

0.0191

0.6163

Lincolnshire

72

0.0154

0.4965

Ayrshire

63

0.0288

0.9281

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

55

0.0141

0.4526

Berkshire

45

0.0205

0.6610

Hertfordshire

41

0.0204

0.6558

Wigtownshire

39

0.1005

3.2382

Forfarshire (Angus)

36

0.0133

0.4284

Aberdeenshire

36

0.0133

0.4286

Isle of Man

34

0.0627

2.0186

Dunbartonshire

32

0.0408

1.3129

Royal Navy

29

0.0833

2.6830

Buckinghamshire

28

0.0159

0.5106

Bedfordshire

27

0.0178

0.5749

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

27

0.1146

3.6896

Oxfordshire

25

0.0139

0.4463

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

25

0.0312

1.0037

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

20

0.0342

1.1026

Cambridgeshire

18

0.0097

0.3133

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

16

0.0076

0.2440

Shropshire

14

0.0055

0.1787

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

13

0.0110

0.3545

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

12

0.0168

0.5424

Herefordshire

12

0.0100

0.3227

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

11

0.0250

0.8053

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

10

0.0091

0.2919

Perthshire

8

0.0061

0.1965

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

8

0.0102

0.3281

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

7

0.0075

0.2428

Huntingdonshire

6

0.0103

0.3332

Channel Islands

6

0.0069

0.2232

Inverness-shire

6

0.0069

0.2215

Stirlingshire

6

0.0056

0.1794

Fife

6

0.0035

0.1117

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

5

0.0094

0.3013

Anglesey / Sir Fon

5

0.0097

0.3111

Roxburghshire

4

0.0076

0.2435

Dumfriesshire

4

0.0062

0.1996

Buteshire

4

0.0226

0.7278

Kirkcudbrightshire

4

0.0095

0.3046

Orkney

4

0.0124

0.4009

Westmorland

3

0.0047

0.1505

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.1434

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0832

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.2344

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.1502

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.1080

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0262

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Liverpool

Lancashire

196

0.0931

2.9985

Islington London

London

131

0.0463

1.4901

St Pancras London

London

119

0.0506

1.6299

Lambeth

Surrey

92

0.0361

1.1633

Aston

Warwickshire

88

0.0434

1.3971

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

86

0.0733

2.3597

Worth

Sussex

82

2.2931

73.8539

West Ham

Essex

75

0.0589

1.8973

Barony

Lanarkshire

73

0.0305

0.9833

Newington

Surrey

71

0.0658

2.1191

Shoreditch London

London

67

0.0529

1.7040

West Derby

Lancashire

65

0.0641

2.0643

Bethnal Green London

London

64

0.0504

1.6243

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

58

0.0346

1.1135

Croydon

Surrey

58

0.0734

2.3642

Wellingborough

Northamptonshire

55

0.3981

12.8220

Battersea

Surrey

55

0.0512

1.6479

Bermondsey

Surrey

55

0.0632

2.0368

St Marylebone London

London

55

0.0353

1.1357

Portsea

Hampshire

54

0.0460

1.4821

Top male forenames

William Rice
John Rice
George Rice
James Rice
Thomas Rice
Henry Rice
Charles Rice
Joseph Rice
Edward Rice
Samuel Rice
Frederick Rice
Richard Rice
Arthur Rice
Alfred Rice
Robert Rice
Walter Rice
Albert Rice
Harry Rice
Patrick Rice
Michael Rice
Frank Rice
Peter Rice
Francis Rice
Ernest Rice
David Rice
Wm. Rice
Herbert Rice
Benjamin Rice
Edwin Rice
Daniel Rice
Fred Rice
Stephen Rice
Thos. Rice
Hugh Rice
Fredk. Rice
Fredrick Rice
Matthew Rice
Bernard Rice
Isaac Rice
Owen Rice
Philip Rice
Geo. Rice
Sidney Rice
Edmund Rice
Percy Rice
Martin Rice
Evan Rice
Andrew Rice
Christopher Rice
Jacob Rice

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Labourer
Dressmaker
Carpenter
Laundress
Domestic Servant
General Labourer
Housekeeper
Annuitant
General Servant
Shoemaker
Charwoman
Wife
Farm Labourer
Coal Miner
Tailor
Errand Boy
Fisherman
Blacksmith
Laborer
No Occupation
Dress Maker
Painter
Servant
Agricultural Labourer
Bricklayer
Gardener
Tailoress
General Serv
Carter
Carman
General Laborer
Grocer
Joiner
Cotton Weaver
Dock Labourer
Farmers Wife
Farmers Son
Baker
Porter
Hawker
Railway Porter
Farm Laborer
None
Printer
Plasterer
Wheelwright
Butcher
Milliner