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RICHARDS

Richards in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

5758

1.1319

7.4953

Cornwall

4269

1.2908

8.5469

London

3670

0.1256

0.8318

Staffordshire

2568

0.2604

1.7243

Devon

2229

0.3665

2.4271

Lancashire

1957

0.0565

0.3738

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1762

1.4310

9.4758

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1638

0.7756

5.1357

Surrey

1492

0.1048

0.6940

Warwickshire

1341

0.1820

1.2052

Shropshire

1307

0.5178

3.4290

Kent

1274

0.1278

0.8463

Somerset

1271

0.2703

1.7897

Yorkshire

1092

0.0377

0.2498

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1077

1.1600

7.6812

Hampshire

1072

0.1790

1.1854

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1069

1.5001

9.9331

Gloucestershire

919

0.1604

1.0621

Nottinghamshire

878

0.2230

1.4764

Worcestershire

724

0.1898

1.2566

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

672

1.2571

8.3240

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

666

0.9949

6.5876

Leicestershire

476

0.1470

0.9731

Sussex

475

0.0964

0.6386

Derbyshire

425

0.0929

0.6153

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

422

0.3824

2.5321

County Durham

413

0.0475

0.3147

Cheshire

406

0.0630

0.4169

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

374

0.6402

4.2390

Northamptonshire

365

0.1328

0.8796

Dorset

356

0.1857

1.2295

Essex

301

0.0522

0.3456

Herefordshire

245

0.2045

1.3543

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

231

0.1956

1.2949

Wiltshire

207

0.0801

0.5305

Lincolnshire

193

0.0413

0.2736

Berkshire

161

0.0734

0.4862

Northumberland

115

0.0265

0.1752

Cumberland

112

0.0445

0.2949

Bedfordshire

108

0.0714

0.4728

Oxfordshire

104

0.0576

0.3817

Suffolk

84

0.0236

0.1563

Norfolk

81

0.0180

0.1194

Huntingdonshire

75

0.1293

0.8562

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

74

0.0942

0.6240

Cambridgeshire

74

0.0400

0.2648

Hertfordshire

72

0.0358

0.2368

Buckinghamshire

69

0.0391

0.2587

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

68

0.2885

1.9104

Royal Navy

62

0.1781

1.1793

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

59

0.0151

0.0998

Anglesey / Sir Fon

59

0.1140

0.7546

Lanarkshire

52

0.0055

0.0364

Channel Islands

45

0.0520

0.3442

Isle of Man

32

0.0590

0.3906

Rutland

20

0.0932

0.6174

Aberdeenshire

15

0.0055

0.0367

Fife

14

0.0081

0.0536

Dumfriesshire

12

0.0186

0.1231

Westmorland

12

0.0187

0.1238

Forfarshire (Angus)

10

0.0037

0.0245

Renfrewshire

9

0.0040

0.0263

Perthshire

8

0.0061

0.0404

Wigtownshire

8

0.0206

0.1366

Berwickshire

5

0.0141

0.0936

Stirlingshire

5

0.0046

0.0307

Kirkcudbrightshire

3

0.0071

0.0470

Peeblesshire

3

0.0218

0.1446

Ayrshire

1

0.0005

0.0030

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

604

0.2460

1.6289

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

603

1.3514

8.9484

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

580

1.1863

7.8552

Llanelly

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

510

1.8390

12.1774

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

423

1.0143

6.7163

Aberdare

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

412

1.1799

7.8127

Islington London

London

387

0.1367

0.9050

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

338

0.5987

3.9645

Aston

Warwickshire

333

0.1641

1.0869

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

330

0.8850

5.8603

St Pancras London

London

316

0.1344

0.8898

Lambeth

Surrey

299

0.1174

0.7772

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

286

0.3772

2.4976

Camborne

Cornwall

275

2.0179

13.3618

Portsea

Hampshire

271

0.2309

1.5291

Sedgley

Staffordshire

267

0.7290

4.8270

Illogan

Cornwall

262

2.9919

19.8113

Clase

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

254

1.3429

8.8923

Paul

Cornwall

247

4.1105

27.2182

Llanwonno

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

225

1.2311

8.1516

Top male forenames

John Richards
William Richards
Thomas Richards
George Richards
James Richards
David Richards
Henry Richards
Charles Richards
Joseph Richards
Richard Richards
Edward Richards
Samuel Richards
Alfred Richards
Robert Richards
Frederick Richards
Arthur Richards
Albert Richards
Walter Richards
Evan Richards
Daniel Richards
Benjamin Richards
Harry Richards
Edwin Richards
Frank Richards
Ernest Richards
Francis Richards
Wm. Richards
Herbert Richards
Lewis Richards
Isaac Richards
Thos. Richards
Stephen Richards
Hugh Richards
Morgan Richards
Tom Richards
Philip Richards
Rees Richards
Geo. Richards
Nicholas Richards
Sidney Richards
Fredrick Richards
Fred Richards
Owen Richards
Edmund Richards
Chas. Richards
Phillip Richards
Mark Richards
Josiah Richards
Fredk. Richards
Jno. Richards

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Labourer
Ag Lab
Housekeeper
Farmers Son
General Servant
Annuitant
Carpenter
Laundress
Tin Miner
Farmers Wife
General Labourer
Wife
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
Mason
Grocer
Farmers Daur
No Occupation
Tailor
Fisherman
General Serv
Blacksmith
Farmer
Dress Maker
Housemaid
Cook
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Joiner
Shoemaker
Servant
General Laborer
Collier
Milliner
Coalminer
Stone Mason
Butcher
Laborer
Domestic Serv
Lead Miner
Bricklayer
Gardener
Tailoress
Iron Worker
Clerk
House Keeper
General Servant Domestic