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RILEY

Riley in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

8663

0.2499

3.1586

Yorkshire

4552

0.1572

1.9873

Staffordshire

1679

0.1703

2.1520

London

1373

0.0470

0.5940

Derbyshire

968

0.2116

2.6751

Cheshire

891

0.1382

1.7463

Warwickshire

852

0.1156

1.4616

Nottinghamshire

547

0.1389

1.7558

County Durham

529

0.0609

0.7693

Surrey

454

0.0319

0.4031

Leicestershire

445

0.1374

1.7364

Lanarkshire

324

0.0343

0.4334

Essex

304

0.0527

0.6663

Kent

234

0.0235

0.2967

Northumberland

195

0.0449

0.5670

Cumberland

177

0.0704

0.8895

Hampshire

138

0.0230

0.2913

Worcestershire

121

0.0317

0.4009

Lincolnshire

102

0.0218

0.2760

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

83

0.0212

0.2681

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

83

0.0163

0.2062

Hertfordshire

73

0.0363

0.4582

Sussex

61

0.0124

0.1565

Gloucestershire

54

0.0094

0.1191

Renfrewshire

51

0.0225

0.2847

Devon

50

0.0082

0.1039

Forfarshire (Angus)

48

0.0177

0.2242

Shropshire

44

0.0174

0.2203

Herefordshire

44

0.0367

0.4643

Buckinghamshire

38

0.0215

0.2719

Oxfordshire

35

0.0194

0.2452

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

34

0.0308

0.3894

Aberdeenshire

33

0.0122

0.1542

Northamptonshire

31

0.0113

0.1426

Suffolk

27

0.0076

0.0959

Westmorland

24

0.0374

0.4725

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

21

0.0267

0.3380

Kirkcudbrightshire

21

0.0497

0.6276

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

21

0.0099

0.1257

Berkshire

21

0.0096

0.1210

Royal Navy

20

0.0574

0.7261

Cambridgeshire

17

0.0092

0.1161

Somerset

14

0.0030

0.0376

Huntingdonshire

14

0.0241

0.3051

Dumfriesshire

14

0.0217

0.2742

Norfolk

13

0.0029

0.0366

Isle of Man

13

0.0240

0.3029

Wiltshire

13

0.0050

0.0636

Ayrshire

12

0.0055

0.0694

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.1752

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

10

0.0258

0.3266

Anglesey / Sir Fon

10

0.0193

0.2441

Bedfordshire

9

0.0059

0.0752

Roxburghshire

8

0.0151

0.1911

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

7

0.0159

0.2011

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

6

0.0049

0.0616

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

6

0.0065

0.0817

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

6

0.0103

0.1298

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.0777

Dorset

5

0.0026

0.0330

Perthshire

4

0.0031

0.0386

Inverness-shire

4

0.0046

0.0580

Rutland

4

0.0186

0.2357

Stirlingshire

3

0.0028

0.0352

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

3

0.0045

0.0566

Fife

3

0.0017

0.0219

Cornwall

3

0.0009

0.0115

Dunbartonshire

2

0.0025

0.0322

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.0355

Orkney

2

0.0062

0.0787

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.0326

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0478

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0107

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0357

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Liverpool

Lancashire

562

0.2669

3.3739

Manchester

Lancashire

517

0.3316

4.1917

Blackburn

Lancashire

445

0.4825

6.0983

Accrington

Lancashire

402

1.2755

16.1220

Habergham Eaves

Lancashire

294

0.9279

11.7279

Birmingham

Warwickshire

265

0.1079

1.3641

Leeds

Yorkshire

252

0.1542

1.9485

Halifax

Yorkshire

241

0.5671

7.1672

Salford

Lancashire

223

0.2187

2.7645

Aston

Warwickshire

209

0.1030

1.3021

Great Little Marsden

Lancashire

208

1.3098

16.5554

Newchurch

Lancashire

206

0.7264

9.1812

Preston

Lancashire

200

0.2156

2.7256

Oldham

Lancashire

193

0.1725

2.1802

Burnley

Lancashire

192

0.6577

8.3128

Keighley

Yorkshire

160

0.5185

6.5538

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

158

0.2000

2.5283

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

157

0.1501

1.8976

Bury

Lancashire

154

0.3889

4.9154

Sheffield

Yorkshire

152

0.1649

2.0845

Top male forenames

John Riley
William Riley
James Riley
Thomas Riley
George Riley
Joseph Riley
Henry Riley
Charles Riley
Edward Riley
Robert Riley
Patrick Riley
Samuel Riley
Richard Riley
Arthur Riley
Michael Riley
Alfred Riley
Albert Riley
Walter Riley
Peter Riley
Harry Riley
Frederick Riley
Benjamin Riley
Francis Riley
Frank Riley
Herbert Riley
Fred Riley
Thos. Riley
Wm. Riley
Edwin Riley
David Riley
Daniel Riley
Ernest Riley
Matthew Riley
Tom Riley
Abraham Riley
Isaac Riley
Hugh Riley
Bernard Riley
Christopher Riley
Jas. Riley
Willie Riley
Philip Riley
Joe Riley
Jonathan Riley
Jno. Riley
Martin Riley
Owen Riley
Mathew Riley
Edmund Riley
Andrew Riley

Top female forenames

Mary Riley
Sarah Riley
Elizabeth Riley
Ann Riley
Margaret Riley
Ellen Riley
Jane Riley
Alice Riley
Annie Riley
Hannah Riley
Emma Riley
Catherine Riley
Martha Riley
Eliza Riley
Emily Riley
Bridget Riley
Maria Riley
Ada Riley
Harriet Riley
Clara Riley
Kate Riley
Edith Riley
Fanny Riley
Louisa Riley
Agnes Riley
Charlotte Riley
Caroline Riley
Julia Riley
Lucy Riley
Anne Riley
Isabella Riley
Nancy Riley
Susannah Riley
Rose Riley
Frances Riley
Florence Riley
Esther Riley
Susan Riley
Betty Riley
Rebecca Riley
Ruth Riley
Betsy Riley
Elizth. Riley
Amelia Riley
Harriett Riley
Matilda Riley
Amy Riley
Eleanor Riley
Sophia Riley
Grace Riley

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Labourer
Housekeeper
Dressmaker
General Labourer
Cotton Spinner
Charwoman
Domestic Servant
Cotton Winder
Ag Lab
Laundress
Tailor
General Servant
Worsted Weaver
Wife
Cotton Operative
Hawker
House Keeper
Farm Labourer
General Laborer
Worsted Spinner
Carter
Annuitant
Joiner
Grocer
Blacksmith
Servant
Housewife
Stone Mason
Bricklayer
No Occupation
Laborer
Dress Maker
Errand Boy
Woollen Weaver
Cotton Piecer
Painter
None
Farmers Son
Tailoress
Shoemaker
Shoe Maker
Warehouseman
Gen Lab
Butcher
Bricklayers Labourer
Farmers Wife
Milliner