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ROBERTS

Roberts in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

14387

0.4150

1.1032

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

12439

10.5304

27.9907

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

9882

8.9547

23.8025

Yorkshire

6766

0.2337

0.6212

London

6731

0.2304

0.6124

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

5561

10.4028

27.6515

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

4624

5.8882

15.6514

Anglesey / Sir Fon

4302

8.3094

22.0870

Cheshire

3616

0.5607

1.4904

Staffordshire

3446

0.3494

0.9288

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

3423

0.6729

1.7887

Surrey

2993

0.2103

0.5589

Shropshire

2766

1.0959

2.9130

Cornwall

2460

0.7438

1.9771

Gloucestershire

2166

0.3780

1.0048

Warwickshire

2028

0.2753

0.7317

Kent

1963

0.1969

0.5235

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1638

2.4468

6.5039

Devon

1456

0.2394

0.6364

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1357

0.6425

1.7079

Worcestershire

1353

0.3547

0.9427

Lincolnshire

1056

0.2261

0.6009

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

958

0.7781

2.0682

County Durham

924

0.1063

0.2826

Hampshire

900

0.1503

0.3995

Derbyshire

878

0.1920

0.5103

Sussex

778

0.1580

0.4199

Northamptonshire

755

0.2748

0.7304

Norfolk

710

0.1581

0.4201

Essex

688

0.1193

0.3171

Nottinghamshire

629

0.1597

0.4246

Dorset

615

0.3208

0.8526

Leicestershire

594

0.1834

0.4875

Bedfordshire

592

0.3914

1.0403

Somerset

523

0.1112

0.2956

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

509

0.5482

1.4573

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

483

0.6778

1.8016

Lanarkshire

452

0.0478

0.1272

Herefordshire

431

0.3598

0.9564

Hertfordshire

382

0.1897

0.5042

Berkshire

368

0.1678

0.4461

Buckinghamshire

365

0.2067

0.5493

Wiltshire

358

0.1386

0.3683

Suffolk

332

0.0933

0.2480

Forfarshire (Angus)

308

0.1138

0.3025

Oxfordshire

283

0.1569

0.4170

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

239

0.4091

1.0874

Northumberland

235

0.0541

0.1437

Channel Islands

223

0.2576

0.6847

Cambridgeshire

212

0.1146

0.3045

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

211

0.0539

0.1433

Cumberland

201

0.0799

0.2124

Stirlingshire

156

0.1448

0.3848

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

97

0.4115

1.0939

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

95

0.2159

0.5740

Isle of Man

76

0.1401

0.3724

Aberdeenshire

74

0.0274

0.0727

Renfrewshire

72

0.0318

0.0845

Rutland

71

0.3310

0.8798

Royal Navy

69

0.1982

0.5268

Dunbartonshire

53

0.0675

0.1794

Westmorland

41

0.0639

0.1697

Kincardineshire

40

0.1124

0.2989

Ayrshire

39

0.0178

0.0474

Selkirkshire

35

0.1324

0.3520

Huntingdonshire

30

0.0517

0.1375

Perthshire

23

0.0175

0.0466

Fife

22

0.0127

0.0338

Roxburghshire

17

0.0321

0.0854

Inverness-shire

15

0.0172

0.0457

Argyll

15

0.0184

0.0490

Dumfriesshire

14

0.0217

0.0577

Kirkcudbrightshire

9

0.0213

0.0566

Clackmannanshire

8

0.0332

0.0881

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

6

0.0155

0.0412

Berwickshire

6

0.0170

0.0451

Banffshire

6

0.0099

0.0263

Elginshire (Morayshire)

5

0.0110

0.0293

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

4

0.0050

0.0133

Kinross-shire

3

0.0406

0.1080

Sutherland

3

0.0134

0.0355

Buteshire

3

0.0169

0.0450

Peeblesshire

3

0.0218

0.0580

Wigtownshire

3

0.0077

0.0206

Nairnshire

2

0.0224

0.0596

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.0066

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

1387

1.1816

3.1408

Liverpool

Lancashire

1338

0.6355

1.6893

Festiniog

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1320

11.7032

31.1081

Everton

Lancashire

1291

1.1685

3.1060

Ruabon

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

997

6.5704

17.4648

Bangor

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

974

8.5491

22.7243

West Derby

Lancashire

955

0.9416

2.5030

Llanllechid

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

881

10.6081

28.1972

Llanbeblig

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

874

7.2906

19.3792

Birmingham

Warwickshire

730

0.2973

0.7903

Holyhead

Anglesey / Sir Fon

661

6.8476

18.2016

Aston

Warwickshire

660

0.3253

0.8648

Islington London

London

648

0.2288

0.6083

Llanllyfni

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

620

11.1211

29.5608

Llanddeiniolen

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

617

8.9343

23.7481

St Pancras London

London

600

0.2552

0.6782

Kirkdale

Lancashire

585

1.0032

2.6665

Ynyscynhaiarn

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

576

10.4727

27.8375

Lambeth

Surrey

561

0.2202

0.5854

Holywell

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

549

5.5680

14.8001

Top male forenames

John Roberts
William Roberts
Thomas Roberts
Robert Roberts
George Roberts
David Roberts
Edward Roberts
James Roberts
Richard Roberts
Henry Roberts
Charles Roberts
Joseph Roberts
Hugh Roberts
Samuel Roberts
Owen Roberts
Evan Roberts
Arthur Roberts
Alfred Roberts
Frederick Roberts
Griffith Roberts
Albert Roberts
Walter Roberts
Edwin Roberts
Wm. Roberts
Harry Roberts
Benjamin Roberts
Isaac Roberts
Frank Roberts
Thos. Roberts
Daniel Roberts
Ellis Roberts
Peter Roberts
Ernest Roberts
Herbert Roberts
Francis Roberts
Lewis Roberts
Fred Roberts
Morris Roberts
Robt. Roberts
Stephen Roberts
Moses Roberts
Tom Roberts
Humphrey Roberts
Elias Roberts
Edmund Roberts
Jno. Roberts
Fredrick Roberts
Percy Roberts
Rowland Roberts
Richd. Roberts

Top female forenames

Mary Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
Jane Roberts
Sarah Roberts
Margaret Roberts
Ann Roberts
Ellen Roberts
Catherine Roberts
Anne Roberts
Eliza Roberts
Annie Roberts
Hannah Roberts
Alice Roberts
Emma Roberts
Martha Roberts
Emily Roberts
Harriet Roberts
Louisa Roberts
Maria Roberts
Edith Roberts
Fanny Roberts
Kate Roberts
Charlotte Roberts
Ada Roberts
Florence Roberts
Cathrine Roberts
Caroline Roberts
Grace Roberts
Elizth. Roberts
Clara Roberts
Frances Roberts
Laura Roberts
Susan Roberts
Lucy Roberts
Margret Roberts
Amelia Roberts
Margt. Roberts
Esther Roberts
Agnes Roberts
Ellin Roberts
Harriett Roberts
Eleanor Roberts
Gwen Roberts
Rebecca Roberts
Ruth Roberts
Rose Roberts
Susannah Roberts
Isabella Roberts
Matilda Roberts
Lydia Roberts

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Ag Lab
Domestic Servant
General Servant
Housekeeper
Farmers Wife
Quarryman
Farmers Son
Joiner
Annuitant
General Labourer
Wife
Laundress
Carpenter
Tailor
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Farm Labourer
Blacksmith
Charwoman
General Serv
Cotton Weaver
Slate Quarryman
No Occupation
Servant
Farmer
Dress Maker
Shoemaker
Grocer
Stone Mason
Domestic Serv
Lead Miner
Butcher
Farmers Daughter
Farmers Daur
Housemaid
Bricklayer
Carter
General Laborer
Cook
Milliner
Laborer
Agricultural Labourer
Painter
Slate Quarrier
Mason
Farmer Son
Farmer Wife