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ROBINSON

Robinson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

20011

0.6912

2.1678

Lancashire

16378

0.4725

1.4817

County Durham

7742

0.8908

2.7937

London

6978

0.2388

0.7491

Lincolnshire

3965

0.8488

2.6622

Surrey

3363

0.2363

0.7410

Staffordshire

3186

0.3231

1.0133

Cheshire

3165

0.4908

1.5392

Northumberland

2766

0.6364

1.9958

Cumberland

2465

0.9800

3.0737

Derbyshire

2117

0.4629

1.4517

Warwickshire

1968

0.2671

0.8377

Kent

1798

0.1804

0.5657

Nottinghamshire

1738

0.4414

1.3843

Northamptonshire

1682

0.6121

1.9198

Essex

1184

0.2053

0.6439

Westmorland

1166

1.8161

5.6957

Worcestershire

1131

0.2965

0.9298

Leicestershire

1082

0.3340

1.0477

Sussex

992

0.2014

0.6317

Hampshire

933

0.1558

0.4887

Bedfordshire

857

0.5665

1.7768

Suffolk

834

0.2344

0.7351

Gloucestershire

721

0.1258

0.3947

Lanarkshire

653

0.0691

0.2168

Norfolk

586

0.1305

0.4092

Hertfordshire

582

0.2890

0.9065

Shropshire

553

0.2191

0.6872

Cambridgeshire

528

0.2853

0.8949

Oxfordshire

462

0.2561

0.8032

Buckinghamshire

456

0.2582

0.8097

Berkshire

328

0.1496

0.4691

Devon

298

0.0490

0.1537

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

271

0.0533

0.1671

Wiltshire

243

0.0941

0.2950

Somerset

223

0.0474

0.1487

Huntingdonshire

212

0.3655

1.1462

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

191

0.0488

0.1531

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

146

0.0691

0.2168

Renfrewshire

133

0.0587

0.1842

Herefordshire

132

0.1102

0.3456

Channel Islands

109

0.1259

0.3949

Dorset

99

0.0516

0.1619

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

94

0.0852

0.2671

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

81

0.0686

0.2151

Royal Navy

78

0.2241

0.7027

Ayrshire

78

0.0357

0.1119

Cornwall

70

0.0212

0.0664

Isle of Man

65

0.1198

0.3758

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

64

0.0815

0.2556

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

61

0.0657

0.2061

Rutland

57

0.2657

0.8334

Dumfriesshire

55

0.0852

0.2673

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

52

0.0777

0.2436

Anglesey / Sir Fon

32

0.0618

0.1938

Forfarshire (Angus)

29

0.0107

0.0336

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

24

0.0195

0.0611

Roxburghshire

24

0.0454

0.1422

Kirkcudbrightshire

19

0.0449

0.1409

Aberdeenshire

17

0.0063

0.0197

Dunbartonshire

15

0.0191

0.0599

Argyll

15

0.0184

0.0578

Banffshire

15

0.0248

0.0776

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

15

0.0636

0.1996

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

15

0.0257

0.0805

Stirlingshire

14

0.0130

0.0408

Perthshire

11

0.0084

0.0263

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

11

0.0206

0.0645

Fife

9

0.0052

0.0163

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

7

0.0098

0.0308

Wigtownshire

7

0.0180

0.0566

Sutherland

4

0.0178

0.0558

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

3

0.0037

0.0117

Inverness-shire

3

0.0034

0.0108

Clackmannanshire

3

0.0124

0.0390

Buteshire

2

0.0113

0.0354

Elginshire (Morayshire)

2

0.0044

0.0138

Peeblesshire

2

0.0146

0.0456

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

2

0.0045

0.0143

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0081

Kincardineshire

1

0.0028

0.0088

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0119

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.0352

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Leeds

Yorkshire

1008

0.6166

1.9339

Islington London

London

809

0.2857

0.8961

Birmingham

Warwickshire

700

0.2851

0.8941

Liverpool

Lancashire

680

0.3230

1.0130

Lambeth

Surrey

654

0.2567

0.8052

Preston

Lancashire

646

0.6965

2.1845

St Pancras London

London

620

0.2637

0.8269

Oldham

Lancashire

608

0.5434

1.7043

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

594

0.5060

1.5871

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

594

0.8531

2.6755

Aston

Warwickshire

590

0.2908

0.9121

Manchester

Lancashire

585

0.3753

1.1769

Blackburn

Lancashire

533

0.5779

1.8124

Middlesbrough

Yorkshire

508

1.3476

4.2263

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

507

0.6796

2.1314

Salford

Lancashire

500

0.4904

1.5381

Darlington

County Durham

442

1.3172

4.1311

Hackney London

London

433

0.2644

0.8291

West Derby

Lancashire

432

0.4260

1.3359

Sheffield

Yorkshire

424

0.4600

1.4428

Top male forenames

John Robinson
William Robinson
Thomas Robinson
George Robinson
James Robinson
Joseph Robinson
Henry Robinson
Charles Robinson
Robert Robinson
Edward Robinson
Arthur Robinson
Richard Robinson
Samuel Robinson
Alfred Robinson
Frederick Robinson
Walter Robinson
Albert Robinson
Harry Robinson
Herbert Robinson
Wm. Robinson
Frank Robinson
Francis Robinson
Benjamin Robinson
Ernest Robinson
David Robinson
Fred Robinson
Thos. Robinson
Edwin Robinson
Isaac Robinson
Tom Robinson
Peter Robinson
Matthew Robinson
Stephen Robinson
Christopher Robinson
Geo. Robinson
Ralph Robinson
Daniel Robinson
Mark Robinson
Andrew Robinson
Jonathan Robinson
Fredrick Robinson
Alexander Robinson
Chas. Robinson
Michael Robinson
Edmund Robinson
Jno. Robinson
Joshua Robinson
Percy Robinson
Willie Robinson
Hugh Robinson

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Cotton Weaver
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Laundress
Joiner
General Labourer
General Servant
Wife
Farmers Son
Charwoman
Blacksmith
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Tailor
Farmers Wife
Carpenter
Worsted Weaver
Grocer
Butcher
No Occupation
Dress Maker
Painter
Servant
Carter
General Laborer
Shoemaker
Worsted Spinner
Farmer
Laborer
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Cotton Winder
Gardener
Stone Mason
Errand Boy
Clerk
Farmers Daur
General Serv
Agricultural Labourer
Domestic Serv
Housemaid
Engine Fitter
House Keeper
Shoe Maker
Cook