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ROE

Roe in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

727

0.0251

1.2891

Lancashire

551

0.0159

0.8159

Derbyshire

519

0.1135

5.8251

London

508

0.0174

0.8926

Nottinghamshire

351

0.0891

4.5757

Staffordshire

319

0.0323

1.6605

Surrey

277

0.0195

0.9989

Lincolnshire

240

0.0514

2.6375

Warwickshire

197

0.0267

1.3726

Leicestershire

190

0.0587

3.0111

Hampshire

179

0.0299

1.5345

Northamptonshire

141

0.0513

2.6342

Suffolk

127

0.0357

1.8321

Somerset

120

0.0255

1.3099

Bedfordshire

118

0.0780

4.0043

Norfolk

115

0.0256

1.3142

Kent

108

0.0108

0.5562

County Durham

108

0.0124

0.6379

Sussex

107

0.0217

1.1152

Gloucestershire

85

0.0148

0.7615

Cheshire

82

0.0127

0.6527

Shropshire

81

0.0321

1.6474

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

61

0.0120

0.6156

Essex

52

0.0090

0.4629

Cambridgeshire

51

0.0276

1.4148

Cumberland

49

0.0195

1.0000

Devon

47

0.0077

0.3967

Worcestershire

41

0.0107

0.5517

Dorset

40

0.0209

1.0709

Hertfordshire

34

0.0169

0.8667

Northumberland

32

0.0074

0.3779

Lanarkshire

29

0.0031

0.1576

Ayrshire

23

0.0105

0.5400

Berkshire

21

0.0096

0.4916

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

15

0.0071

0.3646

Fife

14

0.0081

0.4156

Cornwall

12

0.0036

0.1863

Wiltshire

11

0.0043

0.2186

Renfrewshire

11

0.0049

0.2494

Royal Navy

10

0.0287

1.4745

Channel Islands

6

0.0069

0.3558

Buckinghamshire

4

0.0023

0.1163

Rutland

3

0.0140

0.7179

Perthshire

3

0.0023

0.1174

Oxfordshire

2

0.0011

0.0569

Westmorland

2

0.0031

0.1599

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0476

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0960

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0553

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0946

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.0885

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0435

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.1323

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1

0.0003

0.0131

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0631

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.0004

0.0190

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0417

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Camberwell

Surrey

81

0.0434

2.2282

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

75

0.0736

3.7802

Birmingham

Warwickshire

73

0.0297

1.5262

Derby St Werburgh

Derbyshire

62

0.2348

12.0515

Preston

Lancashire

58

0.0625

3.2102

Lenton

Nottinghamshire

57

0.6146

31.5475

Luton

Bedfordshire

51

0.1948

9.9976

Madeley

Shropshire

50

0.5403

27.7362

Islington London

London

50

0.0177

0.9064

Heigham

Norfolk

49

0.2032

10.4331

Sheffield

Yorkshire

48

0.0521

2.6735

St Pancras London

London

47

0.0200

1.0260

St George Hanover

London

40

0.1049

5.3848

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

40

0.0785

4.0310

Lambeth

Surrey

39

0.0153

0.7859

Keighley

Yorkshire

38

0.1231

6.3216

Battersea

Surrey

38

0.0353

1.8146

Hackney London

London

38

0.0232

1.1910

Hulme

Lancashire

38

0.0525

2.6953

Addingham

Yorkshire

37

1.7106

87.8026

Top male forenames

William Roe
John Roe
George Roe
Thomas Roe
James Roe
Henry Roe
Charles Roe
Joseph Roe
Edward Roe
Robert Roe
Richard Roe
Arthur Roe
Alfred Roe
Samuel Roe
Frederick Roe
Albert Roe
Walter Roe
Harry Roe
Francis Roe
Herbert Roe
Frank Roe
Ernest Roe
Edwin Roe
Wm. Roe
Thos. Roe
Fred Roe
Matthew Roe
David Roe
Stephen Roe
Edmund Roe
Chas. Roe
Benjamin Roe
Isaac Roe
Fredrick Roe
Geo. Roe
Michael Roe
Tom Roe
Fredk. Roe
Leonard Roe
Peter Roe
Sidney Roe
Silas Roe
Daniel Roe
Frederic Roe
Percy Roe
Horace Roe
Gilbert Roe
Andrew Roe
Jesse Roe
Abraham Roe

Top female forenames

Mary Roe
Sarah Roe
Elizabeth Roe
Ann Roe
Jane Roe
Annie Roe
Emma Roe
Eliza Roe
Hannah Roe
Ellen Roe
Alice Roe
Emily Roe
Margaret Roe
Martha Roe
Ada Roe
Fanny Roe
Catherine Roe
Florence Roe
Edith Roe
Maria Roe
Louisa Roe
Harriet Roe
Caroline Roe
Charlotte Roe
Clara Roe
Kate Roe
Lucy Roe
Frances Roe
Rebecca Roe
Susan Roe
Agnes Roe
Harriett Roe
Isabella Roe
Anne Roe
Minnie Roe
Amelia Roe
Amy Roe
Rose Roe
Lizzie Roe
Jessie Roe
Esther Roe
Sophia Roe
Susannah Roe
Mabel Roe
Lily Roe
Lilian Roe
Rachel Roe
Eleanor Roe
Bessie Roe
Anna Roe

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Housekeeper
General Servant
Laundress
Cotton Weaver
Wheelwright
Tailor
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Joiner
General Labourer
Tailoress
Carpenter
No Occupation
Clerk
Lace Mender
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Charwoman
General Laborer
Milliner
Blacksmith
Wife
Seamstress
Butcher
Housemaid
Agricultural Labourer
Shoemaker
Farm Lab
Servant
Carter
Warehouseman
Compositor
Farm Laborer
Iron Turner
Cotton Winder
Baker
Lace Maker
Dress Maker
Boot Maker
Farmers Wife
Domestic Serv
Hawker
Grocer
Cook