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ROSE

Rose in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

2637

0.0903

1.2171

Surrey

1603

0.1126

1.5185

Lancashire

1318

0.0380

0.5127

Yorkshire

1308

0.0452

0.6092

Warwickshire

1163

0.1579

2.1285

Kent

1130

0.1134

1.5287

Suffolk

836

0.2349

3.1681

Hampshire

735

0.1227

1.6552

Staffordshire

670

0.0679

0.9162

Lincolnshire

652

0.1396

1.8822

Dorset

629

0.3281

4.4237

Buckinghamshire

576

0.3261

4.3977

Norfolk

563

0.1253

1.6901

Nottinghamshire

519

0.1318

1.7773

Derbyshire

489

0.1069

1.4417

Worcestershire

473

0.1240

1.6719

Essex

458

0.0794

1.0709

Wiltshire

429

0.1660

2.2391

Somerset

407

0.0865

1.1671

Gloucestershire

366

0.0639

0.8614

Leicestershire

336

0.1037

1.3988

Berkshire

326

0.1487

2.0047

Cheshire

302

0.0468

0.6315

Northamptonshire

278

0.1012

1.3643

Oxfordshire

272

0.1508

2.0330

County Durham

266

0.0306

0.4127

Sussex

266

0.0540

0.7282

Lanarkshire

256

0.0271

0.3654

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

245

0.0626

0.8442

Aberdeenshire

217

0.0802

1.0815

Inverness-shire

212

0.2430

3.2767

Devon

189

0.0311

0.4191

Elginshire (Morayshire)

186

0.4098

5.5255

Forfarshire (Angus)

180

0.0665

0.8968

Nairnshire

151

1.6934

22.8345

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

149

0.1857

2.5045

Cambridgeshire

140

0.0757

1.0202

Hertfordshire

124

0.0616

0.8304

Huntingdonshire

118

0.2034

2.7431

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

107

0.0210

0.2836

Northumberland

89

0.0205

0.2761

Channel Islands

86

0.0993

1.3396

Bedfordshire

75

0.0496

0.6686

Perthshire

63

0.0480

0.6479

Renfrewshire

44

0.0194

0.2621

Cornwall

41

0.0124

0.1672

Banffshire

41

0.0677

0.9123

Argyll

41

0.0504

0.6798

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

34

0.0161

0.2171

Ayrshire

33

0.0151

0.2035

Rutland

33

0.1538

2.0745

Cumberland

32

0.0127

0.1716

Royal Navy

27

0.0776

1.0458

Shropshire

26

0.0103

0.1389

Sutherland

26

0.1157

1.5607

Caithness

24

0.0600

0.8091

Fife

23

0.0133

0.1793

Stirlingshire

23

0.0213

0.2878

Herefordshire

23

0.0192

0.2589

Berwickshire

21

0.0594

0.8004

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

15

0.0388

0.5227

Westmorland

15

0.0234

0.3150

Kincardineshire

15

0.0422

0.5686

Dunbartonshire

14

0.0178

0.2405

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

11

0.0100

0.1344

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

10

0.0108

0.1452

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

9

0.0205

0.2759

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

9

0.0115

0.1545

Zetland (Shetland)

7

0.0235

0.3164

Buteshire

4

0.0226

0.3047

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.0342

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

3

0.0127

0.1716

Selkirkshire

2

0.0076

0.1020

Peeblesshire

2

0.0146

0.1963

Roxburghshire

2

0.0038

0.0510

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0231

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0201

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

342

0.1393

1.8782

Islington London

London

312

0.1102

1.4858

Aston

Warwickshire

285

0.1405

1.8944

Lambeth

Surrey

266

0.1044

1.4081

St Pancras London

London

227

0.0965

1.3017

Camberwell

Surrey

180

0.0965

1.3007

Kensington London

London

163

0.1004

1.3533

Sturminster

Dorset

163

8.7682

118.2359

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

139

0.1365

1.8404

St Marylebone London

London

137

0.0878

1.1844

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

135

0.0857

1.1562

Portsea

Hampshire

133

0.1133

1.5282

Battersea

Surrey

128

0.1191

1.6056

Bethnal Green London

London

125

0.0985

1.3282

West Ham

Essex

124

0.0974

1.3133

Bermondsey

Surrey

118

0.1357

1.8295

Paddington London

London

114

0.1061

1.4311

Deptford St Paul

Kent

103

0.1340

1.8066

Nairn

Nairnshire

102

1.8850

25.4187

Harborne

Staffordshire

101

0.3196

4.3094

Top male forenames

William Rose
John Rose
George Rose
Thomas Rose
James Rose
Charles Rose
Henry Rose
Joseph Rose
Robert Rose
Alfred Rose
Edward Rose
Frederick Rose
Arthur Rose
Samuel Rose
Walter Rose
Albert Rose
Richard Rose
Harry Rose
Frank Rose
Edwin Rose
Herbert Rose
Ernest Rose
Benjamin Rose
David Rose
Wm. Rose
Stephen Rose
Francis Rose
Isaac Rose
Daniel Rose
Thos. Rose
Geo. Rose
Alexander Rose
Fredk. Rose
Fred Rose
Tom Rose
Percy Rose
Abraham Rose
Fredrick Rose
Hugh Rose
Sidney Rose
Peter Rose
Jonathan Rose
Mark Rose
Jacob Rose
Christopher Rose
Frederic Rose
Willie Rose
Lewis Rose
Joshua Rose
Michael Rose

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Labourer
Dressmaker
Laundress
General Labourer
Annuitant
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Farm Labourer
General Servant
Charwoman
Carpenter
Bricklayer
Agricultural Labourer
Gardener
Cotton Weaver
Tailor
Housemaid
Blacksmith
General Serv
Painter
No Occupation
Wife
Butcher
Servant
Laborer
Shoemaker
Farmers Son
Cook
Grocer
Carman
Joiner
General Laborer
Milliner
Dress Maker
Clerk
Carter
Tailoress
Brickmaker
Errand Boy
Ag Labourer
Farm Laborer
Railway Porter
Nurse
Baker
Drapers Assistant
None
Domestic Serv