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SHARP

Sharp in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

4639

0.1602

1.9228

London

2249

0.0770

0.9237

Lancashire

1679

0.0484

0.5812

Kent

1265

0.1269

1.5229

Surrey

958

0.0673

0.8076

Lincolnshire

925

0.1980

2.3763

Lanarkshire

911

0.0964

1.1570

County Durham

726

0.0835

1.0024

Essex

648

0.1124

1.3484

Sussex

519

0.1054

1.2644

Northamptonshire

497

0.1809

2.1705

Hertfordshire

481

0.2389

2.8663

Leicestershire

454

0.1402

1.6819

Fife

445

0.2573

3.0877

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

443

0.1132

1.3583

Warwickshire

434

0.0589

0.7069

Perthshire

429

0.3272

3.9261

Hampshire

424

0.0708

0.8497

Derbyshire

422

0.0923

1.1072

Bedfordshire

416

0.2750

3.3000

Northumberland

406

0.0934

1.1209

Cumberland

379

0.1507

1.8082

Nottinghamshire

351

0.0891

1.0696

Forfarshire (Angus)

304

0.1123

1.3479

Buckinghamshire

286

0.1619

1.9431

Renfrewshire

256

0.1131

1.3569

Aberdeenshire

250

0.0924

1.1088

Berkshire

239

0.1090

1.3079

Gloucestershire

236

0.0412

0.4943

Staffordshire

225

0.0228

0.2738

Stirlingshire

221

0.2051

2.4612

Ayrshire

203

0.0928

1.1142

Cambridgeshire

188

0.1016

1.2192

Clackmannanshire

175

0.7253

8.7037

Suffolk

169

0.0475

0.5699

Somerset

162

0.0344

0.4134

Cheshire

143

0.0222

0.2661

Worcestershire

139

0.0364

0.4372

Dunbartonshire

126

0.1605

1.9259

Dorset

125

0.0652

0.7823

Wiltshire

116

0.0449

0.5388

Westmorland

115

0.1791

2.1493

Norfolk

0.0198

0.2378

Dumfriesshire

0.1302

1.5619

Devon

0.0130

0.1559

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.1728

2.0730

Oxfordshire

0.0366

0.4390

Kinross-shire

0.7312

8.7744

Huntingdonshire

0.0862

1.0344

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0090

0.1085

Buteshire

0.2542

3.0506

Banffshire

0.0726

0.8713

Zetland (Shetland)

0.1274

1.5283

Elginshire (Morayshire)

0.0815

0.9781

Kirkcudbrightshire

0.0875

1.0499

Isle of Man

0.0682

0.8184

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

0.0166

0.1989

Roxburghshire

0.0605

0.7257

Herefordshire

0.0250

0.3005

Shropshire

0.0115

0.1379

Berwickshire

0.0791

0.9497

Inverness-shire

0.0321

0.3851

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

0.0672

0.8063

Argyll

0.0307

0.3689

Cornwall

0.0070

0.0834

Rutland

0.1072

1.2867

Selkirkshire

0.0643

0.7718

Royal Navy

0.0431

0.5170

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

0.0467

0.5600

Channel Islands

0.0116

0.1386

Caithness

0.0225

0.2700

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

0.0065

0.0780

Wigtownshire

0.0180

0.2165

Sutherland

0.0312

0.3739

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

0.0076

0.0917

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

0.0045

0.0544

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

0.0068

0.0822

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

0.0043

0.0517

Kincardineshire

0.0084

0.1012

Orkney

0.0093

0.1120

Nairnshire

0.0336

0.4037

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

0.0025

0.0299

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

0.0008

0.0102

Anglesey / Sir Fon

0.0019

0.0232

Peeblesshire

0.0073

0.0873

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Leeds

Yorkshire

293

0.1792

2.1508

Govan

Lanarkshire

270

0.1155

1.3865

Horton In Bradford

Yorkshire

259

0.5729

6.8747

Barony

Lanarkshire

224

0.0937

1.1241

Lambeth

Surrey

215

0.0844

1.0128

Islington London

London

207

0.0731

0.8772

Brighton

Sussex

187

0.1882

2.2581

West Ham

Essex

164

0.1288

1.5457

Northowram

Yorkshire

160

0.7882

9.4583

Bradford

Yorkshire

159

0.2269

2.7225

Hackney London

London

156

0.0952

1.1429

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

156

0.0991

1.1889

Keighley

Yorkshire

145

0.4699

5.6388

St Pancras London

London

140

0.0595

0.7144

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

137

0.1356

1.6271

Bethnal Green London

London

131

0.1032

1.2387

Camberwell

Surrey

131

0.0702

0.8424

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

128

0.0763

0.9155

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

125

0.1583

1.8990

Aston

Warwickshire

122

0.0601

0.7216

Top male forenames

William Sharp
John Sharp
George Sharp
Thomas Sharp
James Sharp
Henry Sharp
Joseph Sharp
Charles Sharp
Robert Sharp
Alfred Sharp
Arthur Sharp
Frederick Sharp
Samuel Sharp
Edward Sharp
Richard Sharp
Walter Sharp
Albert Sharp
Harry Sharp
Herbert Sharp
Ernest Sharp
Fred Sharp
Frank Sharp
David Sharp
Benjamin Sharp
Wm. Sharp
Edwin Sharp
Daniel Sharp
Tom Sharp
Stephen Sharp
Thos. Sharp
Isaac Sharp
Francis Sharp
Abraham Sharp
Fredrick Sharp
Sam Sharp
Andrew Sharp
Peter Sharp
Joe Sharp
Matthew Sharp
Fredk. Sharp
Sidney Sharp
Percy Sharp
Willie Sharp
Alexander Sharp
Geo. Sharp
Mark Sharp
Jonathan Sharp
Harold Sharp
Chas. Sharp
Jeremiah Sharp

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Worsted Weaver
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Housekeeper
Cotton Weaver
General Labourer
Worsted Spinner
Annuitant
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
General Servant
Carpenter
Charwoman
Joiner
Ag Labourer
Wife
Blacksmith
Grocer
Dress Maker
No Occupation
Painter
Gardener
Tailor
Farmers Son
General Laborer
Stone Mason
Servant
Carman
Agricultural Labourer
Farmers Wife
Laborer
Butcher
Domestic Serv
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Housemaid
Errand Boy
Cook
Shoemaker
Straw Plaiter
General Serv
General Servant Domestic
Woollen Weaver
Baker
Seamstress
None