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SHEPHERD

Shepherd in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

3625

0.1046

1.4271

Yorkshire

2747

0.0949

1.2949

London

2365

0.0809

1.1047

Surrey

1123

0.0789

1.0767

Kent

593

0.0595

0.8119

Devon

590

0.0970

1.3241

Forfarshire (Angus)

583

0.2154

2.9398

Aberdeenshire

573

0.2118

2.8903

County Durham

483

0.0556

0.7584

Somerset

439

0.0934

1.2740

Hampshire

437

0.0730

0.9960

Nottinghamshire

437

0.1110

1.5145

Essex

436

0.0756

1.0318

Derbyshire

422

0.0923

1.2592

Sussex

401

0.0814

1.1111

Staffordshire

386

0.0391

0.5342

Lincolnshire

343

0.0734

1.0021

Warwickshire

331

0.0449

0.6131

Hertfordshire

328

0.1629

2.2230

Gloucestershire

294

0.0513

0.7003

Oxfordshire

289

0.1602

2.1862

Cumberland

287

0.1141

1.5572

Berkshire

275

0.1254

1.7115

Cheshire

272

0.0422

0.5756

Northumberland

262

0.0603

0.8226

Westmorland

253

0.3941

5.3778

Worcestershire

245

0.0642

0.8764

Leicestershire

230

0.0710

0.9691

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

219

0.0431

0.5876

Perthshire

194

0.1480

2.0192

Fife

194

0.1122

1.5309

Norfolk

182

0.0405

0.5530

Lanarkshire

178

0.0188

0.2571

Wiltshire

164

0.0635

0.8663

Shropshire

158

0.0626

0.8543

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

154

0.0393

0.5370

Dorset

151

0.0788

1.0748

Suffolk

132

0.0371

0.5063

Bedfordshire

129

0.0853

1.1638

Kincardineshire

110

0.3092

4.2198

Buckinghamshire

109

0.0617

0.8422

Cornwall

105

0.0317

0.4333

Northamptonshire

99

0.0360

0.4917

Huntingdonshire

70

0.1207

1.6469

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

55

0.0260

0.3554

Banffshire

50

0.0825

1.1260

Herefordshire

49

0.0409

0.5582

Clackmannanshire

43

0.1782

2.4323

Renfrewshire

40

0.0177

0.2411

Cambridgeshire

30

0.0162

0.2213

Stirlingshire

29

0.0269

0.3673

Royal Navy

26

0.0747

1.0192

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

23

0.0594

0.8112

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

23

0.0293

0.3997

Elginshire (Morayshire)

19

0.0419

0.5712

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

15

0.0341

0.4653

Dunbartonshire

14

0.0178

0.2434

Selkirkshire

13

0.0492

0.6713

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

12

0.0205

0.2803

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

11

0.0118

0.1617

Inverness-shire

10

0.0115

0.1564

Caithness

9

0.0225

0.3071

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

9

0.0112

0.1531

Ayrshire

9

0.0041

0.0562

Berwickshire

9

0.0254

0.3472

Isle of Man

8

0.0147

0.2012

Nairnshire

7

0.0785

1.0713

Kirkcudbrightshire

6

0.0142

0.1936

Wigtownshire

5

0.0129

0.1759

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

4

0.0032

0.0443

Buteshire

3

0.0169

0.2313

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.0231

Channel Islands

2

0.0023

0.0315

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.1272

Dumfriesshire

2

0.0031

0.0423

Sutherland

2

0.0089

0.1215

Argyll

2

0.0025

0.0336

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1

0.0009

0.0124

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.0993

Zetland (Shetland)

1

0.0034

0.0457

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

St Pancras London

London

231

0.0982

1.3406

Spotland

Lancashire

218

0.5656

7.7195

Castleton

Lancashire

190

0.5488

7.4899

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

186

0.1841

2.5123

Islington London

London

182

0.0643

0.8772

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

174

0.3080

4.2038

Hackney London

London

164

0.1001

1.3665

Lambeth

Surrey

160

0.0628

0.8572

Oldham

Lancashire

155

0.1385

1.8906

Camberwell

Surrey

151

0.0809

1.1043

St Marylebone London

London

151

0.0968

1.3212

Newchurch

Lancashire

144

0.5078

6.9298

Kensington London

London

142

0.0874

1.1931

Bethnal Green London

London

139

0.1095

1.4948

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

125

0.1227

1.6750

Hammersmith London

London

117

0.1626

2.2188

Everton

Lancashire

117

0.1059

1.4452

Leeds

Yorkshire

112

0.0685

0.9350

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

112

0.2213

3.0195

Horton In Bradford

Yorkshire

110

0.2433

3.3207

Top male forenames

William Shepherd
John Shepherd
George Shepherd
James Shepherd
Thomas Shepherd
Henry Shepherd
Joseph Shepherd
Charles Shepherd
Robert Shepherd
Samuel Shepherd
Edward Shepherd
Alfred Shepherd
Arthur Shepherd
Frederick Shepherd
Richard Shepherd
Walter Shepherd
Albert Shepherd
Harry Shepherd
Herbert Shepherd
Edwin Shepherd
Frank Shepherd
Ernest Shepherd
Benjamin Shepherd
David Shepherd
Wm. Shepherd
Francis Shepherd
Thos. Shepherd
Fred Shepherd
Isaac Shepherd
Geo. Shepherd
Daniel Shepherd
Tom Shepherd
Stephen Shepherd
Christopher Shepherd
Fredk. Shepherd
Alexander Shepherd
Edmund Shepherd
Mark Shepherd
Sidney Shepherd
Jonathan Shepherd
Jno. Shepherd
Matthew Shepherd
Percy Shepherd
Robt. Shepherd
Philip Shepherd
Abraham Shepherd
Andrew Shepherd
Peter Shepherd
Fredrick Shepherd
Jas. Shepherd

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Cotton Weaver
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Annuitant
General Labourer
Wife
General Servant
Charwoman
Carpenter
Farmers Son
Blacksmith
Gardener
Tailor
General Laborer
Dress Maker
No Occupation
Butcher
Painter
Joiner
Farm Labourer
Grocer
Woollen Weaver
Farmers Wife
Servant
Housemaid
Bricklayer
Cotton Operative
Baker
Carter
General Serv
Plasterer
Agricultural Labourer
Domestic Serv
Cook
Shoemaker
Errand Boy
Pupil Teacher
Nurse
Plumber
None
Tailoress
General Servant Domestic
Cotton Winder
Shepherd