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SHORT

Short in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1083

0.0371

0.9490

Devon

1076

0.1769

4.5298

Northumberland

763

0.1755

4.4939

Yorkshire

753

0.0260

0.6659

Gloucestershire

657

0.1147

2.9355

County Durham

645

0.0742

1.8999

Lancashire

608

0.0175

0.4490

Sussex

526

0.1068

2.7340

Surrey

520

0.0365

0.9352

Somerset

452

0.0961

2.4607

Dorset

343

0.1789

4.5798

Hampshire

336

0.0561

1.4365

Lincolnshire

304

0.0651

1.6661

Kent

246

0.0247

0.6318

Lanarkshire

243

0.0257

0.6584

Warwickshire

234

0.0318

0.8131

Derbyshire

232

0.0507

1.2986

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

195

0.0383

0.9814

Staffordshire

184

0.0187

0.4777

Northamptonshire

172

0.0626

1.6025

Cornwall

153

0.0463

1.1843

Worcestershire

128

0.0336

0.8589

Berkshire

126

0.0575

1.4710

Cumberland

109

0.0433

1.1094

Bedfordshire

105

0.0694

1.7770

Essex

105

0.0182

0.4661

Norfolk

104

0.0232

0.5927

Suffolk

103

0.0289

0.7410

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

97

0.0248

0.6345

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

94

0.0445

1.1395

Nottinghamshire

90

0.0229

0.5851

Wiltshire

84

0.0325

0.8323

Fife

77

0.0445

1.1399

Buckinghamshire

72

0.0408

1.0436

Leicestershire

65

0.0201

0.5137

Stirlingshire

62

0.0575

1.4731

Forfarshire (Angus)

58

0.0214

0.5486

Cambridgeshire

49

0.0265

0.6779

Roxburghshire

47

0.0888

2.2738

Hertfordshire

40

0.0199

0.5085

Cheshire

34

0.0053

0.1350

Ayrshire

34

0.0156

0.3981

Perthshire

33

0.0252

0.6443

Selkirkshire

28

0.1059

2.7121

Huntingdonshire

25

0.0431

1.1034

Berwickshire

25

0.0707

1.8091

Renfrewshire

19

0.0084

0.2149

Oxfordshire

18

0.0100

0.2554

Royal Navy

17

0.0488

1.2501

Channel Islands

17

0.0196

0.5027

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

11

0.0137

0.3510

Argyll

11

0.0135

0.3463

Clackmannanshire

10

0.0414

1.0611

Herefordshire

10

0.0083

0.2137

Orkney

9

0.0280

0.7169

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

8

0.0065

0.1663

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

8

0.0137

0.3506

Aberdeenshire

8

0.0030

0.0757

Anglesey / Sir Fon

7

0.0135

0.3461

Westmorland

5

0.0078

0.1994

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

5

0.0114

0.2910

Dunbartonshire

4

0.0051

0.1304

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.0650

Peeblesshire

2

0.0146

0.3726

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.1211

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0359

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0293

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0472

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0276

Buteshire

1

0.0056

0.1446

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Bedlington

Northumberland

110

0.7579

19.4024

St Marylebone London

London

102

0.0654

1.6742

Sheffield

Yorkshire

93

0.1009

2.5833

Aston

Warwickshire

93

0.0458

1.1736

Kensington London

London

88

0.0542

1.3870

Portsea

Hampshire

88

0.0750

1.9197

Brighton

Sussex

88

0.0886

2.2671

St Pancras London

London

86

0.0366

0.9363

Liverpool

Lancashire

84

0.0399

1.0214

Bethnal Green London

London

83

0.0654

1.6743

Bitton

Gloucestershire

75

1.5039

38.5010

Govan

Lanarkshire

72

0.0308

0.7888

Lambeth

Surrey

71

0.0279

0.7136

Bristol St Philip Jacob

Gloucestershire

70

0.1298

3.3220

Tormoham

Devon

70

0.2721

6.9648

Birmingham

Warwickshire

69

0.0281

0.7194

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

68

0.0405

1.0377

Plymouth St Andrew

Devon

67

0.1430

3.6616

Islington London

London

64

0.0226

0.5786

Gateshead

County Durham

62

0.0953

2.4392

Top male forenames

William Short
John Short
George Short
James Short
Thomas Short
Henry Short
Charles Short
Joseph Short
Robert Short
Edward Short
Samuel Short
Frederick Short
Alfred Short
Richard Short
Albert Short
Arthur Short
Walter Short
Edwin Short
Harry Short
Frank Short
Ernest Short
Francis Short
Wm. Short
Herbert Short
David Short
Peter Short
Isaac Short
Daniel Short
Stephen Short
Fred Short
Leonard Short
Thos. Short
Matthew Short
Benjamin Short
Andrew Short
Fredrick Short
Sidney Short
Fredk. Short
Nicholas Short
Joshua Short
Geo. Short
Alexander Short
Tom Short
Job Short
Jno. Short
Jonathan Short
Edmund Short
Chas. Short
Percy Short
Sydney Short

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Farm Labourer
Carpenter
Annuitant
General Servant
Tailor
Housekeeper
Blacksmith
General Labourer
General Laborer
Mason
Servant
Bricklayer
Charwoman
Joiner
Grocer
Housemaid
Butcher
Wife
Cotton Weaver
Shoemaker
General Serv
Agricultural Labourer
Errand Boy
Tailoress
Domestic Serv
No Occupation
Painter
Laborer
Gardener
Baker
Cook
Cabinet Maker
Glover
Milliner
Farmers Wife
Farmers Son
Dress Maker
Police Constable
Mariner
Coalminer
Clerk
Railway Porter
Coachman