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SPENCER

Spencer in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

5592

0.1613

1.7669

Yorkshire

4601

0.1589

1.7408

London

2301

0.0788

0.8627

Derbyshire

1552

0.3393

3.7169

Nottinghamshire

1302

0.3306

3.6217

Warwickshire

1135

0.1541

1.6874

Surrey

1116

0.0784

0.8587

Hampshire

894

0.1493

1.6353

Leicestershire

804

0.2482

2.7188

Lincolnshire

665

0.1424

1.5594

Staffordshire

611

0.0620

0.6787

Northamptonshire

604

0.2198

2.4077

Cheshire

571

0.0885

0.9698

Gloucestershire

492

0.0859

0.9406

Kent

461

0.0462

0.5066

County Durham

403

0.0464

0.5079

Essex

302

0.0524

0.5736

Norfolk

286

0.0637

0.6974

Worcestershire

276

0.0723

0.7924

Wiltshire

264

0.1022

1.1192

Devon

242

0.0398

0.4359

Somerset

241

0.0512

0.5614

Northumberland

217

0.0499

0.5468

Sussex

210

0.0426

0.4670

Hertfordshire

182

0.0904

0.9900

Dorset

174

0.0908

0.9940

Shropshire

160

0.0634

0.6944

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

144

0.0283

0.3101

Berkshire

141

0.0643

0.7043

Oxfordshire

132

0.0732

0.8014

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

131

0.0620

0.6794

Herefordshire

120

0.1002

1.0973

Lanarkshire

108

0.0114

0.1252

Suffolk

108

0.0304

0.3324

Buckinghamshire

102

0.0578

0.6326

Bedfordshire

94

0.0621

0.6807

Huntingdonshire

71

0.1224

1.3407

Cambridgeshire

70

0.0378

0.4144

Cumberland

50

0.0199

0.2177

Ayrshire

47

0.0215

0.2355

Rutland

39

0.1818

1.9915

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

38

0.0484

0.5300

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

30

0.0077

0.0840

Channel Islands

24

0.0277

0.3037

Renfrewshire

24

0.0106

0.1161

Royal Navy

24

0.0689

0.7551

Westmorland

23

0.0358

0.3924

Cornwall

20

0.0060

0.0662

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

20

0.0162

0.1779

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

18

0.0269

0.2945

Isle of Man

18

0.0332

0.3634

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

9

0.0097

0.1062

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

8

0.0137

0.1500

Perthshire

8

0.0061

0.0668

Forfarshire (Angus)

7

0.0026

0.0283

Aberdeenshire

7

0.0026

0.0283

Orkney

7

0.0218

0.2386

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

5

0.0212

0.2324

Roxburghshire

5

0.0094

0.1035

Buteshire

5

0.0282

0.3094

Anglesey / Sir Fon

4

0.0077

0.0846

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.0615

Argyll

3

0.0037

0.0404

Stirlingshire

3

0.0028

0.0305

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.0185

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

2

0.0018

0.0199

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.0518

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

2

0.0052

0.0566

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

1

0.0023

0.0249

Fife

1

0.0006

0.0063

Peeblesshire

1

0.0073

0.0797

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0310

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0140

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aston

Warwickshire

294

0.1449

1.5874

Birmingham

Warwickshire

276

0.1124

1.2312

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

249

0.2445

2.6779

Bury

Lancashire

237

0.5985

6.5556

St Pancras London

London

221

0.0940

1.0294

Burnley

Lancashire

211

0.7228

7.9169

Bradford

Yorkshire

209

0.2982

3.2666

Lambeth

Surrey

209

0.0820

0.8987

Islington London

London

204

0.0720

0.7891

Everton

Lancashire

200

0.1810

1.9828

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

185

0.2342

2.5654

Leeds

Yorkshire

183

0.1119

1.2262

Habergham Eaves

Lancashire

177

0.5586

6.1188

Oldham

Lancashire

173

0.1546

1.6936

Manchester

Lancashire

172

0.1103

1.2085

Belper

Derbyshire

168

1.8947

20.7530

Preston

Lancashire

167

0.1801

1.9723

Halifax

Yorkshire

165

0.3882

4.2525

West Derby

Lancashire

165

0.1627

1.7820

Liverpool

Lancashire

157

0.0746

0.8168

Top male forenames

John Spencer
William Spencer
Thomas Spencer
George Spencer
James Spencer
Henry Spencer
Joseph Spencer
Charles Spencer
Robert Spencer
Edward Spencer
Samuel Spencer
Richard Spencer
Arthur Spencer
Alfred Spencer
Frederick Spencer
Walter Spencer
Harry Spencer
Albert Spencer
Herbert Spencer
Frank Spencer
Edwin Spencer
Ernest Spencer
David Spencer
Francis Spencer
Fred Spencer
Benjamin Spencer
Wm. Spencer
Isaac Spencer
Tom Spencer
Thos. Spencer
Stephen Spencer
Edmund Spencer
Peter Spencer
Daniel Spencer
Hugh Spencer
Abraham Spencer
Fredk. Spencer
Christopher Spencer
Matthew Spencer
Geo. Spencer
Mark Spencer
Sidney Spencer
Jonathan Spencer
Percy Spencer
Harold Spencer
Michael Spencer
Anthony Spencer
Sam Spencer
Jno. Spencer
Jesse Spencer

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Annuitant
General Labourer
Farm Labourer
Joiner
Wife
General Servant
Charwoman
Blacksmith
Carpenter
Carter
Worsted Weaver
Tailor
No Occupation
Bricklayer
Farmers Son
Dress Maker
Butcher
Grocer
Painter
Cotton Spinner
Worsted Spinner
Tailoress
Errand Boy
Housemaid
Farmers Wife
Gardener
Cotton Winder
Servant
General Serv
Laborer
Clerk
Milliner
General Laborer
Baker
Infant
Housewife
Shoemaker
Seamstress
Wheelwright
Cabinet Maker
Agricultural Labourer