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TAYLOR

Taylor in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

38342

1.1060

1.7295

Yorkshire

22512

0.7776

1.2160

London

14852

0.5084

0.7949

Surrey

7752

0.5446

0.8516

Staffordshire

7016

0.7115

1.1125

Warwickshire

6463

0.8772

1.3717

Kent

5348

0.5365

0.8390

Cheshire

5047

0.7826

1.2238

County Durham

4817

0.5542

0.8667

Derbyshire

4295

0.9391

1.4685

Lincolnshire

3989

0.8540

1.3354

Worcestershire

3833

1.0047

1.5711

Gloucestershire

3751

0.6547

1.0237

Lanarkshire

3528

0.3734

0.5839

Northumberland

3399

0.7820

1.2228

Nottinghamshire

3204

0.8137

1.2723

Essex

3178

0.5511

0.8617

Hampshire

3100

0.5177

0.8095

Aberdeenshire

2648

0.9787

1.5304

Sussex

2482

0.5039

0.7880

Devon

2475

0.4070

0.6364

Somerset

2454

0.5219

0.8160

Leicestershire

2253

0.6956

1.0877

Norfolk

2020

0.4497

0.7032

Suffolk

1973

0.5545

0.8670

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1825

0.4663

0.7292

Forfarshire (Angus)

1614

0.5964

0.9325

Shropshire

1521

0.6026

0.9424

Berkshire

1446

0.6594

1.0311

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1233

0.2424

0.3790

Wiltshire

1206

0.4668

0.7299

Cambridgeshire

1191

0.6437

1.0065

Perthshire

1154

0.8801

1.3762

Oxfordshire

1146

0.6352

0.9933

Fife

1110

0.6418

1.0037

Herefordshire

1082

0.9033

1.4124

Northamptonshire

1055

0.3840

0.6004

Cumberland

1036

0.4119

0.6441

Hertfordshire

1023

0.5080

0.7944

Stirlingshire

945

0.8770

1.3715

Renfrewshire

943

0.4165

0.6513

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

881

0.4172

0.6523

Ayrshire

864

0.3952

0.6180

Bedfordshire

767

0.5070

0.7929

Buckinghamshire

763

0.4320

0.6755

Dorset

715

0.3729

0.5831

Cornwall

657

0.1986

0.3106

Westmorland

605

0.9423

1.4735

Banffshire

581

0.9588

1.4992

Kincardineshire

475

1.3352

2.0879

Elginshire (Morayshire)

335

0.7380

1.1541

Orkney

319

0.9925

1.5520

Caithness

286

0.7150

1.1181

Dunbartonshire

280

0.3567

0.5577

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

280

0.3566

0.5575

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

253

0.2293

0.3585

Argyll

245

0.3013

0.4711

Roxburghshire

223

0.4214

0.6590

Inverness-shire

212

0.2430

0.3800

Huntingdonshire

201

0.3465

0.5419

Channel Islands

195

0.2253

0.3522

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

171

0.3887

0.6078

Isle of Man

150

0.2765

0.4324

Royal Navy

149

0.4280

0.6693

Dumfriesshire

147

0.2278

0.3562

Rutland

128

0.5967

0.9331

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

121

0.1508

0.2359

Clackmannanshire

118

0.4891

0.7648

Buteshire

112

0.6327

0.9894

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

110

0.1883

0.2944

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

108

0.1163

0.1819

Berwickshire

103

0.2911

0.4553

Kinross-shire

83

1.1239

1.7575

Wigtownshire

72

0.1856

0.2902

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

71

0.1835

0.2869

Selkirkshire

68

0.2573

0.4023

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

65

0.0971

0.1518

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

51

0.2164

0.3384

Kirkcudbrightshire

43

0.1017

0.1590

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

41

0.0347

0.0543

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

39

0.0317

0.0495

Sutherland

33

0.1469

0.2297

Peeblesshire

30

0.2183

0.3414

Nairnshire

27

0.3028

0.4735

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

24

0.0337

0.0527

Anglesey / Sir Fon

23

0.0444

0.0695

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

13

0.0243

0.0380

Zetland (Shetland)

11

0.0369

0.0577

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Oldham

Lancashire

2866

2.5615

4.0055

Birmingham

Warwickshire

2252

0.9172

1.4342

Aston

Warwickshire

1943

0.9578

1.4977

Islington London

London

1514

0.5347

0.8361

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

1311

1.7304

2.7059

St Pancras London

London

1300

0.5528

0.8645

Manchester

Lancashire

1255

0.8050

1.2589

Lambeth

Surrey

1243

0.4880

0.7630

Leeds

Yorkshire

1090

0.6668

1.0427

Camberwell

Surrey

1009

0.5407

0.8455

Govan

Lanarkshire

1008

0.4314

0.6745

Barony

Lanarkshire

973

0.4069

0.6363

Hackney London

London

952

0.5812

0.9089

Spotland

Lancashire

926

2.4027

3.7572

Salford

Lancashire

855

0.8386

1.3113

Newchurch

Lancashire

851

3.0008

4.6924

Sheffield

Yorkshire

847

0.9190

1.4371

St Marylebone London

London

846

0.5424

0.8482

Liverpool

Lancashire

840

0.3990

0.6239

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

828

0.8130

1.2713

Top male forenames

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

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Laundress
General Labourer
Annuitant
General Servant
Carpenter
Charwoman
Wife
Joiner
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Blacksmith
Tailor
Woollen Weaver
No Occupation
Carter
Butcher
Dress Maker
Cotton Operative
Painter
Grocer
Gardener
Farmers Son
General Laborer
Errand Boy
Cotton Winder
Servant
Stone Mason
Housemaid
Farmers Wife
Agricultural Labourer
Tailoress
Domestic Serv
Cotton Spinner
General Serv
Clerk
Cook
Laborer
Milliner
Shoemaker
Housewife
Silk Weaver
Cotton Piecer