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TURNER

Turner in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

11591

0.3344

1.2012

Yorkshire

9871

0.3410

1.2249

London

8869

0.3036

1.0905

Staffordshire

5015

0.5085

1.8269

Surrey

4457

0.3131

1.1248

Kent

2938

0.2948

1.0589

Essex

2603

0.4514

1.6215

Warwickshire

2593

0.3519

1.2643

Derbyshire

2261

0.4944

1.7759

Cheshire

1962

0.3042

1.0929

Sussex

1750

0.3553

1.2764

Suffolk

1722

0.4839

1.7385

Devon

1711

0.2814

1.0108

Gloucestershire

1693

0.2955

1.0615

County Durham

1636

0.1882

0.6762

Nottinghamshire

1503

0.3817

1.3712

Worcestershire

1468

0.3848

1.3823

Norfolk

1443

0.3212

1.1541

Lincolnshire

1275

0.2730

0.9806

Hampshire

1197

0.1999

0.7181

Lanarkshire

1125

0.1191

0.4278

Somerset

988

0.2101

0.7548

Northumberland

936

0.2153

0.7736

Oxfordshire

790

0.4379

1.5731

Shropshire

783

0.3102

1.1145

Berkshire

756

0.3448

1.2385

Hertfordshire

714

0.3546

1.2738

Buckinghamshire

652

0.3692

1.3262

Northamptonshire

636

0.2315

0.8315

Cambridgeshire

632

0.3416

1.2270

Wiltshire

609

0.2357

0.8468

Leicestershire

562

0.1735

0.6233

Cumberland

549

0.2183

0.7841

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

529

0.1352

0.4856

Herefordshire

488

0.4074

1.4635

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

446

0.0877

0.3150

Renfrewshire

343

0.1515

0.5443

Dorset

342

0.1784

0.6408

Argyll

330

0.4058

1.4578

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

326

0.1544

0.5545

Bedfordshire

248

0.1639

0.5890

Cornwall

239

0.0723

0.2596

Ayrshire

188

0.0860

0.3089

Fife

178

0.1029

0.3698

Aberdeenshire

152

0.0562

0.2018

Huntingdonshire

139

0.2396

0.8608

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

135

0.2017

0.7244

Stirlingshire

130

0.1207

0.4334

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

122

0.1106

0.3971

Westmorland

118

0.1838

0.6602

Channel Islands

117

0.1352

0.4855

Roxburghshire

115

0.2173

0.7807

Selkirkshire

95

0.3594

1.2913

Kirkcudbrightshire

87

0.2057

0.7390

Perthshire

86

0.0656

0.2356

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

81

0.2093

0.7520

Dumfriesshire

79

0.1224

0.4398

Dunbartonshire

79

0.1006

0.3615

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

76

0.0968

0.3477

Royal Navy

75

0.2154

0.7739

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

75

0.1284

0.4612

Forfarshire (Angus)

70

0.0259

0.0929

Peeblesshire

69

0.5021

1.8039

Berwickshire

69

0.1950

0.7007

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

69

0.2927

1.0517

Wigtownshire

54

0.1392

0.5001

Rutland

49

0.2284

0.8206

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

47

0.0398

0.1429

Banffshire

45

0.0743

0.2668

Isle of Man

30

0.0553

0.1987

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

28

0.0636

0.2286

Buteshire

27

0.1525

0.5480

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

19

0.0205

0.0735

Clackmannanshire

14

0.0580

0.2085

Kincardineshire

12

0.0337

0.1212

Sutherland

11

0.0490

0.1759

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

8

0.0065

0.0233

Inverness-shire

7

0.0080

0.0288

Anglesey / Sir Fon

7

0.0135

0.0486

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

4

0.0050

0.0179

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

4

0.0075

0.0269

Orkney

4

0.0124

0.0447

Kinross-shire

3

0.0406

0.1459

Elginshire (Morayshire)

2

0.0044

0.0158

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

962

0.3918

1.4075

Islington London

London

941

0.3323

1.1938

Lambeth

Surrey

802

0.3148

1.1310

Aston

Warwickshire

780

0.3845

1.3812

St Pancras London

London

683

0.2905

1.0434

Hackney London

London

627

0.3828

1.3752

Leeds

Yorkshire

554

0.3389

1.2175

Preston

Lancashire

546

0.5887

2.1149

Camberwell

Surrey

527

0.2824

1.0145

Manchester

Lancashire

494

0.3169

1.1384

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

484

0.4628

1.6627

St Marylebone London

London

469

0.3007

1.0802

West Ham

Essex

464

0.3644

1.3092

Kensington London

London

460

0.2832

1.0174

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

458

0.6040

2.1699

Oldham

Lancashire

422

0.3772

1.3549

Sheffield

Yorkshire

419

0.4546

1.6332

Battersea

Surrey

402

0.3740

1.3434

Bethnal Green London

London

376

0.2963

1.0643

Barony

Lanarkshire

353

0.1476

0.5303

Top male forenames

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

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

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