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VAIN

Vain in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Hampshire

14

0.0023

17.9579

Devon

5

0.0008

6.3147

Lanarkshire

5

0.0005

4.0647

Cornwall

3

0.0009

6.9670

Surrey

2

0.0001

1.0791

Derbyshire

2

0.0004

3.3585

Essex

2

0.0003

2.6638

Lincolnshire

1

0.0002

1.6442

Kent

1

0.0001

0.7705

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1

0.0002

1.5099

Berkshire

1

0.0005

3.5026

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1

0.0003

1.9623

Warwickshire

1

0.0001

1.0424

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Chilworth

Hampshire

10

4.4053

33333.3333

Barnstaple

Devon

5

0.0524

403.2258

Barony

Lanarkshire

5

0.0021

16.0617

Little Somborne

Hampshire

4

5.3333

40000.0000

St Austell

Cornwall

3

0.0265

204.0816

Lambeth

Surrey

2

0.0008

6.0295

Matlock

Derbyshire

2

0.0326

250.0000

West Ham

Essex

2

0.0016

12.0627

Clee With Weelsby

Lincolnshire

1

0.0098

75.1880

Deptford St Paul

Kent

1

0.0013

9.9900

Eglwysilan

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1

0.0113

86.9565

Reading St Giles

Berkshire

1

0.0046

35.7143

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1

0.0023

17.4520

Warwick St Nicholas

Warwickshire

1

0.0185

142.8571

Top male forenames

Edward Vain
George Vain
Charles Vain
Harry Vain
Henry Vain
James Vain
John Vain
Richard Vain
Walter Vain
William Vain

Top female forenames

Mary Vain
Sarah Vain
Caroline Vain
Ada Vain
Amy Vain
Annie Vain
Charlotte Vain
Dora Vain
Emily Vain
Harriett Vain
Jane Vain
Katharine Vain
Nellie Vain
Phoebe Vain

Top occupations

Scholar
Laborers Daur
(Store Keeper)(Faclab)
Carpenter
Coachman
Domestic Servant
Fisherman
House Maid Domestic
Laborer
Nightwatchman
Sawyer
Servant Gnl
Silk Weaver
Timber Merchant
Wet Nurse (S M S)
Wife