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WALL

Wall in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1064

0.0364

1.0415

Staffordshire

954

0.0967

2.7666

Lancashire

868

0.0250

0.7161

Warwickshire

752

0.1021

2.9189

Yorkshire

601

0.0208

0.5937

Worcestershire

590

0.1547

4.4227

Derbyshire

534

0.1168

3.3390

Somerset

533

0.1133

3.2414

Surrey

505

0.0355

1.0146

Shropshire

495

0.1961

5.6087

Gloucestershire

441

0.0770

2.2011

Kent

398

0.0399

1.1419

County Durham

360

0.0414

1.1845

Herefordshire

359

0.2997

8.5706

Cheshire

167

0.0259

0.7406

Nottinghamshire

158

0.0401

1.1475

Essex

151

0.0262

0.7488

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

137

0.0649

1.8551

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

136

0.0267

0.7646

Hampshire

116

0.0194

0.5540

Devon

98

0.0161

0.4609

Norfolk

85

0.0189

0.5412

Wiltshire

81

0.0314

0.8966

Northumberland

80

0.0184

0.5264

Oxfordshire

69

0.0382

1.0938

Leicestershire

68

0.0210

0.6004

Sussex

62

0.0126

0.3600

Lincolnshire

55

0.0118

0.3367

Cornwall

55

0.0166

0.4756

Hertfordshire

40

0.0199

0.5681

Cumberland

39

0.0155

0.4434

Northamptonshire

38

0.0138

0.3955

Buckinghamshire

36

0.0204

0.5829

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

36

0.0616

1.7623

Berkshire

32

0.0146

0.4173

Dorset

27

0.0141

0.4027

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

26

0.0236

0.6738

Lanarkshire

26

0.0028

0.0787

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

24

0.0259

0.7393

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

20

0.0849

2.4266

Bedfordshire

19

0.0126

0.3592

Suffolk

17

0.0048

0.1366

Channel Islands

17

0.0196

0.5616

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

12

0.0179

0.5126

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

12

0.0097

0.2787

Westmorland

10

0.0156

0.4454

Royal Navy

9

0.0259

0.7393

Fife

9

0.0052

0.1488

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

7

0.0018

0.0512

Huntingdonshire

6

0.0103

0.2958

Ayrshire

5

0.0023

0.0654

Isle of Man

5

0.0092

0.2636

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

4

0.0075

0.2140

Aberdeenshire

4

0.0015

0.0423

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

4

0.0051

0.1457

Cambridgeshire

4

0.0022

0.0618

Perthshire

2

0.0015

0.0436

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0242

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.1333

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.0737

Argyll

1

0.0012

0.0352

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

0.0739

Elginshire (Morayshire)

1

0.0022

0.0630

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0364

Forfarshire (Angus)

1

0.0004

0.0106

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0552

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

231

0.0941

2.6905

Aston

Warwickshire

225

0.1109

3.1718

Wedmore

Somerset

145

4.7386

135.5140

Lambeth

Surrey

145

0.0569

1.6279

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

142

0.2515

7.1933

Hackney London

London

116

0.0708

2.0254

Tipton

Staffordshire

94

0.3113

8.9025

St Pancras London

London

88

0.0374

1.0702

Bethnal Green London

London

84

0.0662

1.8929

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

83

0.1095

3.1305

Battersea

Surrey

82

0.0763

2.1815

Islington London

London

78

0.0275

0.7878

Dudley

Worcestershire

76

0.1639

4.6863

Kingswinford

Staffordshire

68

0.1899

5.4314

Camberwell

Surrey

64

0.0343

0.9808

Liverpool

Lancashire

64

0.0304

0.8693

Sheffield

Yorkshire

61

0.0662

1.8928

Hulme

Lancashire

61

0.0843

2.4104

Manchester

Lancashire

60

0.0385

1.1007

Mile End Old Town

London

59

0.1279

3.6589

Top male forenames

John Wall
William Wall
Thomas Wall
George Wall
James Wall
Henry Wall
Charles Wall
Joseph Wall
Edward Wall
Arthur Wall
Richard Wall
Alfred Wall
Robert Wall
Samuel Wall
Albert Wall
Frederick Wall
Walter Wall
Edwin Wall
Frank Wall
Harry Wall
David Wall
Ernest Wall
Benjamin Wall
Herbert Wall
Francis Wall
Patrick Wall
Wm. Wall
Michael Wall
Stephen Wall
Daniel Wall
Fred Wall
Thos. Wall
Geo. Wall
Isaac Wall
Percy Wall
Christopher Wall
Mark Wall
Peter Wall
Tom Wall
Leonard Wall
Philip Wall
Fredrick Wall
Josiah Wall
Andrew Wall
Sidney Wall
Enoch Wall
Fredk. Wall
Chas. Wall
Job Wall
Edgar Wall

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
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Ag Lab
Labourer
Domestic Servant
General Labourer
Laundress
General Servant
Annuitant
Carpenter
Housekeeper
Stone Mason
Charwoman
Dress Maker
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Farmers Son
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Laborer
Servant
Shoemaker
Farmers Wife
Wife
Cook
Painter
Housemaid
Butcher
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Tailoress
Mason
Farm Labourer
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Farmer
General Laborer
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Grocer
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Farm Laborer
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