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WALSH

Walsh in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

8416

0.2428

4.5603

Yorkshire

2095

0.0724

1.3593

London

1171

0.0401

0.7529

Surrey

520

0.0365

0.6862

Cheshire

511

0.0792

1.4884

Kent

290

0.0291

0.5465

County Durham

236

0.0272

0.5101

Staffordshire

212

0.0215

0.4038

Hampshire

199

0.0332

0.6243

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

180

0.0354

0.6647

Lanarkshire

172

0.0182

0.3420

Warwickshire

168

0.0228

0.4283

Derbyshire

145

0.0317

0.5955

Essex

125

0.0217

0.4072

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

123

0.0582

1.0940

Devon

119

0.0196

0.3676

Gloucestershire

113

0.0197

0.3705

Cumberland

71

0.0282

0.5302

Sussex

71

0.0144

0.2708

Northumberland

69

0.0159

0.2982

Worcestershire

65

0.0170

0.3200

Royal Navy

62

0.1781

3.3454

Nottinghamshire

55

0.0140

0.2624

Renfrewshire

47

0.0208

0.3900

Shropshire

46

0.0182

0.3424

Forfarshire (Angus)

45

0.0166

0.3123

Lincolnshire

41

0.0088

0.1649

Oxfordshire

40

0.0222

0.4165

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

39

0.0100

0.1872

Perthshire

33

0.0252

0.4728

Berkshire

31

0.0141

0.2655

Hertfordshire

28

0.0139

0.2612

Ayrshire

26

0.0119

0.2234

Leicestershire

24

0.0074

0.1392

Somerset

23

0.0049

0.0919

Channel Islands

23

0.0266

0.4991

Wiltshire

21

0.0081

0.1527

Dorset

21

0.0110

0.2057

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

19

0.0242

0.4545

Cornwall

17

0.0051

0.0966

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

17

0.0144

0.2703

Stirlingshire

16

0.0148

0.2789

Wigtownshire

16

0.0412

0.7748

Northamptonshire

16

0.0058

0.1094

Bedfordshire

14

0.0093

0.1738

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

13

0.0118

0.2213

Cambridgeshire

13

0.0070

0.1320

Norfolk

12

0.0027

0.0502

Inverness-shire

12

0.0138

0.2584

Suffolk

11

0.0031

0.0581

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

0.3462

Dunbartonshire

9

0.0115

0.2153

Roxburghshire

9

0.0170

0.3195

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

9

0.0097

0.1821

Buckinghamshire

8

0.0045

0.0851

Fife

6

0.0035

0.0652

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

6

0.0155

0.2913

Rutland

5

0.0233

0.4379

Aberdeenshire

5

0.0018

0.0347

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

4

0.0068

0.1286

Herefordshire

3

0.0025

0.0470

Orkney

3

0.0093

0.1753

Peeblesshire

2

0.0146

0.2734

Westmorland

2

0.0031

0.0585

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0726

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

2

0.0025

0.0468

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0797

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.0324

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0264

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Liverpool

Lancashire

814

0.3866

7.2625

Blackburn

Lancashire

762

0.8262

15.5193

Over Darwen

Lancashire

518

1.8708

35.1410

Manchester

Lancashire

275

0.1764

3.3136

Wigan

Lancashire

272

0.5615

10.5471

Oldham

Lancashire

270

0.2413

4.5329

Accrington

Lancashire

224

0.7108

13.3509

Preston

Lancashire

219

0.2361

4.4355

Leeds

Yorkshire

217

0.1327

2.4936

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

184

0.1568

2.9444

Great Bolton

Lancashire

183

0.3986

7.4865

Salford

Lancashire

176

0.1726

3.2426

Everton

Lancashire

167

0.1512

2.8393

Little Bolton

Lancashire

149

0.3343

6.2795

Bradford

Yorkshire

132

0.1884

3.5381

Newchurch

Lancashire

130

0.4584

8.6108

Halifax

Yorkshire

117

0.2753

5.1712

Tottington Lower End

Lancashire

116

0.7042

13.2275

St Pancras London

London

115

0.0489

0.9186

Oswaldtwistle

Lancashire

115

0.9389

17.6370

Top male forenames

John Walsh
James Walsh
Thomas Walsh
William Walsh
Patrick Walsh
Michael Walsh
Joseph Walsh
Edward Walsh
George Walsh
Richard Walsh
Robert Walsh
Henry Walsh
Martin Walsh
Peter Walsh
Charles Walsh
Arthur Walsh
Walter Walsh
Thos. Walsh
David Walsh
Samuel Walsh
Alfred Walsh
Francis Walsh
Frederick Walsh
Daniel Walsh
Albert Walsh
Wm. Walsh
Herbert Walsh
Andrew Walsh
Harry Walsh
Luke Walsh
Lawrence Walsh
Maurice Walsh
Benjamin Walsh
Mark Walsh
Nicholas Walsh
Frank Walsh
Stephen Walsh
Anthony Walsh
Matthew Walsh
Ernest Walsh
Christopher Walsh
Fred Walsh
Jas. Walsh
Edwin Walsh
Mathew Walsh
Timothy Walsh
Jonathan Walsh
Micheal Walsh
Jno. Walsh
Edmund Walsh

Top female forenames

Mary Walsh
Elizabeth Walsh
Margaret Walsh
Ellen Walsh
Sarah Walsh
Ann Walsh
Catherine Walsh
Alice Walsh
Bridget Walsh
Jane Walsh
Annie Walsh
Emma Walsh
Eliza Walsh
Martha Walsh
Hannah Walsh
Kate Walsh
Maria Walsh
Emily Walsh
Agnes Walsh
Julia Walsh
Anne Walsh
Nancy Walsh
Harriet Walsh
Louisa Walsh
Clara Walsh
Isabella Walsh
Margt. Walsh
Rose Walsh
Charlotte Walsh
Esther Walsh
Betty Walsh
Betsy Walsh
Elizth. Walsh
Fanny Walsh
Caroline Walsh
Frances Walsh
Ada Walsh
Susannah Walsh
Edith Walsh
Florence Walsh
Amelia Walsh
Susan Walsh
Lucy Walsh
Catharine Walsh
Eleanor Walsh
Margret Walsh
Maggie Walsh
Winifred Walsh
Grace Walsh
Sophia Walsh

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Labourer
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Cotton Winder
Cotton Operative
Dressmaker
Cotton Spinner
Tailor
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Charwoman
Hawker
General Servant
General Laborer
Ag Lab
Wife
Farm Labourer
Carter
Dock Labourer
Annuitant
Cotton Piecer
Private
Laborer
Bricklayers Labourer
Worsted Spinner
Shoemaker
Stone Mason
Painter
Joiner
No Occupation
Tailoress
Servant
House Keeper
Dress Maker
Blacksmith
Worsted Weaver
Grocer
Bricklayer
Soldier
Plasterer
Cotton Rover
Cook
Railway Porter
Gen Lab
Cotton Warper
Housewife
Errand Boy