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WELCH

Welch in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1536

0.0526

1.4949

Lancashire

976

0.0282

0.8006

Surrey

804

0.0565

1.6060

County Durham

630

0.0725

2.0611

Warwickshire

517

0.0702

1.9953

Hampshire

461

0.0770

2.1891

Staffordshire

440

0.0446

1.2687

Kent

361

0.0362

1.0298

Cheshire

346

0.0537

1.5256

Hertfordshire

341

0.1693

4.8152

Somerset

307

0.0653

1.8564

Yorkshire

236

0.0082

0.2318

Cornwall

225

0.0680

1.9344

Northumberland

218

0.0502

1.4261

Gloucestershire

203

0.0354

1.0074

Devon

186

0.0306

0.8697

Dorset

185

0.0965

2.7436

Berkshire

184

0.0839

2.3860

Sussex

166

0.0337

0.9583

Worcestershire

151

0.0396

1.1255

Essex

146

0.0253

0.7199

Fife

143

0.0827

2.3512

Buckinghamshire

137

0.0776

2.2057

Bedfordshire

130

0.0859

2.4437

Lincolnshire

128

0.0274

0.7792

Northamptonshire

127

0.0462

1.3143

Shropshire

124

0.0491

1.3970

Lanarkshire

116

0.0123

0.3491

Wiltshire

114

0.0441

1.2547

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

106

0.0208

0.5925

Nottinghamshire

77

0.0196

0.5560

Derbyshire

67

0.0146

0.4165

Oxfordshire

62

0.0344

0.9772

Forfarshire (Angus)

62

0.0229

0.6514

Suffolk

61

0.0171

0.4875

Leicestershire

52

0.0161

0.4565

Channel Islands

46

0.0531

1.5110

Norfolk

35

0.0078

0.2216

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

33

0.0084

0.2398

Cambridgeshire

33

0.0178

0.5071

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

33

0.0420

1.1949

Perthshire

29

0.0221

0.6289

Ayrshire

21

0.0096

0.2731

Renfrewshire

19

0.0084

0.2386

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

17

0.0144

0.4092

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

15

0.0071

0.2020

Royal Navy

12

0.0345

0.9802

Cumberland

11

0.0044

0.1244

Berwickshire

10

0.0283

0.8038

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

9

0.0205

0.5817

Westmorland

8

0.0125

0.3543

Herefordshire

8

0.0067

0.1899

Isle of Man

7

0.0129

0.3669

Rutland

7

0.0326

0.9280

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

6

0.0049

0.1386

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

5

0.0129

0.3674

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

5

0.0045

0.1288

Peeblesshire

5

0.0364

1.0347

Roxburghshire

5

0.0094

0.2687

Aberdeenshire

4

0.0015

0.0420

Kincardineshire

4

0.0112

0.3197

Kirkcudbrightshire

4

0.0095

0.2690

Huntingdonshire

3

0.0052

0.1471

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3

0.0032

0.0919

Dumfriesshire

2

0.0031

0.0881

Dunbartonshire

2

0.0025

0.0724

Inverness-shire

2

0.0023

0.0652

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0264

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.3850

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.0733

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

252

0.1026

2.9183

Portsea

Hampshire

152

0.1295

3.6829

Lambeth

Surrey

146

0.0573

1.6298

St Marylebone London

London

132

0.0846

2.4064

Islington London

London

126

0.0445

1.2653

Aston

Warwickshire

119

0.0587

1.6680

St Pancras London

London

117

0.0498

1.4148

Hackney London

London

78

0.0476

1.3542

Camberwell

Surrey

77

0.0413

1.1733

Bethnal Green London

London

76

0.0599

1.7028

Liverpool

Lancashire

74

0.0351

0.9994

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

69

0.1561

4.4385

Newington

Surrey

68

0.0630

1.7917

Manchester

Lancashire

66

0.0423

1.2038

Southwark St George Martyr

Surrey

64

0.1089

3.0957

Bermondsey

Surrey

61

0.0701

1.9944

Bridport

Dorset

57

1.4441

41.0633

Shoreditch London

London

54

0.0426

1.2125

Gateshead

County Durham

53

0.0814

2.3160

Shepton Beauchamp

Somerset

53

8.2813

235.4509

Top male forenames

John Welch
William Welch
Thomas Welch
James Welch
George Welch
Charles Welch
Joseph Welch
Henry Welch
Edward Welch
Robert Welch
Richard Welch
Alfred Welch
Arthur Welch
Frederick Welch
Patrick Welch
Michael Welch
Walter Welch
Samuel Welch
Albert Welch
Harry Welch
Ernest Welch
Francis Welch
Herbert Welch
Frank Welch
Martin Welch
Peter Welch
David Welch
Daniel Welch
Benjamin Welch
Thos. Welch
Edwin Welch
Stephen Welch
Jesse Welch
Fred Welch
Wm. Welch
Edmund Welch
Isaac Welch
Josiah Welch
Fredrick Welch
Mark Welch
Christopher Welch
Amos Welch
Fredk. Welch
Anthony Welch
Ralph Welch
Geo. Welch
Sydney Welch
Sidney Welch
Alexander Welch
Tom Welch

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Laundress
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Charwoman
Housekeeper
Bricklayer
Carpenter
General Labourer
Cotton Weaver
Blacksmith
General Servant
Hawker
Servant
Tailor
Farm Labourer
Wife
Painter
Laborer
No Occupation
Gardener
General Laborer
Agricultural Labourer
General Serv
Cook
Errand Boy
Housemaid
Shoemaker
Gen Lab
Baker
Farmers Wife
Dress Maker
General Lab
Farm Laborer
Domestic Serv
Bricklayers Labourer
Carman
Tailoress
Butcher
Milliner
Straw Plaiter
Clerk
Seamstress
Mason
Grocers Assistant
Grocer