WELSH

Welsh in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

1956

0.0564

1.4252

Lanarkshire

1026

0.1086

2.7430

London

834

0.0285

0.7211

County Durham

826

0.0950

2.4006

Yorkshire

701

0.0242

0.6116

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

398

0.1017

2.5688

Cheshire

363

0.0563

1.4218

Northumberland

356

0.0819

2.0688

Surrey

317

0.0223

0.5625

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

303

0.0596

1.5046

Forfarshire (Angus)

275

0.1016

2.5666

Kent

274

0.0275

0.6944

Renfrewshire

256

0.1131

2.8563

Ayrshire

247

0.1130

2.8537

Stirlingshire

239

0.2218

5.6029

Fife

207

0.1197

3.0235

Staffordshire

206

0.0209

0.5277

Warwickshire

191

0.0259

0.6548

Kirkcudbrightshire

164

0.3878

9.7956

Cumberland

161

0.0640

1.6169

Gloucestershire

155

0.0271

0.6833

Essex

120

0.0208

0.5256

Somerset

117

0.0249

0.6285

Hampshire

116

0.0194

0.4893

Devon

115

0.0189

0.4777

Selkirkshire

111

0.4200

10.6084

Roxburghshire

109

0.2060

5.2031

Lincolnshire

108

0.0231

0.5840

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

101

0.0478

1.2080

Perthshire

100

0.0763

1.9264

Nottinghamshire

89

0.0226

0.5709

Dumfriesshire

77

0.1193

3.0139

Cornwall

70

0.0212

0.5346

Leicestershire

69

0.0213

0.5381

Sussex

65

0.0132

0.3333

Hertfordshire

64

0.0318

0.8028

Shropshire

64

0.0254

0.6405

Worcestershire

60

0.0157

0.3973

Dorset

57

0.0297

0.7509

Wigtownshire

53

0.1366

3.4512

Derbyshire

47

0.0103

0.2596

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

46

0.1189

3.0028

Herefordshire

45

0.0376

0.9489

Aberdeenshire

45

0.0166

0.4201

Dunbartonshire

44

0.0560

1.4157

Kincardineshire

41

0.1152

2.9111

Buckinghamshire

39

0.0221

0.5578

Northamptonshire

34

0.0124

0.3126

Peeblesshire

33

0.2402

6.0663

Berwickshire

33

0.0933

2.3562

Suffolk

27

0.0076

0.1917

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

22

0.0280

0.7076

Norfolk

22

0.0049

0.1237

Oxfordshire

21

0.0116

0.2940

Berkshire

19

0.0087

0.2189

Cambridgeshire

17

0.0092

0.2321

Channel Islands

16

0.0185

0.4669

Wiltshire

15

0.0058

0.1467

Bedfordshire

15

0.0099

0.2505

Royal Navy

15

0.0431

1.0884

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

14

0.0318

0.8038

Clackmannanshire

13

0.0539

1.3610

Buteshire

11

0.0621

1.5697

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

11

0.0093

0.2352

Westmorland

10

0.0156

0.3934

Argyll

10

0.0123

0.3106

Inverness-shire

10

0.0115

0.2895

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

9

0.0082

0.2060

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

8

0.0086

0.2177

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

8

0.0137

0.3459

Rutland

7

0.0326

0.8243

Isle of Man

7

0.0129

0.3259

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

6

0.0049

0.1231

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

4

0.0060

0.1509

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.1418

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

2

0.0085

0.2143

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

2

0.0028

0.0709

Banffshire

1

0.0017

0.0417

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0315

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.0435

Kinross-shire

1

0.0135

0.3420

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Liverpool

Lancashire

362

0.1719

4.3431

Govan

Lanarkshire

241

0.1031

2.6052

Manchester

Lancashire

226

0.1450

3.6619

Barony

Lanarkshire

224

0.0937

2.3663

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

212

0.1264

3.1920

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

122

0.1207

3.0500

Birmingham

Warwickshire

119

0.0485

1.2242

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

118

0.0749

1.8930

Leeds

Yorkshire

103

0.0630

1.5916

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

101

0.0860

2.1734

Salford

Lancashire

97

0.0951

2.4032

Preston

Lancashire

80

0.0863

2.1788

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

76

0.1726

4.3590

Bootle Cum Linacre

Lancashire

71

0.2579

6.5147

St Pancras London

London

67

0.0285

0.7197

Bradford

Yorkshire

63

0.0899

2.2707

St Marylebone London

London

59

0.0378

0.9555

Bermondsey

Surrey

57

0.0655

1.6555

West Ham

Essex

56

0.0440

1.1110

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

56

0.1343

3.3918

Top male forenames

John Welsh
James Welsh
Thomas Welsh
William Welsh
Patrick Welsh
Michael Welsh
George Welsh
Edward Welsh
Joseph Welsh
Henry Welsh
Robert Welsh
Charles Welsh
Richard Welsh
Martin Welsh
Peter Welsh
Alfred Welsh
Frederick Welsh
Thos. Welsh
Walter Welsh
Daniel Welsh
Arthur Welsh
David Welsh
Frank Welsh
Samuel Welsh
Ernest Welsh
Andrew Welsh
Francis Welsh
Wm. Welsh
Matthew Welsh
Anthony Welsh
Harry Welsh
Stephen Welsh
Edwin Welsh
Albert Welsh
Luke Welsh
Alexander Welsh
Jno. Welsh
Hugh Welsh
Christopher Welsh
Herbert Welsh
Geo. Welsh
Timothy Welsh
Lawrence Welsh
Philip Welsh
Sidney Welsh
Mark Welsh
Edmund Welsh
Michel Welsh
W. Welsh
Fredk. Welsh

Top female forenames

Mary Welsh
Elizabeth Welsh
Margaret Welsh
Ellen Welsh
Sarah Welsh
Ann Welsh
Catherine Welsh
Bridget Welsh
Jane Welsh
Annie Welsh
Alice Welsh
Eliza Welsh
Emma Welsh
Hannah Welsh
Kate Welsh
Maria Welsh
Julia Welsh
Emily Welsh
Agnes Welsh
Martha Welsh
Harriet Welsh
Isabella Welsh
Louisa Welsh
Caroline Welsh
Susan Welsh
Anne Welsh
Charlotte Welsh
Rose Welsh
Edith Welsh
Florence Welsh
Lucy Welsh
Ada Welsh
Frances Welsh
Clara Welsh
Fanny Welsh
Catharine Welsh
Margret Welsh
Margt. Welsh
Jessie Welsh
Minnie Welsh
Amelia Welsh
Amy Welsh
Johanna Welsh
Elizth. Welsh
Sophia Welsh
Harriett Welsh
Anna Welsh
Dorothy Welsh
Helen Welsh
Eleanor Welsh

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer
Coal Miner
General Labourer
Charwoman
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Hawker
Ag Lab
General Servant
Cotton Weaver
Laborer
Dressmaker
Housekeeper
General Laborer
Farm Labourer
Tailor
Annuitant
Wife
Bricklayer
Servant
No Occupation
Cotton Operative
Cook
Bricklayers Laborer
General Serv
Dock Labourer
Tailoress
Labourer In Iron Works
Domestic
Shoemaker
Gen Labourer
Blacksmith
Bricklayers Labourer
None
Errand Boy
Farm Laborer
Painter
Iron Miner
Stone Mason
Washerwoman
Domestic Serv
Gen Lab
Joiner
Worsted Spinner
Farm Lab
Cabinet Maker
Cotton Winder
School
Bricklayers Lab