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WEST

West in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

4269

0.1461

1.5177

Surrey

2477

0.1740

1.8074

Yorkshire

2205

0.0762

0.7911

Kent

2086

0.2093

2.1737

Lancashire

1556

0.0449

0.4662

Sussex

1156

0.2347

2.4377

Hampshire

1042

0.1740

1.8074

Lincolnshire

958

0.2051

2.1302

Warwickshire

900

0.1222

1.2688

Somerset

758

0.1612

1.6742

Devon

744

0.1223

1.2707

Essex

695

0.1205

1.2518

Northamptonshire

621

0.2260

2.3474

Leicestershire

612

0.1889

1.9625

Norfolk

592

0.1318

1.3689

Gloucestershire

559

0.0976

1.0133

Buckinghamshire

539

0.3052

3.1698

Berkshire

466

0.2125

2.2072

Derbyshire

463

0.1012

1.0515

Wiltshire

452

0.1749

1.8171

County Durham

442

0.0509

0.5282

Nottinghamshire

420

0.1067

1.1078

Oxfordshire

381

0.2112

2.1935

Staffordshire

356

0.0361

0.3750

Cheshire

288

0.0447

0.4638

Worcestershire

267

0.0700

0.7269

Forfarshire (Angus)

263

0.0972

1.0093

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

249

0.1179

1.2246

Suffolk

247

0.0694

0.7210

Cornwall

241

0.0729

0.7569

Bedfordshire

223

0.1474

1.5312

Banffshire

192

0.3168

3.2909

Lanarkshire

191

0.0202

0.2100

Dorset

186

0.0970

1.0076

Hertfordshire

184

0.0914

0.9491

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

176

0.0346

0.3594

Cambridgeshire

175

0.0946

0.9823

Aberdeenshire

167

0.0617

0.6411

Northumberland

141

0.0324

0.3369

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

108

0.0276

0.2866

Fife

99

0.0572

0.5946

Herefordshire

76

0.0634

0.6590

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

62

0.1409

1.4638

Huntingdonshire

53

0.0914

0.9490

Shropshire

48

0.0190

0.1975

Perthshire

45

0.0343

0.3565

Royal Navy

38

0.1092

1.1337

Channel Islands

37

0.0427

0.4439

Ayrshire

30

0.0137

0.1425

Renfrewshire

30

0.0133

0.1376

Cumberland

23

0.0091

0.0950

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

19

0.0205

0.2126

Dumfriesshire

18

0.0279

0.2897

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

18

0.0152

0.1583

Argyll

17

0.0209

0.2171

Kincardineshire

16

0.0450

0.4671

Westmorland

15

0.0234

0.2427

Elginshire (Morayshire)

15

0.0330

0.3432

Stirlingshire

15

0.0139

0.1446

Zetland (Shetland)

13

0.0436

0.4526

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

11

0.0137

0.1424

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

9

0.0082

0.0847

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

8

0.0339

0.3525

Dunbartonshire

8

0.0102

0.1058

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

7

0.0089

0.0926

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

7

0.0057

0.0590

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

6

0.0084

0.0875

Selkirkshire

6

0.0227

0.2358

Rutland

4

0.0186

0.1937

Buteshire

4

0.0226

0.2347

Kirkcudbrightshire

4

0.0095

0.0982

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

4

0.0103

0.1074

Sutherland

4

0.0178

0.1849

Orkney

3

0.0093

0.0970

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

3

0.0051

0.0533

Roxburghshire

3

0.0057

0.0589

Kinross-shire

2

0.0271

0.2813

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

2

0.0030

0.0310

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0191

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

404

0.1427

1.4819

St Pancras London

London

341

0.1450

1.5062

Lambeth

Surrey

332

0.1303

1.3537

Camberwell

Surrey

325

0.1742

1.8089

Kensington London

London

261

0.1607

1.6691

St Marylebone London

London

226

0.1449

1.5050

Brighton

Sussex

223

0.2244

2.3309

Hackney London

London

208

0.1270

1.3190

Birmingham

Warwickshire

198

0.0806

0.8376

Craig

Forfarshire (Angus)

196

7.4981

77.8798

Gamrie

Banffshire

189

2.7938

29.0180

Shoreditch London

London

183

0.1445

1.5009

West Ham

Essex

174

0.1367

1.4195

Aston

Warwickshire

171

0.0843

0.8755

Bethnal Green London

London

171

0.1347

1.3995

Battersea

Surrey

169

0.1572

1.6329

Newington

Surrey

157

0.1455

1.5111

Croydon

Surrey

156

0.1974

2.0506

Bermondsey

Surrey

150

0.1725

1.7914

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

143

0.1810

1.8804

Top male forenames

William West
John West
George West
James West
Thomas West
Charles West
Henry West
Joseph West
Alfred West
Edward West
Arthur West
Frederick West
Robert West
Walter West
Richard West
Samuel West
Albert West
Harry West
Ernest West
Frank West
Herbert West
Edwin West
Francis West
David West
Wm. West
Benjamin West
Daniel West
Stephen West
Fred West
Christopher West
Fredk. West
Thos. West
Edmund West
Fredrick West
Tom West
Geo. West
Isaac West
Peter West
Percy West
Jesse West
Sidney West
Reuben West
Mark West
Sydney West
Chas. West
Cornelius West
Harold West
Willm. West
Frederic West
Joshua West

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Laundress
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
Carpenter
General Labourer
General Servant
Annuitant
Charwoman
Cotton Weaver
Housekeeper
Farm Labourer
Bricklayer
Gardener
No Occupation
Housemaid
Blacksmith
Servant
Wife
Painter
Dress Maker
Lace Maker
Fisherman
Errand Boy
Shoemaker
General Laborer
Cook
Ag Labourer
Domestic Serv
Tailor
Laborer
Carman
Railway Porter
Grocer
Butcher
General Serv
Farmers Son
Agricultural Labourer
Baker
Tailoress
None
Joiner
Gen Lab
Porter
Nurse
Clerk
Straw Plaiter