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WOOD

Wood in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

19144

0.6613

2.0753

Lancashire

13015

0.3754

1.1783

London

7904

0.2705

0.8491

Kent

5079

0.5095

1.5992

Surrey

4767

0.3349

1.0510

Staffordshire

4608

0.4673

1.4665

Cheshire

3535

0.5482

1.7203

County Durham

2598

0.2989

0.9381

Derbyshire

2530

0.5532

1.7361

Essex

2326

0.4033

1.2659

Sussex

2296

0.4662

1.4630

Warwickshire

2274

0.3086

0.9687

Northumberland

1587

0.3651

1.1459

Nottinghamshire

1532

0.3891

1.2210

Gloucestershire

1503

0.2623

0.8233

Worcestershire

1494

0.3916

1.2291

Devon

1469

0.2416

0.7581

Lanarkshire

1308

0.1384

0.4345

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1291

0.3299

1.0353

Leicestershire

1223

0.3776

1.1850

Lincolnshire

1084

0.2321

0.7283

Aberdeenshire

861

0.3182

0.9987

Somerset

776

0.1650

0.5179

Cumberland

743

0.2954

0.9271

Shropshire

654

0.2591

0.8132

Kincardineshire

592

1.6641

5.2227

Hampshire

578

0.0965

0.3029

Banffshire

559

0.9225

2.8951

Northamptonshire

545

0.1983

0.6225

Forfarshire (Angus)

496

0.1833

0.5752

Fife

408

0.2359

0.7404

Hertfordshire

406

0.2016

0.6328

Herefordshire

385

0.3214

1.0087

Berwickshire

339

0.9582

3.0074

Roxburghshire

324

0.6123

1.9216

Suffolk

314

0.0882

0.2769

Ayrshire

299

0.1368

0.4292

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

278

0.0547

0.1715

Renfrewshire

255

0.1126

0.3535

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

245

0.6332

1.9871

Berkshire

241

0.1099

0.3449

Buckinghamshire

224

0.1268

0.3980

Norfolk

208

0.0463

0.1453

Oxfordshire

205

0.1136

0.3566

Bedfordshire

202

0.1335

0.4191

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

189

0.2823

0.8861

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

174

0.0824

0.2586

Dorset

157

0.0819

0.2570

Wiltshire

145

0.0561

0.1761

Cambridgeshire

139

0.0751

0.2358

Orkney

135

0.4200

1.3183

Selkirkshire

135

0.5108

1.6031

Cornwall

132

0.0399

0.1253

Perthshire

117

0.0892

0.2800

Westmorland

113

0.1760

0.5524

Dumfriesshire

103

0.1596

0.5009

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

96

0.2182

0.6848

Stirlingshire

95

0.0882

0.2767

Dunbartonshire

92

0.1172

0.3678

Huntingdonshire

86

0.1483

0.4653

Isle of Man

78

0.1438

0.4512

Royal Navy

71

0.2039

0.6401

Kirkcudbrightshire

62

0.1466

0.4601

Elginshire (Morayshire)

61

0.1344

0.4218

Zetland (Shetland)

41

0.1374

0.4313

Channel Islands

40

0.0462

0.1450

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

36

0.0326

0.1024

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

36

0.0616

0.1934

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

35

0.0446

0.1399

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

34

0.0366

0.1149

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

34

0.0288

0.0903

Rutland

32

0.1492

0.4682

Inverness-shire

31

0.0355

0.1115

Argyll

26

0.0320

0.1003

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

26

0.0486

0.1526

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

24

0.0337

0.1057

Peeblesshire

24

0.1747

0.5482

Wigtownshire

21

0.0541

0.1699

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

19

0.0154

0.0484

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

18

0.0224

0.0704

Sutherland

14

0.0623

0.1956

Clackmannanshire

13

0.0539

0.1691

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

10

0.0424

0.1332

Kinross-shire

6

0.0812

0.2550

Buteshire

5

0.0282

0.0887

Nairnshire

3

0.0336

0.1056

Caithness

3

0.0075

0.0235

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.0061

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Leeds

Yorkshire

1194

0.7304

2.2924

Oldham

Lancashire

849

0.7588

2.3815

Islington London

London

835

0.2949

0.9255

Lambeth

Surrey

751

0.2948

0.9253

Birmingham

Warwickshire

703

0.2863

0.8986

Camberwell

Surrey

671

0.3596

1.1285

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

628

0.8289

2.6015

St Pancras London

London

601

0.2556

0.8021

Aston

Warwickshire

599

0.2953

0.9267

Hackney London

London

596

0.3639

1.1420

Manchester

Lancashire

590

0.3785

1.1878

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

567

0.5422

1.7017

Saddleworth

Yorkshire

553

2.4765

7.7723

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

522

0.3315

1.0405

Salford

Lancashire

488

0.4786

1.5022

Huddersfield

Yorkshire

474

1.1239

3.5273

Bradford

Yorkshire

459

0.6550

2.0555

Bethnal Green London

London

456

0.3593

1.1277

Croydon

Surrey

442

0.5594

1.7556

Brighton

Sussex

441

0.4438

1.3928

Top male forenames

John Wood
William Wood
George Wood
James Wood
Thomas Wood
Joseph Wood
Charles Wood
Henry Wood
Robert Wood
Alfred Wood
Arthur Wood
Samuel Wood
Edward Wood
Richard Wood
Frederick Wood
Walter Wood
Albert Wood
Harry Wood
Herbert Wood
Frank Wood
David Wood
Ernest Wood
Benjamin Wood
Fred Wood
Wm. Wood
Edwin Wood
Francis Wood
Tom Wood
Thos. Wood
Isaac Wood
Peter Wood
Daniel Wood
Geo. Wood
Stephen Wood
Abraham Wood
Percy Wood
Ralph Wood
Matthew Wood
Sam Wood
Chas. Wood
Joe Wood
Alexander Wood
Sidney Wood
Jonathan Wood
Joshua Wood
Mark Wood
Andrew Wood
Edmund Wood
Fredk. Wood
Christopher Wood

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Cotton Weaver
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Laundress
Annuitant
General Servant
General Labourer
Carpenter
Joiner
Charwoman
Bricklayer
Wife
Farm Labourer
Woollen Weaver
Butcher
Blacksmith
Grocer
No Occupation
Worsted Weaver
Tailor
Farmers Son
Gardener
Painter
Dress Maker
Housemaid
Servant
Cotton Operative
Clerk
General Serv
Stone Mason
Carter
Farmers Wife
Errand Boy
Milliner
None
House Keeper
Shoemaker
General Laborer
Cotton Spinner
Cotton Piecer
Domestic Serv
Worsted Spinner
Tailoress
Carman
Laborer