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WOODS

Woods in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

5067

0.1462

2.3180

London

1783

0.0610

0.9678

Surrey

1347

0.0946

1.5007

Suffolk

1234

0.3468

5.4997

Norfolk

1061

0.2362

3.7459

Lincolnshire

702

0.1503

2.3834

Hampshire

622

0.1039

1.6473

Essex

621

0.1077

1.7077

Yorkshire

473

0.0163

0.2591

Lanarkshire

465

0.0492

0.7805

Kent

425

0.0426

0.6762

Cheshire

422

0.0654

1.0377

Sussex

419

0.0851

1.3491

County Durham

304

0.0350

0.5547

Bedfordshire

233

0.1540

2.4427

Huntingdonshire

213

0.3672

5.8234

Cambridgeshire

209

0.1129

1.7912

Northamptonshire

204

0.0742

1.1774

Berkshire

180

0.0821

1.3018

Hertfordshire

175

0.0869

1.3782

Wiltshire

160

0.0619

0.9821

Devon

158

0.0260

0.4120

Nottinghamshire

147

0.0373

0.5920

Somerset

144

0.0306

0.4856

Renfrewshire

138

0.0610

0.9667

Buckinghamshire

135

0.0764

1.2122

Warwickshire

128

0.0174

0.2755

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

125

0.0246

0.3897

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

110

0.0521

0.8260

Ayrshire

108

0.0494

0.7834

Staffordshire

104

0.0105

0.1672

Northumberland

104

0.0239

0.3794

Oxfordshire

99

0.0549

0.8703

Cumberland

98

0.0390

0.6179

Leicestershire

94

0.0290

0.4602

Rutland

93

0.4336

6.8758

Gloucestershire

92

0.0161

0.2546

Derbyshire

77

0.0168

0.2670

Isle of Man

73

0.1346

2.1339

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

68

0.0174

0.2756

Worcestershire

59

0.0155

0.2453

Forfarshire (Angus)

40

0.0148

0.2344

Channel Islands

39

0.0451

0.7145

Royal Navy

32

0.0919

1.4577

Shropshire

29

0.0115

0.1822

Dorset

29

0.0151

0.2399

Stirlingshire

26

0.0241

0.3827

Cornwall

26

0.0079

0.1247

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

25

0.0373

0.5922

Westmorland

22

0.0343

0.5434

Dunbartonshire

19

0.0242

0.3838

Anglesey / Sir Fon

14

0.0270

0.4288

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

11

0.0118

0.1879

Buteshire

10

0.0565

0.8959

Kirkcudbrightshire

10

0.0236

0.3750

Herefordshire

10

0.0083

0.1324

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

10

0.0127

0.2019

Fife

8

0.0046

0.0734

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

7

0.0063

0.1006

Argyll

6

0.0074

0.1170

Wigtownshire

6

0.0155

0.2453

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

6

0.0103

0.1629

Roxburghshire

5

0.0094

0.1498

Perthshire

5

0.0038

0.0605

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

3

0.0127

0.2019

Dumfriesshire

2

0.0031

0.0491

Aberdeenshire

2

0.0007

0.0117

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

2

0.0045

0.0721

Berwickshire

1

0.0028

0.0448

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0297

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0129

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0706

Kincardineshire

1

0.0028

0.0446

Caithness

1

0.0025

0.0396

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.0134

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Preston

Lancashire

409

0.4410

6.9935

Liverpool

Lancashire

385

0.1829

2.9000

Everton

Lancashire

290

0.2625

4.1626

Blackburn

Lancashire

222

0.2407

3.8172

West Derby

Lancashire

197

0.1942

3.0805

Lambeth

Surrey

176

0.0691

1.0957

Kirkdale

Lancashire

174

0.2984

4.7319

Warrington

Lancashire

168

0.4088

6.4832

Barony

Lanarkshire

161

0.0673

1.0678

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

153

0.1303

2.0671

Gorleston

Suffolk

152

1.6814

26.6653

West Ham

Essex

150

0.1178

1.8684

Islington London

London

148

0.0523

0.8289

St Marylebone London

London

140

0.0898

1.4234

Camberwell

Surrey

119

0.0638

1.0113

St Pancras London

London

119

0.0506

0.8025

Sutton

Lancashire

114

0.9806

15.5504

Wigan

Lancashire

111

0.2291

3.6338

Heigham

Norfolk

100

0.4148

6.5780

Newington

Surrey

96

0.0890

1.4108

Top male forenames

William Woods
John Woods
James Woods
Thomas Woods
George Woods
Henry Woods
Charles Woods
Robert Woods
Joseph Woods
Edward Woods
Richard Woods
Alfred Woods
Arthur Woods
Frederick Woods
Walter Woods
Samuel Woods
Albert Woods
Harry Woods
Frank Woods
David Woods
Ernest Woods
Peter Woods
Herbert Woods
Edwin Woods
Francis Woods
Wm. Woods
Thos. Woods
Patrick Woods
Fred Woods
Daniel Woods
Isaac Woods
Percy Woods
Benjamin Woods
Stephen Woods
Edmund Woods
Fredrick Woods
Geo. Woods
Alexander Woods
Michael Woods
Horace Woods
Robt. Woods
Willm. Woods
Hugh Woods
Jonathan Woods
Joshua Woods
Abraham Woods
Fredk. Woods
Christopher Woods
Josiah Woods
Richd. Woods

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Cotton Weaver
Labourer
Dressmaker
Laundress
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
General Labourer
Farm Labourer
Annuitant
Coal Miner
Charwoman
Carpenter
General Servant
Wife
Bricklayer
Servant
No Occupation
Painter
Carter
General Laborer
Gardener
Tailor
Blacksmith
Cotton Spinner
Laborer
Cotton Winder
Housemaid
Fisherman
Tailoress
Errand Boy
Cook
Joiner
Shoemaker
Baker
Domestic Serv
Printer
Dress Maker
Farmers Son
Grocer
Butcher
Gen Lab
Cabinet Maker
General Serv
Ag Labourer
Mariner
Farmers Wife
Milliner
Police Constable