1841 CENSUS STATISTICS
It has been possible to gather the following statistics on the
people of Northampton
from the 1841 Census returns.
TOP BOYS NAMES,
(% IS AGAINST THE TOTAL POPULATION IN NORTHAMPTON
- 21,160)
(ALL NAMES INCLUDE VARIANTS e.g. Frederick - Fredrick)
| FORENAME |
NUMBER |
% |
| WILLIAM |
1907 |
9.01 |
| JOHN |
1672 |
7.9 |
| THOMAS |
1157 |
5.47 |
| GEORGE |
893 |
4.22 |
| JAMES |
719 |
3.4 |
| JOSEPH |
527 |
2.49 |
| CHARLES |
502 |
2.37 |
| HENRY |
414 |
1.96 |
| SAMUEL |
372 |
1.76 |
| EDWARD |
263 |
1.24 |
| ROBERT |
251 |
1.19 |
| RICHARD |
248 |
1.17 |
| FREDERICK |
161 |
0.76 |
| DANIEL |
89 |
0.42 |
| ALFRED |
85 |
0.4 |
| BENJAMIN |
85 |
0.4 |
| DAVID |
78 |
0.37 |
| FRANCIS |
70 |
0.33 |
| STEPHEN |
54 |
0.26 |
TOP GIRLS NAMES
| FORENAME |
NUMBER |
% |
| ELIZ / ELIZA / ELIZABETH |
2105 |
9.95 |
| MARY (ANN) |
1811 |
8.56 |
| SARAH |
1184 |
5.6 |
| ANN(E) |
1160 |
5.48 |
| JANE |
407 |
1.92 |
| HANNAH |
293 |
1.38 |
| CHARLOTTE |
281 |
1.33 |
| MARTHA |
278 |
1.31 |
| HARRIETT |
234 |
1.11 |
| EMMA |
214 |
1.01 |
| CAROLINE |
210 |
0.99 |
| MARIA |
185 |
0.87 |
| CATHERINE |
172 |
0.81 |
| SUSANNAH |
145 |
0.69 |
| LUCY |
121 |
0.57 |
| FRANCES |
120 |
0.57 |
| REBECCA |
120 |
0.57 |
| SOPHIA |
119 |
0.56 |
| LOUISE / LOUISA |
97 |
0.46 |
| FANNY |
75 |
0.35 |
| MATILDA |
73 |
0.34 |
| SUSAN |
71 |
0.34 |
| ESTHER |
69 |
0.33 |
NUMBER OF PEOPLE BORN IN COUNTY - 16,335
77.2%
NUMBER OF PEOPLE NOT BORN IN COUNTY - 4,781 22.6%
?, NOT KNOWNS, BLANKS - 40
NUMBER OF PEOPLE BORN IN SCOTLAND - 128 0.6%
NUMBER OF PEOPLE BORN IN IRELAND - 181 0.8%
NUMBER OF PEOPLE BORN IN FOREIGN PARTS - 51 0.2%
1 PERSON BORN IN AFRICA
TOP 30 SURNAMES
| SURNAME |
COUNT |
% |
| SMITH |
583 |
2.76 |
| WRIGHT |
232 |
1.1 |
| JOHNSON |
178 |
0.84 |
| WALKER |
133 |
0.63 |
| ROBINSON |
131 |
0.62 |
| CLARK(E) |
128 |
0.6 |
| BROWN |
115 |
0.54 |
| ADAMS |
112 |
0.53 |
| DUNKLEY |
107 |
0.51 |
| ROBERTS |
107 |
0.51 |
| WARD |
100 |
0.47 |
| ALLEN |
99 |
0.47 |
| GREEN |
93 |
0.44 |
| LAW |
92 |
0.43 |
| COX |
89 |
0.42 |
| HARRIS |
89 |
0.42 |
| HALL |
86 |
0.41 |
| COOPER |
84 |
0.4 |
| WARREN |
80 |
0.38 |
| WHITE |
80 |
0.38 |
| WIL(L)SON |
78 |
0.37 |
| PERKINS |
73 |
0.34 |
| DAVI(E)S |
72 |
0.34 |
| THOMPSON |
69 |
0.33 |
| COLLINS |
68 |
0.32 |
| PENN |
68 |
0.32 |
| ELLIOTT |
66 |
0.31 |
| COLES |
65 |
0.31 |
| MARRIOTT |
65 |
0.31 |
| TAYLOR |
65 |
0.31 |
Occupations listed below in alphabetical
order. Not every occupation is
listed, just the main ones. Shoemaking was by far the most important trade
in the town.
| OCCUPATION / PROFESSION |
COUNT |
% |
| AGRICULTURAL LABOURER |
139 |
0.66 |
| BAKER |
91 |
0.43 |
| BASKETMAKER |
28 |
0.13 |
| BEERSELLER |
8 |
0.04 |
| BLACKSMITH |
24 |
0.11 |
| BOOT BLOCKER |
31 |
0.15 |
| BOOT CLOSER |
117 |
0.55 |
| BOOTMAKER |
72 |
0.34 |
| BRICKLAYER |
65 |
0.31 |
| BRICKMAKER |
26 |
0.12 |
| BUILDER |
24 |
0.11 |
| BUTCHER |
100 |
0.47 |
| CABINETMAKER |
40 |
0.19 |
| CARPENTER |
191 |
0.9 |
| CARRIER |
12 |
0.06 |
| CHARWOMAN / WASHERWOMAN |
64 |
0.3 |
| CHEMIST / DRUGGIST |
25 |
0.12 |
| CLERK |
23 |
0.11 |
| CLICKER (SHOE) |
76 |
0.36 |
| CLOCKMAKER |
10 |
0.05 |
| CLOSER (SHOE) |
117 |
0.55 |
| COAL DEALER |
24 |
0.11 |
| COOPER |
20 |
0.09 |
| CORDWAINER |
86 |
0.41 |
| CURRIER |
96 |
0.45 |
| DRAPER |
58 |
0.27 |
| DRESSMAKER |
182 |
0.86 |
| FARMER |
16 |
0.08 |
| FEMALE SERVANT |
866 |
4.09 |
| FOUNDRYMAN |
35 |
0.17 |
| GARDENER |
137 |
0.65 |
| GROCER |
80 |
0.38 |
| GROOM |
25 |
0.12 |
| HAIRDRESSER |
33 |
0.16 |
| HAWKER |
59 |
0.28 |
| INDEPENDENT |
476 |
2.25 |
| INNKEEPER |
18 |
0.09 |
| IRONMONGER |
24 |
0.11 |
| LABOURER |
451 |
2.13 |
| LACEMAKER |
183 |
0.86 |
| LAUNDRESS |
49 |
0.23 |
| MALE SERVANT |
165 |
0.78 |
| MILLINER |
51 |
0.24 |
| NURSE |
41 |
0.19 |
| PAINTER |
28 |
0.13 |
| PLASTERER |
42 |
0.2 |
| PLUMBER |
37 |
0.17 |
| PORTER |
24 |
0.11 |
| PRINTER |
28 |
0.13 |
| PUBLICAN / VICTUALLER |
46 |
0.22 |
| SAWYER |
35 |
0.17 |
| SERVANT |
20 |
0.09 |
| SHOEBINDER |
166 |
0.78 |
| SHOELINER |
22 |
0.1 |
| SHOEMAKER |
1972 |
9.32 |
| SHOPKEEPER |
48 |
0.23 |
| STONEMASON |
94 |
0.44 |
| SURGEON |
18 |
0.09 |
| TAILOR |
234 |
1.11 |
| UPHOLSTERER |
24 |
0.11 |
| WHEELWRIGHT |
43 |
0.2 |
| WHITESMITH |
9 |
0.04 |
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