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1630 names... again



Looking at the forenames in the three lists - these are the 24 commonest
names:
Anthony     5       0.37%   90%
Peter       6       0.45%   89%
Mungo       7       0.52%   89%
Mathew      9       0.67%   88%
Adam        11      0.82%   88%
Michaell    11      0.82%   87%
Henry       13      0.97%   86%
Gilbert     14      1.04%   85%
Dunkan      15      1.12%   84%
Walter      16      1.19%   83%
Edward      16      1.19%   82%
Hugh        22      1.64%   81%
Donnell     23      1.72%   79%
Richard     32      2.39%   77%
Archibald   26      1.94%   75%
David       34      2.54%   73%

Patrick     41      3.06%   70%
George      46      3.43%   67%
Alexander   47      3.51%   64%
Andrew      50      3.73%   60%
Thomas      85      6.34%   57%

Robert      123     9.18%   50%
William     153    11.42%   41%
John        398    29.70%   30%

The first % is the frequency of this name in the lists, The second is the
personage of the names below it in the list,so Robert ... 50% means that
50% of the population were called John, William or Robert!

30% John..

70% were of the bottom 8 names!

And you ask why they use the same names so often!

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Anthony 	5	0	0	5	0.37	90
Peter 	6	0	0	6	0.45	89
Mungo 	6	1	0	7	0.52	89
Mathew 	9	0	0	9	0.67	88
Adam 	7	4	0	11	0.82	88
Michaell 	10	1	0	11	0.82	87
Henry 	8	3	2	13	0.97	86
Gilbert 	13	0	1	14	1.04	85
Dunkan 	15	0	0	15	1.12	84
Walter 	16	0	0	16	1.19	83
Edward 	10	2	4	16	1.19	82
Hugh 	19	2	1	22	1.64	81
Donnell 	20	3	0	23	1.72	79
Richard 	20	3	9	32	2.39	77
Archibald	26	0	0	26	1.94	75
David 	31	3	0	34	2.54	73
Patrick 	39	2	0	41	3.06	70
George 	39	4	3	46	3.43	67
Alexander 	42	3	2	47	3.51	64
Andrew 	47	2	1	50	3.73	60
Thomas 	55	12	18	85	6.34	57
Robert	111	9	3	123	9.18	50
William 	129	13	11	153	11.42	41
John 	361	20	17	398	29.70	30