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1630 names... again
- To: Lunney Family <jglunney@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: 1630 names... again
- From: "Richard Torrens (genealogy)" <torrens@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 15:05:07 +0000 (GMT)
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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