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Offline mickgall

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Whats your most common name
« on: Tuesday 05 October 04 19:53 BST (UK) »
Hi all
I've just been looking through some lists and the same first  names keep appearing. So far I've got

William x 14
George   x 12
Albert   x 8
Annie  x 7
Thomas x 5
Daniel  x 5
Edmund  x 5
Edward  x 4
Mary  x 3
Martha x 3

Whats your most common name.

Mick
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Re: Whats your most common name
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 05 October 04 20:28 BST (UK) »


    Lots of Mary's and John's - I must have a count up !
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Re: Whats your most common name
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 05 October 04 21:06 BST (UK) »
Here is my top 10

John    76
William    72
Mary    74
Elizabeth    49
Sarah    45
Thomas    44  (Includes 15 Thomas Coxen)
Ann/Anne/Annie    38
George    37
James    35
Charles    24
Joseph     24



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Re: Whats your most common name
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 05 October 04 22:13 BST (UK) »

Samuel seems to be my most common male name, though judging my some of the problems I am getting sort out who's who think some of the women have been called Samuel  ;D , Followed by George and William

Elizabeth then Mary and Sarah.

least common female name is Malvenia

Hey and I am the only Adrian  8)
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Re: Whats your most common name
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 06 October 04 13:48 BST (UK) »
My common ones are:-

David, Edward, Richard, John, Thomas & William

Ann/Annie, Elizabeth, Jane, Margaret & Mary


Only 1 Janine - and that's me!!!!  :D
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Bennett, Owen, Owens, Hudson, Crisp, Challinor/Challoner/Chaloner, Lewis, James, Richards, Simon, Mills, Evans, Trow, Davies, Turner, Beaton/Betton, Lloyd, Jenkins, Evans.....and a ton of JONES!!!!

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Re: Whats your most common name
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 06 October 04 14:07 BST (UK) »
The most common ones on my trees seem to be George, Ann, and Frances/Francis.

The most unusual so far has been Violetta. Very pretty!
MOON, YOUNG, COLES, GREAVES (GRAVES), HOUSE, TIDBOALD - In Somerset, Gloucestershire and surrounding areas - Baltonsborough, Frome, Dulverton, Bedminster, Bristol.

HOLYLAND, RUDKIN, DONISTHORPE, MOORE, MATLOCK, WOODFORTH, CRAMP, WEBSTER, HOLLAND, PATCHET, WHITEHEAD, BULLERS, BULLERS-BARKER, EAGLEFIELD - Leicestershire, Loughborough and surrounding villages.

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Re: Whats your most common name
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 06 October 04 14:17 BST (UK) »
Mine is William Smith.....they're jumping out at me all over the place!!!! But i do have 5 separate Smith branches....that i've found so far!

Paula
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Re: Whats your most common name
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 06 October 04 15:12 BST (UK) »
William
Thomas
Samuel
Richard
John
Nicholas

Elizabeth
Emma
Sarah
Frances
Ann
Barnett Altrincham/Manchester
Bates Hindley Lancs
Bowyer Altrincham Cheshire
Cunliffe Hindley
Hollingworth Hale Barnes/Mobberley Ches
Jones Salford/Altrincham
Ramsdale Hindley Lancs
Timperley Warburton/Dunham Massey
Yarwood Great Budworth,Lymm,Dumham Massey

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Re: Whats your most common name
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 07 October 04 12:39 BST (UK) »
I have

William x 53 [22 in 'direct' line]
Thomas x 48 [I am actually Thomas XV so far]
John x 31
Sarah x 21
Hannah x 16
Ann x 14
Elizabeth x 14

and it causes much confusion when you get the same forename in the same generation, eg brothers naming their children exactly the same!

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