The Babbage Family History

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The Babbage Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Babbage
1841 Census 299
1851 Census 357
1861 Census 304
1871 Census 414
1891 Census 531

Most Frequent Forenames for the Babbage Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
MARY Babbage 26 31 24 21 18
WILLIAM Babbage 26 24 16 18 33
JAMES Babbage 18 21 17 24 21
JOHN Babbage 19 23 19 21 19
ELIZABETH Babbage 27 21 18 20 14
THOMAS Babbage 18 23 16 16 9
JANE Babbage 13 13 8 10 14
ANN Babbage 16 13 8 13 6
GEORGE Babbage 8 7 10 8 15
SARAH Babbage 17 12 5 4 7
CHARLES Babbage 4 6 3 9 8
ELIZA Babbage 3 3 7 6 7
GILBERT Babbage 3 3 6 5 8
HENRY Babbage 6 4 4 4 6
RICHARD Babbage 6 7 1 7 1
EMMA Babbage 3 6 3 3 6
LOUISA Babbage 1 1 4 7 8
MARIA Babbage 3 2 5 6 4
MARY ANN Babbage 2 3 4 6 5
EDWIN Babbage 3 2 2 5 5

Etmology and History of the Surname: Babbage

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Your Family History Search

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