The Jackson Family History

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The Jackson Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Jackson
1841 Census 48,138
1851 Census 51,967
1861 Census 59,209
1871 Census 69,025
1891 Census 87,417

Most Frequent Forenames for the Jackson Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Jackson 3,803 3,842 4,110 4,456 4,564
JOHN Jackson 4,054 3,940 3,898 4,071 3,736
MARY Jackson 4,250 3,489 3,314 3,214 2,857
ELIZABETH Jackson 2,710 2,837 3,055 3,235 2,953
THOMAS Jackson 2,626 2,640 2,778 2,895 2,727
ANN Jackson 2,593 2,369 2,243 1,961 1,216
SARAH Jackson 2,326 2,129 2,104 2,015 1,738
JAMES Jackson 1,901 1,923 2,035 2,206 2,210
GEORGE Jackson 1,506 1,585 1,773 2,001 2,309
JANE Jackson 1,419 1,392 1,479 1,519 1,346
JOSEPH Jackson 1,326 1,336 1,401 1,542 1,536
HANNAH Jackson 1,160 1,176 1,176 1,134 918
HENRY Jackson 912 998 1,104 1,216 1,245
ROBERT Jackson 991 1,002 1,080 1,106 1,190
CHARLES Jackson 610 662 808 934 1,121
MARGARET Jackson 662 738 828 894 994
ELIZA Jackson 635 695 808 910 885
SAMUEL Jackson 670 725 765 784 817
ELLEN Jackson 485 587 767 878 1,024
EMMA Jackson 358 496 729 907 972

Etmology and History of the Surname: Jackson

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