The Paddington Family History

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The Paddington Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Paddington
1841 Census 157
1851 Census 193
1861 Census 203
1871 Census 253
1891 Census 468

Most Frequent Forenames for the Paddington Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Paddington 10 14 11 16 20
ELIZABETH Paddington 7 16 11 15 17
WILLIAM Paddington 11 12 10 12 16
GEORGE Paddington 7 6 10 10 20
MARY Paddington 10 13 5 11 11
JAMES Paddington 6 6 8 4 13
THOMAS Paddington 6 10 6 4 11
ANN Paddington 11 10 5 4 6
CHARLES Paddington 1 3 9 6 14
HENRY Paddington 4 6 4 4 13
SARAH Paddington 8 3 7 5 6
JOSEPH Paddington 2 6 7 7 6
JANE Paddington 8 6 2 7 3
ELLEN Paddington 1 3 6 4 7
ELIZA Paddington 5 2 2 5 6
EMMA Paddington 1 3 3 5 6
MARY ANN Paddington 3 4 2 5 3
CHARLOTTE Paddington 2 2 2 4 4
FRANCES Paddington 1 2 4 2 4
SAMUEL Paddington 1 2 1 4 5

Etmology and History of the Surname: Paddington

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