The Raby Family History

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The Raby Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Raby
1841 Census 672
1851 Census 792
1861 Census 864
1871 Census 1,008
1891 Census 1,174

Most Frequent Forenames for the Raby Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Raby 62 58 79 74 67
WILLIAM Raby 56 63 56 56 62
ELIZABETH Raby 52 49 45 43 36
MARY Raby 47 27 40 36 39
THOMAS Raby 35 38 39 33 28
JAMES Raby 27 39 36 38 24
ANN Raby 39 31 34 36 15
GEORGE Raby 26 33 27 33 36
SARAH Raby 32 37 29 31 22
JANE Raby 18 24 33 39 28
RICHARD Raby 14 16 15 23 20
ROBERT Raby 23 16 10 20 18
HENRY Raby 12 11 18 21 13
EDWARD Raby 16 14 9 11 13
MARGARET Raby 10 12 11 15 14
HANNAH Raby 8 16 16 7 14
JOSEPH Raby 10 11 10 14 11
SAMUEL Raby 10 14 11 11 10
ELLEN Raby 6 8 10 18 11
BENJAMIN Raby 4 11 11 12 11

Etmology and History of the Surname: Raby

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