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Help[Facts] Re: 1700s
in reply to a message by Nia
The following lists for England and Wales come from Leslie Dunkling's 'The Guinness Book of Names' (5th edition), showing the top 50 names in 1700 (as well as 1800 for comparison). * = name is tied in ranking
1700 / 1800
1. John and Mary / William and Mary
2. William and Elizabeth / John and Ann
3. Thomas and Ann / Thomas and Elizabeth
4. Richard and Sarah / James and Sarah
5. James and Jane / George and Jane
6. Robert and Margaret / Joseph and Hannah
7. Joseph and Susan / Richard and Susan
8. Edward and Martha / Henry and Martha
9. Henry and Hannah / Robert and Margaret
10. George and Catherine / Charles and Charlotte
11. Samuel and Alice / Samuel and Harriet
12. Francis and Frances / Edward and Betty
13. Charles and Eleanor / Benjamin and Maria
14. Daniel and Dorothy / Isaac and Catherine
15. Benjamin and Rebecca* / Peter and Frances
16. Edmund and Isabel / Daniel and Mary Ann
17. Matthew and Grace / David and Nancy
18. Peter and Joan / Francis and Rebecca
19. Nicholas and Rachel / Stephen and Alice
20. Isaac and Agnes / Jonathan and Ellen
21. Christopher and Ellen / Christopher and Sophia
22. Abraham and Maria / Matthew and Lucy
23. Stephen and Lydia / Edmund and Isabel
24. Jonathan and Ruth / Philip and Eleanor
25. Philip and Deborah / Abraham and Esther
26. Michael and Judith* / Mark and Fanny
27. Hugh and Esther / Michael and Eliza
28. Joshua and Joanna* / Ralph and Grace*
29. Anthony and Amy / Jacob and Sally*
30. Ralph and Marjorie* / Andrew and Rachel
31. Andrew and Phoebe* / Moses and Lydia
32. David and Jenny / Nicholas and Caroline
33. Simon and Barbara / Anthony and Dorothy
34. Roger and Bridget* / Luke and Peggy
35. Alexander and Fanny / Simon and Ruth
36. Jacob and Lucy / Josiah and Kitty
37. Laurence and Betty / Timothy and Jenny
38. Moses and Eliza* / Martin and Phoebe
39. Nathaniel and Nancy* / Nathaniel and Agnes
40. Walter and Emma / Roger and Emma*
41. Aaron and Charlotte / Walter and Amy
42. Jeremy and Dinah / Aaron and Jemima*
43. Owen and Sally* / Jeremy and Dinah
44. Mark and Harriet / Joshua and Barbara
45. Timothy and Jemima* / Alexander and Joan
46. Adam and Kitty* / Adam and Joanna
47. Martin and Mary Ann* / Hugh and Deborah
48. Josiah and Caroline / Laurence and Judith*
49. Luke and Peggy* / Owen and Bridget
50. Harry and Sophia* / Harry and Marjorie*
My PNL: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/149249
'Maybe It Is Daijiro (aka Maks)' blog: https://maybeitisdaijirou.wordpress.com/
'Beyond Sakura and Hiroshi' blog: https://beyondsakuraandhiroshi.wordpress.com/
My Twitter: @maybeitsdaijiro
1700 / 1800
1. John and Mary / William and Mary
2. William and Elizabeth / John and Ann
3. Thomas and Ann / Thomas and Elizabeth
4. Richard and Sarah / James and Sarah
5. James and Jane / George and Jane
6. Robert and Margaret / Joseph and Hannah
7. Joseph and Susan / Richard and Susan
8. Edward and Martha / Henry and Martha
9. Henry and Hannah / Robert and Margaret
10. George and Catherine / Charles and Charlotte
11. Samuel and Alice / Samuel and Harriet
12. Francis and Frances / Edward and Betty
13. Charles and Eleanor / Benjamin and Maria
14. Daniel and Dorothy / Isaac and Catherine
15. Benjamin and Rebecca* / Peter and Frances
16. Edmund and Isabel / Daniel and Mary Ann
17. Matthew and Grace / David and Nancy
18. Peter and Joan / Francis and Rebecca
19. Nicholas and Rachel / Stephen and Alice
20. Isaac and Agnes / Jonathan and Ellen
21. Christopher and Ellen / Christopher and Sophia
22. Abraham and Maria / Matthew and Lucy
23. Stephen and Lydia / Edmund and Isabel
24. Jonathan and Ruth / Philip and Eleanor
25. Philip and Deborah / Abraham and Esther
26. Michael and Judith* / Mark and Fanny
27. Hugh and Esther / Michael and Eliza
28. Joshua and Joanna* / Ralph and Grace*
29. Anthony and Amy / Jacob and Sally*
30. Ralph and Marjorie* / Andrew and Rachel
31. Andrew and Phoebe* / Moses and Lydia
32. David and Jenny / Nicholas and Caroline
33. Simon and Barbara / Anthony and Dorothy
34. Roger and Bridget* / Luke and Peggy
35. Alexander and Fanny / Simon and Ruth
36. Jacob and Lucy / Josiah and Kitty
37. Laurence and Betty / Timothy and Jenny
38. Moses and Eliza* / Martin and Phoebe
39. Nathaniel and Nancy* / Nathaniel and Agnes
40. Walter and Emma / Roger and Emma*
41. Aaron and Charlotte / Walter and Amy
42. Jeremy and Dinah / Aaron and Jemima*
43. Owen and Sally* / Jeremy and Dinah
44. Mark and Harriet / Joshua and Barbara
45. Timothy and Jemima* / Alexander and Joan
46. Adam and Kitty* / Adam and Joanna
47. Martin and Mary Ann* / Hugh and Deborah
48. Josiah and Caroline / Laurence and Judith*
49. Luke and Peggy* / Owen and Bridget
50. Harry and Sophia* / Harry and Marjorie*
My PNL: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/149249
'Maybe It Is Daijiro (aka Maks)' blog: https://maybeitisdaijirou.wordpress.com/
'Beyond Sakura and Hiroshi' blog: https://beyondsakuraandhiroshi.wordpress.com/
My Twitter: @maybeitsdaijiro
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Thank you so much!
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