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1931 Census of England and Wales, General Report, Table 68 : " Birthplaces: Numbers and Proportions Born".
(a) Within the County of Enumeration, and (b) In Counties other than that of Enumeration
Area of Enumeration | Number of Persons born in England and Wales | Number of Persons born in | Proportions per 1,000 born in | ||||||||
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County of Enumeration | County other than that of Enumeration | County of Enumeration | County other than that of Enumeration | ||||||||
Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | |
ENGLAND AND WALES | 18,433,663 | 20,058,371 | 13,597,524 | 14,356,723 | 4,836,139 | 5,701,648 | 738 | 716 | 262 | 284 | |
Bedford | 103,391 | 110,856 | 69,255 | 72,016 | 34,136 | 38,840 | 670 | 650 | 330 | 350 | |
Berkshire | 142,844 | 156,306 | 84,299 | 85,895 | 58,545 | 70,411 | 590 | 550 | 410 | 450 | |
Buckingham | 128,558 | 133,820 | 72,326 | 69,209 | 56,232 | 64,611 | 563 | 517 | 437 | 483 | |
Cambridge | 66,528 | 68,447 | 45,524 | 46,539 | 21,004 | 21,908 | 684 | 680 | 316 | 320 | |
Chester | 492,933 | 552,343 | 340,562 | 360,515 | 152,371 | 191,828 | 691 | 653 | 309 | 347 | |
Cornwall | 143,843 | 163,364 | 117,672 | 133,623 | 26,171 | 29,741 | 818 | 818 | 182 | 182 | |
Cumberland | 121,306 | 128,401 | 105,714 | 110,086 | 15,592 | 18,315 | 871 | 857 | 129 | 143 | |
Derby | 369,220 | 376,501 | 277,351 | 275,811 | 91,869 | 100,690 | 751 | 733 | 249 | 267 | |
Devon | 331,673 | 370,752 | 248,915 | 273,063 | 82,758 | 97,689 | 750 | 737 | 250 | 263 | |
Dorset | 111,035 | 118,647 | 70,692 | 71,822 | 40,343 | 46,825 | 637 | 605 | 363 | 395 | |
Durham | 722,090 | 726,727 | 619,427 | 621,240 | 102,663 | 105,487 | 858 | 855 | 142 | 145 | |
Ely, Isle of | 38,818 | 38,166 | 26,829 | 25,076 | 11,989 | 13,090 | 691 | 657 | 309 | 343 | |
Essex | 815,723 | 879,290 | 466,731 | 464,832 | 348,992 | 414,458 | 572 | 529 | 428 | 471 | |
Gloucester | 361,801 | 406,001 | 274,901 | 296,758 | 86,900 | 109,243 | 760 | 731 | 240 | 269 | |
Hereford | 52,676 | 56,688 | 34,767 | 35,435 | 17,909 | 21,253 | 660 | 625 | 340 | 375 | |
Hertford | 182,147 | 200,962 | 94,738 | 95,831 | 87,409 | 105,131 | 520 | 477 | 480 | 523 | |
Huntingdon | 27,430 | 27,979 | 17,711 | 16,827 | 9,719 | 11,152 | 646 | 601 | 354 | 399 | |
Kent | 557,885 | 603,371 | 353,341 | 369,238 | 204,544 | 234,133 | 633 | 612 | 367 | 388 | |
Lancaster | 2,282,756 | 2,557,007 | 1,975,839 | 2,190,836 | 306,917 | 366,171 | 866 | 857 | 134 | 143 | |
Leicester | 253,446 | 278,463 | 195,670 | 207,165 | 57,776 | 71,298 | 772 | 744 | 228 | 256 | |
Lincoln: | |||||||||||
Holland | 45,306 | 46,077 | 36,717 | 37,271 | 8,589 | 8,806 | 810 | 809 | 190 | 191 | |
Kesteven | 53,840 | 52,949 | 39,730 | 39,173 | 14,110 | 13,776 | 738 | 740 | 262 | 260 | |
Lindsey | 203,789 | 210,282 | 161,534 | 163,053 | 42,255 | 47,229 | 793 | 775 | 207 | 225 | |
London | 1,905,261 | 2,191,726 | 1,474,681 | 1,606,468 | 430,580 | 585,258 | 774 | 733 | 226 | 267 | |
Middlesex | 727,977 | 821,781 | 286,942 | 305,482 | 441,035 | 516,299 | 394 | 372 | 608 | 628 | |
Norfolk | 239,166 | 256,245 | 198,855 | 208,728 | 40,311 | 47,517 | 831 | 815 | 169 | 185 | |
Northampton | 147,135 | 156,327 | 114,376 | 117,670 | 32,759 | 38,657 | 777 | 753 | 223 | 247 | |
Northumberland | 351,268 | 369,749 | 280,481 | 288,560 | 70,787 | 81,189 | 798 | 780 | 202 | 220 | |
Nottingham | 338,166 | 361,435 | 238,902 | 252,335 | 99,264 | 109,100 | 706 | 698 | 294 | 302 | |
Oxford | 98,167 | 102,711 | 61,314 | 62,566 | 36,853 | 40,145 | 625 | 609 | 375 | 391 | |
Peterborough, Soke of | 24,936 | 26,070 | 13,560 | 13,863 | 11,376 | 12,207 | 544 | 532 | 456 | 468 | |
Rutland | 8,295 | 8,745 | 4,816 | 4,455 | 3,479 | 4,290 | 581 | 509 | 419 | 491 | |
Salop | 118,470 | 121,037 | 88,828 | 87,119 | 29,642 | 33,918 | 750 | 720 | 250 | 280 | |
Somerset | 215,098 | 247,441 | 155,090 | 165,184 | 60,008 | 82,257 | 721 | 668 | 279 | 332 | |
Southampton | 463,047 | 493,592 | 281,707 | 298,962 | 181,340 | 194,630 | 608 | 606 | 392 | 394 | |
Stafford | 694,924 | 720,598 | 586,443 | 605,933 | 108,481 | 114,665 | 844 | 841 | 156 | 159 | |
Suffolk, East | 140,084 | 148,230 | 108,672 | 112,350 | 31,412 | 35,880 | 776 | 758 | 224 | 242 | |
Suffolk, West | 51,560 | 52,590 | 39,166 | 38,213 | 12,394 | 14,377 | 760 | 727 | 240 | 273 | |
Surrey | 512,712 | 592,922 | 224,752 | 224,348 | 287,960 | 368,574 | 438 | 378 | 562 | 622 | |
Sussex, East | 229,495 | 291,401 | 144,994 | 155,518 | 84,501 | 135,883 | 632 | 534 | 368 | 466 | |
Sussex, West | 96,993 | 114,810 | 58,014 | 57,890 | 38,979 | 56,920 | 598 | 504 | 402 | 496 | |
Warwick | 717,180 | 779,364 | 523,381 | 557,909 | 193,799 | 221,455 | 730 | 716 | 270 | 284 | |
Westmorland | 29,410 | 33,848 | 19,676 | 20,589 | 9,734 | 13,259 | 669 | 608 | 331 | 392 | |
Wight, Isle of | 38,706 | 45,659 | 27,998 | 30,995 | 10,708 | 14,664 | 723 | 679 | 277 | 921 | |
Wiltshire | 146,696 | 147,324 | 103,433 | 98,084 | 43,263 | 49,240 | 705 | 666 | 295 | 334 | |
Worcester | 198,321 | 215,506 | 141,925 | 149,613 | 56,396 | 65,893 | 716 | 694 | 284 | 306 | |
Yorks, East Riding | 227,457 | 242,950 | 199,406 | 212,798 | 28,051 | 30,152 | 877 | 876 | 123 | 124 | |
Yorks, North Riding | 223,856 | 230,237 | 177,710 | 182,625 | 46,146 | 47,612 | 794 | 793 | 206 | 207 | |
Yorks, West Riding | 1,616,509 | 1,745,038 | 1,372,615 | 1,481,715 | 243,894 | 263,323 | 849 | 849 | 151 | 151 | |
Anglesey | 23,140 | 24,863 | 19,309 | 19,925 | 3,831 | 4,938 | 834 | 801 | 166 | 199 | |
Brecknock | 28,668 | 27,875 | 18,252 | 17,529 | 10,416 | 10,346 | 637 | 629 | 363 | 371 | |
Caernarvon | 55,685 | 62,837 | 41,514 | 43,585 | 14,171 | 19,252 | 746 | 694 | 254 | 306 | |
Cardigan | 25,082 | 29,460 | 18,577 | 21,964 | 6,505 | 7,496 | 741 | 746 | 259 | 254 | |
Carmarthen | 87,816 | 89,469 | 68,665 | 72,016 | 19,151 | 17,453 | 782 | 805 | 218 | 195 | |
Denbigh | 76,001 | 78,448 | 54,151 | 51,158 | 21,850 | 27,290 | 713 | 652 | 287 | 348 | |
Flint | 53,566 | 56,749 | 35,438 | 34,229 | 18,128 | 22,520 | 662 | 603 | 338 | 397 | |
Glamorgan | 599,232 | 598,445 | 454,055 | 466,913 | 145,177 | 131,532 | 758 | 780 | 242 | 220 | |
Merioneth | 20,647 | 22,004 | 14,730 | 15,161 | 5,917 | 6,843 | 713 | 689 | 287 | 311 | |
Monmouth | 217,807 | 209,079 | 156,514 | 152,955 | 61,293 | 56,124 | 719 | 732 | 281 | 268 | |
Montgomery | 23,834 | 24,243 | 18,856 | 18,486 | 4,978 | 5,757 | 791 | 763 | 209 | 237 | |
Pembroke | 41,829 | 43,568 | 32,680 | 35,112 | 9,149 | 8,456 | 781 | 806 | 219 | 194 | |
Radnor | 10,429 | 10,596 | 6,801 | 6,404 | 3,628 | 4,192 | 652 | 604 | 348 | 396 |