Clicking on a name will lead to a link with the dates that that spelling is found. Names listed in bold are the standard modern spelling of the name, and the numbers following them represent the total number that a name is found in all its variant forms.
Masculine given names (listed by frequency)
Name | Count | |
Thomas | 224 | |
Thomas | 224 | |
John | 203 | |
John | 194 | |
Johne | 7 | |
Johnnie | 2 | |
William | 184 | |
William | 183 | |
Williame | 1 | |
Richard | 177 | |
Richard | 172 | |
Rychard | 3 | |
Richarde | 1 | |
Rycharde | 1 | |
Henry | 140 | |
Henrie | 110 | |
Henry | 24 | |
Henrye | 3 | |
Henerie | 1 | |
Henrey | 1 | |
Henri | 1 | |
James | 126 | |
Jamis | 93 | |
James | 18 | |
Jame | 2 | |
Jams | 2 | |
Jhamis | 1 | |
Edward | 90 | |
Edward | 79 | |
Edwarde | 11 | |
Robert | 69 | |
Robert | 55 | |
Robart | 5 | |
Roberte | 5 | |
Robarte | 2 | |
Robte | 2 | |
Hugh | 61 | |
Hugh | 53 | |
Hughe | 8 | |
George | 43 | |
George | 43 | |
Peter | 42 | |
Peeter | 36 | |
Peter | 4 | |
Peete | 1 | |
Perret | 1 | |
Roger | 39 | |
Rodger | 35 | |
Rodge | 3 | |
Roger | 1 | |
Gilbert | 32 | |
Gilbert | 20 | |
Gilbart | 9 | |
Gilbarte | 1 | |
Gilbarton | 1 | |
Gilberte | 1 | |
Gabriel | 25 | |
Gabrell | 16 | |
Gabriell | 5 | |
Gabrill | 3 | |
Gabrihell | 1 | |
Humphrey | 25 | |
Omfrey | 15 | |
Homfrey | 5 | |
Homffray | 1 | |
Homfray | 1 | |
Houmphere | 1 | |
Humfrey | 1 | |
Omfray | 1 | |
Ralph | 19 | |
Raffe | 11 | |
Rauph | 4 | |
Raphe | 2 | |
Raph | 1 | |
Rauffe | 1 | |
Ewan | 14 | From the welsh Ieuan. |
Ewan | 12 | |
Evan | 1 | |
Ewane | 1 | |
Hector | 14 | |
Hector | 9 | |
Ector | 5 | |
Silvester | 13 | |
Silvester | 13 | |
Christopher | 12 | |
Christopher | 5 | |
Cristopher | 4 | |
Crister | 1 | |
Cristofer | 1 | |
Cristophere | 1 | |
Alexander | 9 | |
Allexander | 6 | |
Alexsander | 1 | |
Alexander | 1 | |
Alixander | 1 | |
Cuthbert | 9 | |
Cuthbart | 7 | |
Cuthbert | 1 | |
Cuthberte | 1 | |
Ferdinand | 8 | |
ffardinando | 5 | |
ffardinandow | 3 | |
Edmund | 7 | |
Edmund | 4 | |
Edmunde | 2 | |
Edmond | 1 | |
Elias | 7 | |
Ellis | 6 | |
Elis | 1 | |
Hamlet | 6 | |
Hamlet | 5 | |
Hamle | 1 | |
Nicholas | 6 | |
Nicolas | 6 | |
Simon | 6 | |
Symond | 4 | |
Symon | 1 | |
Symonde | 1 | |
Gouther | 5 | The origin of this name is uncertain. It could be a form of Walter (Eng.) or Gautier (French). |
Gowther | 3 | |
Gauther | 1 | |
Gouther | 1 | |
Miles | 5 | |
Myles | 4 | |
Milis | 1 | |
Adam | 3 | |
Adam | 2 | |
Adame | 1 | |
Anthony | 3 | |
Anthony | 2 | |
Anthoney | 1 | |
Brian | 3 | |
Bryhan | 2 | I am not certain that this is indeed a form of Brian. |
Bryham | 1 | I am not certain that this is indeed a form of Brian. |
Godfrey | 3 | |
Godfrey | 2 | |
Godfray | 1 | |
Philip | 3 | |
Philip | 1 | |
Philipe | 1 | |
Phillip | 1 | |
Roland | 3 | |
Rowland | 2 | |
Rolonde | 1 | |
Ronald | 3 | |
Ranoold | 1 | |
Ranould | 1 | |
Ranovld | 1 | |
Thurstan | 3 | |
Thurston | 2 | |
Thurstan | 1 | |
Abraham | 2 | |
Abraham | 2 | |
Andrew | 2 | |
Andrew | 2 | |
Bartholomew | 2 | |
Barth | 1 | This is a pet form of the name |
Bartholomew | 1 | |
David | 2 | |
David | 2 | |
Geoffrey | 2 | |
Gefferey | 1 | |
Geffrey | 1 | |
Laurence | 2 | |
Laurance | 1 | |
Lawrance | 1 | |
Lionel | 2 | |
Lyonell | 2 | |
Percival | 2 | |
Parcevall | 1 | |
Parsevall | 1 | |
Adrian | 1 | |
Adrian | 1 | |
Arthur | 1 | |
Arthor | 1 | |
Charles | 1 | |
Charles | 1 | |
Dennis | 1 | |
Dennis | 1 | |
Emanuel | 1 | |
Emannwell | 1 | |
Harvey | 1 | |
Harvie | 1 | |
Isaac | 1 | |
Isake | 1 | |
Lloyd | 1 | |
Loyd | 1 | |
Matthew | 1 | |
Mathew | 1 | |
Oliver | 1 | |
Oliver | 1 | |
Ottewell | 1 | |
Ottuwell | 1 | |
Randall | 1 | |
Randle | 1 | |
Stephen | 1 | |
Stephen | 1 | |
Tristram | 1 | |
Trustrom | 1 | |
Trymor | 1 | |
Trymor | 1 |