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Top 50 first names (total individuals):

Living (1,564)
Mary (1,105)
John (1,049)
William (993)
James (668)
George (576)
Charles (542)
Sarah (460)
Elizabeth (314)
Thomas (312)
Joseph (310)
Henry (295)
Samuel (282)
Robert (251)
Annie (228)
Anna (217)
Margaret (212)
Mother (208)
Father (202)
Edward (195)
Martha (189)
David (182)
Husband (172)
Emma (156)
Eliza (154)
 
Susan (153)
Daniel (147)
Lucy (146)
Richard (138)
Alice (131)
Jane (126)
Harry (124)
Harriet (121)
Benjamin (116)
Jacob (106)
Frank (102)
Julia (102)
Maria (100)
Nancy (100)
Rebecca (100)
Ellen (99)
Rachel (98)
Catherine (94)
Caroline (90)
Fannie (89)
Albert (87)
Louisa (86)
Catharine (85)
Ella (83)
Laura (83)
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