Comments on: The Spread of the Jumps, http://www.thejumps.co.uk/2006/01/18/the-spread-of-the-jumps/ Live life like us, because its better, frankly Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:46:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ruth http://www.thejumps.co.uk/2006/01/18/the-spread-of-the-jumps/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Ruth Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:55:00 +0000 http://home.thejumps.co.uk/?p=529#comment-54 What's fascinating to me, is that I would have said that Gilbert was a good Lancashire name (I've known several, all from Lancashire - not a fool-proof test, I know...) but the map would suggest a distinctly southern bias - especially Cornwall, and later Devon. What’s fascinating to me, is that I would have said that Gilbert was a good Lancashire name (I’ve known several, all from Lancashire - not a fool-proof test, I know…) but the map would suggest a distinctly southern bias - especially Cornwall, and later Devon.

]]> By: Ruth http://www.thejumps.co.uk/2006/01/18/the-spread-of-the-jumps/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Ruth Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:50:00 +0000 http://home.thejumps.co.uk/?p=529#comment-53 How do you work that out? I don't think you can be doing it right. I get: <B><I>Jump</I></B> <B>Frequency                     1881    1998    Change</B> Frequency                     514    671    +157 Rank Order                    6488    7111    -623 Occurrences per million names 19    18    -1 <B><I>Gilbert</I></B> <B>Frequency                     1881    1998    Change</B> Frequency                     16992    22284    +5292 Rank Order                    226    231    -5 Occurrences per million names 628    598    -30 You're positively common by comparison... ;-) How do you work that out? I don’t think you can be doing it right.

I get:
Jump
Frequency                     1881    1998    Change
Frequency                     514    671    +157
Rank Order                    6488    7111    -623
Occurrences per million names 19    18    -1

Gilbert
Frequency                     1881    1998    Change
Frequency                     16992    22284    +5292
Rank Order                    226    231    -5
Occurrences per million names 628    598    -30

You’re positively common by comparison… ;-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thejumps.co.uk/2006/01/18/the-spread-of-the-jumps/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Anonymous Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:33:00 +0000 http://home.thejumps.co.uk/?p=529#comment-52 There seem to be a lot more Jumps than Gilberts - that can't be right can it? Perhaps I'm just doing it wrong. Anyway, when did my Jumps e-mail service stop? I thought things had gone quiet. Chris There seem to be a lot more Jumps than Gilberts - that can’t be right can it? Perhaps I’m just doing it wrong.
Anyway, when did my Jumps e-mail service stop? I thought things had gone quiet.
Chris

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