I discovered a nice feature on RootsMagic that allows you to list the mothers and their children. I decided to see which names have garnered the most popularity among my female ancestors. Here they are!
(1) Mary, Marie, Maria, etc. = 37
(2) Elizabeth, Elsbeth, etc. = 31
(3) Catherine, Katherine, Tryntje, etc. = 17
(4) Ann, Anne, Anna, Anneke, etc. = 15
(5) Joanna, Joan, etc. = 13
(6) Sarah = 11
(7) Susanna, Susan, etc. = 9
(8) Alice = 8
(9) Jane = 7
(10) Agnes, Hannah, Frances/Francoise, Rebecca = 5 each
Unusual names with 2 or more: Bethia (3), Ama Jemima (2), Thomasine (2)
If my calculations were correct, there were a total of 247 females. 40 names appeared only once, 7 twice, 4 three times.
Nothing earth-shattering, but a fun & interesting exercise.
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