Williams & Kates likely to drive British icons

Drivers called Kate or William (aged 28-40) are more likely to get behind the wheel of a Mini (Kate) or a Rover (William) than the average British motorist, according to a study of 8 million drivers in the UK.

The traditionally British iconic cars are favoured by Kates and Williams, with Catherines preferring to get behind the wheel of a Citroen.  Drivers called William also favour X-type Jaguars, according to Confused.com data.

Top 5 car models by Index (ie above average), motor insurance quoters 2010: drivers aged 28-40:

Kate

Mini Cooper
Ford Ka
Peugeot 206
Renault Clio
Volkswagen Polo

William

Rover 75
Peugeot 407
Jaguar X-Type
Ford Fusion
Rover 45

Catherine

Citroen C1
Toyota Aygo
Citroen C3
Ford Ka
Mini One

Looking further at 28-40 year old Williams and Kates, a study of almost 2.5m home insurance customers revealed:

There are 60 couples called William and Kate(out of 2.5m)
Almost 10,000 of these 28-40 year olds are called either William or Kate
The average number of children a Kate or William has is 1
The average number of bedrooms a William or Kate has is 3