1881 census occupation

Accountant surnames in the 1881 census

This page lists surnames most often recorded with the occupation Accountant in 1881. Occupational titles are shown as recorded and transcribed, so similar jobs, variant spellings and mistakes can appear separately.

Occupation summary

551 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 871 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Pearse, with 7 people recorded as Accountant.

Surnames most linked with Accountant

These figures count people whose occupation was recorded under this exact title. A related job may appear under a separate spelling, so this is best read as a census snapshot rather than a cleaned modern job category.

#	Surname	People	1881 total
1	Pearse	7	3,187
2	Walter	7	4,602
3	Musgrave	6	1,808
4	Row	6	1,519
5	Thomson	6	40,265
6	Brain	5	3,214
7	Duke	5	3,407
8	Forrester	5	4,035
9	Piggott	5	2,172
10	Prichard	5	2,756
11	Ritchie	5	10,424
12	Uren	5	1,135
13	Walpole	5	1,174
14	Cother	4	68
15	Garbutt	4	2,163
16	Guthrie	4	3,777
17	Kenworthy	4	1,997
18	March	4	3,217
19	Michell	4	1,421
20	Pease	4	1,127
21	Phelps	4	2,973
22	Pilcher	4	1,503
23	Pollitt	4	2,309
24	Porteous	4	2,030
25	Pyke	4	1,031
26	Ryland	4	741
27	Tempest	4	1,390
28	Truscott	4	1,608
29	Waterman	4	2,296
30	Westlake	4	2,144
31	Wilmot	4	2,003
32	Badger	3	1,732
33	Binstead	3	283
34	Boucher	3	1,568
35	Brocklehurst	3	1,636
36	Cheesman	3	1,534
37	Chesney	3	378
38	Cregan	3	171
39	Crick	3	1,788
40	Cull	3	1,488
41	Cumming	3	5,725
42	Dallas	3	1,136
43	Darley	3	1,276
44	Fernie	3	897
45	Fleetwood	3	1,048
46	Forbes	3	10,051
47	Foxwell	3	527
48	Gifford	3	2,601
49	Haddock	3	1,922
50	Irvine	3	6,614
51	Irwin	3	2,522
52	Jefferys	3	549
53	Keys	3	1,486
54	Mackenzie	3	8,998
55	Murch	3	759
56	Nottingham	3	800
57	Orr	3	1,213
58	Osmond	3	1,351
59	Paulin	3	278
60	Quilliam	3	137
61	Rymer	3	716
62	Sandell	3	553
63	Scaife	3	1,328
64	Sprague	3	692
65	Tapp	3	1,296
66	Tingle	3	955
67	Townley	3	1,890
68	Wight	3	1,538
69	Applegate	2	554
70	Arkinstall	2	271
71	Arnell	2	376
72	Babbage	2	471
73	Barbour	2	1,644
74	Beaman	2	571
75	Beeston	2	1,260
76	Bigwood	2	434
77	Bilby	2	304
78	Boddington	2	833
79	Bonham	2	779
80	Bonstead	2	83
81	Boone	2	355
82	Boorer	2	290
83	Brittan	2	552
84	Bullimore	2	632
85	Burdis	2	253
86	Burne	2	457
87	Buse	2	168
88	Butlin	2	744
89	Carling	2	752
90	Carlyle	2	820
91	Chant	2	1,234
92	Clutterbuck	2	1,041
93	Cochrane	2	4,634
94	Coleby	2	231
95	Coram	2	366
96	Cozens	2	1,322
97	Cranch	2	160
98	Craney	2	123
99	Crewes	2	84
100	Culverwell	2	496