1881 census occupation

Agricultural Laborer surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

2,107 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 7,137 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is King, with 69 people recorded as Agricultural Laborer.

Surnames most linked with Agricultural Laborer

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	King	69	65,115
2	Cox	57	44,382
3	Knight	48	36,756
4	Palmer	47	35,153
5	Webb	47	40,508
6	Day	46	27,843
7	Warren	34	19,899
8	Saunders	33	27,328
9	Stone	33	21,581
10	Bishop	31	20,827
11	Harding	29	21,596
12	Moss	28	18,432
13	Hammond	27	17,002
14	Norman	27	13,722
15	Webber	27	9,057
16	Poole	26	14,382
17	Wakefield	24	5,358
18	Barton	23	16,190
19	Bates	23	19,015
20	Butcher	23	12,606
21	Chambers	23	16,996
22	Potter	23	19,384
23	Jordan	22	13,212
24	Mann	22	15,786
25	Willis	22	15,886
26	Burrows	21	13,086
27	Fry	21	9,452
28	Bartlett	20	13,054
29	Bryant	20	12,753
30	Rolfe	20	3,882
31	Sharpe	20	8,824
32	Drew	19	7,882
33	Abbott	18	13,211
34	Clements	18	9,906
35	Colman	18	2,788
36	Fuller	18	12,091
37	Nunn	18	5,253
38	Waters	18	12,022
39	Wilkins	18	13,205
40	Ashby	17	5,027
41	Beard	17	7,871
42	Dickerson	17	1,218
43	Durrant	17	4,676
44	Ham	17	2,252
45	Metcalfe	17	6,851
46	Bone	16	5,555
47	Church	16	6,537
48	Davison	16	10,683
49	Dennis	16	8,835
50	Hale	16	10,827
51	North	16	9,923
52	Parnell	16	2,890
53	Pointer	16	1,264
54	Boyce	15	4,470
55	Childs	15	5,492
56	Giles	15	11,369
57	Halls	15	2,380
58	Randall	15	9,338
59	Skull	15	253
60	Stannard	15	2,093
61	Upton	15	5,698
62	Wyatt	15	8,737
63	Chamberlain	14	8,127
64	Everett	14	5,381
65	Kirby	14	11,367
66	Manning	14	9,465
67	Paxton	14	2,394
68	Stokes	14	12,605
69	Franklin	13	9,941
70	Goulding	13	2,927
71	Gunn	13	7,357
72	Guy	13	6,226
73	Sinfield	13	725
74	Smart	13	13,640
75	Stacey	13	6,727
76	Vince	13	1,807
77	Crane	12	6,295
78	Downer	12	1,127
79	Farrow	12	5,625
80	Ferris	12	2,949
81	Finch	12	9,950
82	Mayhew	12	2,469
83	Monk	12	6,299
84	Pike	12	8,640
85	Sharman	12	4,118
86	Sims	12	8,964
87	Turvey	12	1,405
88	Tyers	12	963
89	Waller	12	7,532
90	Bambridge	11	647
91	Bridges	11	4,759
92	Everitt	11	2,517
93	Giddings	11	1,360
94	Pepper	11	4,207
95	Sawyer	11	5,516
96	Summers	11	8,369
97	Vickers	11	7,669
98	Vincent	11	9,240
99	Allington	10	520
100	Ayres	10	4,164