1881 census occupation

Boatman surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

329 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 673 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Whitehouse, with 18 people recorded as Boatman.

Surnames most linked with Boatman

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	Whitehouse	18	7,785
2	Hale	15	10,827
3	Sadler	11	7,047
4	Parkes	10	6,149
5	Ashcroft	8	4,008
6	Cooksey	7	683
7	Patrick	7	5,964
8	Smallwood	7	2,762
9	Abram	6	1,073
10	Bunn	6	2,913
11	Bushell	6	2,901
12	Condliffe	6	157
13	Jukes	6	1,814
14	Round	6	2,746
15	Alty	5	550
16	Anslow	5	769
17	Collinson	5	3,519
18	Hadley	5	4,070
19	Halsall	5	1,520
20	Hambridge	5	325
21	Iddon	5	758
22	Mawdsley	5	943
23	Merchant	5	2,008
24	Payton	5	1,196
25	Statham	5	1,727
26	Allport	4	717
27	Beach	4	2,870
28	Bladen	4	368
29	Buttress	4	407
30	Charlick	4	184
31	Comer	4	769
32	Fradley	4	251
33	Mallen	4	441
34	Martindale	4	1,715
35	Melling	4	1,858
36	Palin	4	1,304
37	Pickerill	4	339
38	Pilsbury	4	186
39	Seabrook	4	1,468
40	Tooley	4	1,035
41	Turley	4	1,617
42	Ashurst	3	1,060
43	Barnet	3	1,447
44	Baybutt	3	131
45	Berrill	3	395
46	Bottom	3	796
47	Chatwin	3	688
48	Clague	3	184
49	Creswell	3	951
50	Culshaw	3	1,137
51	Dew	3	1,737
52	Dolman	3	1,289
53	Durden	3	376
54	Elwell	3	854
55	Forwood	3	102
56	Froggatt	3	1,376
57	Jenks	3	1,021
58	Newson	3	1,888
59	Osbourne	3	1,102
60	Penney	3	1,626
61	Proudlove	3	425
62	Rock	3	1,702
63	Selwood	3	803
64	Skerratt	3	271
65	Spain	3	754
66	Swarbrick	3	1,173
67	Tiltman	3	154
68	Tolley	3	1,568
69	Truswell	3	248
70	Turberfield	3	64
71	Widdowson	3	1,590
72	Wilshaw	3	760
73	Withey	3	756
74	Ainscough	2	805
75	Ashbrook	2	266
76	Aspinwall	2	301
77	Asson	2	60
78	Bailiss	2	59
79	Bains	2	751
80	Barcham	2	113
81	Barnsley	2	1,175
82	Beddows	2	581
83	Beighton	2	463
84	Beney	2	169
85	Blunn	2	233
86	Boffey	2	432
87	Botts	2	62
88	Brakenbury	2	26
89	Butlin	2	744
90	Capel	2	886
91	Chantler	2	785
92	Chatter	2	33
93	Cheadle	2	699
94	Comley	2	654
95	Corns	2	838
96	Cuttler	2	212
97	Dallow	2	374
98	Dancer	2	643
99	Dawsett	2	42
100	Deaves	2	179