1881 census occupation

Brass Finisher surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

673 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 920 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Fryer, with 7 people recorded as Brass Finisher.

Surnames most linked with Brass Finisher

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	Fryer	7	5,548
2	Millar	6	11,013
3	Baynes	5	1,181
4	Biddle	5	2,137
5	Chinn	5	1,023
6	Granger	5	3,061
7	Kempster	5	1,047
8	Riddell	5	2,526
9	Whelan	5	2,014
10	Balaam	4	394
11	Beresford	4	2,196
12	Brittan	4	552
13	Budge	4	1,512
14	Copley	4	2,317
15	Flack	4	2,102
16	Gadd	4	1,996
17	Ramsey	4	3,248
18	Seed	4	2,163
19	Soper	4	1,818
20	Vale	4	2,130
21	Willetts	4	1,677
22	Bevins	3	378
23	Blower	3	1,767
24	Chalmers	3	7,140
25	Colvin	3	993
26	Cooksey	3	683
27	Crozier	3	1,410
28	Crutchley	3	812
29	Docker	3	586
30	Edson	3	341
31	Frazer	3	2,316
32	Garrington	3	194
33	Newland	3	1,793
34	Nook	3	30
35	Picken	3	1,253
36	Postlethwaite	3	1,127
37	Reeder	3	811
38	Stirling	3	3,915
39	Stockley	3	1,288
40	Stoddart	3	2,529
41	Stoker	3	2,030
42	Thain	3	968
43	Venn	3	1,363
44	Walkley	3	487
45	Wilby	3	1,757
46	Woodger	3	512
47	Worley	3	1,323
48	Ainscow	2	353
49	Airs	2	133
50	Albutt	2	248
51	Anstey	2	867
52	Ayton	2	934
53	Bacchus	2	236
54	Baillie	2	3,121
55	Ballantyne	2	2,347
56	Barnfather	2	433
57	Barnsdale	2	208
58	Bingle	2	146
59	Bonell	2	230
60	Bowlt	2	51
61	Bowtell	2	292
62	Bransby	2	192
63	Breedon	2	405
64	Brewis	2	880
65	Britain	2	178
66	Buist	2	594
67	Buston	2	249
68	Butwell	2	60
69	Calder	2	4,207
70	Carberry	2	190
71	Careless	2	746
72	Carmichael	2	4,295
73	Cashman	2	269
74	Cattell	2	833
75	Colbeck	2	671
76	Coldwell	2	1,311
77	Corrie	2	683
78	Crookes	2	1,307
79	Currin	2	115
80	Cuthbertson	2	2,303
81	Dalgleish	2	1,415
82	Devenish	2	388
83	Dewis	2	268
84	Dingley	2	901
85	Dodsworth	2	1,254
86	Dunsford	2	435
87	Edmundson	2	850
88	Elcombe	2	149
89	Ellor	2	180
90	Emson	2	293
91	Evetts	2	235
92	Firmin	2	395
93	Fitt	2	778
94	Flett	2	1,298
95	Fullerton	2	1,272
96	Gannon	2	1,299
97	Garrad	2	510
98	Gilling	2	526
99	Goacher	2	395
100	Greenhorn	2	200