1881 census occupation

Brewer surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

677 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 922 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Thatcher, with 7 people recorded as Brewer.

Surnames most linked with Brewer

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	Thatcher	7	2,746
2	Jenner	6	3,556
3	Tong	6	1,059
4	Usher	6	3,297
5	Iredale	5	983
6	Symonds	5	3,598
7	Beesley	4	2,403
8	Billingham	4	1,812
9	Charrington	4	167
10	Cropper	4	1,810
11	Forshaw	4	2,010
12	Reffell	4	91
13	Rochester	4	784
14	Shillingford	4	225
15	Witcomb	4	251
16	Averill	3	272
17	Barclay	3	6,170
18	Battersby	3	2,119
19	Bromilow	3	414
20	Carmichael	3	4,295
21	Charnock	3	1,428
22	Clapp	3	1,110
23	Clinch	3	861
24	Clutterbuck	3	1,041
25	Cockayne	3	897
26	Coleclough	3	155
27	Crooke	3	401
28	Dawber	3	665
29	Eastham	3	1,530
30	Emmott	3	1,126
31	Etheridge	3	1,777
32	Fairhurst	3	2,450
33	Finlay	3	3,094
34	Garrick	3	455
35	Greener	3	871
36	Kewley	3	351
37	Magee	3	1,281
38	Maitland	3	1,953
39	Orrell	3	1,117
40	Parsonage	3	757
41	Pendlebury	3	1,918
42	Sandeman	3	407
43	Stainton	3	979
44	Stretch	3	670
45	Tarbuck	3	497
46	Weldon	3	1,196
47	Whitbread	3	1,191
48	Wicken	3	213
49	Wileman	3	686
50	Albert	2	450
51	Aldons	2	109
52	Allinson	2	1,298
53	Arkell	2	635
54	Babington	2	295
55	Ballinger	2	949
56	Beaman	2	571
57	Beebee	2	211
58	Beevers	2	758
59	Bernard	2	1,225
60	Bleackley	2	137
61	Bonsor	2	360
62	Boocock	2	1,055
63	Botterill	2	809
64	Brewis	2	880
65	Brittin	2	151
66	Bucknall	2	775
67	Bullard	2	914
68	Burleigh	2	380
69	Byles	2	518
70	Carless	2	794
71	Cawthorn	2	563
72	Charter	2	580
73	Chipperfield	2	772
74	Chrimes	2	213
75	Clitheroe	2	464
76	Coldbeck	2	108
77	Copple	2	140
78	Corke	2	917
79	Corless	2	843
80	Crewe	2	761
81	Daniell	2	835
82	Dark	2	1,097
83	Dulley	2	105
84	Dunnett	2	911
85	Dunnington	2	260
86	Eadie	2	1,417
87	Eagan	2	347
88	Elwell	2	854
89	Fern	2	940
90	Fowden	2	213
91	Furze	2	632
92	Glossop	2	1,051
93	Gloyne	2	127
94	Godson	2	545
95	Gorst	2	653
96	Gravett	2	304
97	Grayston	2	426
98	Habgood	2	587
99	Haden	2	955
100	Hanbury	2	528