1881 census occupation

Bricklayers Labourer surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

2,186 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 5,183 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Collins, with 54 people recorded as Bricklayers Labourer.

Surnames most linked with Bricklayers Labourer

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	Collins	54	42,829
2	Kelly	51	30,644
3	Murphy	49	23,790
4	Burke	38	8,736
5	Moran	37	5,480
6	Connor	36	8,809
7	Ryan	34	9,176
8	Walsh	32	15,864
9	Bird	28	22,826
10	Coleman	28	14,894
11	Riley	27	23,673
12	Barrett	26	20,042
13	Griffin	26	14,053
14	Murray	24	37,222
15	Bates	23	19,015
16	Burns	23	20,128
17	Donovan	20	4,702
18	Duffy	20	6,593
19	Norris	19	12,839
20	Fitzgerald	18	5,205
21	Carroll	17	6,003
22	Cain	16	5,421
23	Casey	16	4,412
24	Quinn	16	5,716
25	Welch	16	10,480
26	Barnett	15	13,495
27	Doyle	15	7,258
28	Driscoll	15	3,305
29	Finn	15	2,719
30	Gibbons	15	9,605
31	Kirby	15	11,367
32	Welsh	15	11,869
33	Bryan	14	7,426
34	Chamberlain	14	8,127
35	Farrell	14	5,660
36	Flynn	14	5,709
37	Foy	14	2,061
38	Kelley	14	3,450
39	Collier	13	10,022
40	Foley	13	3,760
41	Brady	12	5,301
42	Brennan	12	3,116
43	Callaghan	12	3,363
44	Carey	12	5,521
45	Connell	12	5,144
46	Crawley	12	3,882
47	Gale	12	8,531
48	Godfrey	12	8,858
49	Mahoney	12	3,153
50	Penfold	12	2,540
51	Peters	12	10,486
52	Wallace	12	20,491
53	Batchelor	11	5,073
54	Byrne	11	4,166
55	Carney	11	2,699
56	Croft	11	7,060
57	Gallagher	11	4,530
58	Jenner	11	3,556
59	Obrien	11	7,799
60	Roach	11	4,371
61	Shea	11	2,002
62	Ansell	10	3,462
63	Conway	10	5,592
64	Flanagan	10	2,341
65	Fleming	10	12,501
66	Golding	10	5,274
67	Grady	10	1,972
68	Haley	10	3,555
69	Millington	10	4,537
70	Sweeney	10	3,997
71	Cannon	9	5,295
72	Cheeseman	9	2,355
73	Corcoran	9	1,437
74	Cullen	9	5,242
75	Daley	9	3,526
76	Durkin	9	1,310
77	Glynn	9	1,322
78	Guy	9	6,226
79	Handley	9	5,051
80	Harman	9	4,485
81	Kenny	9	3,596
82	Marney	9	590
83	Mullins	9	2,842
84	Nolan	9	4,062
85	Noonan	9	511
86	Osborn	9	6,245
87	Pitt	9	6,397
88	Regan	9	3,068
89	Ware	9	4,915
90	Bland	8	6,214
91	Bright	8	6,059
92	Budd	8	3,792
93	Clifford	8	6,147
94	Connelly	8	2,780
95	Costello	8	1,819
96	Dodson	8	2,316
97	Dolan	8	2,611
98	Dudley	8	4,479
99	East	8	4,654
100	Egan	8	2,487