1881 census occupation

Butler surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

690 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 799 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Court, with 5 people recorded as Butler.

Surnames most linked with Butler

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	Court	5	3,820
2	Carlton	4	1,537
3	Batter	3	165
4	Bloor	3	1,653
5	Ellingham	3	484
6	Fairweather	3	2,321
7	Kerridge	3	1,097
8	Mackenzie	3	8,998
9	Purchase	3	1,025
10	Rawlins	3	1,738
11	Shorter	3	1,391
12	Stiles	3	1,651
13	Tansley	3	1,111
14	Tarry	3	994
15	Wareham	3	1,670
16	Wilmot	3	2,003
17	Allard	2	1,055
18	Alton	2	808
19	Angle	2	189
20	Bayford	2	380
21	Billett	2	640
22	Braine	2	447
23	Brogan	2	1,002
24	Brookfield	2	860
25	Buckett	2	586
26	Caster	2	231
27	Cattell	2	833
28	Chitty	2	1,147
29	Cleall	2	287
30	Clinch	2	861
31	Colborne	2	349
32	Collie	2	1,084
33	Cottage	2	99
34	Cuddon	2	128
35	Dalley	2	745
36	Derham	2	532
37	Dolding	2	105
38	Dukes	2	1,115
39	Eke	2	537
40	Elderfield	2	282
41	Emberson	2	418
42	Eves	2	1,254
43	Fanthorpe	2	219
44	Faulkener	2	356
45	Flagg	2	155
46	Foale	2	304
47	Gable	2	220
48	Gallop	2	952
49	Greener	2	871
50	Harn	2	123
51	Impey	2	614
52	Joel	2	672
53	Keeping	2	580
54	Keller	2	431
55	Kerney	2	167
56	Marsham	2	257
57	Melhuish	2	792
58	Newham	2	1,097
59	Parsley	2	403
60	Pays	2	63
61	Pidcock	2	252
62	Pidgeon	2	985
63	Piggin	2	237
64	Privett	2	457
65	Purkiss	2	707
66	Rae	2	1,185
67	Reade	2	891
68	Reeder	2	811
69	Riddell	2	2,526
70	Ripper	2	192
71	Rourke	2	1,473
72	Ruddy	2	483
73	Russ	2	808
74	Seldon	2	537
75	Serman	2	48
76	Skeffington	2	144
77	Spearman	2	466
78	Spendlove	2	460
79	Stamford	2	613
80	Strudwick	2	944
81	Thomasson	2	542
82	Toplis	2	574
83	Treadwell	2	780
84	Voyce	2	275
85	Wakeford	2	1,026
86	Welling	2	417
87	Whitton	2	1,830
88	Willard	2	782
89	Willitts	2	217
90	Wisdom	2	556
91	Amber	1	92
92	Amies	1	496
93	Amon	1	131
94	Annett	1	269
95	Anscomb	1	109
96	Ansdell	1	102
97	Anton	1	274
98	Appelby	1	127
99	Arran	1	67
100	Arrow	1	173