1881 census occupation

Carrier surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

714 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 961 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Beer, with 7 people recorded as Carrier.

Surnames most linked with Carrier

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	Beer	7	4,775
2	Crisp	7	4,151
3	Alcock	6	4,334
4	Clifton	6	4,221
5	Dunkley	5	2,382
6	Urwin	5	1,359
7	Willey	5	2,688
8	Batts	4	496
9	Beach	4	2,870
10	Booker	4	3,591
11	Carruthers	4	3,969
12	Gist	4	117
13	Hargraves	4	1,041
14	Kenworthy	4	1,997
15	Mole	4	2,326
16	Pedley	4	1,520
17	Pilcher	4	1,503
18	Pudney	4	588
19	Reading	4	2,317
20	Skidmore	4	2,198
21	Tench	4	432
22	Wootten	4	708
23	Angwin	3	233
24	Asquith	3	1,753
25	Austen	3	2,294
26	Bayes	3	893
27	Bennison	3	840
28	Betteridge	3	1,347
29	Carlton	3	1,537
30	Cheesman	3	1,534
31	Collingwood	3	1,648
32	Cornell	3	2,007
33	Dancer	3	643
34	Daws	3	1,542
35	Dowson	3	1,637
36	Evenden	3	547
37	Eyres	3	914
38	Jolliffe	3	1,340
39	Kennard	3	1,462
40	Mander	3	995
41	Meen	3	161
42	Normington	3	757
43	Oldroyd	3	1,515
44	Pattenden	3	705
45	Pegden	3	157
46	Penhaligon	3	72
47	Pickersgill	3	1,579
48	Quinnell	3	429
49	Redshaw	3	896
50	Russen	3	122
51	Sherrington	3	626
52	Shillito	3	721
53	Spalding	3	2,160
54	Toon	3	1,129
55	Trippett	3	118
56	Wadham	3	618
57	Wales	3	2,415
58	Whittles	3	474
59	Wilmshurst	3	427
60	Woolford	3	1,079
61	Air	2	103
62	Astill	2	465
63	Avey	2	219
64	Barrows	2	755
65	Bellwood	2	632
66	Blaze	2	133
67	Boddington	2	833
68	Borton	2	298
69	Bourton	2	358
70	Boynton	2	609
71	Burland	2	327
72	Burvill	2	165
73	Bussey	2	1,030
74	Catley	2	646
75	Checksfield	2	85
76	Chenery	2	701
77	Chinn	2	1,023
78	Clamp	2	916
79	Consitt	2	69
80	Couchman	2	979
81	Coulbeck	2	200
82	Cudmore	2	422
83	Daubney	2	439
84	Dicken	2	841
85	Dive	2	92
86	Donkin	2	1,115
87	Dowdy	2	164
88	Drane	2	613
89	Drewell	2	130
90	Dugmore	2	453
91	Dyte	2	109
92	Ellson	2	495
93	Facer	2	601
94	Gaskill	2	535
95	Gidden	2	104
96	Glew	2	657
97	Gubbins	2	511
98	Gun	2	174
99	Hanes	2	348
100	Illsley	2	546