1881 census occupation

Chain Maker surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

195 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 1,272 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Billingham, with 91 people recorded as Chain Maker.

Surnames most linked with Chain Maker

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	Billingham	91	1,812
2	Tromans	77	671
3	Sidaway	54	445
4	Weaver	47	7,782
5	Willetts	40	1,677
6	Bloomer	37	900
7	Pearson	37	34,754
8	Priest	36	3,919
9	Dunn	28	24,868
10	Round	28	2,746
11	Coley	26	1,785
12	Woodhouse	25	7,100
13	Westwood	24	5,023
14	Bate	22	5,082
15	Nock	21	1,328
16	Woodall	19	2,404
17	Yardley	19	1,897
18	Forrest	18	7,756
19	Guest	17	6,380
20	Raybould	16	903
21	Stringer	16	5,963
22	Hackett	15	3,528
23	Clift	13	1,622
24	Hancox	13	2,283
25	Parkes	13	6,149
26	Rock	13	1,702
27	Totney	11	40
28	Bradney	10	147
29	Dimmock	10	1,096
30	Edmonds	10	5,669
31	Folkes	10	429
32	Garratt	10	3,047
33	Perks	10	3,122
34	Attwood	9	2,971
35	Ness	9	1,356
36	Wyre	9	94
37	Beasley	8	3,245
38	Boxley	8	118
39	Clee	8	628
40	Eveson	8	254
41	Worton	8	631
42	Edmunds	7	3,918
43	Kurton	7	50
44	Robbins	7	4,688
45	Wyer	7	624
46	Bagley	6	2,227
47	Barnsley	6	1,175
48	Bills	6	797
49	Dudley	6	4,479
50	Fosbrook	6	117
51	Foxall	6	843
52	Gillam	6	1,152
53	Ricketts	6	2,895
54	Tibbetts	6	488
55	Brettell	5	395
56	Danks	5	1,310
57	Fellows	5	4,059
58	Hampton	5	4,577
59	Hardeman	5	126
60	Jeavons	5	780
61	Kendrick	5	2,880
62	Noakes	5	2,188
63	Portman	5	547
64	Skelding	5	486
65	Southall	5	2,270
66	Wooldridge	5	1,630
67	Bagnall	4	2,569
68	Beddard	4	370
69	Beebee	4	211
70	Bellingham	4	1,094
71	Blunt	4	2,422
72	Brazier	4	2,799
73	Crampton	4	1,463
74	Forest	4	878
75	Haddleton	4	148
76	Rollason	4	965
77	Baggott	3	868
78	Bewick	3	842
79	Bissell	3	889
80	Blewett	3	800
81	Botley	3	157
82	Brettle	3	310
83	Bridgewater	3	695
84	Cranton	3	47
85	Dallow	3	374
86	Flemming	3	1,203
87	Gillender	3	71
88	Grazier	3	81
89	Jewkes	3	380
90	Male	3	1,769
91	Nayler	3	252
92	Nicklin	3	1,184
93	Paddock	3	763
94	Pardoe	3	1,472
95	Parrish	3	1,046
96	Perrins	3	918
97	Scriven	3	1,499
98	Skidmore	3	2,198
99	Troman	3	182
100	Woodger	3	512