1881 census occupation

Chainmaker surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

62 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 302 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Billingham, with 24 people recorded as Chainmaker.

Surnames most linked with Chainmaker

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	24	1,812
2	Tibbetts	23	488
3	Tromans	22	671
4	Woodhouse	21	7,100
5	Willetts	17	1,677
6	Nock	14	1,328
7	Southall	12	2,270
8	Weaver	12	7,782
9	Priest	9	3,919
10	Round	9	2,746
11	Woodall	9	2,404
12	Crampton	8	1,463
13	Stringer	8	5,963
14	Woodhall	8	1,205
15	Bagley	7	2,227
16	Barnsley	7	1,175
17	Raybould	6	903
18	Sidaway	6	445
19	Bloomer	5	900
20	Foley	5	3,760
21	Pentland	4	360
22	Stonely	4	130
23	Chatwin	3	688
24	Coley	3	1,785
25	Foxall	3	843
26	Siviter	3	288
27	Wooldridge	3	1,630
28	Bache	2	616
29	Bastable	2	582
30	Bills	2	797
31	Feldon	2	77
32	Gauden	2	100
33	Kurton	2	50
34	Mitcheson	2	472
35	Paddock	2	763
36	Penrice	2	264
37	Prudhoe	2	205
38	Wassall	2	290
39	Wellings	2	1,028
40	Baynham	1	561
41	Bevin	1	209
42	Bladen	1	368
43	Booton	1	237
44	Brettle	1	310
45	Carner	1	50
46	Daglish	1	615
47	Endsor	1	63
48	Freeth	1	652
49	Gillender	1	71
50	Greathead	1	449
51	Hanes	1	348
52	Russon	1	416
53	Shale	1	250
54	Shean	1	401
55	Silvers	1	159
56	Steven	1	2,277
57	Strafford	1	440
58	Wardrope	1	294
59	Willitts	1	217
60	Wittle	1	142
61	Wolverson	1	186
62	Worton	1	631