1881 census occupation

Chair Maker surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

275 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 530 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Keen, with 12 people recorded as Chair Maker.

Surnames most linked with Chair 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	Keen	12	6,012
2	Fryer	10	5,548
3	Bowler	9	3,653
4	Cutler	9	3,728
5	Sears	9	1,885
6	Strange	9	3,206
7	Aldridge	8	5,787
8	Bristow	8	4,049
9	Plumridge	8	831
10	Free	7	736
11	Goodchild	7	2,919
12	Oxlade	6	288
13	Bunce	5	2,227
14	Ing	5	516
15	Ives	5	3,510
16	Perrott	5	1,036
17	Wooster	5	446
18	Abrahams	4	2,249
19	Alabaster	4	198
20	Barr	4	7,263
21	Bignell	4	1,205
22	Boot	4	1,411
23	Cooksley	4	569
24	Cosgrove	4	1,455
25	Imber	4	198
26	Janes	4	1,922
27	Morriss	4	1,821
28	Pinch	4	501
29	Pusey	4	658
30	Rackstraw	4	242
31	Silvey	4	266
32	Tilbury	4	1,146
33	Tranter	4	2,213
34	Woodberry	4	100
35	Blumson	3	67
36	Burnham	3	1,826
37	Catton	3	975
38	Coltman	3	838
39	Craft	3	660
40	Dabbs	3	643
41	Duck	3	1,610
42	Gabbitass	3	122
43	Goldswain	3	102
44	Gurden	3	157
45	Jude	3	552
46	Knell	3	456
47	Mines	3	373
48	Oakman	3	212
49	Partt	3	37
50	Piercey	3	268
51	Ridgley	3	376
52	Sherwin	3	1,613
53	Spragg	3	848
54	Timberlake	3	333
55	Why	3	173
56	Wingrove	3	877
57	Agland	2	101
58	Allder	2	150
59	Barney	2	691
60	Bennell	2	261
61	Bootle	2	232
62	Bretton	2	191
63	Britnell	2	265
64	Brocklebank	2	733
65	Capes	2	639
66	Collitt	2	48
67	Cornick	2	434
68	Cranston	2	1,250
69	Daris	2	27
70	Dawney	2	84
71	Fain	2	87
72	Fillingham	2	617
73	Fillmore	2	75
74	Findlay	2	6,210
75	Gavin	2	1,482
76	Goodrum	2	400
77	Grimsdell	2	67
78	Innocent	2	312
79	Macaree	2	41
80	Mccabe	2	3,785
81	Mealing	2	370
82	Millican	2	564
83	Millman	2	816
84	Minks	2	98
85	Mogg	2	704
86	Mowatt	2	467
87	Ottley	2	359
88	Pheby	2	147
89	Pinch	2	501
90	Pursey	2	592
91	Raywood	2	103
92	Scoones	2	162
93	Sheeran	2	136
94	Skull	2	253
95	Spires	2	615
96	Stallwood	2	297
97	Sussex	2	186
98	Tomlyn	2	88
99	Tooze	2	292
100	Trendell	2	164