1881 census occupation

Child surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

309 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 548 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Emery, with 9 people recorded as Child.

Surnames most linked with Child

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	Emery	9	6,540
2	Cowell	8	3,982
3	Greenhalgh	8	6,131
4	Murrell	6	2,138
5	Pilkington	6	5,370
6	Savory	6	1,107
7	Biggin	5	754
8	Caldwell	5	4,687
9	Fothergill	5	1,702
10	Moorhouse	5	3,703
11	Pibworth	5	82
12	Searles	5	497
13	Wooll	5	98
14	Blain	4	1,037
15	Cochrane	4	4,634
16	Foden	4	1,327
17	Ransome	4	946
18	Rivers	4	1,844
19	Tyldesley	4	406
20	Wilford	4	1,206
21	Banham	3	1,534
22	Barwell	3	920
23	Beckwith	3	1,750
24	Bentham	3	1,366
25	Charter	3	580
26	Cottrill	3	608
27	Coulthard	3	1,679
28	Cruttenden	3	446
29	Dearnley	3	536
30	Diver	3	560
31	Donely	3	140
32	Donkin	3	1,115
33	Gavins	3	131
34	Handy	3	1,031
35	Kimpton	3	812
36	Pittard	3	251
37	Purton	3	461
38	Ridler	3	748
39	Scurrah	3	159
40	Sinnott	3	317
41	Trickett	3	1,298
42	Warling	3	39
43	Westwell	3	601
44	Wooldridge	3	1,630
45	Yorke	3	960
46	Abbotts	2	457
47	Allaway	2	537
48	Almey	2	118
49	Aslett	2	433
50	Bardon	2	115
51	Barras	2	582
52	Beamond	2	126
53	Beddoes	2	542
54	Bennison	2	840
55	Bertenshaw	2	166
56	Bidwell	2	738
57	Billson	2	464
58	Bindley	2	236
59	Blakely	2	517
60	Boggon	2	75
61	Bound	2	544
62	Bousfield	2	597
63	Breach	2	595
64	Briers	2	563
65	Brigham	2	631
66	Buckham	2	347
67	Bunnage	2	131
68	Burell	2	51
69	Carlile	2	440
70	Carlyle	2	820
71	Carrole	2	109
72	Castell	2	509
73	Chrimes	2	213
74	Clutton	2	552
75	Cockell	2	385
76	Cocklin	2	291
77	Cogan	2	609
78	Coon	2	160
79	Coope	2	597
80	Croisdale	2	93
81	Curly	2	174
82	Danson	2	674
83	Dinwoodie	2	318
84	Dorman	2	964
85	Durrans	2	287
86	Dyas	2	351
87	Eatock	2	238
88	Edgeley	2	201
89	Emmans	2	69
90	Enoch	2	362
91	Fail	2	253
92	Feilding	2	190
93	Fido	2	225
94	Finkle	2	77
95	Finlay	2	3,094
96	Galer	2	222
97	Gaven	2	157
98	Gilman	2	894
99	Gomersall	2	730
100	Grindley	2	831