1881 census occupation

Chimney Sweep surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

307 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 542 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Begley, with 19 people recorded as Chimney Sweep.

Surnames most linked with Chimney Sweep

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	Begley	19	499
2	Street	12	6,995
3	Bale	9	2,256
4	Basford	6	902
5	Butterfield	6	3,984
6	Boot	5	1,411
7	Boulter	5	1,498
8	Brazier	5	2,799
9	Doe	5	1,406
10	Osgood	5	382
11	Rowles	5	1,320
12	Tubb	5	1,251
13	Underhill	5	2,080
14	Woodley	5	2,652
15	Bliss	4	1,835
16	Catlin	4	717
17	Dignum	4	87
18	Fitch	4	2,339
19	Harley	4	3,865
20	Kingsbury	4	679
21	Mattison	4	479
22	Nye	4	1,870
23	Olliffe	4	129
24	Pardoe	4	1,472
25	Rayment	4	1,331
26	Scarborough	4	839
27	Shears	4	1,316
28	Spinks	4	2,011
29	Yorke	4	960
30	Aldous	3	1,216
31	Burr	3	2,415
32	Calow	3	299
33	Caton	3	1,436
34	Crookes	3	1,307
35	Deer	3	473
36	Dodman	3	463
37	Dunham	3	1,531
38	Frame	3	1,935
39	Frostick	3	205
40	Glazebrook	3	536
41	Goldthorp	3	456
42	Halford	3	2,242
43	Jefferys	3	549
44	Jeffreys	3	1,778
45	Keeley	3	1,222
46	Mappin	3	212
47	Marjoram	3	436
48	Meggs	3	186
49	Mellow	3	219
50	Newham	3	1,097
51	Oxborrow	3	279
52	Pavey	3	1,283
53	Rodley	3	239
54	Rodwell	3	1,615
55	Sheridan	3	1,801
56	Stych	3	128
57	Town	3	1,484
58	Woolford	3	1,079
59	Wyer	3	624
60	Bolam	2	817
61	Bunt	2	527
62	Burnall	2	34
63	Cheek	2	607
64	Colledge	2	764
65	Cumberland	2	757
66	Dainty	2	826
67	Deeming	2	417
68	Deering	2	323
69	Drain	2	533
70	Evis	2	43
71	Eyers	2	575
72	Fossett	2	182
73	Gall	2	1,946
74	Gidlow	2	143
75	Ginn	2	828
76	Gladden	2	258
77	Gloster	2	205
78	Grave	2	428
79	Gritt	2	78
80	Jonson	2	187
81	Kippin	2	93
82	Markley	2	139
83	Marriage	2	309
84	Munton	2	762
85	Oaks	2	546
86	Pattemore	2	126
87	Phillis	2	244
88	Pittard	2	251
89	Pledger	2	738
90	Pomfrey	2	76
91	Ramplin	2	120
92	Redwood	2	807
93	Rickwood	2	455
94	Rushforth	2	953
95	Ryans	2	205
96	Saving	2	42
97	Shulver	2	152
98	Stonestreet	2	213
99	Styche	2	147
100	Surridge	2	889