1881 census occupation

Compositor surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

468 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 574 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Roe, with 8 people recorded as Compositor.

Surnames most linked with Compositor

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	Roe	8	5,733
2	Bliss	5	1,835
3	Christie	4	9,707
4	Elisha	4	87
5	Abel	3	1,916
6	Ayre	3	1,673
7	Bale	3	2,256
8	Biggins	3	732
9	Birtles	3	1,038
10	Dodge	3	1,159
11	Elwin	3	232
12	Glynn	3	1,322
13	Meldrum	3	1,894
14	Nye	3	1,870
15	Ord	3	1,786
16	Popplestone	3	186
17	Rathbone	3	1,662
18	Revell	3	1,734
19	Smurthwaite	3	447
20	Venn	3	1,363
21	Westley	3	1,226
22	Whaley	3	1,014
23	Winch	3	1,349
24	Benford	2	402
25	Bluett	2	274
26	Boddington	2	833
27	Calcott	2	299
28	Cartland	2	129
29	Cason	2	336
30	Cobbett	2	579
31	Cogger	2	478
32	Coleridge	2	182
33	Colsell	2	79
34	Coutts	2	3,036
35	Crumpton	2	704
36	Donegan	2	299
37	Elwood	2	559
38	Erskine	2	1,853
39	Ewbank	2	368
40	Fitchett	2	725
41	Gooderham	2	514
42	Jardine	2	2,809
43	Marchbank	2	433
44	Maze	2	68
45	Mcdermott	2	3,387
46	Mclaren	2	7,798
47	Mocock	2	63
48	Moir	2	4,133
49	Moscrop	2	456
50	Murch	2	759
51	Normanton	2	475
52	Parrett	2	607
53	Pary	2	85
54	Perman	2	165
55	Phelp	2	98
56	Pinker	2	140
57	Pizey	2	128
58	Prentis	2	233
59	Puryer	2	70
60	Raeburn	2	667
61	Shilston	2	131
62	Skeen	2	282
63	Solomons	2	638
64	Terrill	2	265
65	Tull	2	722
66	Upston	2	79
67	Wadworth	2	57
68	Wedgwood	2	279
69	Weymouth	2	464
70	Wicken	2	213
71	Wisdom	2	556
72	Woosey	2	174
73	Wyeth	2	457
74	Yelland	2	801
75	Abercromby	1	188
76	Abey	1	138
77	Acland	1	182
78	Adsett	1	108
79	Agnew	1	1,645
80	Allden	1	184
81	Allis	1	198
82	Alter	1	25
83	Amies	1	496
84	Andre	1	80
85	Antliff	1	73
86	Archbald	1	83
87	Armstead	1	468
88	Arthy	1	113
89	Ashe	1	288
90	Balt	1	51
91	Bamborough	1	143
92	Bannerman	1	1,052
93	Baptist	1	174
94	Batch	1	256
95	Bay	1	124
96	Beadell	1	140
97	Beament	1	124
98	Beardall	1	313
99	Beddoes	1	542
100	Bennis	1	23