1881 census occupation

Cotton Carder surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

192 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 432 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Greenwood, with 28 people recorded as Cotton Carder.

Surnames most linked with Cotton Carder

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	Greenwood	28	23,239
2	Sutcliffe	17	11,839
3	Kershaw	12	9,666
4	Nuttall	11	7,536
5	Duckworth	10	5,788
6	Wrigley	9	3,789
7	Grimshaw	8	4,992
8	Stansfield	8	4,622
9	Cheetham	7	4,637
10	Garlick	7	2,639
11	Brindle	6	2,155
12	Isherwood	6	3,447
13	Waterhouse	6	4,567
14	Whalley	6	4,728
15	Farrington	5	2,567
16	Fitton	5	3,373
17	Waterworth	5	1,314
18	Aspin	4	1,214
19	Bateson	4	1,872
20	Dearnaley	4	127
21	Grady	4	1,972
22	Mackrell	4	436
23	Mitton	4	886
24	Roscoe	4	1,865
25	Rowbottom	4	1,792
26	Ardern	3	633
27	Asquith	3	1,753
28	Barrott	3	197
29	Birtwistle	3	1,651
30	Carlin	3	1,521
31	Coffey	3	885
32	Grindrod	3	1,200
33	Hannan	3	973
34	Jefford	3	452
35	Montgomery	3	4,774
36	Newcome	3	238
37	Oddie	3	574
38	Ohara	3	2,809
39	Orrell	3	1,117
40	Pomfret	3	1,030
41	Royds	3	489
42	Siddall	3	2,197
43	Southwell	3	1,865
44	Titterington	3	443
45	Wallwork	3	1,749
46	Wolfenden	3	1,402
47	Affleck	2	697
48	Arkwright	2	705
49	Balaam	2	394
50	Brannon	2	833
51	Bullough	2	916
52	Bullows	2	111
53	Dawling	2	78
54	Flitcroft	2	587
55	Garrity	2	534
56	Garvin	2	271
57	Gittens	2	466
58	Gornall	2	863
59	Gratrix	2	359
60	Halligan	2	355
61	Jaggard	2	466
62	Jakeman	2	828
63	Keane	2	689
64	Macnamara	2	472
65	Manders	2	600
66	Marchbank	2	433
67	Marcroft	2	294
68	Meigh	2	204
69	Milhench	2	65
70	Moriarty	2	340
71	Pitchers	2	217
72	Postles	2	142
73	Quinlan	2	651
74	Reily	2	273
75	Ridgeway	2	871
76	Shanley	2	308
77	Tansey	2	462
78	Torkington	2	441
79	Wane	2	295
80	Westall	2	674
81	Winkley	2	412
82	Addington	1	273
83	Ascroft	1	428
84	Balderston	1	278
85	Barsby	1	516
86	Begley	1	499
87	Berkin	1	98
88	Betley	1	153
89	Bickerstaffe	1	255
90	Bince	1	42
91	Bintcliffe	1	84
92	Birtwhistle	1	332
93	Blackwood	1	1,754
94	Bowskill	1	285
95	Breakell	1	263
96	Bromiley	1	391
97	Burtonwood	1	159
98	Cafferty	1	174
99	Cairn	1	123
100	Charleston	1	206