1881 census occupation

Errand Boy surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

5,657 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 26,353 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Smith, with 617 people recorded as Errand Boy.

Surnames most linked with Errand Boy

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	Smith	617	422,249
2	Taylor	284	191,142
3	Brown	244	197,359
4	Wilson	156	137,750
5	White	147	96,053
6	Wright	147	95,951
7	Green	146	84,164
8	Johnson	138	100,458
9	Hall	135	88,053
10	Cooper	134	72,708
11	Wood	132	95,380
12	Davis	131	65,757
13	Turner	131	83,267
14	Robinson	129	95,300
15	Clark	128	90,143
16	King	124	65,115
17	Baker	123	65,282
18	Walker	120	100,304
19	Martin	117	73,281
20	Jackson	116	83,594
21	Thompson	111	89,587
22	Clarke	107	60,196
23	Edwards	106	83,319
24	Parker	103	56,883
25	Allen	94	56,290
26	Bennett	92	49,110
27	Ward	88	65,299
28	Cook	84	59,467
29	Moore	83	58,817
30	Young	82	64,312
31	Cox	81	44,382
32	Carter	79	50,099
33	Chapman	79	42,456
34	Webb	79	40,508
35	Barker	77	39,196
36	Adams	76	43,950
37	Watson	76	69,539
38	Palmer	73	35,153
39	Richardson	73	50,857
40	Bailey	71	44,948
41	Miller	69	53,567
42	Mills	69	38,788
43	Phillips	68	53,458
44	Collins	65	42,829
45	Ellis	65	43,381
46	Price	65	52,361
47	Shaw	64	55,020
48	Rogers	63	38,745
49	Scott	63	76,018
50	Pearce	62	27,443
51	Mitchell	61	60,795
52	Powell	61	37,321
53	Mason	60	40,247
54	Day	59	27,843
55	Watts	59	25,021
56	Foster	58	40,056
57	Simpson	58	52,391
58	Knight	57	36,756
59	Payne	55	26,886
60	Stevens	55	31,223
61	Barnes	54	36,002
62	Fisher	54	34,989
63	Wilkinson	54	45,653
64	Page	53	23,921
65	West	53	28,778
66	Ford	52	29,131
67	Read	52	19,314
68	Spencer	49	27,278
69	Cole	48	27,185
70	Bell	47	56,099
71	Burton	47	25,491
72	Harding	47	21,596
73	Reynolds	47	25,883
74	Butler	46	29,165
75	Stone	46	21,581
76	Russell	44	36,592
77	Bond	43	15,814
78	Gray	43	42,727
79	Miles	43	17,637
80	Newman	42	22,210
81	Saunders	42	27,328
82	Ball	41	24,730
83	Bradley	41	24,034
84	Fletcher	41	34,136
85	Freeman	41	19,062
86	Kelly	41	30,644
87	Skinner	41	15,141
88	Warren	41	19,899
89	Barrett	40	20,042
90	Berry	40	23,740
91	Fox	40	26,486
92	Parsons	40	22,657
93	Bird	39	22,826
94	Coleman	39	14,894
95	Dixon	39	32,795
96	Matthews	39	26,049
97	Brooks	38	29,205
98	Riley	38	23,673
99	Anderson	37	59,265
100	Marsh	37	21,309