1881 census occupation

Factory Hand surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

217 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 384 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Slaney, with 9 people recorded as Factory Hand.

Surnames most linked with Factory Hand

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	Slaney	9	930
2	Wragg	8	2,769
3	Kenny	7	3,596
4	Grimes	6	3,452
5	Connolly	5	3,447
6	Hamblin	5	1,352
7	Prime	5	1,188
8	Cardwell	4	1,433
9	Peat	4	2,391
10	Rendell	4	1,253
11	Rooney	4	2,679
12	Thurston	4	2,113
13	Till	4	2,100
14	Ancliff	3	80
15	Barke	3	195
16	Bex	3	125
17	Bonnett	3	760
18	Borham	3	199
19	Clancy	3	843
20	Commander	3	155
21	Corcoran	3	1,437
22	Dodgson	3	1,450
23	Dye	3	1,929
24	Farrall	3	593
25	Fortune	3	1,562
26	Gargan	3	137
27	Goodby	3	140
28	Gratton	3	1,190
29	Jukes	3	1,814
30	Kearney	3	1,369
31	Marr	3	3,413
32	Mellors	3	939
33	Moy	3	582
34	Mulvey	3	509
35	Plumpton	3	539
36	Poyser	3	805
37	Walshaw	3	800
38	Whitehurst	3	955
39	Argile	2	95
40	Avison	2	433
41	Basham	2	744
42	Bermingham	2	117
43	Bircumshaw	2	139
44	Bithell	2	431
45	Brew	2	478
46	Brighton	2	1,053
47	Buttifant	2	102
48	Calligan	2	596
49	Conlon	2	649
50	Connington	2	73
51	Coope	2	597
52	Creaser	2	286
53	Cuming	2	355
54	Dixey	2	521
55	Doar	2	104
56	Dodwell	2	485
57	Eayrs	2	99
58	Fair	2	1,060
59	Frane	2	74
60	Fretwell	2	1,017
61	Gallivan	2	107
62	Gillick	2	64
63	Hanlon	2	1,377
64	Hansell	2	602
65	Harfield	2	483
66	Jenning	2	320
67	Jennison	2	526
68	Kingsley	2	524
69	Mear	2	556
70	Medlicott	2	461
71	Mitchinson	2	762
72	Mottershaw	2	137
73	Noonan	2	511
74	Omara	2	202
75	Ormrod	2	966
76	Pizey	2	128
77	Sagar	2	1,218
78	Sambrooks	2	69
79	Sellors	2	248
80	Sheilds	2	297
81	Southey	2	565
82	Speakman	2	1,370
83	Spurgeon	2	953
84	Starsmore	2	175
85	Streather	2	78
86	Templar	2	180
87	Terrey	2	211
88	Thurling	2	166
89	Tivey	2	312
90	Tolladay	2	83
91	Tooke	2	457
92	Trevett	2	480
93	Trowse	2	62
94	Tyldesley	2	406
95	Wardman	2	768
96	Wigger	2	71
97	Wigzell	2	115
98	Woodham	2	1,002
99	Woodthorpe	2	314
100	Albiston	1	249