1881 census occupation
File Grinder surnames in the 1881 census
This page lists surnames most often recorded with the occupation File Grinder in 1881. Occupational titles are shown as recorded and transcribed, so similar jobs, variant spellings and mistakes can appear separately.
Occupation summary
51 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 142 people in the 1881 records.
The leading surname here is Broadhead, with 13 people recorded as File Grinder.
Surnames most linked with File Grinder
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broadhead | 13 |
| 2 | Guite | 11 |
| 3 | Ibbotson | 8 |
| 4 | Woolhouse | 8 |
| 5 | Dickens | 6 |
| 6 | Mappin | 6 |
| 7 | Murfin | 6 |
| 8 | Belk | 5 |
| 9 | Fearn | 5 |
| 10 | Rolley | 5 |
| 11 | Peat | 4 |
| 12 | Snape | 4 |
| 13 | Betson | 3 |
| 14 | Bramhall | 3 |
| 15 | Broadley | 3 |
| 16 | Broomhead | 3 |
| 17 | Crookes | 3 |
| 18 | Wass | 3 |
| 19 | Acaster | 2 |
| 20 | Bastard | 2 |
| 21 | Gillott | 2 |
| 22 | Reaney | 2 |
| 23 | Redfearn | 2 |
| 24 | Saxby | 2 |
| 25 | Sayles | 2 |
| 26 | Sheriff | 2 |
| 27 | Spittle | 2 |
| 28 | Wheelhouse | 2 |
| 29 | Ainscow | 1 |
| 30 | Baley | 1 |
| 31 | Bullas | 1 |
| 32 | Coysh | 1 |
| 33 | Eadon | 1 |
| 34 | Egar | 1 |
| 35 | Fanshaw | 1 |
| 36 | Hait | 1 |
| 37 | Hanstock | 1 |
| 38 | Mone | 1 |
| 39 | Moodey | 1 |
| 40 | Muscroft | 1 |
| 41 | Navin | 1 |
| 42 | Rainer | 1 |
| 43 | Rawlin | 1 |
| 44 | Roder | 1 |
| 45 | Snooks | 1 |
| 46 | Stockall | 1 |
| 47 | Tillier | 1 |
| 48 | Timmons | 1 |
| 49 | Toes | 1 |
| 50 | Trippett | 1 |
| 51 | Yeardley | 1 |