1881 census occupation

Fireman surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

659 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 955 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Murphy, with 27 people recorded as Fireman.

Surnames most linked with Fireman

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	Murphy	27	23,790
2	Ryan	14	9,176
3	Allee	10	113
4	Alli	9	21
5	Duffy	9	6,593
6	Barry	8	5,349
7	Donnelly	7	3,764
8	Sweeney	7	3,997
9	Brady	6	5,301
10	Nolan	6	4,062
11	Olsen	6	557
12	Power	6	4,015
13	Bonner	5	2,647
14	Curry	5	4,258
15	Doherty	5	2,460
16	Mahomed	5	33
17	Paterson	5	20,480
18	Quin	5	3,223
19	Andersson	4	55
20	Barron	4	4,620
21	Bridson	4	171
22	Cowan	4	6,126
23	Fook	4	75
24	Mooney	4	3,467
25	Muir	4	11,554
26	Quigley	4	1,532
27	Ramsey	4	3,248
28	Reilly	4	3,170
29	Shipley	4	2,649
30	Breen	3	833
31	Buchanan	3	7,755
32	Cairns	3	6,545
33	Chin	3	57
34	Coats	3	1,352
35	Coyle	3	2,040
36	Dart	3	1,362
37	Devlin	3	2,454
38	Docherty	3	4,467
39	Donohue	3	690
40	Furlong	3	1,037
41	Gazzard	3	264
42	Grieves	3	740
43	Hansen	3	551
44	Kane	3	2,422
45	Keegan	3	990
46	Keenan	3	2,533
47	Kehoe	3	445
48	Magee	3	1,281
49	Malcolm	3	3,956
50	Michal	3	31
51	Millar	3	11,013
52	Oneill	3	3,270
53	Ord	3	1,786
54	Rafferty	3	1,545
55	Swanson	3	2,190
56	Aitken	2	7,962
57	Alley	2	390
58	Amatt	2	84
59	Baley	2	281
60	Beveridge	2	3,121
61	Bigley	2	286
62	Brien	2	1,008
63	Cader	2	8
64	Callan	2	968
65	Carling	2	752
66	Carrol	2	1,365
67	Chadd	2	213
68	Christensen	2	77
69	Clancey	2	286
70	Clee	2	628
71	Colledge	2	764
72	Conaway	2	75
73	Cromarty	2	343
74	Cronan	2	229
75	Culling	2	487
76	Cuthbertson	2	2,303
77	Dagg	2	370
78	Dane	2	660
79	Dray	2	675
80	Dryhurst	2	52
81	Dura	2	12
82	Eccleston	2	1,500
83	Fairbairn	2	2,234
84	Fall	2	642
85	Feeney	2	1,019
86	Finlay	2	3,094
87	Foxcroft	2	443
88	Fulton	2	3,796
89	Gartland	2	278
90	Greer	2	1,010
91	Gronow	2	301
92	Hanlon	2	1,377
93	Insley	2	471
94	Jensen	2	194
95	Jowsey	2	193
96	Kearns	2	926
97	Keith	2	3,224
98	Killen	2	405
99	Maid	2	60
100	Mckay	2	17,160