1881 census occupation

Fisherman surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

2,071 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 11,928 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Wright, with 189 people recorded as Fisherman.

Surnames most linked with Fisherman

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	Wright	189	95,951
2	Brown	186	197,359
3	Johnson	131	100,458
4	Moore	113	58,817
5	Richards	112	45,120
6	Watterson	111	337
7	Kelly	107	30,644
8	Stevens	97	31,223
9	Quirk	85	781
10	Allen	83	56,290
11	George	76	17,545
12	Armstrong	74	22,891
13	Johns	64	7,655
14	Quayle	62	631
15	Shimmin	60	189
16	Ball	55	24,730
17	West	54	28,778
18	Pearce	52	27,443
19	Christian	47	2,092
20	Callister	46	154
21	Dawson	45	32,910
22	Palmer	44	35,153
23	Storey	44	7,607
24	Clague	43	184
25	Cotgrove	42	167
26	Crebbin	42	42
27	Mann	41	15,786
28	Oliver	41	21,337
29	Saunders	41	27,328
30	Cocking	40	1,447
31	Matthews	40	26,049
32	Bishop	38	20,827
33	Cole	38	27,185
34	Fisher	38	34,989
35	Sutton	38	19,057
36	Woods	37	18,768
37	Curtis	36	16,949
38	Gale	36	8,531
39	Page	36	23,921
40	Anderson	35	59,265
41	Barber	35	18,022
42	Caine	35	871
43	Baxter	34	17,875
44	Dunn	34	24,868
45	Jefferson	34	3,243
46	Woodhouse	34	7,100
47	Frost	33	16,800
48	May	33	18,022
49	Bartlett	32	13,054
50	Quick	32	3,336
51	Bond	31	15,814
52	Pascoe	31	3,369
53	Stone	31	21,581
54	Verrill	31	205
55	Bird	30	22,826
56	Bryant	30	12,753
57	Emery	30	6,540
58	Major	30	4,020
59	Quilliam	30	137
60	Wells	30	24,900
61	Bridson	29	171
62	Cotton	29	7,145
63	Gorry	29	46
64	Jenkinson	29	5,239
65	Trevorrow	29	281
66	Cashin	28	68
67	Costain	28	70
68	Gawne	28	62
69	Kemp	28	16,605
70	Patterson	28	10,426
71	Rigby	28	8,697
72	Warren	28	19,899
73	Crellin	27	306
74	Hamon	27	61
75	Newman	27	22,210
76	Nicholls	27	15,623
77	Archbold	26	707
78	Crawford	26	14,716
79	Cubbon	26	76
80	Knights	26	2,619
81	Pollard	26	10,901
82	Rimmer	26	4,861
83	Butcher	25	12,606
84	Dobson	25	13,189
85	Fargher	25	82
86	Rice	25	9,235
87	Appleyard	24	2,738
88	Blewett	24	800
89	Brunton	24	2,426
90	Corrin	24	200
91	Grant	24	29,695
92	Kent	24	12,591
93	Mathews	24	11,043
94	Nelson	24	14,407
95	Norton	24	9,943
96	Veal	24	1,817
97	Cappleman	23	107
98	Clucas	23	243
99	Cowley	23	4,974
100	Cregeen	23	43