1881 census occupation

Game Keeper surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

463 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 679 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Woodrow, with 7 people recorded as Game Keeper.

Surnames most linked with Game Keeper

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	Woodrow	7	1,851
2	Maidment	6	1,650
3	Skilton	6	808
4	Croucher	5	1,704
5	Rayson	5	859
6	Astley	4	1,982
7	Bolt	4	2,168
8	Burdett	4	2,108
9	Canning	4	2,110
10	Creed	4	1,662
11	Grass	4	228
12	Melmoth	4	104
13	Penlington	4	250
14	Raine	4	2,507
15	Shayler	4	304
16	Still	4	1,888
17	Twilley	4	63
18	Armishaw	3	133
19	Barnwell	3	603
20	Barter	3	1,630
21	Biss	3	459
22	Broomfield	3	2,012
23	Butter	3	1,453
24	Bywater	3	1,505
25	Eves	3	1,254
26	Ferrett	3	247
27	Fripp	3	308
28	Gasper	3	58
29	Gayler	3	437
30	Hames	3	848
31	Kyle	3	1,671
32	Macey	3	1,639
33	Mattin	3	166
34	Osman	3	1,091
35	Ravenscroft	3	1,019
36	Rawles	3	328
37	Redden	3	242
38	Rushen	3	218
39	Saint	3	909
40	Sherington	3	73
41	Spraggon	3	201
42	Spray	3	895
43	Threadgold	3	508
44	Thrower	3	955
45	Wareham	3	1,670
46	Wesley	3	1,173
47	Allcorn	2	289
48	Allcroft	2	227
49	Ardern	2	633
50	Badger	2	1,732
51	Barford	2	763
52	Beighton	2	463
53	Benham	2	1,585
54	Berwick	2	1,208
55	Bigg	2	943
56	Billett	2	640
57	Bousfield	2	597
58	Branson	2	1,072
59	Brant	2	1,222
60	Bratton	2	374
61	Brawn	2	546
62	Breese	2	801
63	Bryer	2	365
64	Bugg	2	1,355
65	Bungay	2	310
66	Burberry	2	142
67	Bushrod	2	107
68	Cank	2	56
69	Caunce	2	444
70	Channer	2	141
71	Chater	2	916
72	Coomber	2	1,341
73	Culling	2	487
74	Dennett	2	1,295
75	Desborough	2	608
76	Dewson	2	176
77	Diddams	2	95
78	Divall	2	367
79	Dodman	2	463
80	Double	2	591
81	Fakes	2	95
82	Fawbert	2	217
83	Fifield	2	435
84	Figg	2	722
85	Fishbourne	2	70
86	Free	2	736
87	Fulford	2	997
88	Gane	2	844
89	Gear	2	1,114
90	Gell	2	643
91	Goffin	2	461
92	Goodrich	2	617
93	Goose	2	643
94	Greatorex	2	917
95	Grist	2	1,452
96	Guntrip	2	170
97	Hamlet	2	509
98	Harber	2	686
99	Hardiman	2	879
100	Keyte	2	562