1881 census occupation

General Domestic Servant surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

754 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 950 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Garland, with 5 people recorded as General Domestic Servant.

Surnames most linked with General Domestic Servant

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	Garland	5	3,933
2	Caldwell	4	4,687
3	Colman	4	2,788
4	Cowling	4	2,629
5	Denyer	4	1,218
6	Kingston	4	2,787
7	Monks	4	2,429
8	Mott	4	2,270
9	Pardoe	4	1,472
10	Parks	4	3,126
11	Whittington	4	2,108
12	Betteridge	3	1,347
13	Brackley	3	522
14	Ditchfield	3	1,018
15	Eaves	3	1,633
16	Ely	3	1,572
17	Ingle	3	1,222
18	Melbourne	3	609
19	Picken	3	1,253
20	Piner	3	171
21	Sains	3	141
22	Shannon	3	2,314
23	Surridge	3	889
24	Tovey	3	1,751
25	Trotter	3	3,148
26	Whitney	3	1,554
27	Adam	2	5,145
28	Adlam	2	773
29	Amson	2	136
30	Askham	2	582
31	Avey	2	219
32	Bark	2	461
33	Barrows	2	755
34	Baugh	2	1,079
35	Beacham	2	833
36	Bearman	2	597
37	Bellman	2	296
38	Biggin	2	754
39	Billingsley	2	419
40	Blewitt	2	674
41	Blowers	2	762
42	Blunden	2	1,000
43	Brackenbury	2	654
44	Brigham	2	631
45	Bye	2	1,508
46	Caller	2	210
47	Catherall	2	547
48	Champ	2	622
49	Chapel	2	391
50	Clear	2	625
51	Clerk	2	779
52	Clewer	2	264
53	Clowes	2	1,667
54	Cogan	2	609
55	Colyer	2	775
56	Corbet	2	718
57	Cowland	2	377
58	Crack	2	378
59	Cullum	2	1,174
60	Diamond	2	1,389
61	Digman	2	125
62	Donelly	2	688
63	Donohue	2	690
64	Dow	2	892
65	Driffield	2	249
66	Drysdale	2	2,559
67	Duff	2	5,333
68	Duffey	2	1,068
69	Dugan	2	575
70	Eadsforth	2	35
71	Edginton	2	501
72	Evanson	2	342
73	Eves	2	1,254
74	Farnworth	2	1,539
75	Fells	2	310
76	Fender	2	457
77	Fieldsend	2	503
78	Fouracre	2	304
79	Frearson	2	389
80	Gasson	2	745
81	Govier	2	584
82	Grimwood	2	1,226
83	Gulliver	2	1,010
84	Hack	2	1,054
85	Hallas	2	1,120
86	Hamlyn	2	709
87	Handcock	2	688
88	Harle	2	678
89	Jakeman	2	828
90	Jasper	2	959
91	Kedge	2	285
92	Kilburn	2	1,542
93	Kilsby	2	306
94	Kingdom	2	695
95	Kingsley	2	524
96	Kinsella	2	446
97	Mallet	2	477
98	Manuel	2	895
99	Mattock	2	776
100	Melville	2	3,182