1881 census occupation

Genl Serv surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

409 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 487 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Ayres, with 7 people recorded as Genl Serv.

Surnames most linked with Genl Serv

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	Ayres	7	4,164
2	Challis	4	1,893
3	Cheshire	4	2,304
4	Banister	3	1,243
5	Cory	3	1,031
6	Dick	3	6,686
7	Fielder	3	1,844
8	Scarfe	3	576
9	Wilby	3	1,757
10	Angell	2	1,147
11	Barret	2	851
12	Bellingham	2	1,094
13	Blackford	2	1,074
14	Blay	2	520
15	Braun	2	196
16	Brien	2	1,008
17	Brunning	2	608
18	Buffery	2	167
19	Carlin	2	1,521
20	Cattermole	2	795
21	Cherrett	2	240
22	Cramer	2	255
23	Culver	2	664
24	Desborough	2	608
25	Diggins	2	489
26	Dinham	2	319
27	Donohue	2	690
28	Dougan	2	720
29	Elder	2	3,182
30	Elmer	2	1,019
31	Fairhall	2	171
32	Fear	2	1,329
33	Fullbrook	2	272
34	Gerard	2	488
35	Gibbard	2	728
36	Glyn	2	225
37	Keay	2	1,282
38	Magrath	2	315
39	Mapley	2	172
40	Mennell	2	348
41	Moy	2	582
42	Musgrove	2	1,442
43	Pateman	2	1,140
44	Peploe	2	151
45	Pocknell	2	157
46	Rolph	2	1,102
47	Sandon	2	237
48	Sanger	2	793
49	Sealey	2	981
50	Sellick	2	795
51	Shakespeare	2	1,090
52	Shilton	2	929
53	Sinfield	2	725
54	Sulivan	2	557
55	Trussler	2	387
56	Virtue	2	322
57	Walder	2	705
58	Walland	2	87
59	Warfield	2	147
60	Weal	2	255
61	Wetherill	2	397
62	Wiggett	2	403
63	Woodland	2	1,508
64	Abott	1	89
65	Agg	1	267
66	Alltree	1	44
67	Almey	1	118
68	Amiss	1	199
69	Anchor	1	93
70	Ancock	1	134
71	Avey	1	219
72	Badenoch	1	148
73	Barbour	1	1,644
74	Barbrook	1	109
75	Barrott	1	197
76	Bartrum	1	269
77	Bascombe	1	202
78	Batesman	1	20
79	Batterbee	1	243
80	Bawdon	1	85
81	Bayer	1	83
82	Baynton	1	301
83	Beane	1	206
84	Behan	1	104
85	Belch	1	149
86	Bendelow	1	188
87	Bert	1	90
88	Bessent	1	110
89	Biggar	1	415
90	Blatch	1	302
91	Blaze	1	133
92	Bogle	1	375
93	Bolding	1	207
94	Bole	1	207
95	Boneham	1	205
96	Bootman	1	78
97	Borden	1	83
98	Bosson	1	243
99	Bows	1	137
100	Brackpool	1	73