1881 census occupation

Gentlewoman surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

241 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 413 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Woodley, with 7 people recorded as Gentlewoman.

Surnames most linked with Gentlewoman

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	Woodley	7	2,652
2	Batt	6	2,022
3	Cary	5	729
4	Codd	5	1,282
5	Flower	5	2,918
6	Kingwell	5	269
7	Nisbett	5	298
8	Dick	4	6,686
9	Fenning	4	322
10	Fife	4	799
11	Greenhow	4	589
12	Maclean	4	3,731
13	Passingham	4	315
14	Tatham	4	1,018
15	Woodland	4	1,508
16	Arkell	3	635
17	Bawtree	3	133
18	Belfield	3	760
19	Callender	3	608
20	Carlow	3	278
21	Carlton	3	1,537
22	Carlyon	3	380
23	Cory	3	1,031
24	Courage	3	224
25	Dickin	3	369
26	Downward	3	186
27	Edbrook	3	76
28	Gatley	3	512
29	Greham	3	26
30	Master	3	379
31	Meyler	3	85
32	Moir	3	4,133
33	Northcote	3	440
34	Nowell	3	1,414
35	Pierson	3	635
36	Pryce	3	1,440
37	Southey	3	565
38	Utton	3	110
39	Wooller	3	319
40	Absolom	2	237
41	Adam	2	5,145
42	Ancell	2	240
43	Ashwell	2	1,037
44	Aughton	2	250
45	Barnaby	2	595
46	Barnham	2	239
47	Barstow	2	518
48	Bathe	2	403
49	Beamish	2	462
50	Bearne	2	256
51	Bellingham	2	1,094
52	Bevington	2	417
53	Birley	2	458
54	Brebner	2	385
55	Bucknell	2	758
56	Caldicott	2	593
57	Chaffin	2	104
58	Clewley	2	280
59	Collingwood	2	1,648
60	Denison	2	1,146
61	Devey	2	455
62	Dowding	2	1,271
63	Driffield	2	249
64	Dunwell	2	606
65	Eales	2	1,510
66	Escott	2	846
67	Ewing	2	2,773
68	Fearon	2	745
69	Gedge	2	585
70	Glyn	2	225
71	Hansom	2	168
72	Harbottle	2	579
73	Ismay	2	310
74	Jarratt	2	700
75	Jary	2	271
76	Jull	2	189
77	Keith	2	3,224
78	Kendle	2	306
79	Kingdon	2	936
80	Manton	2	1,282
81	Marquis	2	437
82	Marten	2	924
83	Monckton	2	287
84	Mure	2	140
85	Nisbet	2	3,202
86	Ornsby	2	83
87	Ram	2	178
88	Renny	2	272
89	Rowsell	2	640
90	Savory	2	1,107
91	Scobell	2	124
92	Sibthorpe	2	131
93	Slawson	2	178
94	Sorby	2	297
95	Spice	2	689
96	Springett	2	914
97	Stjohn	2	366
98	Styan	2	239
99	Tarleton	2	142
100	Tessier	2	64