1881 census occupation

House Duties surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

219 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 395 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Sutcliffe, with 19 people recorded as House Duties.

Surnames most linked with House Duties

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	Sutcliffe	19	11,839
2	Woodhead	9	5,606
3	Kaye	8	4,398
4	Midgley	7	4,013
5	Moorhouse	7	3,703
6	Pilling	7	3,614
7	Bower	6	5,485
8	Fielden	6	1,748
9	Battye	5	1,078
10	Cunliffe	5	3,724
11	Fearnley	5	1,823
12	Garnett	5	3,722
13	Mee	5	2,280
14	Alsop	4	1,342
15	Blood	4	1,205
16	Bradder	4	133
17	Coupe	4	2,091
18	Spargo	4	552
19	Barwick	3	1,270
20	Beeson	3	1,201
21	Berrisford	3	916
22	Bowley	3	1,644
23	Garry	3	539
24	Meakin	3	2,343
25	Quarmby	3	792
26	Quemby	3	67
27	Raistrick	3	709
28	Smithies	3	1,074
29	Spear	3	1,407
30	Start	3	694
31	Stumbles	3	86
32	Thurman	3	740
33	Turnock	3	444
34	Bamforth	2	1,334
35	Berrington	2	542
36	Bloomer	2	900
37	Brandon	2	1,525
38	Brocklebank	2	733
39	Brotherhood	2	278
40	Burdell	2	75
41	Careless	2	746
42	Cawthra	2	313
43	Chatburn	2	359
44	Cockshott	2	548
45	Crafts	2	111
46	Culshaw	2	1,137
47	Darnborough	2	88
48	Diggle	2	1,096
49	Duxberry	2	105
50	Evison	2	948
51	Flemming	2	1,203
52	Garton	2	1,474
53	Halfyard	2	131
54	Handford	2	1,118
55	Hardacre	2	710
56	Harriman	2	769
57	Kilroy	2	503
58	Marchall	2	123
59	Micklethwaite	2	405
60	Midwood	2	414
61	Milligan	2	3,523
62	Mullock	2	298
63	Nowell	2	1,414
64	Pallett	2	813
65	Pilsworth	2	185
66	Pullin	2	1,061
67	Pursglove	2	281
68	Richley	2	174
69	Ridings	2	665
70	Sargeson	2	137
71	Scattergood	2	806
72	Secker	2	704
73	Style	2	258
74	Tagg	2	1,141
75	Tatham	2	1,018
76	Teale	2	1,103
77	Thornber	2	733
78	Tivey	2	312
79	Toothill	2	379
80	Twells	2	395
81	Vardy	2	601
82	Willcock	2	1,093
83	Wroe	2	1,247
84	Allister	1	139
85	Aram	1	208
86	Asten	1	139
87	Barke	1	195
88	Bayless	1	154
89	Beadsworth	1	62
90	Bellam	1	99
91	Bertenshaw	1	166
92	Biddles	1	206
93	Birtwell	1	279
94	Bispham	1	177
95	Blagbrough	1	137
96	Blessington	1	96
97	Bolan	1	277
98	Boultwood	1	171
99	Bowmar	1	55
100	Bramfitt	1	78