1881 census occupation

Housemaid Domestic surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

965 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 1,295 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Reid, with 10 people recorded as Housemaid Domestic.

Surnames most linked with Housemaid Domestic

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	Reid	10	31,585
2	Alcock	8	4,334
3	Jupp	7	1,670
4	Penfold	6	2,540
5	Wiltshire	6	3,984
6	Beale	5	3,777
7	Brooker	5	3,612
8	Christian	5	2,092
9	Ashdown	4	1,693
10	Beattie	4	6,437
11	Cheeseman	4	2,355
12	Chivers	4	2,637
13	Constable	4	3,307
14	Fulcher	4	1,515
15	Kimber	4	2,829
16	Noakes	4	2,188
17	Pierson	4	635
18	Stannard	4	2,093
19	Tarrant	4	2,119
20	Worsfold	4	974
21	Yeoman	4	1,887
22	Angus	3	4,299
23	Bowring	3	961
24	Burdett	3	2,108
25	Catchpole	3	1,933
26	Charman	3	1,675
27	Digby	3	1,551
28	Dunstan	3	1,694
29	Ellery	3	807
30	Elston	3	1,447
31	Frazer	3	2,316
32	Groombridge	3	756
33	Hamblin	3	1,352
34	Kerridge	3	1,097
35	Messenger	3	2,307
36	Musson	3	1,480
37	Newland	3	1,793
38	Pick	3	1,927
39	Pile	3	1,378
40	Player	3	1,151
41	Plumridge	3	831
42	Purdy	3	1,707
43	Sheffield	3	1,569
44	Spink	3	2,417
45	Stiff	3	1,036
46	Thacker	3	2,176
47	Tolley	3	1,568
48	Trollope	3	636
49	Washington	3	1,488
50	Waterman	3	2,296
51	Wickham	3	2,026
52	Witt	3	1,195
53	Woolgar	3	1,069
54	Abbot	2	1,414
55	Addy	2	1,278
56	Adlington	2	488
57	Agent	2	107
58	Akehurst	2	784
59	Aldworth	2	229
60	Amey	2	836
61	Badman	2	425
62	Banyard	2	681
63	Barden	2	1,143
64	Barrows	2	755
65	Bartlam	2	323
66	Baskerville	2	707
67	Baynes	2	1,181
68	Beavis	2	1,227
69	Beeching	2	564
70	Beecroft	2	1,262
71	Beeton	2	922
72	Belham	2	109
73	Bellingham	2	1,094
74	Benfield	2	861
75	Biggin	2	754
76	Boice	2	42
77	Bosley	2	700
78	Brill	2	384
79	Brodrick	2	377
80	Brumby	2	540
81	Brunton	2	2,426
82	Bruton	2	1,007
83	Bullimore	2	632
84	Burbridge	2	1,030
85	Burdon	2	980
86	Canham	2	1,332
87	Capel	2	886
88	Carden	2	660
89	Castleman	2	272
90	Catherall	2	547
91	Catling	2	710
92	Cawthorne	2	826
93	Cleverley	2	353
94	Cochrane	2	4,634
95	Cockram	2	1,017
96	Coker	2	1,412
97	Colegate	2	292
98	Comber	2	1,009
99	Cooley	2	771
100	Coppard	2	559