1881 census occupation

Housemaid Domestic Servant surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

598 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 772 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Fry, with 13 people recorded as Housemaid Domestic Servant.

Surnames most linked with Housemaid 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	Fry	13	9,452
2	Pascoe	7	3,369
3	Bridges	6	4,759
4	Blair	5	7,768
5	Collett	5	3,835
6	Griggs	5	2,330
7	Strange	5	3,206
8	Greenway	4	2,224
9	Tandy	4	1,421
10	Barley	3	1,671
11	Bartram	3	1,475
12	Brookfield	3	860
13	Cutter	3	845
14	Inwood	3	714
15	Keene	3	1,759
16	Kilby	3	1,685
17	Kingham	3	1,088
18	Money	3	1,790
19	Olive	3	1,073
20	Pavey	3	1,283
21	Paxton	3	2,394
22	Pilgrim	3	1,686
23	Purcell	3	2,083
24	Quinton	3	1,398
25	Stagg	3	1,959
26	Stoneman	3	1,210
27	Sturgeon	3	1,220
28	Tribe	3	1,010
29	Turvey	3	1,405
30	Veal	3	1,817
31	Veale	3	1,282
32	Westley	3	1,226
33	Abbotts	2	457
34	Ackland	2	981
35	Aggett	2	346
36	Atwell	2	633
37	Bardwell	2	318
38	Barrows	2	755
39	Beszant	2	98
40	Biggins	2	732
41	Blenkinsop	2	848
42	Blowers	2	762
43	Bloxham	2	975
44	Bowditch	2	733
45	Burbridge	2	1,030
46	Cheadle	2	699
47	Clover	2	857
48	Cockle	2	473
49	Cocksedge	2	461
50	Colton	2	1,017
51	Cornall	2	434
52	Coulter	2	1,507
53	Crockett	2	1,421
54	Curle	2	349
55	Dare	2	1,297
56	Darley	2	1,276
57	Dicker	2	1,172
58	Eastman	2	817
59	Elles	2	203
60	Epps	2	824
61	Evison	2	948
62	Fenning	2	322
63	Fillingham	2	617
64	Fincham	2	840
65	Frear	2	326
66	Gibb	2	5,291
67	Gillham	2	818
68	Gladwell	2	821
69	Goodenough	2	851
70	Grocott	2	856
71	Grout	2	774
72	Haddrell	2	213
73	Hains	2	509
74	Handcock	2	688
75	Hardie	2	3,925
76	Ivory	2	631
77	Keats	2	665
78	Kersey	2	574
79	Mackereth	2	290
80	Mothersole	2	322
81	Mount	2	1,162
82	Muggeridge	2	614
83	Mullens	2	384
84	Newing	2	463
85	Orford	2	749
86	Padley	2	804
87	Pells	2	361
88	Pepperell	2	510
89	Pidgeon	2	985
90	Pigott	2	1,145
91	Purser	2	1,100
92	Quinney	2	358
93	Reason	2	874
94	Redwood	2	807
95	Ringham	2	281
96	Rowson	2	1,078
97	Saywell	2	445
98	Severn	2	911
99	Shakespeare	2	1,090
100	Shute	2	1,197