1881 census occupation

Laborers Wife surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

326 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 448 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Waring, with 6 people recorded as Laborers Wife.

Surnames most linked with Laborers Wife

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	Waring	6	3,768
2	Mays	5	1,726
3	Barrell	4	1,141
4	Blissett	4	435
5	Dingle	4	1,273
6	Wakelin	4	1,111
7	Blows	3	325
8	Dodson	3	2,316
9	Flatt	3	663
10	Morcom	3	443
11	Pugsley	3	901
12	Redworth	3	76
13	Roast	3	249
14	Suter	3	890
15	Tozer	3	1,773
16	Tubbs	3	693
17	Walford	3	1,836
18	Windebank	3	457
19	Abbotts	2	457
20	Ace	2	255
21	Allday	2	394
22	Angel	2	1,250
23	Bedwell	2	1,157
24	Beharrell	2	91
25	Bewley	2	800
26	Blank	2	279
27	Blanks	2	374
28	Blowers	2	762
29	Body	2	1,010
30	Bould	2	728
31	Boyles	2	588
32	Brimblecombe	2	186
33	Burroughs	2	958
34	Calligan	2	596
35	Carhart	2	97
36	Chidley	2	408
37	Clapton	2	551
38	Cobbold	2	656
39	Corder	2	519
40	Corker	2	732
41	Crossman	2	977
42	Curnock	2	245
43	Dash	2	572
44	Davie	2	2,771
45	Dible	2	105
46	Donelly	2	688
47	Dunthorne	2	201
48	Dyment	2	133
49	Easterbrook	2	844
50	Firminger	2	119
51	Freemantle	2	704
52	Freeston	2	308
53	Gathercole	2	619
54	Gedge	2	585
55	Godsell	2	373
56	Gosden	2	608
57	Guilbert	2	23
58	Gulliford	2	489
59	Gunning	2	1,094
60	Hagley	2	299
61	Hake	2	330
62	Hankins	2	571
63	Ingleby	2	597
64	Jenvey	2	162
65	Juliff	2	95
66	Millier	2	105
67	Mison	2	173
68	Moulder	2	541
69	Northam	2	546
70	Overhill	2	94
71	Parham	2	452
72	Ratchford	2	198
73	Ruby	2	261
74	Sandy	2	1,039
75	Scarf	2	263
76	Scragg	2	972
77	Sedgbeer	2	26
78	Sherry	2	1,053
79	Sillifant	2	159
80	Skingley	2	133
81	Smerdon	2	465
82	Spaven	2	160
83	Springthorpe	2	418
84	Stubbins	2	494
85	Sumpter	2	473
86	Swanwick	2	407
87	Timson	2	938
88	Trollope	2	636
89	Vowden	2	63
90	Walbridge	2	150
91	Warder	2	446
92	Whatmore	2	646
93	Witcombe	2	531
94	Woodham	2	1,002
95	Wyles	2	750
96	Aire	1	48
97	Alban	1	79
98	Allder	1	150
99	Ariss	1	175
100	Asten	1	139