1881 census occupation

Labour surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

141 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 221 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Robarts, with 6 people recorded as Labour.

Surnames most linked with Labour

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	Robarts	6	295
2	Cottle	4	1,465
3	Dengate	4	216
4	Quilter	4	477
5	Wilton	4	2,874
6	Creswell	3	951
7	Elbourn	3	170
8	Finley	3	826
9	Freestone	3	1,286
10	Goslin	3	244
11	Maylett	3	91
12	Motley	3	379
13	Peasley	3	164
14	Ransom	3	1,619
15	Woodford	3	2,069
16	Annett	2	269
17	Atchison	2	362
18	Ayliffe	2	391
19	Beeney	2	172
20	Bick	2	526
21	Boulding	2	316
22	Bullett	2	142
23	Buttle	2	786
24	Conley	2	1,078
25	Conlin	2	560
26	Cotgrove	2	167
27	Coy	2	943
28	Dainton	2	352
29	Dyche	2	226
30	Elphick	2	1,000
31	Fancey	2	48
32	Fifield	2	435
33	Flaherty	2	909
34	Flyn	2	368
35	Frankling	2	363
36	Golledge	2	298
37	Goodings	2	169
38	Haggas	2	282
39	Hanafin	2	27
40	Johson	2	70
41	Kinney	2	249
42	Maris	2	190
43	Morries	2	180
44	Myland	2	150
45	Nottage	2	596
46	Panes	2	115
47	Picton	2	1,017
48	Plumbly	2	167
49	Reagan	2	121
50	Shakespeare	2	1,090
51	Sheils	2	173
52	Stacy	2	871
53	Standfield	2	178
54	Tarratt	2	102
55	Timson	2	938
56	Torrance	2	1,313
57	Vines	2	997
58	Westoby	2	432
59	Abbots	1	164
60	Addey	1	160
61	Barlett	1	131
62	Berney	1	116
63	Bevon	1	59
64	Bickham	1	179
65	Blade	1	191
66	Blaydon	1	139
67	Bolderson	1	131
68	Bulbeck	1	188
69	Bunkell	1	52
70	Bysouth	1	147
71	Cairn	1	123
72	Castree	1	131
73	Chisman	1	194
74	Clitherow	1	112
75	Clure	1	79
76	Concannon	1	216
77	Connery	1	184
78	Coppinger	1	134
79	Credland	1	243
80	Crennell	1	11
81	Cutten	1	43
82	Daulby	1	132
83	Devany	1	148
84	Deveney	1	119
85	Doling	1	171
86	Eadie	1	1,417
87	Ealy	1	61
88	Ebrey	1	88
89	Eldershaw	1	137
90	Ewin	1	165
91	Fancy	1	208
92	Farral	1	93
93	Felthouse	1	85
94	Finlow	1	161
95	Fitzsimon	1	86
96	Franter	1	39
97	Gasser	1	85
98	Gearey	1	121
99	Glancy	1	354
100	Hanway	1	26