1881 census occupation

Labourer surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

14,022 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 151,100 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Balls, with 24 people recorded as Labourer.

Surnames most linked with Labourer

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
1001	Balls	24	3,837
1002	Boon	24	2,786
1003	Brain	24	3,214
1004	Bridger	24	2,517
1005	Browne	24	5,446
1006	Bullen	24	3,162
1007	Clifton	24	4,221
1008	Cronin	24	1,061
1009	Curry	24	4,258
1010	Fairbrother	24	1,700
1011	Fear	24	1,329
1012	Fenn	24	3,035
1013	Foot	24	2,954
1014	Griggs	24	2,330
1015	Ives	24	3,510
1016	Johnstone	24	13,626
1017	Keenan	24	2,533
1018	Maddock	24	2,739
1019	Malone	24	2,398
1020	Moses	24	3,048
1021	Pocock	24	3,154
1022	Rooke	24	2,206
1023	Rush	24	3,223
1024	Salisbury	24	2,966
1025	Selby	24	3,580
1026	Sherwood	24	3,813
1027	Simms	24	3,429
1028	Spooner	24	4,319
1029	Steward	24	3,834
1030	Wain	24	2,525
1031	Waldron	24	2,615
1032	Willson	24	3,372
1033	Avis	23	1,437
1034	Ayling	23	2,158
1035	Bignell	23	1,205
1036	Brough	23	3,665
1037	Card	23	1,750
1038	Cass	23	2,120
1039	Child	23	5,087
1040	Cobb	23	4,259
1041	Collis	23	3,089
1042	Constable	23	3,307
1043	Cotterill	23	2,626
1044	Cottrell	23	2,681
1045	Coughlin	23	485
1046	Crooks	23	2,308
1047	Dawes	23	4,081
1048	Digby	23	1,551
1049	Dwyer	23	1,656
1050	Eccles	23	4,772
1051	Fenton	23	5,969
1052	Marlow	23	3,514
1053	More	23	2,366
1054	Mullin	23	1,340
1055	Nugent	23	1,568
1056	Ohara	23	2,809
1057	Overton	23	2,907
1058	Parnell	23	2,890
1059	Pattison	23	4,769
1060	Prentice	23	3,537
1061	Prichard	23	2,756
1062	Rafferty	23	1,545
1063	Redfern	23	4,170
1064	Renshaw	23	2,832
1065	Rook	23	2,056
1066	Scully	23	915
1067	Slack	23	4,720
1068	Starkey	23	2,918
1069	Stead	23	6,126
1070	Stratford	23	2,039
1071	Tilley	23	3,939
1072	Tomlin	23	2,677
1073	Tompkins	23	2,589
1074	Addison	22	4,162
1075	Batten	22	2,753
1076	Bayliss	22	3,786
1077	Birchall	22	2,945
1078	Bowker	22	2,924
1079	Brazier	22	2,799
1080	Brierley	22	5,333
1081	Butters	22	1,462
1082	Collard	22	1,818
1083	Cooney	22	1,238
1084	Courtney	22	2,136
1085	Crisp	22	4,151
1086	Cull	22	1,488
1087	Dring	22	1,338
1088	Dyke	22	2,954
1089	Easton	22	4,554
1090	Elson	22	1,882
1091	Fawcett	22	5,778
1092	Fay	22	1,110
1093	Fell	22	4,150
1094	Forrester	22	4,035
1095	Good	22	3,733
1096	Grove	22	3,503
1097	Gunter	22	1,053
1098	Hampson	22	5,411
1099	Ingham	22	7,443
1100	Jarman	22	2,858