1881 census occupation

Lacemaker surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

517 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 2,144 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Tysoe, with 34 people recorded as Lacemaker.

Surnames most linked with Lacemaker

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	Tysoe	34	365
2	Church	29	6,537
3	Wooding	29	1,303
4	Tompkins	25	2,589
5	Curtis	24	16,949
6	Goodman	21	8,716
7	Bowler	20	3,653
8	Garner	19	9,464
9	Stock	19	3,724
10	Barcock	17	168
11	Denton	17	5,488
12	Partridge	17	7,795
13	Underwood	15	8,092
14	Whiting	15	5,764
15	Darby	14	4,806
16	Janes	14	1,922
17	Smart	14	13,640
18	Turvey	13	1,405
19	Irons	12	1,634
20	Keech	12	629
21	Osborn	12	6,245
22	Geary	11	2,341
23	Golding	11	5,274
24	Hardwick	11	4,571
25	Mayes	11	2,895
26	Northcott	11	1,354
27	Pell	11	1,683
28	Pettit	11	2,369
29	Redman	11	3,934
30	Rixon	11	983
31	Minney	10	319
32	Parrott	10	3,402
33	Purser	10	1,100
34	Towns	10	968
35	Wildman	10	1,830
36	Aspley	9	102
37	Ayres	9	4,164
38	Bartram	9	1,475
39	Berrill	9	395
40	Childs	9	5,492
41	Clayson	9	644
42	Cockings	9	162
43	Cotton	9	7,145
44	Drage	9	1,159
45	Fensom	9	454
46	Flute	9	78
47	Goodger	9	593
48	Pallett	9	813
49	Panter	9	1,018
50	Pateman	9	1,140
51	Paxton	9	2,394
52	Small	9	7,628
53	Sparrow	9	3,789
54	Stapleton	9	3,003
55	Summerfield	9	1,940
56	Whitmore	9	2,628
57	Bason	8	440
58	Bowyer	8	3,265
59	Burr	8	2,415
60	Cambers	8	140
61	Capel	8	886
62	Carrington	8	3,134
63	Crouch	8	4,011
64	Driver	8	5,553
65	Dudley	8	4,479
66	Edmonds	8	5,669
67	Gadsden	8	389
68	Gillett	8	3,156
69	Perryman	8	1,087
70	Pile	8	1,378
71	Swales	8	2,089
72	Thew	8	400
73	Askew	7	3,381
74	Bolt	7	2,168
75	Bridle	7	1,254
76	Cave	7	4,298
77	Clifton	7	4,221
78	Cowley	7	4,974
79	Darlow	7	626
80	Dillon	7	2,948
81	Fairey	7	432
82	Farrant	7	1,761
83	Gurney	7	3,101
84	Keep	7	1,089
85	Meadows	7	4,179
86	Millward	7	3,360
87	Parish	7	4,621
88	Sargent	7	4,600
89	Seamarks	7	24
90	Sharman	7	4,118
91	Simons	7	3,952
92	Wadsworth	7	4,167
93	Westlake	7	2,144
94	Whitbread	7	1,191
95	Woodland	7	1,508
96	Wootton	7	2,712
97	Abraham	6	2,933
98	Agland	6	101
99	Billing	6	1,668
100	Branson	6	1,072