1881 census occupation

Lady surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

285 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 472 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Waddington, with 8 people recorded as Lady.

Surnames most linked with Lady

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	Waddington	8	4,864
2	Johnstone	6	13,626
3	Darrell	5	240
4	Dickson	5	11,181
5	Eastwick	5	173
6	Josling	5	307
7	Nield	5	2,052
8	Birkett	4	2,890
9	Busk	4	142
10	Cayzer	4	99
11	Eden	4	3,042
12	Maitland	4	1,953
13	Moyle	4	1,435
14	Purdon	4	549
15	Raphael	4	207
16	Rawson	4	3,262
17	Back	3	1,616
18	Bagley	3	2,227
19	Blakeney	3	170
20	Blurton	3	226
21	Board	3	1,095
22	Cockshott	3	548
23	Evershed	3	346
24	Farrant	3	1,761
25	Forester	3	864
26	Greene	3	802
27	Grenfell	3	499
28	Muller	3	1,112
29	Nathan	3	997
30	Nicols	3	186
31	Oldaker	3	158
32	Pochin	3	159
33	Pryce	3	1,440
34	Rashleigh	3	214
35	Rossiter	3	1,893
36	Ryley	3	772
37	Sach	3	382
38	Shury	3	65
39	Stanhope	3	717
40	Thynne	3	180
41	Vaile	3	131
42	Whetham	3	83
43	Whitchurch	3	330
44	Wollaston	3	146
45	Aitkin	2	523
46	Apperley	2	335
47	Barling	2	439
48	Beatty	2	437
49	Beatty	2	437
50	Beddall	2	395
51	Bellairs	2	150
52	Bobbett	2	171
53	Bovill	2	208
54	Buchan	2	3,893
55	Burder	2	177
56	Cavendish	2	162
57	Clive	2	368
58	Cockrane	2	324
59	Coke	2	376
60	Collison	2	1,234
61	Corps	2	339
62	Cruickshank	2	3,375
63	Cullingford	2	349
64	Dempster	2	2,135
65	Dowlman	2	73
66	Durnford	2	328
67	Elkington	2	1,124
68	Englander	2	9
69	Everington	2	174
70	Farquhar	2	2,334
71	Figg	2	722
72	Forward	2	827
73	Foxwell	2	527
74	Fulljames	2	72
75	Greenhill	2	1,294
76	Grieveson	2	167
77	Grylls	2	134
78	Hanbury	2	528
79	Hanner	2	129
80	Harling	2	1,298
81	Harrier	2	51
82	Isham	2	222
83	Janson	2	554
84	Jesson	2	652
85	Mallet	2	477
86	Meyers	2	276
87	Milsom	2	1,025
88	Mower	2	718
89	Muscott	2	82
90	Nason	2	280
91	Neilson	2	4,247
92	Nunns	2	406
93	Ogilvie	2	2,906
94	Packman	2	736
95	Petre	2	196
96	Peyton	2	356
97	Picton	2	1,017
98	Roff	2	502
99	Rosher	2	178
100	Sansum	2	260