1881 census occupation

Mariner surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

1,942 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 6,036 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Johnson, with 107 people recorded as Mariner.

Surnames most linked with Mariner

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	Johnson	107	100,458
2	Thompson	101	89,587
3	Cook	74	59,467
4	Anderson	58	59,265
5	Owen	56	35,558
6	Jenkins	52	35,237
7	Miller	47	53,567
8	Cole	38	27,185
9	Kelly	37	30,644
10	Owens	36	14,922
11	Bartlett	35	13,054
12	Parry	33	22,775
13	Arnold	29	16,054
14	Murphy	28	23,790
15	Nelson	28	14,407
16	Griffith	27	9,759
17	Stone	27	21,581
18	May	26	18,022
19	Robertson	26	50,348
20	Woods	24	18,768
21	French	23	14,624
22	Norris	23	12,839
23	Nicholson	22	21,253
24	Stewart	22	46,990
25	Banks	21	15,330
26	Draper	21	7,044
27	Miles	20	17,637
28	Winter	20	10,608
29	Grant	19	29,695
30	Barnard	18	7,425
31	Burns	18	20,128
32	Campbell	18	50,681
33	Harper	18	19,184
34	Peterson	18	1,518
35	Bowen	17	12,380
36	Dyer	17	11,556
37	Christian	16	2,092
38	Clements	16	9,906
39	Dale	16	12,648
40	Johns	16	7,655
41	Olsen	16	557
42	Rowlands	15	7,438
43	Short	15	11,678
44	Waters	15	12,022
45	Wills	15	8,934
46	Davidson	14	25,224
47	Pierce	14	4,402
48	Wallace	14	20,491
49	Alexander	13	15,837
50	Daniels	13	9,394
51	Davison	13	10,683
52	Salmon	13	6,817
53	Crawford	12	14,716
54	Crocker	12	4,000
55	Diaper	12	513
56	Kennedy	12	18,038
57	Potts	12	10,001
58	Quirk	12	781
59	Reid	12	31,585
60	Ross	12	32,788
61	Rowland	12	8,511
62	Spence	12	9,887
63	Beer	11	4,775
64	Bevis	11	1,036
65	Cowell	11	3,982
66	Dawkins	11	2,164
67	Goldsmith	11	4,546
68	Harman	11	4,485
69	Jacobs	11	7,152
70	Quayle	11	631
71	Spearpoint	11	135
72	Barr	10	7,263
73	Black	10	19,357
74	Bowles	10	4,884
75	Burnett	10	8,312
76	Carrington	10	3,134
77	Ferguson	10	21,268
78	Fraser	10	26,732
79	Friend	10	3,382
80	Griggs	10	2,330
81	Morrison	10	23,413
82	Osborn	10	6,245
83	Patterson	10	10,426
84	Starling	10	2,194
85	Watt	10	11,539
86	Brand	9	4,412
87	Caws	9	230
88	Cowley	9	4,974
89	Crane	9	6,295
90	Dent	9	5,714
91	Gates	9	4,641
92	Hamilton	9	22,515
93	Johnstone	9	13,626
94	Milton	9	4,123
95	Nicholas	9	5,834
96	Noel	9	455
97	Nurse	9	1,461
98	Oakley	9	6,359
99	Redman	9	3,934
100	Sandy	9	1,039