1881 census occupation

Mason surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

2,129 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 12,391 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Jones, with 622 people recorded as Mason.

Surnames most linked with Mason

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	Jones	622	338,678
2	Williams	429	214,615
3	Davies	376	152,295
4	Thomas	352	123,339
5	Evans	284	130,734
6	Roberts	157	112,276
7	Jenkins	126	35,237
8	Phillips	126	53,458
9	Edwards	122	83,319
10	Richards	122	45,120
11	Griffiths	112	48,955
12	Rees	106	26,024
13	Powell	88	37,321
14	Morris	79	66,607
15	Davis	78	65,757
16	Price	75	52,361
17	Davey	58	12,184
18	Mitchell	58	60,795
19	Bennett	55	49,110
20	Ellis	55	43,381
21	Owen	54	35,558
22	Webb	53	40,508
23	Rogers	51	38,745
24	Adams	50	43,950
25	Palmer	49	35,153
26	John	48	10,815
27	Tucker	46	16,480
28	Webber	46	9,057
29	Pearce	43	27,443
30	Robson	41	19,747
31	Stephens	41	16,575
32	Watts	41	25,021
33	Oliver	40	21,337
34	Davison	37	10,683
35	Ford	37	29,131
36	Bowen	36	12,380
37	Fox	35	26,486
38	Wilkins	35	13,205
39	Matthews	34	26,049
40	Parry	34	22,775
41	Harding	33	21,596
42	Reed	33	21,815
43	Short	33	11,678
44	Parsons	32	22,657
45	Burgess	31	20,759
46	Walters	30	14,268
47	George	29	17,545
48	Gill	29	20,931
49	Pritchard	29	16,096
50	Weeks	29	6,387
51	Graham	28	34,451
52	Tyler	28	8,830
53	Wills	28	8,934
54	Porter	27	22,471
55	Pugh	27	11,458
56	Stone	27	21,581
57	Walton	27	21,088
58	Watkins	27	18,128
59	Nicholls	26	15,623
60	Dyer	25	11,556
61	Gibbs	24	14,676
62	Nicholas	24	5,834
63	Poole	24	14,382
64	Armstrong	23	22,891
65	Bevan	23	7,333
66	Bowden	23	8,607
67	Harries	23	5,647
68	Owens	23	14,922
69	Preece	23	4,878
70	Thorne	23	6,282
71	Crocker	22	4,000
72	Grant	22	29,695
73	Pascoe	22	3,369
74	Robins	22	6,309
75	Beer	21	4,775
76	Brook	21	11,590
77	Fry	21	9,452
78	Gale	21	8,531
79	Perkins	21	13,410
80	Wyatt	21	8,737
81	Blackmore	20	4,297
82	Emery	20	6,540
83	Skinner	20	15,141
84	Charlton	19	8,568
85	Clifford	19	6,147
86	Bartlett	18	13,054
87	Bray	18	9,999
88	Jordan	18	13,212
89	Wall	18	10,463
90	Whiting	18	5,764
91	Isaac	17	3,750
92	Jewell	17	3,139
93	Johns	17	7,655
94	Rhodes	17	13,915
95	Rowland	17	8,511
96	Weaver	17	7,782
97	Winter	17	10,608
98	Avery	16	5,002
99	Bryant	16	12,753
100	Drake	16	8,707