1881 census occupation

Messenger surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

302 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 409 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Crawley, with 7 people recorded as Messenger.

Surnames most linked with Messenger

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	Crawley	7	3,882
2	Croucher	4	1,704
3	Mccarthy	4	7,804
4	Turpin	4	1,597
5	Whelan	4	2,014
6	Argent	3	1,418
7	Britten	3	1,195
8	Brodie	3	4,058
9	Fanning	3	324
10	Girling	3	1,912
11	Rook	3	2,056
12	Saxby	3	1,417
13	Secker	3	704
14	Sibbald	3	824
15	Walder	3	705
16	Allwright	2	359
17	Atterbury	2	311
18	Avins	2	75
19	Babb	2	810
20	Binham	2	57
21	Bishops	2	53
22	Boughey	2	659
23	Bratton	2	374
24	Brush	2	274
25	Carrol	2	1,365
26	Chesterman	2	515
27	Chipperfield	2	772
28	Chisnell	2	151
29	Churcher	2	1,039
30	Cleveland	2	582
31	Copas	2	186
32	Cottingham	2	797
33	Cowie	2	3,649
34	Dane	2	660
35	Darnley	2	199
36	Delve	2	396
37	Donoghue	2	993
38	Emson	2	293
39	Everson	2	976
40	Fage	2	170
41	Feaver	2	244
42	Finley	2	826
43	Fitzsimmons	2	707
44	Gaynor	2	322
45	Gleaves	2	444
46	Griffey	2	105
47	Grimstone	2	124
48	Hards	2	679
49	Illing	2	152
50	Jellings	2	75
51	Jewson	2	256
52	Jury	2	959
53	Kavanagh	2	1,142
54	Mclean	2	20,498
55	Munson	2	664
56	Olding	2	574
57	Pollock	2	4,359
58	Powis	2	1,145
59	Protheroe	2	761
60	Pusey	2	658
61	Ramshaw	2	739
62	Reekie	2	726
63	Remnant	2	271
64	Root	2	977
65	Say	2	709
66	Scurr	2	363
67	Snare	2	247
68	Stripling	2	59
69	Thring	2	231
70	Thrupp	2	165
71	Tilly	2	914
72	Titheridge	2	210
73	Tomson	2	330
74	Trenchard	2	306
75	Victory	2	133
76	Warde	2	247
77	Wenn	2	266
78	Whitear	2	244
79	Wingrove	2	877
80	Wink	2	249
81	Winterburn	2	836
82	Woodhatch	2	137
83	Woolcott	2	413
84	Youlton	2	101
85	Ade	1	122
86	Akins	1	75
87	Alderslade	1	90
88	Alter	1	25
89	Altree	1	84
90	Antell	1	164
91	Archdeacon	1	110
92	Ashpole	1	171
93	Ayscough	1	133
94	Baggett	1	191
95	Barday	1	29
96	Bartington	1	35
97	Bartrip	1	67
98	Bassil	1	100
99	Batchelder	1	62
100	Beardman	1	100