1881 census occupation

Mill Hand surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

178 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 470 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Sykes, with 27 people recorded as Mill Hand.

Surnames most linked with Mill Hand

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	Sykes	27	14,399
2	Brook	14	11,590
3	Dyson	13	9,699
4	Ramsden	13	5,465
5	Bland	8	6,214
6	Jowett	8	3,260
7	Armitage	7	7,647
8	Bottomley	7	4,974
9	Pickard	7	4,169
10	Sugden	7	3,461
11	Garside	6	4,328
12	Midgley	6	4,013
13	Cliffe	5	1,880
14	Kitson	5	2,390
15	Picton	5	1,017
16	Brampton	4	431
17	Bulmer	4	2,373
18	Calverly	4	117
19	Dorey	4	761
20	Emmott	4	1,126
21	Fort	4	722
22	Ibbitson	4	247
23	Milnes	4	2,654
24	Mounsey	4	862
25	Odonnell	4	3,098
26	Shires	4	838
27	Westwell	4	601
28	Whelan	4	2,014
29	Whitely	4	633
30	Wightman	4	1,970
31	Anchor	3	93
32	Arrand	3	145
33	Asquith	3	1,753
34	Auty	3	1,010
35	Beardall	3	313
36	Beaver	3	1,326
37	Boocock	3	1,055
38	Carlton	3	1,537
39	Cosgrove	3	1,455
40	Cregg	3	121
41	Curzon	3	586
42	Dawton	3	90
43	Downey	3	2,112
44	Fothergill	3	1,702
45	Hardaker	3	1,039
46	Kilroy	3	503
47	Malley	3	868
48	Martins	3	491
49	Mcewen	3	1,948
50	Normington	3	757
51	Ohara	3	2,809
52	Oldroyd	3	1,515
53	Parson	3	1,342
54	Renton	3	1,835
55	Seaton	3	2,536
56	Tyas	3	710
57	Ulph	3	218
58	Warran	3	85
59	Whitwam	3	696
60	Wilby	3	1,757
61	Agnew	2	1,645
62	Allatt	2	341
63	Auckland	2	423
64	Audsley	2	330
65	Balmford	2	95
66	Bigwood	2	434
67	Bince	2	42
68	Blue	2	516
69	Booton	2	237
70	Bradwell	2	616
71	Brodbent	2	64
72	Brogan	2	1,002
73	Brooksbank	2	980
74	Brookshaw	2	207
75	Bunney	2	673
76	Callan	2	968
77	Carrott	2	256
78	Chatburn	2	359
79	Cockcroft	2	857
80	Corrigan	2	1,340
81	Cowlishaw	2	517
82	Dainty	2	826
83	Dallison	2	236
84	Dibb	2	629
85	Dirkin	2	110
86	Ellam	2	755
87	Ensor	2	668
88	Falconer	2	3,590
89	Farmery	2	533
90	Feeley	2	263
91	Flesher	2	144
92	Gaukrodger	2	163
93	Goldthorpe	2	728
94	Goodbody	2	339
95	Hagerty	2	254
96	Hallas	2	1,120
97	Joule	2	266
98	Kirshaw	2	61
99	Maroney	2	89
100	Mccormick	2	4,854