1881 census occupation

Miner surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

189 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 441 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Cresswell, with 12 people recorded as Miner.

Surnames most linked with Miner

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	Cresswell	12	3,156
2	Ayre	7	1,673
3	Gallagher	7	4,530
4	Routledge	7	2,543
5	Furness	6	2,385
6	Gorman	6	3,623
7	Gornall	6	863
8	Magee	6	1,281
9	Manchester	6	600
10	Patrick	6	5,964
11	Borrows	5	426
12	Craddock	5	2,513
13	Dower	5	370
14	Finney	5	2,599
15	Orton	5	2,810
16	Proud	5	1,529
17	Ramsey	5	3,248
18	Telford	5	2,642
19	Trigg	5	1,680
20	Welding	5	213
21	Ainsley	4	836
22	Belshaw	4	586
23	Cuthbertson	4	2,303
24	Dungey	4	352
25	Ellwood	4	1,666
26	Forshaw	4	2,010
27	Glancey	4	203
28	Greenall	4	917
29	Greener	4	871
30	Grenfell	4	499
31	Grieves	4	740
32	Maughan	4	1,671
33	Mcleod	4	17,217
34	Raisbeck	4	279
35	Stogdale	4	51
36	Trembath	4	529
37	Anders	3	544
38	Barkess	3	82
39	Battersby	3	2,119
40	Berresford	3	563
41	Burk	3	1,085
42	Carling	3	752
43	Clews	3	1,358
44	Diggle	3	1,096
45	Eddy	3	1,788
46	Embleton	3	861
47	Errington	3	1,671
48	Gorton	3	1,853
49	Inger	3	156
50	Jelly	3	859
51	Makepeace	3	845
52	Palfreyman	3	647
53	Perk	3	45
54	Purvis	3	2,896
55	Stoves	3	160
56	Sunter	3	450
57	Swindle	3	314
58	Tams	3	390
59	Tither	3	148
60	Truscott	3	1,608
61	Tunstall	3	1,589
62	Turpin	3	1,597
63	Wrightson	3	863
64	Adlington	2	488
65	Annable	2	241
66	Aughton	2	250
67	Auston	2	157
68	Aylesbury	2	105
69	Beeton	2	922
70	Bickerstaffe	2	255
71	Blaney	2	598
72	Bonnington	2	217
73	Bosley	2	700
74	Bromilow	2	414
75	Chatt	2	180
76	Cottom	2	519
77	Dakers	2	406
78	Devany	2	148
79	Devenport	2	560
80	Dewis	2	268
81	Fairs	2	395
82	Featherston	2	288
83	Francies	2	176
84	Frizzell	2	55
85	Garbett	2	1,167
86	Gascoyne	2	693
87	Glaze	2	359
88	Haig	2	1,183
89	Harriman	2	769
90	Kilbride	2	303
91	Knotts	2	141
92	Malpas	2	842
93	Manders	2	600
94	Manuel	2	895
95	Middlemass	2	379
96	Million	2	77
97	Mizen	2	426
98	Morcombe	2	164
99	Murdin	2	171
100	Oyston	2	250