1881 census occupation

Nil surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

263 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 527 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Ballard, with 14 people recorded as Nil.

Surnames most linked with Nil

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	Ballard	14	4,493
2	Blythe	11	2,277
3	Pay	9	984
4	Sayer	9	3,925
5	Castle	8	5,940
6	Fraser	8	26,732
7	Maidens	8	252
8	Sapsford	7	461
9	Cowdery	6	268
10	Innes	6	4,664
11	Judd	6	3,882
12	Power	6	4,015
13	Rand	6	1,165
14	Sheepwash	6	99
15	Ames	5	2,053
16	Emerson	5	2,073
17	Payn	5	424
18	Trumble	5	137
19	Bushell	4	2,901
20	Chard	4	1,687
21	Dalby	4	2,426
22	Forde	4	235
23	Godden	4	2,056
24	Granger	4	3,061
25	Ovenden	4	840
26	Pearn	4	441
27	Pettey	4	153
28	Sheriff	4	831
29	Stickley	4	448
30	Whate	4	98
31	Ashdown	3	1,693
32	Barbier	3	25
33	Bendall	3	1,090
34	Bickmore	3	192
35	Coker	3	1,412
36	Crick	3	1,788
37	Dungey	3	352
38	Fenney	3	363
39	Fisk	3	1,580
40	Gracie	3	635
41	Greig	3	4,777
42	Harnden	3	241
43	Johncock	3	263
44	Jordon	3	1,340
45	Mans	3	84
46	More	3	2,366
47	Newington	3	443
48	Pound	3	1,430
49	Sangster	3	1,433
50	Scammell	3	812
51	Speck	3	530
52	Stiff	3	1,036
53	Swaine	3	1,315
54	Tooth	3	870
55	Varcoe	3	494
56	Wakeham	3	1,081
57	Whitbread	3	1,191
58	Wilsher	3	495
59	Ainscough	2	805
60	Angle	2	189
61	Arrand	2	145
62	Arundel	2	593
63	Bloodworth	2	504
64	Bogg	2	426
65	Boone	2	355
66	Bradbrook	2	369
67	Buddle	2	355
68	Burfoot	2	329
69	Burkett	2	606
70	Butterwick	2	218
71	Carnell	2	902
72	Castell	2	509
73	Clargo	2	66
74	Clatworthy	2	734
75	Cleeves	2	67
76	Courtier	2	163
77	Dimond	2	862
78	Ellaway	2	265
79	Elvery	2	76
80	Files	2	230
81	Frankham	2	406
82	Graddon	2	124
83	Greyson	2	123
84	Guttridge	2	589
85	Hambrook	2	438
86	Harber	2	686
87	Kingsbury	2	679
88	Kingsnorth	2	316
89	Kington	2	325
90	Macfarlane	2	1,999
91	Mall	2	83
92	Marden	2	645
93	Marett	2	53
94	Maudsley	2	862
95	Mcfadden	2	421
96	Mcmahon	2	4,001
97	Mowat	2	2,058
98	Netherton	2	275
99	Offord	2	948
100	Olver	2	663