1881 census occupation

Operative Cotton Spinner surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

46 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 126 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Rothwell, with 8 people recorded as Operative Cotton Spinner.

Surnames most linked with Operative Cotton Spinner

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	Rothwell	8	5,489
2	Sankey	8	1,251
3	Thornley	7	3,323
4	Wolstencroft	7	1,173
5	Partington	6	4,237
6	Unsworth	6	3,437
7	Aldred	4	2,578
8	Winterbottom	4	2,769
9	Baxendale	3	1,527
10	Delaney	3	1,916
11	Dunkerley	3	1,039
12	Eckersley	3	1,874
13	Fahy	3	240
14	Fairbrother	3	1,700
15	Shirt	3	675
16	Thomasson	3	542
17	Tonge	3	1,919
18	Tyldesley	3	406
19	Bramhall	2	948
20	Catteral	2	71
21	Chippendale	2	646
22	Conley	2	1,078
23	Coop	2	979
24	Credland	2	243
25	Fyles	2	198
26	Hannigan	2	243
27	Magnall	2	115
28	Meal	2	264
29	Rontledge	2	15
30	Stretch	2	670
31	Tatlow	2	264
32	Tootell	2	380
33	Watmough	2	730
34	Whittam	2	1,099
35	Widdup	2	348
36	Winterbottam	2	59
37	Battersley	1	59
38	Cluderay	1	128
39	Clynes	1	125
40	Compston	1	132
41	Corsley	1	17
42	Crombleholme	1	114
43	Fords	1	30
44	Galagher	1	132
45	Paulden	1	115
46	Penington	1	126