1881 census occupation

Paper Maker surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

240 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 577 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Partington, with 15 people recorded as Paper Maker.

Surnames most linked with Paper Maker

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	Partington	15	4,237
2	Openshaw	11	1,453
3	Greenhalgh	10	6,131
4	Seed	9	2,163
5	Whiteley	9	5,390
6	Bowers	8	5,454
7	Hamer	8	5,605
8	Riddle	8	2,504
9	Avery	7	5,002
10	Eccles	7	4,772
11	Squire	7	3,551
12	Waddington	7	4,864
13	Ackerley	6	435
14	Dickson	6	11,181
15	Godwin	6	3,868
16	Painter	6	4,101
17	Ranger	6	976
18	Spry	6	879
19	Staddon	6	663
20	Wingrove	6	877
21	Curd	5	706
22	Percy	5	2,794
23	Piercy	5	1,081
24	Pym	5	740
25	Rivers	5	1,844
26	Southcott	5	522
27	Streeter	5	1,248
28	Wingett	5	117
29	Blackledge	4	806
30	Catterall	4	1,890
31	Close	4	2,612
32	Cropper	4	1,810
33	Dunsford	4	435
34	Isaacs	4	2,571
35	Jowitt	4	567
36	Kettlewell	4	918
37	Main	4	4,912
38	Meads	4	976
39	Renwick	4	2,082
40	Rostron	4	1,790
41	Snowdon	4	2,235
42	Ashwell	3	1,037
43	Ayre	3	1,673
44	Beanland	3	613
45	Bleakley	3	630
46	Bowery	3	157
47	Bryce	3	3,022
48	Burnham	3	1,826
49	Buss	3	962
50	Chalcraft	3	303
51	Crispin	3	647
52	Dawton	3	90
53	Ede	3	1,629
54	Furnell	3	511
55	Hackman	3	293
56	Mail	3	226
57	Mayger	3	168
58	Mortimore	3	1,124
59	Nicholl	3	1,558
60	Orr	3	1,213
61	Ovenden	3	840
62	Pendlebury	3	1,918
63	Quant	3	136
64	Roscoe	3	1,865
65	Scowcroft	3	463
66	Tovey	3	1,751
67	Tubb	3	1,251
68	Vane	3	389
69	Weedon	3	1,393
70	Wethered	3	84
71	Whatmore	3	646
72	Adcroft	2	118
73	Aitken	2	7,962
74	Ashbee	2	277
75	Bampton	2	437
76	Baskerville	2	707
77	Battisson	2	69
78	Beeching	2	564
79	Billinghurst	2	371
80	Blatchford	2	702
81	Blew	2	123
82	Borer	2	228
83	Bowrey	2	68
84	Brannon	2	833
85	Brockway	2	424
86	Browell	2	390
87	Bruton	2	1,007
88	Bulger	2	324
89	Bune	2	46
90	Carlow	2	278
91	Cawthorn	2	563
92	Chidgey	2	415
93	Cooksley	2	569
94	Crosswell	2	236
95	Crutchfield	2	166
96	Dabner	2	84
97	Dafter	2	103
98	Dobby	2	331
99	Dockerill	2	229
100	Dollar	2	100