1881 census occupation

Paper Sorter surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

68 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 115 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Rostron, with 6 people recorded as Paper Sorter.

Surnames most linked with Paper Sorter

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	Rostron	6	1,790
2	Raggett	4	374
3	Sills	4	942
4	Trinder	4	1,166
5	Ames	3	2,053
6	Boulger	3	110
7	Cains	3	384
8	Main	3	4,912
9	Packman	3	736
10	Puddifoot	3	130
11	Abba	2	82
12	Aubrey	2	836
13	Beardwood	2	243
14	Bleakley	2	630
15	Cheater	2	230
16	Cowperthwaite	2	284
17	Duerden	2	1,123
18	Fulton	2	3,796
19	Garney	2	102
20	Kempster	2	1,047
21	Murrey	2	814
22	Perrot	2	140
23	Plater	2	454
24	Popple	2	520
25	Rutley	2	238
26	Shirt	2	675
27	Smitherman	2	228
28	Vincer	2	125
29	Wingett	2	117
30	Wingrove	2	877
31	Woodbine	2	294
32	Adcroft	1	118
33	Artherton	1	68
34	Bagguley	1	214
35	Banbridge	1	46
36	Bartell	1	103
37	Bluff	1	89
38	Bruford	1	186
39	Burtonshaw	1	109
40	Costick	1	56
41	Courtnell	1	77
42	Cuffe	1	83
43	Cushley	1	43
44	Dafter	1	103
45	Darly	1	79
46	Dirkin	1	110
47	Element	1	130
48	Fantham	1	132
49	Finnan	1	82
50	Gallard	1	138
51	Gildart	1	64
52	Goatham	1	81
53	Hallgarth	1	91
54	Kirchin	1	67
55	Mabe	1	149
56	Mably	1	112
57	Mancer	1	80
58	Mayatt	1	60
59	Mayger	1	168
60	Mcginn	1	616
61	Mcvee	1	58
62	Milroy	1	862
63	Prangle	1	95
64	Pridding	1	58
65	Rouke	1	95
66	Sandover	1	99
67	Twitchen	1	158
68	Willgoss	1	40