1881 census occupation

Photographer surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

226 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 351 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Sawyer, with 9 people recorded as Photographer.

Surnames most linked with Photographer

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	Sawyer	9	5,516
2	Cobb	6	4,259
3	Emmett	6	2,511
4	Forrest	6	7,756
5	Whayman	5	145
6	Alder	4	2,136
7	Aynsley	4	386
8	Downey	4	2,112
9	Grimmett	4	329
10	Reeks	4	457
11	Smyth	4	2,794
12	Speight	4	2,430
13	Windsor	4	2,458
14	Broadhead	3	2,202
15	Bustin	3	272
16	Chaffin	3	104
17	Coombe	3	1,614
18	Hadlow	3	538
19	Hains	3	509
20	Malby	3	103
21	Mower	3	718
22	Pinkney	3	1,175
23	Starbuck	3	482
24	Usherwood	3	325
25	Weber	3	381
26	Whaite	3	126
27	Wormald	3	1,346
28	Antill	2	385
29	Atwood	2	547
30	Audas	2	71
31	Bathurst	2	406
32	Baum	2	463
33	Bayfield	2	407
34	Bergman	2	107
35	Brading	2	347
36	Brew	2	478
37	Brigham	2	631
38	Brinley	2	97
39	Burcham	2	215
40	Carder	2	525
41	Crozier	2	1,410
42	Cusden	2	108
43	Dancer	2	643
44	Debenham	2	549
45	Dela	2	18
46	Dighton	2	221
47	Drewett	2	811
48	Findlow	2	243
49	Foxall	2	843
50	Godfray	2	32
51	Inskip	2	542
52	Jessup	2	833
53	Kerby	2	554
54	Kruger	2	108
55	Kyle	2	1,671
56	Masterton	2	958
57	Miell	2	110
58	Nesbitt	2	824
59	Nisbett	2	298
60	Oman	2	359
61	Paice	2	939
62	Pirie	2	2,140
63	Rands	2	877
64	Rattray	2	1,473
65	Rosenthal	2	291
66	Rugg	2	575
67	Schmidt	2	668
68	Sidney	2	587
69	Snary	2	81
70	Stearn	2	627
71	Villiers	2	261
72	Wheelwright	2	422
73	Wheildon	2	102
74	Abrahall	1	59
75	Alberto	1	8
76	Alcorn	1	239
77	Allerston	1	77
78	Alport	1	97
79	Artlett	1	79
80	Auston	1	157
81	Aylesbury	1	105
82	Ballin	1	46
83	Batchelder	1	62
84	Batcher	1	30
85	Belli	1	19
86	Bellotti	1	13
87	Benjafield	1	157
88	Bernasconi	1	47
89	Berrecloth	1	33
90	Bertin	1	50
91	Beutley	1	9
92	Beves	1	86
93	Bianchi	1	133
94	Blagrove	1	133
95	Boarder	1	123
96	Bosco	1	12
97	Boxell	1	115
98	Boyall	1	164
99	Bronson	1	69
100	Brownett	1	101