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1881 census occupation

Plumber surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

1,682 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 4,421 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Martin, with 66 people recorded as Plumber.

Surnames most linked with Plumber

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.

#SurnamePeople
1Martin66
2Atkinson41
3Gibson35
4Briggs32
5Shepherd28
6Oliver23
7Thornton22
8Bartlett21
9Kay21
10Banks20
11Campbell20
12Birch19
13Stewart19
14Baxter17
15Preston17
16Robertson17
17Wharton15
18Hargreaves14
19Morley14
20Patterson14
21Ross14
22Warner14
23Ingham13
24Kershaw13
25Wills13
26Davison12
27Firth12
28Nuttall12
29Crawford11
30Fraser11
31Mayne11
32Metcalfe11
33Morrison11
34Turnbull11
35Aspinall10
36Bedford10
37Bowman10
38Croft10
39Fleming10
40Greaves10
41Hardman10
42Piper10
43Ryder10
44Small10
45Stansfield10
46Wise10
47Andrew9
48Best9
49Bowers9
50Calvert9
51Farrell9
52France9
53Kirkham9
54Knott9
55Mather9
56Pickard9
57Rogerson9
58Sayer9
59Singleton9
60Snell9
61Varley9
62Wardle9
63Whittle9
64Allison8
65Armitage8
66Backhouse8
67Bateson8
68Bone8
69Brazier8
70Clarkson8
71Court8
72Craven8
73Denham8
74Farrar8
75Guy8
76Hamer8
77Jolly8
78Metcalf8
79Paine8
80Richmond8
81Rimmer8
82Alcock7
83Ashcroft7
84Astley7
85Atherton7
86Barron7
87Batchelor7
88Blair7
89Boulton7
90Buxton7
91Churchill7
92Cruttenden7
93Duke7
94Earnshaw7
95East7
96Edge7
97Gillam7
98Jeffrey7
99Kerr7
100Keys7