1881 census occupation

Provision Dealer surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

359 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 651 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Massey, with 11 people recorded as Provision Dealer.

Surnames most linked with Provision Dealer

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	Massey	11	7,642
2	Walmsley	11	6,180
3	Appleby	8	4,886
4	Seddon	8	4,863
5	Halliwell	7	3,322
6	Doherty	6	2,460
7	Renshaw	6	2,832
8	Sagar	6	1,218
9	Turton	6	3,364
10	Beswick	5	2,922
11	Bowker	5	2,924
12	Collinson	5	3,519
13	Cummings	5	4,576
14	Fairclough	5	3,119
15	Gaskell	5	3,062
16	Gillespie	5	4,760
17	Halstead	5	2,494
18	Mallinson	5	2,473
19	Orrell	5	1,117
20	Rawlinson	5	3,581
21	Thornley	5	3,323
22	Dugdale	4	2,030
23	Flitcroft	4	587
24	Handforth	4	245
25	Malone	4	2,398
26	Molyneux	4	2,284
27	Pollitt	4	2,309
28	Poulton	4	2,403
29	Scrutton	4	311
30	Seed	4	2,163
31	Smallman	4	979
32	Snowball	4	975
33	Wilby	4	1,757
34	Agar	3	1,151
35	Aspden	3	1,322
36	Bebbington	3	1,327
37	Bleasdale	3	920
38	Bowerbank	3	261
39	Bromiley	3	391
40	Brownhill	3	1,050
41	Caldwell	3	4,687
42	Copley	3	2,317
43	Gorton	3	1,853
44	Marden	3	645
45	Marsland	3	1,750
46	Maughan	3	1,671
47	Mitton	3	886
48	Muldoon	3	587
49	Noblet	3	109
50	Norbury	3	1,513
51	Oneill	3	3,270
52	Pendlebury	3	1,918
53	Platts	3	2,006
54	Pomfret	3	1,030
55	Roscoe	3	1,865
56	Ryding	3	413
57	Shakeshaft	3	529
58	Sharpley	3	383
59	Shield	3	1,360
60	Tonge	3	1,919
61	Tyldesley	3	406
62	Whyatt	3	751
63	Worden	3	844
64	Workman	3	1,963
65	Abson	2	344
66	Albinson	2	180
67	Alker	2	558
68	Allanson	2	587
69	Anders	2	544
70	Ankers	2	748
71	Baty	2	727
72	Blanshard	2	363
73	Blease	2	604
74	Blinkhorn	2	398
75	Bonser	2	780
76	Borough	2	34
77	Braddock	2	852
78	Bramhall	2	948
79	Brew	2	478
80	Brimley	2	265
81	Browell	2	390
82	Bulcock	2	512
83	Bullough	2	916
84	Causley	2	190
85	Corbishley	2	468
86	Coultas	2	602
87	Crombleholme	2	114
88	Daglish	2	615
89	Dagnall	2	648
90	Depledge	2	505
91	Diggory	2	132
92	Dimond	2	862
93	Distin	2	147
94	Dootson	2	437
95	Eagling	2	243
96	Elias	2	978
97	Ellicock	2	69
98	Facey	2	585
99	Fairburn	2	774
100	Fairley	2	1,473