1881 census occupation

Sailmaker surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

154 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 231 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Crawford, with 7 people recorded as Sailmaker.

Surnames most linked with Sailmaker

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	Crawford	7	14,716
2	Crewdson	5	330
3	Cains	4	384
4	Frazer	4	2,316
5	Muir	4	11,554
6	Capps	3	617
7	Carman	3	996
8	Congdon	3	596
9	Durrell	3	231
10	Earle	3	1,863
11	Furlong	3	1,037
12	Mayor	3	1,320
13	Paterson	3	20,480
14	Quilliam	3	137
15	Teare	3	169
16	Went	3	594
17	Beaton	2	3,448
18	Bevers	2	121
19	Boulden	2	297
20	Bragger	2	151
21	Brealey	2	529
22	Britt	2	528
23	Bulger	2	324
24	Byatt	2	745
25	Chicken	2	419
26	Cottier	2	183
27	Coventry	2	1,182
28	Coxen	2	202
29	Dash	2	572
30	Ellerby	2	492
31	Gathercole	2	619
32	Greggs	2	124
33	Happer	2	38
34	Marker	2	267
35	Meacock	2	404
36	Megginson	2	136
37	Merrikin	2	95
38	Morison	2	1,534
39	Myler	2	69
40	Pedersen	2	71
41	Priestman	2	488
42	Putt	2	701
43	Rawling	2	1,089
44	Reney	2	42
45	Robey	2	507
46	Sole	2	695
47	Spice	2	689
48	Starbuck	2	482
49	Train	2	673
50	Tregoning	2	359
51	Weatherston	2	301
52	Wrightson	2	863
53	Akester	1	102
54	Alvis	1	180
55	Baldwyn	1	97
56	Benjafield	1	157
57	Binham	1	57
58	Bivens	1	26
59	Boarder	1	123
60	Boaz	1	86
61	Borne	1	111
62	Braunton	1	74
63	Brimmell	1	74
64	Brixey	1	127
65	Broatch	1	161
66	Budds	1	138
67	Butchard	1	120
68	Cair	1	16
69	Campble	1	126
70	Canterbury	1	115
71	Carly	1	155
72	Cayton	1	144
73	Chamberlan	1	68
74	Charleson	1	214
75	Cload	1	112
76	Coalson	1	22
77	Coffield	1	102
78	Coil	1	104
79	Commerford	1	71
80	Daby	1	30
81	Dallin	1	65
82	Desilva	1	57
83	Devoy	1	100
84	Ditcher	1	69
85	Dives	1	126
86	Dole	1	142
87	Donnan	1	164
88	Easingwood	1	96
89	Entwhistle	1	100
90	Falcon	1	139
91	Fidgett	1	77
92	Finner	1	54
93	Fitzgibbons	1	84
94	Flett	1	1,298
95	Galea	1	7
96	Gamblen	1	90
97	Grinder	1	58
98	Gurnell	1	114
99	Hamelton	1	53
100	Harms	1	187