1881 census occupation

Sailor surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

435 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 695 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Anderson, with 36 people recorded as Sailor.

Surnames most linked with Sailor

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	Anderson	36	59,265
2	Peterson	12	1,518
3	Olsen	10	557
4	Marks	9	6,112
5	Perchard	9	25
6	Roach	9	4,371
7	Noel	7	455
8	Renouf	6	47
9	Blampied	5	26
10	Hansen	5	551
11	Mcdonald	5	48,164
12	Persson	5	11
13	Degruchy	4	63
14	Dempsey	4	1,883
15	Marr	4	3,413
16	Nilsson	4	27
17	Simon	4	1,714
18	Waddell	4	2,653
19	Alexandre	3	17
20	Andersson	3	55
21	Carmichael	3	4,295
22	Clague	3	184
23	Crispin	3	647
24	Drummond	3	5,944
25	Dryden	3	1,817
26	Jago	3	1,137
27	Johansen	3	70
28	Jonsson	3	7
29	Melia	3	718
30	Montgomery	3	4,774
31	Mugford	3	523
32	Nielsen	3	96
33	Pill	3	555
34	Sallabank	3	32
35	Samuelson	3	89
36	Stacy	3	871
37	Steen	3	585
38	Vidler	3	900
39	Warlow	3	508
40	Whitney	3	1,554
41	Worden	3	844
42	Auty	2	1,010
43	Bamsey	2	115
44	Bastow	2	993
45	Battensby	2	105
46	Beel	2	215
47	Bence	2	443
48	Bergman	2	107
49	Bisson	2	56
50	Boatwright	2	188
51	Bolger	2	271
52	Boyne	2	462
53	Bracegirdle	2	757
54	Bree	2	154
55	Breen	2	833
56	Callan	2	968
57	Candlish	2	351
58	Casement	2	80
59	Chaston	2	354
60	Clayden	2	939
61	Cowle	2	207
62	Crain	2	271
63	Crayford	2	203
64	Daily	2	778
65	Darke	2	699
66	Deegan	2	201
67	Derby	2	554
68	Derkin	2	34
69	Doughton	2	154
70	Dowring	2	29
71	Ellams	2	271
72	Empson	2	643
73	Everson	2	976
74	Farrel	2	671
75	Fernandez	2	115
76	Fritz	2	110
77	Gaffney	2	1,016
78	Gerry	2	575
79	Gillings	2	712
80	Gowen	2	562
81	Greenlaw	2	203
82	Griffon	2	41
83	Guard	2	396
84	Guille	2	59
85	Hamill	2	508
86	Hamond	2	237
87	Hargrave	2	960
88	Harmsworth	2	461
89	Jacobson	2	443
90	Johansson	2	23
91	Kermode	2	160
92	Kingdom	2	695
93	Kneen	2	134
94	Manifold	2	322
95	Manson	2	3,517
96	Marker	2	267
97	Marmion	2	96
98	Matson	2	712
99	Mauger	2	44
100	Mccabe	2	3,785