1881 census occupation

Scholar surnames in the 1881 census

This page lists surnames most often recorded for children listed as Scholar in 1881. Scholar was the census term for a child in education, not a job in the modern sense.

Occupation summary

27,800 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 4,121,311 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Turgoose, with 24 people recorded as Scholars.

Surnames most linked with Scholar

These figures mostly count children, so they should not be read as a list of adult trades. A high Scholar count usually points to surnames found in larger families or places with many school-age children in the 1881 census.

What Scholar means in the 1881 census

In the 1881 census, Scholar usually means a child who was attending school or receiving education. It was commonly written in the occupation column because the census still needed a way to describe children who were too young for paid work.

That makes this page different from pages for jobs such as Coal Miner, Dressmaker or Blacksmith. The table below is not showing families who worked as scholars. It is showing surnames most often attached to children recorded with that census description.

For genealogy work, Scholar is still useful. A large number can point to surnames with many school-age children in 1881, and it can help separate household structure from adult employment. To understand what adults in those families did for work, the other occupation pages are usually more informative.

#	Surname	People	1881 total
14601	Turgoose	24	110
14602	Twaits	24	97
14603	Twelvetree	24	97
14604	Twiddle	24	71
14605	Vanse	24	97
14606	Vernall	24	127
14607	Vero	24	86
14608	Vinn	24	70
14609	Vout	24	136
14610	Wakerley	24	119
14611	Wallas	24	166
14612	Warnett	24	160
14613	Warwicker	24	117
14614	Wattson	24	99
14615	Waylett	24	143
14616	Webester	24	192
14617	Wedmore	24	109
14618	Well	24	193
14619	Whatford	24	81
14620	Whetham	24	83
14621	Whillier	24	67
14622	Whittome	24	100
14623	Whyley	24	116
14624	Wickings	24	91
14625	Wickman	24	97
14626	Wilbourn	24	91
14627	Will	24	1,220
14628	Wiscombe	24	75
14629	Witherden	24	130
14630	Wollacott	24	120
14631	Wormington	24	135
14632	Acomb	23	170
14633	Aldhouse	23	87
14634	Aldren	23	80
14635	Alleway	23	77
14636	Almey	23	118
14637	Andow	23	104
14638	Argall	23	93
14639	Arliss	23	117
14640	Artus	23	121
14641	Atterton	23	135
14642	Aukland	23	89
14643	Avory	23	133
14644	Axton	23	142
14645	Ayscough	23	133
14646	Badge	23	139
14647	Bagworth	23	89
14648	Bantick	23	113
14649	Barnsby	23	103
14650	Barrack	23	174
14651	Basey	23	130
14652	Bastick	23	119
14653	Batchlor	23	172
14654	Baths	23	100
14655	Bearcroft	23	142
14656	Beaufoy	23	132
14657	Beechy	23	106
14658	Belch	23	149
14659	Belling	23	135
14660	Bender	23	152
14661	Bettesworth	23	90
14662	Bettis	23	134
14663	Bezant	23	115
14664	Bide	23	106
14665	Bilbe	23	66
14666	Billows	23	104
14667	Bilney	23	113
14668	Birket	23	160
14669	Birkley	23	108
14670	Bixby	23	120
14671	Blagbrough	23	137
14672	Blaxland	23	118
14673	Boal	23	119
14674	Boarder	23	123
14675	Bogie	23	405
14676	Bohn	23	116
14677	Bootes	23	88
14678	Bouskill	23	95
14679	Boutle	23	98
14680	Bowl	23	124
14681	Bradstock	23	146
14682	Brannagan	23	103
14683	Bratherton	23	92
14684	Brendon	23	113
14685	Brighten	23	105
14686	Brotherwood	23	127
14687	Brownell	23	123
14688	Bruin	23	155
14689	Buckel	23	134
14690	Buckerfield	23	98
14691	Bullerwell	23	95
14692	Bunter	23	135
14693	Burrells	23	112
14694	Burroughes	23	69
14695	Burson	23	131
14696	Bushrod	23	107
14697	Butten	23	112
14698	Bygate	23	93
14699	Byne	23	127
14700	Can	23	121