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 Mealy, with 18 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
17001	Mealy	18	99
17002	Melon	18	105
17003	Merefield	18	94
17004	Merwood	18	79
17005	Messam	18	94
17006	Minion	18	86
17007	Minn	18	105
17008	Mitchall	18	151
17009	Mohan	18	150
17010	Moisey	18	89
17011	Mollison	18	672
17012	Mordaunt	18	132
17013	Morel	18	90
17014	Morly	18	100
17015	Morrel	18	118
17016	Mortin	18	104
17017	Motton	18	93
17018	Muchmore	18	81
17019	Mugg	18	100
17020	Mullington	18	91
17021	Mustin	18	84
17022	Naisby	18	73
17023	Nay	18	106
17024	Neck	18	146
17025	Nee	18	89
17026	Nendick	18	97
17027	Nickelson	18	75
17028	Nineham	18	88
17029	Noar	18	83
17030	Noblet	18	109
17031	Norrey	18	64
17032	Nute	18	110
17033	Offin	18	74
17034	Overman	18	102
17035	Overthrow	18	51
17036	Paginton	18	101
17037	Palfreeman	18	92
17038	Panks	18	94
17039	Pantlin	18	97
17040	Parrin	18	94
17041	Partlett	18	94
17042	Pattie	18	257
17043	Pavely	18	115
17044	Paxford	18	88
17045	Pellew	18	127
17046	Pelter	18	68
17047	Pennick	18	93
17048	Penswick	18	88
17049	Perkis	18	116
17050	Petheram	18	136
17051	Petman	18	73
17052	Picknett	18	43
17053	Pidler	18	75
17054	Pigot	18	157
17055	Pinkett	18	88
17056	Plevin	18	125
17057	Podesta	18	73
17058	Pollit	18	130
17059	Popkin	18	93
17060	Prier	18	91
17061	Priestland	18	88
17062	Prinn	18	116
17063	Prise	18	87
17064	Pucknell	18	76
17065	Puddifoot	18	130
17066	Pugmire	18	79
17067	Purr	18	124
17068	Pyrke	18	109
17069	Quicke	18	85
17070	Raddon	18	153
17071	Raffell	18	109
17072	Rallison	18	101
17073	Ravensdale	18	81
17074	Raynsford	18	71
17075	Reavey	18	79
17076	Reede	18	78
17077	Rickell	18	93
17078	Riddall	18	102
17079	Ridden	18	81
17080	Riden	18	93
17081	Rimer	18	89
17082	Ringland	18	92
17083	Robbinson	18	115
17084	Robinshaw	18	95
17085	Rocks	18	149
17086	Rodford	18	74
17087	Rolland	18	328
17088	Romaine	18	114
17089	Rosam	18	110
17090	Rosenbaum	18	100
17091	Rowlings	18	130
17092	Rumbell	18	85
17093	Sandifer	18	55
17094	Sarll	18	105
17095	Saturley	18	86
17096	Scoles	18	135
17097	Screaton	18	107
17098	Seer	18	105
17099	Sewel	18	106
17100	Shehan	18	85