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 Eller, with 13 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
19501	Eller	13	97
19502	Ellick	13	46
19503	Ellinor	13	57
19504	Elrington	13	62
19505	Elswood	13	77
19506	Elven	13	75
19507	Emley	13	51
19508	Emmans	13	69
19509	Eno	13	94
19510	Eskdale	13	131
19511	Essom	13	88
19512	Ethel	13	55
19513	Ewles	13	59
19514	Faire	13	55
19515	Fairminer	13	52
19516	Fallick	13	65
19517	Fancey	13	48
19518	Farroll	13	111
19519	Faulker	13	69
19520	Fawson	13	68
19521	Feilden	13	81
19522	Fellow	13	76
19523	Fennelly	13	37
19524	Ferriss	13	74
19525	Firrell	13	55
19526	Fitzroy	13	123
19527	Flashman	13	85
19528	Flin	13	120
19529	Foddy	13	63
19530	Folks	13	116
19531	Fook	13	75
19532	Formstone	13	83
19533	Fortman	13	69
19534	Foweraker	13	74
19535	Fowlds	13	83
19536	Frankcom	13	105
19537	Frowde	13	36
19538	Furborough	13	59
19539	Furmedge	13	53
19540	Gaine	13	60
19541	Galletly	13	224
19542	Galligan	13	141
19543	Garard	13	77
19544	Garmston	13	69
19545	Garrigan	13	105
19546	Gattrell	13	56
19547	Gaw	13	58
19548	Gears	13	87
19549	Gerken	13	45
19550	Getting	13	52
19551	Ghost	13	74
19552	Gipp	13	42
19553	Gleason	13	89
19554	Goddon	13	56
19555	Goozee	13	49
19556	Gorsuch	13	88
19557	Gouldsbrough	13	63
19558	Gracie	13	635
19559	Greaney	13	63
19560	Greenshaw	13	44
19561	Greewood	13	54
19562	Grievson	13	91
19563	Griffins	13	102
19564	Griffithes	13	81
19565	Gritt	13	78
19566	Groutage	13	58
19567	Guinn	13	85
19568	Gurley	13	68
19569	Gustar	13	71
19570	Haag	13	67
19571	Habergham	13	58
19572	Hackin	13	43
19573	Hadwick	13	86
19574	Haiselden	13	47
19575	Hambler	13	58
19576	Hamblyn	13	86
19577	Hammons	13	73
19578	Hanns	13	101
19579	Harbidge	13	74
19580	Harbourn	13	47
19581	Hardstone	13	85
19582	Idiens	13	57
19583	Janion	13	65
19584	Jarred	13	75
19585	Jarvey	13	50
19586	Jeater	13	61
19587	Jenn	13	77
19588	Jephcote	13	61
19589	Johnsey	13	50
19590	Joynt	13	77
19591	Joys	13	71
19592	Juckes	13	108
19593	Kaine	13	97
19594	Kealy	13	92
19595	Keeber	13	55
19596	Keedwell	13	94
19597	Kenley	13	78
19598	Kennewell	13	91
19599	Kenwick	13	90
19600	Kerbey	13	66