1881 census occupation

Serv surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

448 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 653 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Castle, with 8 people recorded as Serv.

Surnames most linked with Serv

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	Castle	8	5,940
2	Butt	5	3,864
3	Connell	5	5,144
4	Gregson	5	4,146
5	Plowman	5	1,528
6	Ashdown	4	1,693
7	Ashman	4	1,934
8	Benjamin	4	1,569
9	Caines	4	599
10	Crowhurst	4	1,404
11	Emerson	4	2,073
12	Pople	4	616
13	Seal	4	2,160
14	Sparkes	4	2,185
15	Trueman	4	2,058
16	Whelan	4	2,014
17	Abel	3	1,916
18	Ackland	3	981
19	Bloom	3	1,018
20	Boulter	3	1,498
21	Buttler	3	901
22	Byles	3	518
23	Christie	3	9,707
24	Crockford	3	1,014
25	Dolman	3	1,289
26	Dooley	3	1,845
27	Dwyer	3	1,656
28	Eaves	3	1,633
29	Edmundson	3	850
30	Gear	3	1,114
31	Gentry	3	968
32	Gillam	3	1,152
33	Grimwood	3	1,226
34	Halsey	3	1,286
35	Kinch	3	586
36	Manton	3	1,282
37	Michell	3	1,421
38	Oconnor	3	3,030
39	Petch	3	1,326
40	Rumble	3	1,122
41	Shears	3	1,316
42	Spratt	3	1,652
43	Tipping	3	1,704
44	Whitmarsh	3	639
45	Winch	3	1,349
46	Allwright	2	359
47	Alsford	2	197
48	Applegate	2	554
49	Aughton	2	250
50	Bains	2	751
51	Balfour	2	2,092
52	Barfield	2	607
53	Beeching	2	564
54	Blissett	2	435
55	Bonwick	2	226
56	Boulding	2	316
57	Bowhill	2	170
58	Brackley	2	522
59	Brame	2	248
60	Bran	2	194
61	Brumby	2	540
62	Burkinshaw	2	593
63	Byrnes	2	534
64	Cantwell	2	344
65	Catto	2	566
66	Cawse	2	197
67	Cleverly	2	656
68	Coot	2	132
69	Cowdell	2	251
70	Delbridge	2	306
71	Desmond	2	549
72	Donagan	2	45
73	Drewell	2	130
74	Duffill	2	345
75	Facey	2	585
76	Faulds	2	914
77	Folkes	2	429
78	Gatley	2	512
79	Gaylor	2	447
80	Glasspool	2	362
81	Gliddon	2	366
82	Grinter	2	340
83	Gunnell	2	488
84	Haggard	2	265
85	Hailey	2	492
86	Hamm	2	105
87	Johnsons	2	47
88	Keightley	2	700
89	Killip	2	120
90	Knowler	2	278
91	Magson	2	474
92	Marten	2	924
93	Mauger	2	44
94	Mcconnell	2	2,388
95	Meade	2	852
96	Meeds	2	171
97	Millet	2	199
98	Mitchison	2	224
99	Moloney	2	319
100	Moors	2	745