1881 census occupation

Servant Domestic surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

1,656 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 3,597 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Russell, with 29 people recorded as Servant Domestic.

Surnames most linked with Servant Domestic

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	Russell	29	36,592
2	Robson	23	19,747
3	Clements	17	9,906
4	Barnett	16	13,495
5	Reeves	16	12,269
6	Vaughan	15	10,222
7	Atkins	14	11,186
8	Finch	13	9,950
9	Pickering	13	10,811
10	Burrell	12	3,887
11	Forster	12	9,799
12	Grey	12	6,507
13	Pike	12	8,640
14	Potts	12	10,001
15	Rowland	12	8,511
16	Sims	12	8,964
17	Vickers	12	7,669
18	Joyce	11	7,339
19	Maynard	11	4,596
20	Metcalfe	11	6,851
21	Alexander	10	15,837
22	Bradford	10	5,811
23	Croft	10	7,060
24	Grace	10	3,998
25	Johnstone	10	13,626
26	Patterson	10	10,426
27	Vincent	10	9,240
28	Broughton	9	5,564
29	Crocker	9	4,000
30	Rodgers	9	8,211
31	Weller	9	4,312
32	Bale	8	2,256
33	Brookes	8	7,049
34	Gittens	8	466
35	Guy	8	6,226
36	Hand	8	3,590
37	Millard	8	4,946
38	Parnell	8	2,890
39	Pascoe	8	3,369
40	Piper	8	5,917
41	Prosser	8	4,706
42	Ridley	8	5,786
43	Strong	8	4,461
44	Swan	8	7,809
45	Bean	7	3,862
46	Brady	7	5,301
47	Cash	7	1,984
48	Chaplin	7	4,289
49	Chester	7	3,665
50	Churchill	7	3,526
51	Colley	7	3,782
52	Dickenson	7	4,527
53	Dodds	7	6,346
54	Edge	7	5,166
55	Farr	7	4,455
56	Godwin	7	3,868
57	Goldsmith	7	4,546
58	Jenner	7	3,556
59	Nightingale	7	5,036
60	Peach	7	3,242
61	Richmond	7	6,552
62	Stannard	7	2,093
63	Waugh	7	4,082
64	Bainbridge	6	4,203
65	Birkett	6	2,890
66	Blundell	6	3,524
67	Boyce	6	4,470
68	Brooker	6	3,612
69	Casey	6	4,412
70	Charman	6	1,675
71	Cummings	6	4,576
72	Dance	6	2,400
73	Dawe	6	2,583
74	Eldridge	6	3,271
75	Garland	6	3,933
76	Groom	6	4,197
77	Jefferson	6	3,243
78	Kerry	6	2,022
79	Painter	6	4,101
80	Pettit	6	2,369
81	Rawlinson	6	3,581
82	Rich	6	3,737
83	Rouse	6	4,295
84	Rutherford	6	7,331
85	Sherwood	6	3,813
86	Simms	6	3,429
87	Smyth	6	2,794
88	South	6	2,829
89	Steward	6	3,834
90	Symons	6	4,067
91	Woodford	6	2,069
92	Woodman	6	3,289
93	Baylis	5	3,145
94	Braithwaite	5	3,461
95	Broom	5	3,699
96	Chant	5	1,234
97	Cheeseman	5	2,355
98	Cleaver	5	2,537
99	Cripps	5	2,907
100	Curry	5	4,258