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1881 census occupation

Servant surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

5,001 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 33,472 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Gilbert, with 45 people recorded as Servant.

Surnames most linked with Servant

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.

#SurnamePeople
101Gilbert45
102Newton45
103Riley45
104Berry44
105Bradley44
106Cole44
107May44
108Reed44
109Reeves44
110Tucker44
111Warren44
112Grant43
113Gray43
114Rose43
115Spencer43
116Burgess42
117Dean42
118Harding42
119Oliver42
120Wells42
121Freeman41
122Osborne41
123Read41
124Saunders41
125Bryant40
126Davey40
127Elliott40
128Gibson40
129Matthews40
130Shepherd40
131Sutton40
132Carr39
133Moss39
134Stone39
135Porter38
136Pritchard38
137Wilkins38
138Coleman37
139Webster37
140Sharp36
141Bowen35
142Ryan35
143Skinner35
144Frost34
145Miles34
146Owens34
147Parsons34
148Yates34
149Graham33
150Marsh33
151Barrett32
152Bond32
153Dodd32
154Dyer32
155George32
156Mann32
157Watkins32
158Wheeler32
159Williamson32
160Willis32
161Barnett31
162Burton31
163Butcher31
164Clayton31
165Jennings31
166Potter31
167Barton30
168Bates30
169Burrows30
170Curtis30
171Field30
172Fox30
173French30
174Hammond30
175Jordan30
176Sheppard30
177Short30
178Walsh30
179Walters30
180Arnold29
181Cooke29
182Gardner29
183Griffin29
184John29
185Murray29
186Wills29
187Gibbs28
188Pike28
189Walton28
190Welch28
191Armstrong27
192Gale27
193Giles27
194Preston27
195Stephens27
196Barber26
197Harper26
198Kennedy26
199Mathews26
200Poole26