1881 census occupation

Shipwright surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

877 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 2,371 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Miller, with 51 people recorded as Shipwright.

Surnames most linked with Shipwright

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	Miller	51	53,567
2	Carr	28	21,558
3	Robson	26	19,747
4	Campbell	22	50,681
5	Stephens	22	16,575
6	Stewart	21	46,990
7	Davison	19	10,683
8	Skinner	17	15,141
9	John	16	10,815
10	Robertson	16	50,348
11	Sanderson	16	12,425
12	Johns	15	7,655
13	Talbot	13	7,424
14	Stubbs	12	7,914
15	Reay	11	2,602
16	Whitfield	11	5,983
17	Burnett	10	8,312
18	Clasper	10	361
19	Fielder	10	1,844
20	Patterson	10	10,426
21	Wise	10	6,228
22	Fleming	9	12,501
23	Sherris	9	87
24	Tate	9	5,763
25	Cadman	8	2,438
26	Dodds	8	6,346
27	Grey	8	6,507
28	Morrison	8	23,413
29	Parkin	8	8,063
30	Pattison	8	4,769
31	Stothard	8	665
32	Arthur	7	6,398
33	Beynon	7	2,141
34	Blanchard	7	2,450
35	Broad	7	3,802
36	Cann	7	2,761
37	Coulthard	7	1,679
38	Crinson	7	71
39	Downey	7	2,112
40	Errington	7	1,671
41	Jefferson	7	3,243
42	Jobling	7	1,144
43	Milburn	7	2,654
44	Willson	7	3,372
45	Apps	6	1,345
46	Ayre	6	1,673
47	Bauckham	6	69
48	Blundell	6	3,524
49	Brenton	6	612
50	Caton	6	1,436
51	Cockburn	6	3,844
52	Donaldson	6	8,554
53	Downer	6	1,127
54	Essery	6	290
55	Flight	6	516
56	Forrest	6	7,756
57	Gandy	6	1,199
58	Gay	6	3,665
59	Geddes	6	3,615
60	Hallett	6	3,647
61	Hare	6	4,634
62	Maddison	6	2,931
63	Moffat	6	5,506
64	Mumford	6	2,889
65	Newson	6	1,888
66	Nichol	6	3,236
67	Noall	6	198
68	Rowntree	6	884
69	Scanes	6	169
70	Scurlock	6	120
71	Skyrme	6	272
72	Snowdon	6	2,235
73	Steer	6	3,478
74	Turpin	6	1,597
75	Vickery	6	2,172
76	Watt	6	11,539
77	Waugh	6	4,082
78	Westbrook	6	1,384
79	Addison	5	4,162
80	Beal	5	2,809
81	Beattie	5	6,437
82	Boote	5	476
83	Close	5	2,612
84	Donkin	5	1,115
85	Doughty	5	3,807
86	Grigg	5	1,944
87	Isles	5	805
88	Main	5	4,912
89	Markwell	5	550
90	Meaden	5	480
91	Merchant	5	2,008
92	Morse	5	2,745
93	Moth	5	389
94	Nesbitt	5	824
95	Newby	5	3,002
96	Ord	5	1,786
97	Oughton	5	588
98	Penney	5	1,626
99	Petrie	5	3,570
100	Ramsay	5	7,783