1881 census occupation

Slate Quarrier surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

26 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 985 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Jones, with 507 people recorded as Slate Quarrier.

Surnames most linked with Slate Quarrier

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	Jones	507	338,678
2	Roberts	160	112,276
3	Owen	67	35,558
4	Parry	57	22,775
5	Griffith	51	9,759
6	Pritchard	38	16,096
7	Owens	30	14,922
8	Rigg	13	2,520
9	Prichard	10	2,756
10	Foulkes	6	2,811
11	Jervis	5	2,300
12	Postlethwaite	5	1,127
13	Pughe	5	637
14	Bant	4	242
15	Couch	4	1,770
16	Trevor	4	928
17	Brockbank	3	1,061
18	Greenhow	3	589
19	Woodend	3	303
20	Birket	2	160
21	Crayston	2	86
22	Satterthwaite	2	513
23	Creary	1	38
24	Emmanuel	1	118
25	Griffithes	1	81
26	Whinfield	1	89