1881 census occupation
Soldier surnames in the 1881 census
This page lists surnames most often recorded with the occupation Soldier in 1881. Occupational titles are shown as recorded and transcribed, so similar jobs, variant spellings and mistakes can appear separately.
Occupation summary
527 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 1,249 people in the 1881 records.
The leading surname here is Kelly, with 37 people recorded as Soldier.
Surnames most linked with Soldier
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly | 37 |
| 2 | Murphy | 32 |
| 3 | Ryan | 29 |
| 4 | Walsh | 25 |
| 5 | Kennedy | 18 |
| 6 | Burke | 15 |
| 7 | Quinn | 14 |
| 8 | Barry | 13 |
| 9 | Brennan | 13 |
| 10 | Byrne | 13 |
| 11 | Nolan | 12 |
| 12 | Bryan | 11 |
| 13 | Doyle | 11 |
| 14 | Farrell | 11 |
| 15 | Obrien | 11 |
| 16 | Ferguson | 10 |
| 17 | Johnstone | 10 |
| 18 | Duffy | 9 |
| 19 | Fitzgerald | 9 |
| 20 | Gordon | 9 |
| 21 | Moran | 9 |
| 22 | Reilly | 9 |
| 23 | Carroll | 8 |
| 24 | Connors | 8 |
| 25 | Keating | 8 |
| 26 | Oneill | 8 |
| 27 | Sheehan | 8 |
| 28 | Conway | 7 |
| 29 | Driscoll | 7 |
| 30 | Dwyer | 7 |
| 31 | Flynn | 7 |
| 32 | Kearney | 7 |
| 33 | Regan | 7 |
| 34 | Boyle | 6 |
| 35 | Brady | 6 |
| 36 | Condon | 6 |
| 37 | Doran | 6 |
| 38 | Egan | 6 |
| 39 | Gorman | 6 |
| 40 | Madden | 6 |
| 41 | Mahoney | 6 |
| 42 | Maloney | 6 |
| 43 | Purcell | 6 |
| 44 | Rourke | 6 |
| 45 | Sheridan | 6 |
| 46 | Toole | 6 |
| 47 | Callaghan | 5 |
| 48 | Campion | 5 |
| 49 | Cassidy | 5 |
| 50 | Connolly | 5 |
| 51 | Conroy | 5 |
| 52 | Delaney | 5 |
| 53 | Dowling | 5 |
| 54 | Fitzpatrick | 5 |
| 55 | Gavin | 5 |
| 56 | Good | 5 |
| 57 | Keenan | 5 |
| 58 | Kenny | 5 |
| 59 | Blair | 4 |
| 60 | Cooney | 4 |
| 61 | Cosgrove | 4 |
| 62 | Cusack | 4 |
| 63 | Daly | 4 |
| 64 | Dooley | 4 |
| 65 | Feeney | 4 |
| 66 | Flemming | 4 |
| 67 | Keefe | 4 |
| 68 | Mack | 4 |
| 69 | Maher | 4 |
| 70 | Mcdonald | 4 |
| 71 | Munro | 4 |
| 72 | Oconnor | 4 |
| 73 | Rafferty | 4 |
| 74 | Shea | 4 |
| 75 | Slattery | 4 |
| 76 | Snowdon | 4 |
| 77 | Sutherland | 4 |
| 78 | Ahern | 3 |
| 79 | Brannon | 3 |
| 80 | Bridgeman | 3 |
| 81 | Brien | 3 |
| 82 | Broderick | 3 |
| 83 | Cahill | 3 |
| 84 | Canfield | 3 |
| 85 | Cleary | 3 |
| 86 | Cronin | 3 |
| 87 | Cumming | 3 |
| 88 | Donaghue | 3 |
| 89 | Duff | 3 |
| 90 | Flaherty | 3 |
| 91 | Frazer | 3 |
| 92 | Galvin | 3 |
| 93 | Gascoigne | 3 |
| 94 | Gleeson | 3 |
| 95 | Greer | 3 |
| 96 | Griffen | 3 |
| 97 | Keegan | 3 |
| 98 | Mahon | 3 |
| 99 | Mcmahon | 3 |
| 100 | Meade | 3 |