1881 census occupation

Tanner surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

230 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 447 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Swales, with 8 people recorded as Tanner.

Surnames most linked with Tanner

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	Swales	8	2,089
2	Gaunt	6	2,944
3	Gleave	6	1,269
4	Wilkin	6	1,641
5	Bastard	5	417
6	Bolt	5	2,168
7	Gidlow	5	143
8	Gower	5	3,144
9	Pogson	5	1,137
10	Yarwood	5	1,220
11	Appleyard	4	2,738
12	Blatchford	4	702
13	Coughtrey	4	54
14	Dagnall	4	648
15	Dymond	4	1,049
16	Hankey	4	713
17	Makin	4	2,578
18	Mowbray	4	1,240
19	Phoenix	4	403
20	Spilsbury	4	580
21	Strath	4	166
22	Bartle	3	1,763
23	Bellchambers	3	128
24	Birdsall	3	548
25	Brayshaw	3	1,091
26	Brent	3	578
27	Bretherick	3	251
28	Brooksbank	3	980
29	Bulman	3	1,097
30	Cornelius	3	855
31	Crute	3	213
32	Cryer	3	1,646
33	Currier	3	225
34	Denyer	3	1,218
35	Donohue	3	690
36	Dorrington	3	942
37	Emsley	3	868
38	Flatman	3	460
39	Goold	3	524
40	Jelly	3	859
41	Northam	3	546
42	Pateman	3	1,140
43	Peeke	3	174
44	Penrose	3	1,151
45	Portsmouth	3	373
46	Rowntree	3	884
47	State	3	139
48	Stebbings	3	806
49	Stirk	3	563
50	Symmons	3	309
51	Tandy	3	1,421
52	Tudball	3	200
53	Wellington	3	1,404
54	Wisdom	3	556
55	Adcroft	2	118
56	Allchin	2	408
57	Amy	2	141
58	Ansley	2	293
59	Ashbrook	2	266
60	Atha	2	257
61	Bason	2	440
62	Blease	2	604
63	Borthwick	2	1,713
64	Brew	2	478
65	Briffett	2	57
66	Bunclark	2	95
67	Burston	2	590
68	Caster	2	231
69	Chaffe	2	211
70	Cheal	2	501
71	Civil	2	131
72	Cluer	2	146
73	Coffee	2	355
74	Cordier	2	28
75	Creswick	2	310
76	Darks	2	35
77	Dayer	2	110
78	Dewson	2	176
79	Dunce	2	68
80	Eddison	2	435
81	Faithfull	2	405
82	Frome	2	74
83	Greener	2	871
84	Gull	2	315
85	Harbron	2	160
86	Hargreave	2	380
87	Kennon	2	102
88	Keyworth	2	687
89	Kilkenny	2	235
90	Kindred	2	235
91	Mannell	2	266
92	Marshman	2	405
93	Nancarrow	2	432
94	Ogburn	2	109
95	Olver	2	663
96	Orange	2	488
97	Pardy	2	255
98	Patey	2	674
99	Piller	2	166
100	Punshon	2	231