1881 census occupation

Unoccupied surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

19 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 32 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Eade, with 4 people recorded as Unoccupied.

Surnames most linked with Unoccupied

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	Eade	4	1,445
2	Baller	2	71
3	Bridgwater	2	570
4	Cheese	2	446
5	Cuddon	2	128
6	Malbon	2	222
7	Middleditch	2	544
8	Shave	2	659
9	Summerson	2	264
10	Sydenham	2	620
11	Tweed	2	693
12	Banester	1	45
13	Beagle	1	98
14	Grandfield	1	140
15	Pendered	1	58
16	Runham	1	147
17	Walther	1	47
18	Whichello	1	64
19	Windon	1	32