1881 census occupation

Washerwoman surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

436 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 674 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Welsh, with 12 people recorded as Washerwoman.

Surnames most linked with Washerwoman

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	Welsh	12	11,869
2	Donovan	9	4,702
3	Reardon	7	1,301
4	Robbins	7	4,688
5	Carney	6	2,699
6	Crawley	6	3,882
7	Dolan	6	2,611
8	Mullins	6	2,842
9	Bracewell	5	1,078
10	Crosby	5	3,543
11	Dawkins	5	2,164
12	Mack	5	3,018
13	Brindle	4	2,155
14	Costello	4	1,819
15	Fudge	4	1,110
16	Janes	4	1,922
17	Mccarthy	4	7,804
18	Shelby	4	81
19	Stamp	4	2,196
20	Trott	4	1,970
21	Aldcroft	3	394
22	Bensley	3	519
23	Bourke	3	718
24	Branch	3	1,530
25	Buttler	3	901
26	Connors	3	475
27	Cooling	3	1,007
28	Dow	3	892
29	Duxbury	3	2,014
30	Fields	3	1,436
31	Gallop	3	952
32	Garvey	3	1,073
33	Hames	3	848
34	Hanlon	3	1,377
35	Jobling	3	1,144
36	Maddick	3	320
37	Maile	3	408
38	Navin	3	148
39	Railton	3	790
40	Row	3	1,519
41	Sully	3	997
42	Twist	3	1,484
43	Warnes	3	991
44	Ackers	2	535
45	Allam	2	378
46	Apperly	2	102
47	Armour	2	1,883
48	Ayley	2	74
49	Bartlam	2	323
50	Baston	2	635
51	Biddell	2	195
52	Blampied	2	26
53	Bolter	2	365
54	Brickley	2	244
55	Bromwich	2	656
56	Byrnes	2	534
57	Callagan	2	403
58	Callam	2	129
59	Calland	2	471
60	Candler	2	576
61	Canter	2	259
62	Catling	2	710
63	Chaney	2	624
64	Cheevers	2	49
65	Christy	2	631
66	Coppock	2	626
67	Corley	2	450
68	Cottier	2	183
69	Coughlan	2	333
70	Crowson	2	648
71	Dalgliesh	2	430
72	Desforges	2	165
73	Douthwaite	2	649
74	Dundon	2	49
75	Duval	2	209
76	Eeles	2	336
77	Fayers	2	464
78	Fearns	2	301
79	Fearon	2	745
80	Figg	2	722
81	Fitspatrick	2	61
82	Fitter	2	414
83	Furze	2	632
84	Gaskill	2	535
85	Gayton	2	508
86	Gittens	2	466
87	Grenfell	2	499
88	Gulliford	2	489
89	Gwilt	2	288
90	Hamnett	2	472
91	Harnett	2	553
92	Jays	2	118
93	Keef	2	135
94	Mackin	2	447
95	Maker	2	466
96	Maslen	2	627
97	Mattocks	2	396
98	Mcguire	2	5,267
99	Mckenna	2	3,932
100	Melvin	2	1,443