1881 census occupation

Waterman surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

426 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 1,175 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Atherton, with 26 people recorded as Waterman.

Surnames most linked with Waterman

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	Atherton	26	5,404
2	Robson	22	19,747
3	Forster	18	9,799
4	Todd	16	15,284
5	Tulip	16	482
6	Boden	12	2,424
7	Beard	11	7,871
8	Clare	11	4,333
9	Molyneux	11	2,284
10	Patterson	10	10,426
11	Batty	9	4,567
12	Burn	9	4,044
13	Corker	9	732
14	Crooks	9	2,308
15	Dodds	9	6,346
16	Ridley	9	5,786
17	Tagg	9	1,141
18	Turnbull	9	12,629
19	Allcock	8	3,220
20	Deakin	8	4,149
21	Gandy	8	1,199
22	Hammerton	8	779
23	Penny	8	5,312
24	Rogerson	8	3,696
25	Blackmore	7	4,297
26	Blower	7	1,767
27	Christie	7	9,707
28	Danskin	7	161
29	Royle	7	3,945
30	Weedall	7	187
31	Banner	6	1,634
32	Barley	6	1,671
33	Capper	6	1,583
34	Clasper	6	361
35	Davy	6	3,684
36	Errington	6	1,671
37	Goodier	6	1,070
38	Maddison	6	2,931
39	Moores	6	2,479
40	Oates	6	4,568
41	Parrott	6	3,402
42	Purvis	6	2,896
43	Row	6	1,519
44	Rutherford	6	7,331
45	Starkey	6	2,918
46	Summerfield	6	1,940
47	Toulson	6	413
48	Veitch	6	2,119
49	Worrall	6	3,806
50	Bagnall	5	2,569
51	Charlick	5	184
52	Dawe	5	2,583
53	Gorst	5	653
54	Kerrison	5	697
55	Palin	5	1,304
56	Rand	5	1,165
57	Shallcross	5	527
58	Stoddart	5	2,529
59	Stoker	5	2,030
60	Tarbuck	5	497
61	Thackray	5	1,282
62	Westgarth	5	521
63	Ashdown	4	1,693
64	Beadle	4	2,109
65	Cairns	4	6,545
66	Candlish	4	351
67	Coats	4	1,352
68	Craggs	4	1,542
69	Daglish	4	615
70	Emmett	4	2,511
71	Fairless	4	590
72	Falcus	4	105
73	Farrier	4	470
74	Gammon	4	1,607
75	Goodhew	4	479
76	Joynson	4	695
77	Main	4	4,912
78	Mayo	4	2,313
79	Minshall	4	585
80	Monks	4	2,429
81	Pendrill	4	61
82	Pickstock	4	284
83	Raine	4	2,507
84	Reader	4	2,583
85	Redhead	4	1,619
86	Sandbach	4	401
87	Snowball	4	975
88	Speed	4	2,407
89	Tandy	4	1,421
90	Thornhill	4	1,872
91	Twin	4	75
92	Verdin	4	60
93	Wylde	4	615
94	Ainley	3	1,192
95	Aiston	3	152
96	Akroyd	3	557
97	Armour	3	1,883
98	Babington	3	295
99	Barrand	3	406
100	Bircham	3	288