1881 census occupation

Woolen Weaver surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

169 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 613 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Sykes, with 28 people recorded as Woolen Weaver.

Surnames most linked with Woolen Weaver

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	Sykes	28	14,399
2	Clegg	18	10,197
3	Dyson	17	9,699
4	Sutcliffe	17	11,839
5	Senior	15	6,854
6	Blackburn	13	11,287
7	Firth	12	9,950
8	Armitage	11	7,647
9	Crossley	11	8,227
10	Milnes	11	2,654
11	Oldroyd	11	1,515
12	Whiteley	11	5,390
13	Brierley	10	5,333
14	Crabtree	10	6,037
15	Illingworth	10	3,395
16	Broadbent	9	6,399
17	Pickles	9	6,086
18	Sheard	9	2,703
19	Newsome	8	2,152
20	Gaunt	7	2,944
21	Grimshaw	7	4,992
22	Moorhouse	7	3,703
23	Quarmby	7	792
24	Barraclough	6	2,966
25	Colbeck	6	671
26	Gascoigne	6	1,376
27	Hainsworth	6	1,904
28	Haley	6	3,555
29	Keighley	6	1,604
30	Peace	6	2,729
31	Popplewell	6	978
32	Ramsden	6	5,465
33	Shore	6	3,214
34	Balmforth	5	1,134
35	Bamforth	5	1,334
36	Grayson	5	2,228
37	Jagger	5	2,370
38	Jessop	5	3,551
39	Jowett	5	3,260
40	Whitley	5	2,406
41	Wilby	5	1,757
42	Broomhead	4	1,336
43	Chippendale	4	646
44	Ineson	4	565
45	Mawson	4	2,422
46	Silson	4	176
47	Spurr	4	1,254
48	Beecroft	3	1,262
49	Bently	3	777
50	Birdsall	3	548
51	Breasley	3	81
52	Cordingley	3	1,039
53	Cusworth	3	440
54	Fearnley	3	1,823
55	Fieldhouse	3	1,435
56	Gambles	3	442
57	Grindrod	3	1,200
58	Groundwell	3	98
59	Iredale	3	983
60	Isles	3	805
61	Jaggar	3	254
62	Mathew	3	1,126
63	Micklethwaite	3	405
64	Midwood	3	414
65	Outhwaite	3	672
66	Pullan	3	1,181
67	Rastrick	3	183
68	Rawnsley	3	978
69	Rowles	3	1,320
70	Tinker	3	1,514
71	Towler	3	1,336
72	Wigglesworth	3	1,483
73	Wimpenny	3	421
74	Akroyd	2	557
75	Aspinal	2	116
76	Bayliffe	2	85
77	Beetham	2	498
78	Bellfield	2	297
79	Busfield	2	551
80	Dacre	2	386
81	Dews	2	697
82	Dockray	2	358
83	Fieldsend	2	503
84	Fozard	2	247
85	Furnace	2	167
86	Gains	2	382
87	Garthwaite	2	571
88	Gething	2	484
89	Goldthorpe	2	728
90	Goodworth	2	170
91	Gosnay	2	89
92	Greenman	2	264
93	Hallows	2	588
94	Maiden	2	824
95	Matthewman	2	573
96	Mellodew	2	90
97	Moorehouse	2	215
98	Mouncey	2	148
99	Normington	2	757
100	Norminton	2	150